America Decides 2020: Ranked-Choice Voting, Explained
We live in a two-party electoral system, with each side more opposed to compromise than ever before. What if we could rank more than one candidate and end the gridlock?
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How One Simple Administrative Problem Could Impact Election Outcomes: Scrutineers Series, Part III
In a year when 50 percent of voters or more are expected to vote by mail in the general election, “the surrender rule” could require millions to vote by provisional ballots. Emily Levy interviews election protection activist Mimi Kennedy about what happens when voters who are listed as having been sent a mail ballot show up to the polls to vote in person. The answer could be suppression.
Mimi Kennedy Takes On the ‘Surrender Rule’: Scrutineers, Part III
In a year when 50 percent of voters or more are expected to vote by mail in the general election, “the surrender rule” could require millions to vote by provisional ballots. Emily Levy interviews election protection activist Mimi Kennedy about what happens when voters who are listed as having been sent a mail ballot show up to the polls to vote in person. The answer could be suppression.
Even If You Vote… Will It Count?
The founder of the Transformative Justice Coalition talks about efforts to stop your vote from being counted — and what you can do about it.
Privacy Concerns Plague Georgia Voting Initiatives
Georgia’s new digital voting system continues to take heat over technical glitches, vulnerabilities, and privacy issues. Here’s what you can expect in November.
2020 Election Update
2020 Election Update: Six states and Puerto Rico will hold their primary elections over the next couple of weeks. Here’s the rundown: Tomorrow, voters in Kentucky and New York are holding presidential primaries after postponement due to the coronavirus. Delaware, New Jersey, Louisiana, and Puerto Rico will hold theirs throughout July. Connecticut will be the final […]
“We are following election and industry standards”
“We are following election and industry standards”: This was the response by Georgia GOP Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s spokesperson after election integrity advocates claimed officials failed to ensure that all absentee ballots were fairly counted in last week’s primary elections. Raffensperger’s office is once again embroiled in controversy over his state’s new voting […]
Voters in Georgia Frustrated by Long Lines and Broken Equipment
Many Peach State residents had to wait hours to vote on Tuesday, as what had been billed as a state-of-the-art voting system broke down, causing chaos in many precincts.
Safe and Secure Elections in Georgia
The 2020 general election is looming ever closer, but will it be safe and secure?
Election Day Is 165 Days Away… Be Afraid!
Election watchdog Emily Levy provides an overview of what to fear in the next election and what you can do about it.
Activists Vow to Protect USPS as States Expand Mail-in Voting
Voting-rights groups are beefing up their legal efforts to protect access to absentee voting, which now also means protecting the postal service.
Republicans Restrict Mail-in Voting Amid Pandemic
Oklahoma’s GOP-led state legislature quickly reinstated a requirement for absentee voting that the state Supreme Court struck down due to the coronavirus pandemic. The state Supreme Court ruled last Monday that absentee voters would not have to include a notarized signature on their ballot. However, by the end of the week, Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed the […]