Archive for 2013

This week’s electionlineWeekly features a guest contribution by David Bjerke, General Registrar of Falls Church, VA. This former drummer’s perspective on elections as “event management” is fascinating and worth a read!

Former election official and current doctoral candidate Scott Konopasek has a new blog which kicks off by asking a tough question: what’s a good election?

The EAC is holding a day-long, jam-packed roundtable to look back at the 2012 election and ahead to 2013.

A new audit by the Florida Secretary of State finds that tabulation problems in St. Lucie County triggered by memory card failures were compounded by management issues during tabulation. The vendor doesn’t get off easy, either.

Voter ID may not take center stage like it did in 2012, but the issue is still very much alive in some states for 2013, as NCSL found in a pre-session update.

Connecticut recently awarded the annual Democracy Cup to four communities with the highest voter turnout in 2012. It’s an interesting concept; could it catch on elsewhere?

Brian Newby’s latest ElectionDiary contains some “tough love” for social media companies seeking to work with election officials in 2013 and beyond.

As the New Year dawns, here are some storylines which are likely to play a big role in election policy in 2013.