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I’ve blogged a couple of times about a strange controversy involving a close election and missing ballots in Nevada’s Mineral County – and now, it appears, the case has been solved and the matter laid to rest. It’s a reminder that many of the stories that pop up here take a while to resolve. In a time where controversies bloom, rage and fade in a single news cycle I find that oddly comforting.

I’m always excited about the New Year, but I’m especially looking forward to 2017 because it means my friend and colleague Tammy Patrick will be adding her name to the list of individuals offering online grad-level courses as part of the University of Minnesota’s Certificate in Election Administration program!

The EAC is responding to reports that its website was hacked and login credentials stolen and offered for sale online. It’s a vivid reminder of the importance to election officials of keeping cybersecurity top of mind.

MIT’s Charles Stewart has a new blog post that uses his (highly-anticipated!) post-election voter survey data to bring some interesting – and encouraging – news about the progress being made on reducing waits at the polls.

The voter ID issue never quite went away, but after 2016 the issue is about to experience a resurgence. To that end, it’s important to note how the voter ID fight has evolved and what that might mean in 2017 and beyond.

The struggle between states and the federal government for control of the nation’s election system is likely about to reignite after Georgia alleged that the U.S. DHS attempted to penetrate its election databases without permission.

Last week, the Technology Working Group of CSG’s Overseas Voting Initiative released a new report detailing its recommendations for state and local election offices aimed at improving the voting process for Americans abroad.

Post-election examinations of election results are getting lots of attention these days, but electionlineWeekly’s Mindy Moretti has a story that may have gotten lost in all the excitement over presidential results: Maryland just conducted its first statewide independent automated audit.

I’m honored to be attending and taking part in the third edition of The Pew Charitable Trusts’ “Voting in America” – a quadrennial meeting designed to look back at the past election and ahead to the future of democracy and the voting process across the nation.

While there is disagreement about the presidential recount underway in Michigan – first in the court of public opinion and now the courts – many eyes are now turning to a state law that prohibits a precinct from being recounted if it cannot be reconciled; that is, the total number of ballots cast don’t match the number of names in the poll book.