17 Nov

Nearly two decades after the world learned about hanging chads, Florida is under scrutiny again as officials count and recount votes in three statewide races. Hanging chads are long gone from Florida, but many of the same issues that plagued the state during the 2000 election remain.Source: Nearly 2 Decades After Hanging Chads, Florida Encounters Another Election Nightmare...

03:32 / 2018 / election administration / election integrity / Election Law / recount / vblog
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16 Nov

A judge heard arguments from both sides Thursday in regards to a lawsuit filed by U.S. Rep. Mia Love, R-Saratoga Springs, in an effort to be able to challenge determinations on whether the signatures on ballots match those on file with the Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office.Source: Judge hears arguments in Mia Love's court case, does not rule...

21:02 / 2018 / absentee / congress / vblog
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16 Nov

Ben McAdams reversed a string of bad news on Thursday, opening his lead a bit in the too-close-to-call 4th Congressional District to more than 1,000 votes after the Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office updated its numbers.Source: Ben McAdams gets some much-needed help from Thursday’s vote update in Salt Lake County, now leads by 1,002 votes...

21:02 / 2018 / absentee / election administration / states / Utah / vblog / y class
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16 Nov

A room full of Miami-Dade election workers began a hand recount Thursday night of more than 10,000 problematic ballots cast in the U.S. Senate race, joined by a room full of lawyers and volunteers from both campaigns eager to contest votes for the other side.Source: Miami-Dade launches hand recount of 10,000 uncounted ballots in Scott vs. Nelson...

05:17 / 2018 / recount / vblog
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16 Nov

Georgia elections officials scrambled Thursday to count a cache of potentially more than 1,000 ballots that were previously rejected as they raced to comply with the latest federal ruling in the too-close-to-call contest for governor.Source: A judge’s order scrambles unsettled Georgia race for governor...

05:17 / 2018 / election administration / election integrity / Election Law / recount / vblog
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15 Nov

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — The nuns at Zina Rodriguez’s Catholic school in the Bronx thwacked her knuckles to punish sloppy handwriting, so she was shocked when her mail-in ballot in Florida was rejected because her signature did not match the one on record with elections officials. Ms.Source: In Florida Recount, Sloppy Signatures Placed Thousands of Ballots in Limbo...

17:37 / 2018 / absentee / election administration / Election Law / vblog
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14 Nov

Not that California elections are predictable, but most every cycle over the past twenty years has played out as follows: 8:00 p.m.: Polls close. 8:01 p.m.: Democrats uncork the champagne. 8:01:30 p.m.: Republicans surf Zillow for property in Nevada.Source: California’s 2018 Vote: Limited Drama, Plenty of Uncounted Votes, And Lots of Needed Repairs...

17:37 / 2018 / Campaign Finance / election administration / election integrity / Election Law / vblog
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14 Nov

After the presidential recount in 2000 that helped launch the nickname “Flori-duh” into the nation’s vernacular, state lawmakers passed a sweeping set of election reforms. The butterfly ballot? Gone. Hanging chads? Banished.Source: Florida tried to fix its elections after 2000. Why are today’s recounts so messy?...

17:27 / election administration / election integrity / Election Law / vblog
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