Archive for May 2013

One sharp-eyed voter in McAllen, TX saved a county from a potentially bigger problem on Election Day. Her story reminds the rest of us that voters are a vitally important – maybe the most important – part of any election system.

A state court judge hearing the challenge to Pennsylvania’s voter ID requirement asked for some key data to help decide the case. While that isn’t an unusual thing for a judge to do, it does signal a departure from the largely fact-less arguments we’ve had to date.

The World Wide Web celebrated its 20th anniversary yesterday. After two decades of explosive growth, however, there are still areas (including elections) where its influence has yet to reach. A new Pew infographic has the details.