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Voter ID Clarity Needed in North Carolina, and Better Pay Requested for Poll Workers in South Carolina

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

We’re in the Carolinas today, where South Carolina’s election director appealed for higher pay to replace poll workers driven off by threats and low wages, and North Carolina democracy groups want clarity of new restrictive voter ID rules.

On the Eve of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary, Some States Contemplate Closing their Primaries to Independents, While Others Consider Opening Them in 2024

January 21, 2024January 21, 2024

A Gallup poll released this month found 43% of Americans identify as unaffiliated, independent voters. But in some states, they can’t vote in primaries. As voting begins Jan. 23rd in the New Hampshire Presidential Primary, what states are considering closing – or opening – primaries in 2024?

Virginia’s Prince William County Accounts for Mistakes in the 2020 Election and Implements Changes in Personnel, Validation and Reporting

January 18, 2024January 18, 2024

Prince William County, Virginia announced January 11th that human and data errors in the 2020 election resulted in an overcounting of votes for Donald Trump, and an undercounting of totals for Joe Biden.

Louisiana Legislature Hashes Out New Court-Ordered Congressional Maps with Two Majority Black Districts

January 17, 2024January 17, 2024

Racing the clock, the Louisiana legislature meets this week to hash out new court-ordered Congressional voting districts, with two of them being majority Black. They’re also considering new state supreme court districts.

New State Voting District Maps Submitted to the Wisconsin Supreme Court Range from Status Quo to Competitive

January 16, 2024January 16, 2024

Seven sets of state legislative maps were submitted to the Wisconsin Supreme Court January 12th, ranging from a Republican-dominated status quo, to competitive.