Archive for 2014

The U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals once again invalidated proof-of-citizenship requirements in Kansas and Arizona, setting up likely conflicts in state and federal court – and maybe Congress – as the country begins to look ahead to the 2016 election.

A North Dakota man who discovered that his voter record hadn’t been updated ended up on a 200-mile Election Day roundtrip only to discover he couldn’t cast a ballot.

Election Day problems in Hartford are leading Connecticut’s Secretary of State and other policymakers to confront how local election offices are staffed and what tools exist to conduct oversight of their work before, during and after elections.

A quick rundown of the (preliminary!) results from last night’s contests for Secretary of State and other chief state election officials.

Check back throughout the day for liveblog updates on Election Day 2014!

With Election Day just a day away – and election officials and election geeks gearing up for the glorious madness that has come to typify it – here’s a short primer on how to watch the day unfold. Tip: don’t overreact, and don’t be surprised if you’re underwhelmed.

DC’s Board of Elections has had a rough 2014 – from counting delays to an embarrassing misprint on the cover of its voter guide – and now the agency and its director are working hard to restore confidence in their performance. It’s probably their last chance.

Shasta County in northern California is facing slightly higher postage due costs because autumn humidity has made ballots slightly heavier than a first-class stamp. While ballots are still getting delivered, mail ballot postage is a growing problem that demands a solution.

Political science is at a high-water mark as a source of analysis of elections, but a pair of pre-election controversies threatens to discredit this otherwise valuable tool because of concerns that researchers are affecting and not just studying voting outcomes.

Pew’s Voting Information Project has partnered with the Internet Association on a suite of online voting lookup tools – and is also giving election offices the capability of providing these services from their official sites as well. It’s a big deal.