AI technology sparks new worries, but poses familiar challenges to elections
With adequate technology policies in place, artificial intelligence may not be as disruptive to elections as previously thought.
The failed promise of independent election mapmaking
In Washington and other states, independent redistricting commissions have fallen prey to partisanship, just like the legislative bodies they were meant to replace.
Voters don’t always have final say—state legislatures and governors are increasingly undermining ballot measures that win
COMMENTARY | Election year 2024 will see citizen initiatives on the ballot across the country, some focused on abortion rights. But there’s a growing trend of lawmakers altering initiatives after they have passed.
Preparing for climate change risks to the 2024 elections
COMMENTARY | A natural disaster could quickly overwhelm a voting district and render prior planning moot, so officials should plan and practice how they will conduct elections in the wake of a disaster that displaces voters, destroys blank ballots or damages election equipment.
State elections board debates using race as a criterion in signature verification pilot
A North Carolina pilot program looks to verify mailed ballots using a signature-matching software after a debate over using race to ensure diversity.
Why the 14th Amendment bars Trump from office: A constitutional law scholar explains principle behind Colorado Supreme Court ruling
COMMENTARY | Colorado’s Supreme Court has removed Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot. A scholar of constitutional law explains why.
Documents show Republican-led states struggling to clean voter rolls after leaving ERIC
Officials encounter new obstacles and costs in trying to replace just some of the data they used to get from the Electronic Registration Information Center, unreleased records show.
Michigan to automatically register people to vote when exiting prison
The law signed this week is the first in the nation and expands the state's Department of Corrections’ current effort to restore voting rights to returning citizens.
In face of threats, election workers vow: ‘You are not disrupting the democratic process’
But the threats, including a recent fentanyl scare, have spurred some officials to leave.
2024 mission for state and local leaders: Protect democracy
COMMENTARY | By making voting easy, transparent and secure, state and local leaders can ensure election systems remain strong in 2024.
Pennsylvania’s election audit starts with a roll of the dice
Department of State officials rolled ten-sided dice to generate a seed number needed for risk limiting audits.
Misinformation, cybersecurity among top issues ahead of 2024 elections
State and local officials face a new threat from the proliferation of deepfakes and misinformation, driven by artificial intelligence.
How the issue of housing and homelessness factored in state and local elections
It impacted mayoral races, and landed on the ballot as communities debated the merits of homeless encampment sweeps, tax hikes and affordable housing developments.
Ohio voted on abortion. Next year, 11 more states might, too.
The push for sending the contentious issue to voters comes on the heels of last year’s string of ballot measure wins for abortion rights in six states.
Election security threats require more federal resources, officials say
Facing growing cyber and physical threats, state and local election administrators told U.S. senators that more federal assistance is needed to safeguard voting systems and personnel.
Counties use high school students as poll workers to shore up staff
Aging poll workers leaves some Indiana communities short-staffed during election time. A statewide program helps fill those workforce gaps by recruiting high school students to help with administrative tasks during elections.
Supreme Court to hear arguments in key case about gerrymandering
COMMENTARY | An upcoming Supreme Court case that turns on race and party could affect how state legislatures shape voting maps and how Americans vote for decades to come.
A potential federal shutdown is yet another thing for election officials to worry about
Chaos in Congress could leave local election officials without the resources they need for 2024.
How efforts to restrict democracy in Ohio also make it harder to fight climate change
Gerrymandering, voter suppression, dark money and other moves insulate policymakers from accountability when they prop up fossil fuels at the expense of clean energy.
GOP states announce new voter roll systems. Are they as secure as ERIC?
An expert in elections administration and one of the founders of ERIC says the new systems could suffer from low data quality, high costs and inadequate security.
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