Posts Tagged ‘news’

Illinois’ Marshall County board voted unanimously to send former U.S. Rep Aaron Schock a bill for special election costs that will be incurred as the result of his resignation. It’s far from a sure thing – but it’s sure to get people thinking (and talking) about funding specials.

Last week in Virginia, the “impending crisis” in voting technology got a little less impending and a lot more crisis as the new agency tasked with administering elections announced its plan to decertify voting equipment used in many localities across the Commonwealth.

In one very bad day, Florida’s Secretary of State infuriated county election officials, irritated state legislators and likely guaranteed passage of online voter registration over his and the Governor’s objections.

A new compromise bill in Connecticut will create training and certification requirements for the state’s elected registrars … this post examines those requirements and identifies issues worth watching if and when the compromise is enacted and implemented.

Georgia’s election director resigned after the discovery of thousands of inactive voter record cancellations inside the 90-day federal window. Her case is an opportunity to think about whether there is a longer list of conduct that carries “strict liability” for election officials.

Full blog will return Monday, April 6.

electionlineWeekly has an update on what’s next in Oregon as the state prepares to implement its first-in-the-nation automatic (or “new motor voter”) registration bill.

A new report by the ACLU and The Center for Accessible Technology highlights the ways in which state online voter registration sites are not accessible to people with disabilities. Even better, it provides very specific advice on what’s wrong and how to fix it.

A new Ohio bill requiring out-of-state student voters to obtain in-state drivers licenses is drawing opposition in the legislature and, if enacted, is a virtual certainty to draw still more litigation in a state already well-acquainted with courts deciding election rules.

The American Mock Trial Association will use a disputed election case to crown its national championship next month in Cincinnati. It’s a great opportunity to put elections in front of the sharp and highly-motivated students who compete in college mock trial.