“Despite gains, Native Americans still face voting barriers”
An update from Voice of America that still points to an awfully long way to go.
Category Archives: election administration
“Fulton election board puts limits on voter eligibility challenges”
Specifically, requiring substantial evidence of the basis for the challenge before effectuating the challenge, which strikes me as a very good thing.
Here’s the current Fulton County page on voter challenges, and the video of the board meeting (… Continue reading
“States struggle with unreliable federal funding for making sure elections are secure”
“Changes sought in Florida felon voting process”
Unfortunately, even the changes contemplated are small – modifications in how individuals with convictions can apply for an advisory opinion on whether they’ve managed to figure out how much they owe the state in fines and fees.
This Year’s Clearies
Federal News Network has a feature on the EAC’s Clearinghouse awards from this past year, for innovation and best practices in election administration.
It’s important to lift up successes and best practices – and there’s an impressive diversity of… Continue reading
“Top Wisconsin lawmaker has new plan to find non-citizens on voter rolls”
Sigh. The new plan is an old plan: compare DMV information to the rolls, but without any apparent plan to ensure the rigor of the matching protocol or to assess whether people who were noncitizens when they got their… Continue reading
“Participation in Las Vegas city elections has nearly doubled since 2019 change”
Moving municipal elections to even-numbered years matters.
“Texas election laws allow certain ballots to be traced back to voters, official says”
CBS report noting what purport to be decoded ballots of some prominent Texas officials, though I’m not sure whether the culprit is Texas “election laws” or the outer limits of the scope of public records responses. The controversy seems to… Continue reading
“[NH] House Kills Citizenship Documentation Requirement for Voting”
An update from the NH Center for Public Interest Journalism on one element of the package of bills Rick noted a few days ago, even as a similar bill waits for the Governor.
“Michigan judge strikes down Benson voter signature match guidance — again”
That’s the headline from Bridge Michigan, though the subhead is quick to note that the “judge upheld separate rules that give clerks broad discretion to consider why a voter signature might not match the version on file,” and everyone… Continue reading
“House committee subpoenas 15 Biden Cabinet secretaries to hand over documents on voter mobilization ‘scheme'”
That’s the Fox headline for the continuing swirl of nonsense around Executive Order 14019 – but as I’ve mentioned before, the reality of the alleged “scheme” is an instruction to federal agencies to help facilitate customer service in a… Continue reading
California tussles over pockets of election administration
This Politico piece describes a fight that’s probably as much about statewide uniformity v. local control as it is about voter ID and securing data.
“After 2022 errors, primary election will be Pinal County’s big test”
Jen Fifield with a great ground-level view on the logistics of an office under intense scrutiny.
“Elections Brain Drain”
The [North] Carolina Public Press has a really important three-part series on funding for election official positions. (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)
And there’s a timely related story from [South] Carolina as well.
Turns out… Continue reading