August Elections Improve on Spring Primaries, But Fall Worries Loom States with the most troubling presidential primaries in the pandemic’s early months did better with their August elections, learning lessons… August 18, 2020 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Ballot Drop Boxes Still an Under-Used Tool to Help Urban Voters in Pandemic Ballot drop boxes could make the fall’s voting easier, but many states have yet to commit to using them. July 27, 2020 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Red Flags Foreshadowed Georgia’s June 9 Primary Election Meltdown There were many warning signs that Georgia’s June 9 primary would not go well. In metro Atlanta’s Fulton County’s election… June 14, 2020 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Time Is Running Out For Mail Balloting On June 2 Primary States (Photo by Steven Rosenfeld) In Pennsylvania, a presidential swing state that will hold primary elections on June 2, some election… May 30, 2020 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Why Vote-by-Mail Preparations Across the Country Are Worrying Experts (Photo by Sue Dorfman / Zuma Press) More than 30 statewide elections will be held in the 91 days from May 19… May 20, 2020 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Wisconsin Stunner: The Highest State and Federal Courts Back GOP Voter Suppression Late-breaking court clashes and rulings underscore that Republican legislators and conservative judges won’t prioritize protecting public health or voting rights. April 7, 2020 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Why nationwide voting by mail isn’t a silver bullet in a pandemic Shifting broadly to absentee ballots is not an easy task, as many pundits have suggested as the best way to… March 19, 2020 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Another New Voting System Debuts on Super Tuesday, With More Red Flags Los Angeles County’s new voting system had a rough debut on Super Tuesday, with machine breakdowns early in the day… March 5, 2020 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
South Carolina’s Flawed Debut of New Voting System Is a Red Flag for Upcoming Elections Another voting system debut was marred by “significant device failure” in the state capital county, frustrating officials as voters did… March 3, 2020 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Voting Tech Gone Wrong: How Scrambled Data Upended a Nevada Caucus Site Three hours after Precinct 7632 began its Democratic presidential caucus in a corner of the basketball court at Bob Miller… February 25, 2020 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
New Hampshire Primary Showed How Student Turnout Can Overcome Notorious Voter Suppression Law This November New Hampshire university students took advantage of Election Day registration. But few asked about the latest anti-voter gambit from the… February 12, 2020 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
The Iowa Disaster Shows Why Techie Culture and Running Elections Don’t Always Mix and Nevada Could Be Next The Iowa Democratic Party wanted to show off high-tech voting tools. The contractors said don’t worry. But the new system… February 11, 2020 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest