The Daily Beast's Eleanor Clift came out with a piece today on absentee ballot requests in North Carolina. While most of the piece is ensconced behind a paywall, you can get the ... Keep Reading
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State elections board is planning for the wrong election and potentially endangering voters
The State Board of Elections is preparing for 30% to 40% rate of mail-in voting this fall. The available data indicates that the actual figure will be much lower. Significant ... Keep Reading
Despite problems with coronavirus elections bill, its passage in General Assembly looks assured
I have written two articles in recent weeks about H1169, "Bipartisan Elections Act of 2020." The first article gave an overview of the bill and pointed out three major problems ... Keep Reading
Election bill passes House but still has major problems
I wrote on May 27 that there were three major problems with H1169, the Bipartisan Elections Act of 2020: Reducing the witness requirement for absentee ballots from 2 to 1 ... Keep Reading
Coronavirus elections bill has some bitter medicine, but is it necessary?
(Correction added on May 23 to item 3 under "changes for 2020 only.") We knew that it was coming. Since the coronavirus began affecting government policy back in March, I ... Keep Reading
Election integrity, amazing state parks, and the financial mystery around this year’s election
Dr. Andy Jackson joins us this week to discuss a recent lawsuit led by Marc Elias (Hilary Clinton and Dan McCready's former attorney) that seeks to gut the vital progress the state ... Keep Reading
State Board of Elections recommendations would weaken voter protections
The State Board of Elections is seeking to eliminate the witness requirement for absentee ballots, which would weaken the integrity of absentee voting. Signature matching could ... Keep Reading
Progressive’s plans to expand ballot harvesting
Ballot harvesting undermines the democratic process and leads to multiple forms of absentee ballot fraud. Ballot harvesters and their allies seek to increase absentee-by-mail ... Keep Reading
Elections policy in the time of coronavirus
Public health and fiscal prudence dictates holding the 11th Congressional District special election in November. Given how much we don’t know about the coronavirus outbreak, it ... Keep Reading
Recently passed legislation will combat absentee ballot fraud, but dangers remain
The General Assembly passed a bill yesterday that will help combat absentee ballot fraud, but it is not a fool-proof solution to the problem and election officials will need to be ... Keep Reading
