The Voting News Daily: Indiana Senate takes step toward vote center approval; new Kentucky SoS named; voter ID debated
We at Verified Voting extend our thoughts and prayers to the victims of the tragedy in Arizona and their loved ones.
Tonight’s edition includes an important story about the Department of Labor’s new guidelines for electronic voting in union elections; several editorials on the question of voter ID [Editor’s Note: the editorials on voter ID in tonight’s edition express the same general point of view; please note that we include editorials expressing diverse points of view as they appear]; and news regarding Kentucky’s new Secretary of State.
CA: Report: Ranked Choice Voting Causes Confusion, Fatigue In SF’s District 10: News: SFAppeal
Ranked choice voting, otherwise known as instant run-off, has been used in San Francisco elections since 2004. This past November’s elections marked the first time it was used in Oakland, Berkeley and San Leandro. Read More
CT: Our View: A Better Way to Vote?
In the aftermath of November’s election, with a ballot shortage snafu in Bridgeport that delaying naming a new governor for days, newly elected Secretary of the State Denise W. Merrill has started a discussion about how the voting process can be improved. Read More
CT: Special elections mean more expenses, more rhetoric – Connecticut Post
If you thought you had your fill of political elections, think again.
Nine more are slated for March involving 18 municipalities. And if incumbents from other offices seek to elevate their political standing, there will be another round of special elections in May. Read More
IL: Chicago military first to receive municipal election ballots
United States Armed Forces members from Chicago serving around the world were the first to receive ballots on Saturday for the upcoming municipal general election, the Chicago Election Board announced. Read More
The Senate Elections Committee voted unanimously Monday to give all counties the vote-center option if local election boards give unanimous approval.
Former Secretary of State Todd Rokita spearheaded the push to test the concept in Cass, Tippecanoe and Wayne Counties. Those counties say they believe discarding multiple precincts in favor of a handful of centralized locations has improved turnout and polling-place accessibility. Read More
KY: Kentucky to Receive New Secretary of State
Governor Steve Beshear has announced that Grayson would be replaced by Bowling Green Mayor Elaine Walker. According to Beshear, Walker will take the position for the final eleven months of Grayson’s term and then file to run in the next election for a regular term as Secretary of State. Read More
LA: Federal approval of Louisiana open primaries expected within a month | NOLA.com
Louisiana is still waiting for federal approval to return to open primaries in the state’s congressional and U.S. Senate elections beginning in 2012, though aides to Attorney General Buddy Caldwell say they do not believe the delay suggests the U.S. Department of Justice will reject the request. Read More
MD: Military Spouses Get Residency Relief – Odenton, MD Patch
Now, spouses of active duty military can choose to change their state of residency for taxes and other purposes like voting and car registration.