The Sun Sentinel offers this report on Election Day in the Sunshine State. The Palm Beach Post reports here and Florida Today here on some scattered glitches.
No, this isn’t about Ohio. See here for Foreign Policy magazine’s summary of different ways in which “autocratic regimes have become adept at manipulating ‘free and fair elections’ to stay in power.”
Project Vote has released this report by Jody Herman and Douglas Hess on Colorado’s Compliance with the National Voting Registration Act (NVRA) at public assistance offices. According to this press release, the report finds “consistently low rates of registration… Continue reading
The ACLU has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop Cuyahoga County from replacing its touchscreen voting system with a central-count optical scan system. The ACLU’s press release and papers may be found here, and the AP… Continue reading
Newsday offers this editorial on New York’s ongoing efforts to comply with the Help America Vote Act by replacing its lever voting machines and providing accessible technology — two years after these requirements went into effect.
The Columbus Dispatch has this report, the Cincinnati Enquirer this one, and the AP this one, on the controversy regarding Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner’s proposal to replace the state’s touchscreen voting systems by November.
The Federalist Society’s website features the latest round from this debate-in-progress between Allison Hayward and Dave Becker regarding voter ID and the Crawford v. Marion County case.
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund has released a new report, available here, on obstacles faced by Asian American voters in nine states. According to AALDEF’s press release, the report’s findings include:
— Poll workers made… Continue reading
The Dallas Morning News has this story reporting on a hearing on election fraud in Texas –and whether it would be prevented by a proposed law requiring photo ID.
Thomas Mitchell has this column, which responds in part to Nate Persily’s comments on the move from caucuses to primaries (and possibly back again in Nevada).