Archive for July 2014

The Star-Tribune has identified nearly 100 additional voters improperly registered at private mail centers just weeks after a similar controversy roiled a fierce State House re-election campaign in Minneapolis.

DMVs across the nation are falling short of their motor voter responsibilities, according to a new article in USA TODAY. Watch for states and advocates to push to close that gap.

A 2012 New Hampshire law imposing concrete requirements for voting domicile like vehicle registration and driver’s licensing was permanently struck down by a state court yesterday. The smart bet is that the fight isn’t over yet.

Johnson County, KS is taking the step of printing its ballots in-house for an upcoming election – a do it yourself project that looks to save costs and reduce workload. As always, we get a behind-the-scenes and up-close look courtesy of Brian Newby.

electionlineWeekly’s Mindy Moretti is beginning a series of Q&A with the large number of outgoing Secretaries of State this year. First up, Idaho’s Ben Ysursa, an election lifer …

A former L.A. City Councilman and his spouse were convicted yesterday of lying about their address in order to maintain residence in his district. The case is yet another reminder how slippery and fact-intensive questions of residency and domicile can be.

A new committee in Utah will examine the issue of online voting in an effort to understand the promises and pitfalls of allowing more voters to cast their ballots via the Internet.

NCSL has been convening legislators and election officials to discuss election policy – and a new Q&A with the Minnetonka, MN city clerk illuminates several key issues at play in the North Star State.

Wisconsin is currently considering a policy to allow cameras at the polls – a change that makes state election staff nervous and one which will almost certainly continue the fierce partisan battle over elections in the Badger State.

Two new nominees for the U.S. Election Assistance Commission suggest better days are ahead for an agency that is central to many aspects of the American election administration system.