Let us now praise an insufficiently famous man, Nevada’s Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak, who in May gave his party’s presidential aspirants a much-needed example of prudence.Source: The electoral college is here to stay...
There have been at least three reports of voting machines in two counties changing voters' selections in the state's GOP governor primary runoff. In one case, the glitch was caught on video.Source: Election problems: Video, reports of machines automatically changing votes from Waller to Reeves...
Johnson is executive director of Election Reformers Network, an organization of election experts advancing nonpartisan reforms to U.S. democratic institutions.Source: Making every vote count: An alternative plan for fixing our presidential election mess...
In a ruling that kicks at the foundation of how America chooses presidents, a federal appeals court on Tuesday said members of the Electoral College, who cast the actual votes for president, may choose whomever they please regardless of a state’s popular vote.Source: Electoral College Members Can Defy Voters’ Wishes, Court Rules...
Rules Committee Chairman Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), whose panel has primary jurisdiction on the issue, indicated after the briefing that he would not take up election security legislation in his committee.Source: Senate passes bill making hacking voting systems a federal crime...
The Electoral College has many critics, from frustrated partisans to political scientists convinced of their own ability to improve on the work of the American Founders.Source: Presidential popular vote compact would lead to chaos...
On July 12, the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion in Fusaro v Cogan, 18-2187. The case had been filed by a Virginia resident who wanted to purchase a list of registered voters in a portion of Maryland. However, Maryland law says the list can only be given to residents of Maryland. The U.S.Source: Fourth Circuit Rules in Favor of Public...
The county is studying a new way to vote in San Diego County elections. The changes became an option in state law in 2016.Source: San Diego County supervisors to study new voting system...
The 2016 election proved that every vote counts. Now states that may be crucial in 2020 have passed or proposed measures that change the rules for voting. The 2016 presidential election proved the maxim that every vote counts.Source: 9 states where the rules for voting have been changed or challenged ahead of 2020...
Last year, West Virginia did something no other U.S. state had done in a federal election before: It allowed overseas voters the option to cast absentee ballots for the midterm election via a blockchain-enabled mobile app.Source: What Really Happened With West Virginia’s Blockchain Voting Experiment?...
