Archive for 2013

The 113th Congress has just come back to town and already numerous bills have been filed to address concerns about long lines at the polls. Electionline’s Mindy Moretti has the roundup.

The Overseas Vote Foundation is hosting its seventh annual summit today in Washington, DC. As usual, it’s a day crammed with speakers and discussions about issues confronting absentee voters at home and abroad.

A new study by Ohio State professor Ted Allen suggests huge numbers of voters may have chosen not to vote in 2012 because of lines. His analysis could be helpful in the effort to reduce lines consistent with President Obama’s call to action.

A new directive from Ohio’s Secretary of State requires that all voter fraud complaints be given a formal, on the record public hearing.

The arrival of inauguration season provides an opportunity to meditate on the role of imperfection in elections – with the help of two smart and important voices in the field.

On Tuesday, a federal appeals court refused to override a Pennsylvania state law restricting access to polling places to provide a newsgathering exception for members of the media.

Meet the new Secretaries of State sworn in this week in Missouri and Washington State.

Minnesota’s Task Force on Election Integrity released a new report favoring changes to the state’s laws regarding felon voting and advocating the adoption of electronic pollbooks.

Movie mogul Sam Goldwyn’s famous phrase seems especially appropriate in light of Arizona’s efforts to address the impact of the Permanent Early Voting List on the high number of provisional ballots in 2012.

Straight-ticket voting is in the headlines in Rhode Island and New Hampshire. What’s interesting is that the two states are discussing the prospect of moving in exact opposite directions on the issue.