Retirements or Not, New Stresses on Election Administrators Create Burnout
Turnover in election administration is becoming better documented, based on recent research. But what is for certain is the changing nature of the job under threat.
AI: A ‘Really Smart Intern’ for Election Offices?
A project at Arizona State University is trying to help election admins identify uses of AI that benefit their constituents — and make up for the lack of staff.
What Is Meant by the Term ‘Paper Ballots’
A primer for one of the most uttered misunderstandings about U.S. elections.
What True Election Integrity Looks Like
Supporting election integrity does not mean undermining elections but investing in what makes them accountable and transparent, former Rep. Matt Salmon writes.
It Wasn’t a ‘Voter ID Measure’ that Failed in Maine
Question 1 in the Pine Tree State fell far short of approval because its opponents described the details mostly right — even if out of order.
Americans Can’t Give Up on Trusting Their Elections
We cannot allow partisan rhetoric to erode faith in the process, writes former North Carolina governor Pat McCrory. Confidence should follow the law, not the party label of winners or losers.
Election Bills Mount, and Administrators Adjust
Pinal County’s connection to Phoenix illustrates how administrators now spend as much time shaping election policy as running it, with hundreds of bills to monitor every year.
Several States Put Noncitizen Voting Issue in Perspective
States from Kentucky to Texas are clarifying that only citizens may vote while administrators remind the public how rare the problem is.
Scott Leiendecker, Dominion Buyer, Is Just an Election Admin (a Well-Liked One)
Interviews with former colleagues contextualize the partisan descriptions of Scott Leiendecker, who now leads the rebranded Dominion Voting.
Welcome to Declare
For a news website that covers, broadly speaking, “the political process,” the word declare might bring to mind a couple of images. One is the most famous piece of writing committed to parchment in American history. The other is a person speaking up; “stating emphatically,” as one definition goes.