Posts by Doug Chapin
electionlineWeekly’s “Exit Interview” with Minnesota’s Gary Poser
One of Minnesota’s favorite #electiongeeks, state election director Gary Poser, is retiring today – and Mindy Moretti of electionlineWeekly sat down virtually with him for one of her “exit interviews”.
Read MoreAnd Then There Were Four: Senate Confirms EAC Nominees
In almost literally the last gasp of the 115th Congress, the U.S. Senate yesterday confirmed the nominations of Ben Hovland and Don Palmer to serve as Commissioners of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
Read MoreSeminole’s Mike Ertel Named New Florida SoS
Seminole County’s Mike Ertel will be Florida’s new Secretary of State after his appointment last week by incoming Governor Ron DeSantis. This is terrific news for Florida – and I can’t wait to see him bring his “America’s Finest Election Team” approach to the state level.
Read MoreBlog to Take “Long Winter’s Nap” Until January 2, 2019
Like many of you, I’m celebrating the holidays with family and friends … the blog is “napping” and will return on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. See you then – and stay tuned!
Read Moreelectionline’s “Exit Interviews” with Departing SoS in NE, MI, CO
The 2018 election marked the end of the tenures of three Secretaries of State – Nebraska’s John Gale, Michigan’s Ruth Johnson and Colorado’s Wayne Williams – and Mindy Moretti of electionlineWeekly sat down with each of them virtually for her continuing series of “exit interviews”.
Read MoreInteresting Times: Dominion’s Kay Stimson on Cybersecurity Response in the Private Sector
Dominion Voting’s Kay Stimson has a fascinating new post at the IT-ISAC blog about “interesting times” and the role that private sector vendors play in the election cybersecurity effort. With all the focus on government officials in the area of election security, it’s easy to forget how important the private sector is in the election field.
Read MoreNo Small Stuff (cont.): “Bad” Pollworker Checks in Broward County, FL
There’s “no such thing as small stuff in elections”, and the latest example comes to us from Florida’s Broward County, where the newly-appointed Supervisor of Elections is dealing with bounced checks to pollworkers – not because of missing funds, but missing numbers thanks to a “rip-off” of a different kind.
Read MoreNew Pew Poll Finds High Voter Satisfaction With Election Process, Security
A new survey by The Pew Research Center reveals that voters were pleasantly surprised by the ease of voting in 2018 and have confidence in the election process and election security. It’s reassuring to see that confidence in elections and election officials – especially given the stress they both typically face in a Presidential election cycle.
Read MoreNorthern (Re)Exposure: Fenumiai to Return as Alaska Elections Director
Former Alaska state elections director Gail Fenumiai will be returning to that role January 2 after she was re-appointed by the administration of newly-elected Gov. Mike Dunleavy. It’s likely just one of at least a few transitions in state elections offices given changes in state elected leadership for 2019 and beyond.
Read MoreelectionlineWeekly Recap of MIT Election Audit Summit
MIT recently hosted an Election Audit Summit featuring presentations and discussion on the rapidly-growing practice of post-election audits nationwide. MIT’s Claire De Soi has a wrap-up in the latest electionlineWeekly – giving audits a wider audience and continuing community-building around the role of audits in our voting system.
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