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Archive for February 2014

electionline Provides Rundown of SoS Races in 2014

By Doug Chapin | February 28, 2014

electionline.org’s latest newsletter has a rundown of all the candidates for Secretary of State in what will be a busy (and likely hard-fought) 2014 election cycle.

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Many North Carolina Counties Seek Further Cutbacks on Early Voting

By Doug Chapin | February 27, 2014

About one-third of North Carolina’s counties are seeking to cut early voting even further than the new reduced days and hours in state law – not because they want fewer voters, but because there aren’t enough voters to make the days and hours they already have worthwhile.

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Your "Um … Wow" of the Day: Dallas Voters Put on Inactive List Because Postal Employee Didn't Feel Like Delivering Mail

By Doug Chapin | February 26, 2014

A postal worker in Texas didn’t feel like doing his job, so he marked lots of mail “return to sender.” Unfortunately, some of that mail included voter registration cards, and now hundreds of voters (and maybe more) are on the inactive “suspended” voter list.

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Iowa Fraud Probe Ends: Another Learning Opportunity?

By Doug Chapin | February 25, 2014

A long-running vote fraud probe in Iowa has concluded and the results are in the hands of prosecutors. Here’s hoping the state follows Ohio’s lead and shares how the stories uncovered illuminate what happens when election rules are applied in the real world.

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New Pew Dispatch Examines Research on Over-Reporting of Turnout in Surveys

By Doug Chapin | February 24, 2014

A new Pew Election Data Dispatch highlights research that seeks ways to counteract voters’ tendency to over-report (or, in lay terms, “lie about”) whether they voted in an election. Hopefully, the findings will help fine-tune the data to permit more accurate forecasting and analysis.

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With Eye on '16, Parties Look to Influence SoS Races in '14

By Doug Chapin | February 21, 2014

The 2014 (and 2016) campaigns are now officially upon us – as evidenced by the parties’ plans to focus heavily on Secretary of State races this fall.

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Ohio State's Tokaji Proposes "Grand Election Bargain" of Expanded Voter Registration, Voter ID

By Doug Chapin | February 20, 2014

Ohio State’s Dan Tokaji’s new paper proposes a trade of voter ID for voter registration as a “Grand Election Bargain” at the federal level. Digging into the details, however, it’s not clear to me that a supporter of ID would think this was a bargain, let alone grand.

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No Small Stuff (cont.): Ballot Error Costs Pulaski $12,800

By Doug Chapin | February 19, 2014

A simple but crucial coding error meant that the ballots in an upcoming Pulaski County election had to be reprinted. The story offers a lesson learned in laying out ballots but also highlights the impact of increasingly complex ballot systems.

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Los Angeles' Dean Logan on Changing Elections: "The Line Starts Here"

By Doug Chapin | February 18, 2014

The election official in the nation’s largest locality surveys the field and concludes that perhaps “we do need lines — lines of modern reforms and responsive options … to make systemic changes to how we conduct elections and cast votes.”

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New NASS Report Examines Emergency Planning for Elections

By Doug Chapin | February 14, 2014

The National Association of Secretaries of State has a new report examining state laws on emergency preparedness for elections. It’s a great resource in an area where states should start planning if they aren’t already.

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