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Archive for December 2013

Blog to Take a "Long Winter's Nap" … Will Return January 2, 2014

By Doug Chapin | December 24, 2013

Have a wonderful holiday and a safe and Happy New Year!

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New Overseas Vote Foundation Project to Examine Remote Online Voting

By Doug Chapin | December 23, 2013

The Democracy Fund is supporting the Overseas Vote Foundation in an effort to enlist election officials and computer scientists to dig deeper into the topic of remote online voting and identify new approaches that incorporate security, auditability and usability.

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Is 2014 "The Year of the Voter"? Brian Newby Thinks So

By Doug Chapin | December 20, 2013

In the latest ElectionDiary, Brian Newby takes stock of the current obstacles to voting and decides to “lead with his chin” by declaring 2014 The Year of the Voter.

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Switcheroo: Ohio SoS Says Online Registration is the Solution to Non-Citizen Voting

By Doug Chapin | December 19, 2013

Ohio’s Secretary of State says new data showing evidence of non-citizen voting means that the state needs online voter registration – a slightly different approach from other states where similar data had led to calls for voter ID.

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U.S. Supreme Court Declines Minnesota "Please I.D. Me" Case, Lets Polling Place Restrictions Stand

By Doug Chapin | December 18, 2013

The nation’s high court declined to hear a case challenging Minnesota’s electioneering restrictions on campaign apparel and buttons in the polling place. Issues remain, however – meaning that the case is resolved for now but likely not forever.

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A Look Inside as Virginia's Recount Begins

By Doug Chapin | December 17, 2013

Virginia’s Attorney General recount is underway, and with it comes a rare opportunity to go behind the election returns to see election administration in action.

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Back in Your Court: Judge Sends Voter Registration Case to EAC

By Doug Chapin | December 16, 2013

A federal judge has given the U.S. Election Assistance Commission until January 17 to rule on requests by Arizona and Kansas to add proof of citizenship requirements to the federal registration form.

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RTI Report Says Pew's ERIC Program Improves Voter Registration in Participating States

By Doug Chapin | December 13, 2013

A new report prepared by the Research Triangle Institute finds that Pew’s ERIC multi- state data exchange had measurable and positive effects on election administration in participating states.

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Charles Stewart on How HAVA Helped Boston Voters

By Doug Chapin | December 12, 2013

Overvote protections mandated by the Help America Vote Act might have saved the votes of nearly 3,600 Bostonians in the recent mayoral primary, MIT’s Charles Stewart finds.

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Could Disclosure Be the Way Forward for Voting Rights?

By Doug Chapin | December 10, 2013

Two recent articles by leading election law experts suggest that a system based on data and disclosure could be a viable alternative for the Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v Holder.

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