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Archive for July 2019

Vacation Blogging Break

By Doug Chapin | July 29, 2019

Taking a summer break and heading to the lake … the blog will return Monday, August 5. Stay cool and stay tuned!

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electionlineWeekly Features Nebraska’s Award-Winning Election Cybersecurity Work

By Doug Chapin | July 26, 2019

The latest electionlineWeekly features a story about an election cybersecurity program in Nebraska that’s breaking new ground – and garnering accolades in the process. Programs like these have come a very long way in a very short time – and just in time for what is likely to be a closely-watched and high-stakes election in 2020.

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ERIC Membership Now at 29 as Vermont, Kentucky Join

By Doug Chapin | July 25, 2019

The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) now has 29 members with the recent additions of Vermont and Kentucky, joining 26 states and The District of Columbia in an interstate exchange dedicated to improving voter registration rolls.

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Purdue to Modify Student ID Cards to Address Voter ID Concerns

By Doug Chapin | July 24, 2019

Purdue University will add expiration dates to student IDs to address concerns about compliance with Indiana voter ID requirements. The plan does leave some question about if students can use existing IDs in local elections this fall.

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Alabama SoS Removes Russell County Registrar for Improper Registration Advice

By Doug Chapin | July 23, 2019

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced yesterday that he had removed a Russell County registrar after findings that he had given improper advice about voter registration in municipal elections.

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Anthony Albence is New Delaware State Election Director

By Doug Chapin | July 22, 2019

With Elaine Manlove’s recent retirement as Delaware election commissioner, there was a vacancy in the First State’s top election job – and Anthony Albence, her former assistant at the county level, is following her once again as he becomes the new commissioner.

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Springfield, MA Cites Funding Issues in Cancelling 2019 Voter Mailings

By Doug Chapin | July 18, 2019

Springfield, MA’s election office says there’s no money this year for a new voter notification postcard effort enacted by the City Council – but opposed by the mayor.

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Harris County, TX Seeks $74M Voting Machine Upgrade

By Doug Chapin | July 17, 2019

Harris County (Houston), TX is beginning the process of searching for new voting equipment that will bring new machines to one of the nation’s largest counties by 2021 at a potential cost of $74 million.

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Go West, Electiongeek: Thad Hall to Run Cococino County, AZ Elections

By Doug Chapin | July 16, 2019

Thad Hall, a longtime electiongeek and scholar who has recently joined the ranks of local election administration, is heading west from Columbia, South Carolina to Arizona’s Cococino County to be in charge of elections there.

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Shopping for Votes? Former Mall is Site of Hotly-Contested Queens DA Recount

By Doug Chapin | July 15, 2019

Election workers, lawyers and observers are converging on a former retail mall in Queens as the New York City Board of Elections prepares to conduct a recount of a razor-thin Democratic primary for Queens District Attorney.

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