Great Lineup for the Overseas Vote Foundation/US Vote Foundation Annual Summit
Check it out. I was hoping to speak there but have a scheduling conflict.
Category Archives: voting
Two from TPM on Running Elections
Two from FairVote
“This Year’s Turnout May Fall Short from 2008”
“Early Voting in Florida 2012”
Updated (and to be updated again) paper by Herron and Smith. Abstract:
In this paper we examine early voting patterns in the days preceding the 2012 General Election. Drawing on the Florida statewide voter registration database (as of October… Continue reading
“Nonpartisan Goal: Ensure All Voters Have Access to the Polls”
Josh Douglas has written this oped.
“Change in Florida voting law is felt at polls”
Herald Tribune: “Changes in the state election law may have reduced the number of Florida voters who participated in early voting this year by an estimated 300,000 votes. That reduction in early voting — from about 2.7 million voters… Continue reading
Settlement of Early Voting Lawsuit in 3 FL Counties
Apparently the three stipulations are about the same:
a. On Monday, November 5, 2012, there shall be in-person absentee ballot
voting until 5:00 pm. Anyone in line at 5:00 pm will be provided a ballot so long as that
ballot… Continue reading
“Huge turnout, long lines for early voting in Ohio”
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
It is worth recalling the words of Judge White, concurring in the Sixth Circuit case which forced the state of Ohio to restore this final weekend of early voting which the legislature had taken away… Continue reading
How Does OH Early Voting Stack Up to 2008 Totals?
WaPo:
Four years ago, early voting was a option for each of the five weekends during the voting period. This year that was reduced to one. Some Ohio election boards, particularly in urban counties, have been reporting that fewer… Continue reading
“Democrats Leaving Mail Ballots on the Table”
Michael McDonald blogs.