State of the Secretaries with David Scanlan
“It’s just support. It’s general support,” which New Hampshire could use from the federal government, its chief election official says. “Leave the actual processes up to the states.”
States Use New Approaches to Recruit New Poll Workers
Poll worker shortages are a common concern of election officials nationwide. In West Virginia and Tennessee, the secretaries of state try out something new to aid recruitment efforts.
Asked & Answered with Michigan’s Jonathan Brater
Declare’s new Q&A series answers timely questions about elections with the people best-positioned to know.
State of the Secretaries with Kris Warner
“Quite frankly, we’re best off when the federal government stays out of our elections.”
State of the Secretaries with Frank LaRose
It’s a feature, not a glitch, that elections in this country are very decentralized, and that decentralized nature of elections administration has been a feature since the Founding.
State of the Secretaries: Brad Raffensperger and Phil McGrane
Starting with a summer conference for America’s secretaries of state, three-plus months from the 2026 Midterms, Declare is spending time with chief election officials to get their insights on the election process.
Ben Ginsberg on the Supreme Court’s Mail Ballot Decision
The election lawyer and Declare contributor explains how Justice Barrett “said a lot without saying a lot” in her majority opinion in Watson v. Republican National Committee.
Ellen Gustafson on Veterans and Voting
Declare Talks with one of its newest contributors, the Executive Director of We the Veterans, about making big splashes to recruit poll workers and the implications of a recent Supreme Court decision.
Going Green with Veterans, Voting, and NASCAR
It’d be inaccurate to ask what happens “when they collide.” There were no caution flags on Naval Base Coronado, when a newly appointed commander drove with “Vet the Vote” on his mind, and his fellow racer did so with it on his car. Miranda Combs reports from a unique, patriotic, and feel-good spectacle in San […]
How Trump’s Executive Order Might Affect Mail-in Voting
Declare Talks with Stephen Richer