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Georgia State Board of Elections Passes Hand Count Reconciliation Rule Against Recommendations of SOS and County Election Officials

September 22, 2024September 23, 2024

Against the recommendations of state and county election officials, three Trump loyalists serving on the Georgia State Election Board voted Friday to mandate county election officials to do a hand count reconciliation of machine counted ballots. The move may unnecessarily delay results and require more personnel.

Alabama SOS Sweeps Up Naturalized Citizens In Move to Root Out Supposed Noncitizen Voters, Spurs Lawsuit

September 19, 2024September 19, 2024

Shortly after taking office, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen directed state election officials to invalidate voter registrations of immigrants who had been issued a Permanent Resident, or “green” card by the U.S. Government. In his zeal to root out noncitizens, he apparently invalidated eligible U.S. naturalized citizens as well.

State Data Mistake Puts Voting in Local & State Elections at Risk for 97,000 Arizonans

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024

Voting in state and local elections is at risk for an estimated 97,000 longtime Arizona voters due to a proof of citizenship data tracking problem at the DMV.

Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Intentionally Misleading Description for Citizen Redistricting Ballot Measure

September 17, 2024September 17, 2024

In a dubious decision, the Ohio Supreme Court mostly upheld the state ballot board’s intentionally misleading description for a citizen redistricting commission measure for the November ballot.

Pennsylvania Won’t Count Undated Mail Ballots After All; Alaska Natives Organizing to Retain Ranked Choice Voting

September 16, 2024September 16, 2024

Two updates on stories we’ve covered recently in Pennsylvania, where its high court invalidated ballots with missing or inaccurate dates, and Alaska, where the Alaska Native population is organizing against a repeal of open primaries and ranked choice voting.