Category Archives: election administration

“Activists for hand-counting ballots don’t acknowledge drawbacks: More mistakes, time, and money”

July 24, 2023, 1:27 pmelection administration, voting technologyDan Tokaji

Votebeat: “Despite widespread coverage of the follies of hand-counting ballots, the quest to expand use of the method continues. This year alone, there have been 16 bills in 8 states that would ban the use of tabulators. It’s a … Continue reading

New ELJ Article: “Voter Perceptions of Secrecy in the 2020 Election”

July 22, 2023, 3:26 amelection administration, political polarizationDan Tokaji

Here’s the abstract of the article by Lonna Rae Atkeson, Eli McKown-Dawson, M.V. Hood, and Robert Stein, finding that Republicans are more concerned about the secrecy of their ballots since 2020: Modern democracies pride themselves on enacting and implementing laws… Continue reading

“Michigan clerk stripped of election duties after being charged for acting as fake elector in 2020”

July 20, 2023, 3:42 pmelection administration, election subversion riskDan Tokaji

AP: On Thursday, the Michigan Bureau of Elections notified Stan Grot, a Republican who has served as the Shelby Township clerk since 2012, that he will be prohibited from administering elections while the charges are pending. Grot was among… Continue reading

Brennan Center: “How a Renewed Code of Ethics Can Strengthen the Election Administration Profession”

July 20, 2023, 3:40 pmconflict of interest laws, election administrationDan Tokaji

The article by Derek Tisler, Ruby Edlin, and Daniel Weiner was originally published in the Journal of Election Administration, Research, and Practice. Here’s the abstract: Although election officials have successfully managed recent election cycles amidst significant challenges, they have… Continue reading

Faces of Democracy: Utah County’s Josh Daniels

July 19, 2023, 2:56 pmelection administration, election subversion riskDan Tokaji

Issue One has this interview with the former County Clerk of Utah County, UT, part of its series highlighting election officials and poll workers across the country.

“Illegal voting maps were used in some states in 2022. This legal idea allowed them”

July 19, 2023, 5:02 amelection administration, redistricting, Supreme CourtDan Tokaji

Hansi Lo Wang has this extended NPR piece on the still-growing impact of Purcell v. Gonzalez (audio to be added late tomorrow afternoon). It includes an interview with Helen Purcell, who was Maricopa County’s top election official when the Supreme… Continue reading

ASU Report on Voter Attitudes about Elections

July 18, 2023, 2:59 pmalternative voting systems, election administration, primariesDan Tokaji

From the hotbed — no pun intended (sorry Arizonans, I know it’s been sweltering) — of election denialism comes this report by Arizona State’s Center for Independent and Sustainable Democracy. Highlights from the press release: Arizona voters strongly support… Continue reading

Webinar on “Building Trust in Elections”

July 18, 2023, 12:53 pmelection administrationDan Tokaji

From the MIT Election Data + Science Lab and scheduled for July 28, 11-2 ET: “This webinar brings together researchers, election officials, and organizations dedicated to supporting the work of election officials for a series of panels reflecting on lessons… Continue reading

“North Carolina elections at risk of chaos with Legislature’s proposed overhaul”

July 18, 2023, 4:43 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, voter registrationDan Tokaji

NBC News: North Carolina lawmakers are considering not only a spate of new election restrictions but also a major overhaul of state and county-level election boards, alarming advocates who say some of the proposals could grind the state’s democratic… Continue reading

“Bipartisan Election Officials Warn NC GOP Changes Could Cause Disruption at the Polls”

July 14, 2023, 6:34 pmabsentee ballots, election administration, provisional ballotsDan Tokaji

Raleigh News & Observer: “A bipartisan group of senior county election officials cautioned legislators that pending bills could cause significant disruptions to voting, threatening the very election integrity that the bills are supposed to address.” More from WRAL News… Continue reading

New Issue of Journal of Election Administration Research & Practice

July 13, 2023, 11:55 amelection administrationDan Tokaji

Available here. The journal is described as “a biannual e-journal developed in partnership between the National Association of Election Officials (also known as The Election Center) and the Auburn University Election Administration Initiative … designed to address the concerns… Continue reading

“A Pair of Election Deniers Are Running To Take Over Election Offices In Washington”

July 10, 2023, 8:26 pmelection administration, election subversion riskDan Tokaji

Bolts: Robert Sutherland and Doug Basler have a lot in common. The two Republicans have spent the better part of the past three years sowing doubt about Washington state’s election system, filing frivolous lawsuits that questioned the mail ballot… Continue reading

“GOP states quit the program that fights voter fraud. Now they’re scrambling.”

July 9, 2023, 8:23 pmelection administration, voter registrationRick Hasen

Politico: Over the past year and a half, eight Republican-led states quit a nonpartisan program designed to keep voter rolls accurate and up to date. Top Republican election officials in those states publicly argued the program was mismanaged. The conspiracy… Continue reading