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Posts by Doug Chapin

TODAY: Pollworker Training Webinar with Colorado’s Amy Wilson

By Doug Chapin | April 8, 2020

Amy Wilson, training coordinator for the Colorado Secretary of State’s office, will host a webinar today at noon Central on pollworker training, focusing on how adults learn and what it means for election officials who rely upon them for assistance before, during and after Election Day.

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Wisconsin Heads to the Polls After Dramatic Day

By Doug Chapin | April 7, 2020

The State of Wisconsin will conduct its primary today, despite coronavirus fears, after efforts to cancel in-person voting and extend absentee balloting were rejected in court.

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Wild Weekend in Wisconsin as Partisan Fight Intensifies over April 7 Primary

By Doug Chapin | April 6, 2020

Wisconsin’s April 7 primary is still on as scheduled after an eventful weekend that included an unusually brief special session of the legislature, a lawsuit that reached the U.S. Supreme Court and intense partisan rhetoric over the wisdom of holding in-person voting during the coronavirus pandemic.

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electionlineWeekly on Neenah, WI’s Plexiglass Shields: Election Offices Channel Their Inner MacGyvers

By Doug Chapin | April 3, 2020

Next Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary is still on as scheduled despite lawsuits, criticism and public concern about coronavirus – and the city of Neenah is making the best of it by channeling the spirit of TV’s DIY hero MacGyver and constructing plexiglass shields to protect pollworkers and voters alike.

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Pickens County, SC Election Office, Board Resigns En Masse

By Doug Chapin | April 2, 2020

The entire Pickens County, SC election office – board, election director and staff – have resigned en masse, leaving the office completely empty with just two months before the state’s June primary.

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Wisconsin Facing Serious Pollworker Shortages for April 7 Election

By Doug Chapin | April 1, 2020

Wisconsin is facing a serious shortage of pollworkers willing to work Election Day for next Tuesday’s primary election – with over 100 municipalities unable to staff any polling places because of fears of coronavirus.

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North Carolina Partners with DMV to Launch Online Registration

By Doug Chapin | March 31, 2020

North Carolina’s State Board of Elections has partnered with the Department of Motor Vehicles to offer residents the opportunity to register to vote or update their records online without conducting other DMV business.

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Hawaii to Seek Updated Voter Signatures in Preparation for VBM in 2020

By Doug Chapin | March 30, 2020

Hawaii’s election office is asking all voters to update their signatures in preparation for the state’s transition to vote by mail in 2020. It’s just one of many steps the Aloha State is taking to get ready for the statewide primary in August and this November’s general election.

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CTCL’s Whitney May in ElectionlineWeekly on Pollwork During a Pandemic

By Doug Chapin | March 27, 2020

The March 26, 2020 electionlineWeekly features a story by Whitney May of the Center for Tech and Civic Life about the experiences she and her colleagues had as pollworkers during the March 17 Illinois primary.

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Federal Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Includes $400M for 2020 Elections

By Doug Chapin | March 26, 2020

A new federal coronavirus stimulus bill, passed unanimously by the Senate and expected to receive House approval today, will provide states with $400 million in federal funds to assist with vote-by-mail and other 2020 election changes necessitated by pandemic-related concerns.

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