Archive for June 2020

Yesterday, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission announced that it had appointed Mona Harrington and Kevin Rayburn as the agency’s executive director and general counsel.

Georgia’s primary day, twice delayed by coronavirus concerns, finally arrived yesterday – and it was a day-long struggle in some parts of the state as problems with new voting machines and paper ballot shortages created lines and hours-long waits for voters.

A new student-designed “I Voted” sticker in Davidson County (Nashville), TN celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment with an image honoring the past and future of women’s suffrage in the Music City.

Election officials in Laporte County, IN are blaming their vendor’s “human error” for interim election results that contained more votes than the eventual final tally. It’s a useful reminder for election offices that despite new procedures in the wake of increased mail ballots, responsibility for accuracy remains with them.

Errors in Election Night reporting led Idaho’s Secretary of State to change the outcome in a legislative race after it became clear one county’s results hadn’t been included in the totals.

Longtime election attorney and scholar Dan Tokaji is the new dean of the University of Wisconsin Law School, it was announced yesterday. It’s a tremendous and well-deserved honor for one of the leading scholars in the field.

Curfews put in place in several cities in the wake of protests over racial injustice sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis could create problems for voters seeking to cast ballots in primaries today.

Last week, the Wisconsin Election Commission began preparing for this fall’s general election by approving a statewide voter mailing, including absentee voting requests, and providing millions in federal funds to localities for use in preparing for the fall elections.