As Congress considers dramatic cuts to the P&A system – a congressionally created network of nonprofits serving people with disabilities, including in voting access — the BPC has a new primer on what the P&A system is and does. It’s a small but mighty program with a massive amount of leverage for the disability community, punching far above its weight.
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“Running a low-turnout Georgia runoff election could cost $100 per vote”
The AP’s lede:
Miller County Election Supervisor Jerry Calhoun says he’s not sure anyone will vote in an upcoming Democratic primary runoff.
After all, the southwest Georgia county only recorded one vote in the June 17 Democratic primary for the state Public Service Commission among candidates Keisha Waites, Peter Hubbard and Robert Jones.
. . .
But the Democratic runoff might struggle to reach 1% turnout statewide. And counties could spend $10 million statewide to hold the election, based on a sampling of some county spending. That could be more than $100 per vote.
“Elections board prepares to revamp R.I.’s aging campaign finance software. It just needs the money.”
Yet another piece – this one from States Newsroom affiliate the Rhode Island Current – about yet another impact of radically underfunding elections offices.