The Voting News Daily: IA election officials oppose photo ID bill; US House lawmakers eye EAC termination; India on the path to VVPAT
Iowa’s professional association of county election officials (according to the Des Moines Register, its membership is about 60% Republican and 40% Democratic) has voted to register in opposition to photo ID legislation. In Texas, a state legislative race in which the vast majority of ballots were cast on unrecountable machines nears resolution; an official recount changed the margin from 16 to 12 votes, and a legislative investigation of absentee and voter-eligibility issues changed that margin again to 4 votes. We cannot know what an effective recount of all ballots would have shown. India’s Election Commission appears committed to implementing voter-verifiable paper audit trails, though it is uncertain if implementation will occur before May elections in the state of Tamil Nadu.
All this and more in today’s Voting News below.
A Montgomery official who has headed the county’s emerging election center since its inception has accepted a job with the federal court system, but his absence is not expected to affect the two upcoming city elections. Read More
AK: Write-in bill passes state Senate
The Senate has unanimously passed a bill that would give voters the benefit of the doubt when they write in a candidate’s name on a ballot. Read More
CA: League of Women Voters marks 91st anniversary – Times-Standard Online
The League of Women Voters will celebrate its 91st birthday on Monday. Founded in 1920 by leaders in the women’s suffrage movement, the organization has become synonymous with elections and voting, citizen engagement and civility. Read More
CA: SAN DIEGO: State senator pushes for all-mail elections
Sen. Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego, introduced legislation in the state Senate on Tuesday to allow San Diego County to hold all-mail elections.
The bill, if passed, would create a five-year pilot program for all-mail voting that applies to local, state and federal races. Local jurisdictions would have the option to use the all-mail system. Read More
CA: Fresno County clerk says votes in danger – Top Stories – fresnobee.com
There are 300 things that need to be done to run an election, from printing ballots and staffing polls to verifying mail ballots and tallying votes — and more.
But because of budget cuts, Fresno County’s elections chief Victor Salazar warns, not all of these tasks will get done. As a result, he says, one or more of five upcoming elections will fail. Read More
CA: Record Gazette > Archives > News > Ex-elections official returns as registrar
A former chief deputy registrar in Riverside County who now holds the top elections post in San Bernardino County has been named registrar in Riverside County. Read More
CA: Ranked Choice Voting – The Oakland Community Speaks – City Council Meeting
Oakland, CA used Ranked Choice Voting for the very first time in Nov. 2010.
In a meeting to discuss RCV, members of the community shared their experiences with members of the City Council on how confusing it was for voters.