One of the most important if underreported reform movements spreading among the states in recent years has been automatic voter registration (AVR) initiatives.Source: New California Law Automatically Preregisters 16-Year-Olds to Vote When They Get Their Licenses...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) — At the Sacramento County Registrar's office Wednesday, election officials were preparing staffers for California's June primary. "We have an IT team in our office, that is embedded in our office," said Jill LaVine, Sacramento County's registrar of voters.Source: NorCal county registrars say hacking won't happen here...
WICHITA, Kan.Source: Kansas voting rights trial has national implications...
Source: Americans are smart enough to handle free speech at ballot box...
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ohio Gov. John Kasich will headline an event to debut a new group seeking to reform the California Republican Party.Source: Schwarzenegger, Kasich to team up in L.A. for group seeking to reform California GOP...
Several men in green "L.A. County Jail" jumpsuits stood behind bars and listened to Esther Lim speak about this year's elections. "How many here didn't know they could vote?" Lim asked them. Some men came out of their cells or turned around as Lim explained their voting rights.Source: Voting registration drive makes inroads in unexpected territory: county jails...
The U.S. intelligence community developed substantial evidence that state websites or voter registration systems in seven states were compromised by Russian-backed covert operatives prior to the 2016 election — but never told the states involved, according to multiple U.S. officials.Source: U.S. intel: Russia compromised seven states prior to 2016 election...
When is a hat a hat? The Supreme Court is considering whether hats and t-shirts constitute political speech in voting polling stations. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Source: Supreme Court Considers Voter Fashion Sense...
More than 100,000 noncitizens are registered to vote in Pennsylvania alone, according to testimony submitted Monday in a lawsuit demanding the state come clean about the extent of its problems.Source: Lawsuit: 100,000 noncitizens registered to vote in Pennsylvania...
