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De-Weaponizing Voter Registration News
Commentary, Election Information Deborah Scroggin Commentary, Election Information Deborah Scroggin

De-Weaponizing Voter Registration News

Settling into my new role here as a senior strategic advisor, I noticed a press release from the good folks in Nevada last week regarding what some might characterize as either interesting, concerning, suspicious or a nothing-burger about voter registration statistics post-midterms. Anticipating that some mendacious minds may try to weaponize that, I have some thoughts…

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Commentary, Voting System Technology, Voter Registration Christine Santoro, Esq. Commentary, Voting System Technology, Voter Registration Christine Santoro, Esq.

Automatic Voter Registration: Oregon Governor Signs Bill to "Just Do it."

Oregon relying on its pioneering heritage and Nike spirit says, "Just Do It" for automatic voter registration. And this move seems to provide a worked example for our CTO's recent blog post about the technical simplicity to do so.  Oregon already being a vote-by-mail state with online voter registration to boot, was likely able to benefit from those prior innovations.  But regardless, as our Foundation's Secretary and General Counsel points out in this post, its a smart move...

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NYT: Smartphone Voting? TrustTheVote: No, But How About This … DIY Voter Lookup

Much as I admire everybody at the New York Times, I have to disagree with Nick Bilton on his piece Disruptions: Casting a Ballot by Smartphone. I have to say I don't blame him though, especially given the broad range of coverage of the many many kinds election dysfunction that occurred and are still occurring now during state canvassing....

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