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Hawaii is alerting voters to potential mistakes with their vote-by-mail ballots – a growing trend from election officials as the number of of such ballots increases nationwide.

Three separate but fascinating stories from the Old Dominion in the last week demonstrate that “Virginia is for Lovers” … of election geekery.

Yesterday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the state’s voter ID law in pair of split decisions – one which is likely to spawn more litigation in Wisconsin and the other which will be a part of the ongoing fight over the law in federal court.

The Star-Tribune has identified nearly 100 additional voters improperly registered at private mail centers just weeks after a similar controversy roiled a fierce State House re-election campaign in Minneapolis.

DMVs across the nation are falling short of their motor voter responsibilities, according to a new article in USA TODAY. Watch for states and advocates to push to close that gap.

A 2012 New Hampshire law imposing concrete requirements for voting domicile like vehicle registration and driver’s licensing was permanently struck down by a state court yesterday. The smart bet is that the fight isn’t over yet.

Johnson County, KS is taking the step of printing its ballots in-house for an upcoming election – a do it yourself project that looks to save costs and reduce workload. As always, we get a behind-the-scenes and up-close look courtesy of Brian Newby.

electionlineWeekly’s Mindy Moretti is beginning a series of Q&A with the large number of outgoing Secretaries of State this year. First up, Idaho’s Ben Ysursa, an election lifer …

A former L.A. City Councilman and his spouse were convicted yesterday of lying about their address in order to maintain residence in his district. The case is yet another reminder how slippery and fact-intensive questions of residency and domicile can be.

A new committee in Utah will examine the issue of online voting in an effort to understand the promises and pitfalls of allowing more voters to cast their ballots via the Internet.