Category Archives: election administration

“Republican lawmaker seeks to seize ballots and voting machines in Milwaukee and Brown counties”

August 6, 2021, 10:15 amelection administrationDerek Muller

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A Republican state lawmaker sought Friday to seize ballots and voting machines in Milwaukee and Brown counties as conservatives seek to review a presidential election that courts have already determined was decided properly.What happens next is… Continue reading

“Senate Dems plot new paths on voting reform, sidestepping filibuster”

August 5, 2021, 2:18 pmelection administration, legislation and legislaturesDerek Muller

Politico details a new path using the Spending Clause instead of the Elections Clause (which has some filibuster-related advantages, too): As the fate of Senate Democrats’ signature ethics and voting reform package remains in limbo, they’re confident they can deliver… Continue reading

Investigation corrects claim that 74,243 Arizona mail-in ballots were counted that had “no clear record of them being sent”

August 4, 2021, 7:24 pmelection administration, recountsDerek Muller

An excerpt from an Arizona Mirror investigation: The county’s master file, known as the “voted list,” shows each person who cast a ballot in the election — and a letter code indicating whether they voted on Election Day, by mail… Continue reading

New York Senate Public Hearing today: “To solicit testimony on voting experiences and issues from voters in Syracuse”

August 4, 2021, 7:28 amelection administrationDerek Muller

Coverage and testimony here. It arises out of seeking to fix the problems surrounding New York’s 22d Congressional District election and a 109-vote margin of victory as certified by the board of elections. The problems prompted local election official… Continue reading

“Meet the Technocrat Who Keeps Killing Trump Voter Fraud Claims”

August 3, 2021, 12:55 pmelection administrationDerek Muller

Bloomberg: Christopher Thomas took a consulting gig last year thinking he’d use his decades of experience as Michigan’s elections director to help Detroit prepare for a recount.It didn’t turn out to be the routine retirement gig he expected.Thomas became… Continue reading

“Maricopa County and Dominion won’t comply with new subpoenas issued by Arizona Senate”

August 3, 2021, 5:22 amelection administration, recountsDerek Muller

The Arizona Republic: Maricopa County supervisors and Dominion Voting Systems refused to produce additional election material on Monday in response to new subpoenas filed by the Arizona Senate.The subpoenas, issued July 26 by Republican Senate leaders, demanded that representatives for the county… Continue reading

“Threats of violence spark fear of election worker exodus”

August 3, 2021, 5:22 amelection administrationDerek Muller

John Kruzel at The Hill: There is growing concern that election workers will leave their posts in droves following a 2020 presidential contest that saw an unprecedented rise in violent threats against administrators.Election workers had their homes broken into.… Continue reading

“Texas audit proposed by GOP would miss minor but real errors”

August 2, 2021, 11:27 amelection administration, recountsDerek Muller

Associated Press: A group of Texas Republicans wants to audit the 2020 election results in just the large, mostly Democratic counties across the state. If they get their way, they’ll miss many of the real — but minor —… Continue reading

“How Does Georgia’s Election Board Takeover Law Work? Not Quickly”

August 2, 2021, 11:24 amelection administrationDerek Muller

Detailed analysis and context from Georgia Public Broadcasting: The latest battle over Georgia’s massive new voting law is over sections that allow state officials to temporarily take over county elections boards, with Republicans eyeing Fulton County in particular. But… Continue reading

“New spotlight on secretaries of State as electoral battlegrounds”

August 2, 2021, 4:54 amelection administrationDerek Muller

Reid Wilson at The Hill: Democrats and Republicans are preparing to pour millions of dollars into races for Secretary of State up for election in half the states next year amid a new recognition that those who oversee the… Continue reading

“Macomb County clerk adds digital trail to election ballots”

August 2, 2021, 4:53 amelection administrationDerek Muller

From the Macomb Daily, chronicling efforts in metropolitan Detroit: The Republican clerk said he added the UBS feature in light of unsubstantiated claims of voting fraud in Michigan and nationally in the November election.“We get a lot of questions… Continue reading

Nothing for election systems in infrastructure deal

August 2, 2021, 4:44 amelection administrationDerek Muller

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act enacted in March 2020–which feels like an eternity ago–included congressional approval of $400 million in “Election Security Grants.” The Election Assistance Commission made quick work of distributing that money to states. At… Continue reading

Dems Attempt to Jumpstart S1

July 29, 2021, 7:00 pmelection administration, redistricting, votingNed Foley

NY Times: Meeting at the White House, maybe. “Democrats are close to finalizing a scaled-back bill that activists hope could be a battering ram in the fight over the filibuster.” I still wonder whether the better filibuster strategy is… Continue reading

DOJ Task Force to Protect Election Workers

July 29, 2021, 3:39 pmDepartment of Justice, election administrationNed Foley

The Hill reports. Deputy AG Lisa Monaco: “We will promptly and vigorously prosecute offenders to protect the rights of American voters, to punish those who engage in this criminal behavior, and to send the unmistakable message that such conduct… Continue reading