Weekly Wrap Up
Voter fraud by the Chief Election Official?: Charlie White, the Indiana Secretary of State, is being investigated by a grand jury to determine if he committed voter fraud during the May 2010 primary....
View ArticleSitting Down with Washington’s Director of Elections
I recently had a chance to have an email conversation with Nick Handy, Director of Elections under the Secretary of State for Washington. With a dedication to public service and a knack for handling...
View ArticleA Vote for [Candidate] is a Vote for Slight Changes to Regulations!
The sheer number of elected officials is a unique factor of the American political system. Jobs that would be filled by civil servants or via appointment in other countries are chosen by the voters....
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Secretary of State indicted for voter fraud: Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White was indicted by a grand jury Thursday on three counts of voter fraud, among seven felony charges. Although the...
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Facebook sued over election results: Majed Moughni,a Michigan Republican who lost in the primary in 2010, is suing Facebook, claiming that he lost the election because his Facebook page was shut down....
View ArticleSending out an SOS: The National Association of Secretaries of State Summer...
The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) held its annual summer conference in Daniels, WV from July 10-13 this past summer. Much of the conference was geared toward preparation for the...
View ArticleMaine-iacs Mobilized: New Voter Registration Laws in Maine
After thirty-eight years, a sleeping (political) giant is now awake in the Pine Tree State. In June of 2011, the Maine State Legislature repealed the long-standing law permitting Mainers to register to...
View ArticleDistance as Discrimination: Native Voting Rights in Rural Montana Litigated...
By: Cameron Boster History of the Dispute The seven Indian reservations that intersect with Montana’s massive counties face significant problems, including poverty, domestic violence, and obstacles to...
View ArticleArizona’s Intrastate Battle To Regulate Dark Money Spending
By: Will Cooke The regulation of political activity in Arizona took a contentious turn over the summer of 2015. What began as a disputed fine levied against an independent group known as the Legacy...
View ArticleCalifornia Secretary of State Certifies VoteCal Ahead of 2016 General Election
By: Chelsea Brewer On September 26, 2016, the California Secretary of State, Alex Padilla, announced that he certified VoteCal as the State’s centralized system of record for voter registration. The...
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