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Deja Vu: Ohio Fighting About Absentee Ballots – Again

By Doug Chapin | April 9, 2014

Once again, Ohio is battling over absentee ballots, as Cuyahoga executive (and gubernatorial candidate) Ed FitzGerald seeks to use county funds to mail applications to county voters – and state officials are trying to stop him. Is another compromise possible?

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Pew's 2012 Index: Election Performance Improving, But Some States (Despite Progress) Still Lag

By Doug Chapin | April 8, 2014

Pew’s 2012 Elections Performance Index finds that progress is being made nationwide on increasing election performance but some states – even those with modest improvement – run the risk of being left behind.

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St. Clair's Election Math: Fewer Precincts = Fewer Pollworkers = Lower Costs

By Doug Chapin | April 7, 2014

St. Clair County, IL is discussing the possibility of consolidating precincts to cut back on pollworkers and therefore lower election costs. The only obstacles at this point are time and old state laws mandating low voter maximums per precinct.

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Kevin Kennedy Approaching 35th Year in Wisconsin Elections

By Doug Chapin | April 4, 2014

WisPolitics recently sat down with Wisconsin election director Kevin Kennedy for an interview as he approaches 35 years(!) helping to run elections in the Badger State.

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North Carolina Analysis of Multi-State Voters Likely Sets Up Familiar Drama

By Doug Chapin | April 3, 2014

A new study by the North Carolina State Board of Elections purportedly identified hundreds if not more double votes in the 2012 election. As the state digs into the findings, the pattern of partisan reaction and outrage is already familiar.

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One Document+Two Purposes=Problem: Newby on Naturalization Certificates as Proof of Citizenship

By Doug Chapin | April 2, 2014

Brian Newby’s latest ElectionDiary documents the frustration that can result when an important document (a naturalization certificate) is needed for election purposes. Regardless of whether or not you like proof-of-citizenship, it’s a problem.

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Congress to Enact $178.9M Bill to Mandate, Fund "I Voted" Stickers

By Doug Chapin | April 1, 2014

Congress is poised to move quickly on new legislation to require “I Voted” stickers in federal elections – and is promising to help pay for them, though the money may not arrive until after the requirements go into effect. [NOTE: APRIL FOOL’S :)]

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It Helps to Ask: New Washington State Research Demonstrates Power of Outreach on Voter Registration

By Doug Chapin | March 31, 2014

A new study of registration outreach programs in Washington State finds that targeted mailings to eligible but unregistered citizens can increase registration rates nearly 50%.

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Fighting Words: NYC BOE Claims City Council is "Cash Starving" it in Budget

By Doug Chapin | March 26, 2014

The head of the New York City Board of Elections just slammed the City Council for deliberately underfunding the agency in an effort to make it fail. The accusation came at the same time the agency requested a huge budget increase. Smart? We’ll see.

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Minneapolis Clerk Issues Post-Election Report, Recommendations on 2013 Mayoral Race

By Doug Chapin | March 25, 2014

A new report from the Minneapolis city clerk examines the 2013 mayoral election and makes recommendations about how to make the ranked-choice voting process cheaper, faster and more efficient – even as voters are divided on whether it should remain.

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