9.Nov, 2016 Comments Off on Mail Ballot Fraud and Mishandling in Florida

Mail Ballot Fraud and Mishandling in Florida

While the election results in Florida yesterday did not end up being close, mail ballot fraud and the outright mishandling of mail ballots in Broward County could have damaged the integrity of the election in a meaningful way had the vote been closer, and they certainly shook voters’ confidence in…

4.Nov, 2016 Comments Off on 16 Election Issues to Watch

16 Election Issues to Watch

electiononlineWeekly posted a list of sixteen key issues to watch regarding the election:   Although millions of voters have already cast their ballots either through early voting, absentee voting or vote-by-mail, millions more will head to the polls on November 8 and cast their ballot for the 45th president of…

3.Nov, 2016 Comments Off on DOJ to Monitor Polls in NC

DOJ to Monitor Polls in NC

The Department of Justice is sending election monitors to polls in four North Carolina counties on election day.  DOJ monitors at the polls are not unusual, but local election officials have been given no indication of why these counties were chosen or what the monitors will be looking for:  …

3.Nov, 2016 Comments Off on Court Rules that PA Poll Watchers Must Be from County

Court Rules that PA Poll Watchers Must Be from County

Pennsylvania law requires that poll watchers be registered to vote in the county in which they serve as poll watchers.  The Republican Party of Pennsylvania challenged this rule, and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled that the law was valid, in part because the challenge was brought too close to…

1.Nov, 2016 Comments Off on Complaining about campaign poll watchers is just “pregame hype”

Complaining about campaign poll watchers is just “pregame hype”

NPR reports on some of the generated hysteria over allowing watchers in the polling place to observe the voting process and where many simply ignore the right of parties and candidates to have representatives in the polls.   All of this comes amid heightened concerns among election officials about confrontations at…

1.Nov, 2016 Comments Off on Poll Monitoring in New Hampshire

Poll Monitoring in New Hampshire

Despite the heated rhetoric regarding poll watching during this election season, poll watchers are a time-honored and important part of protecting the integrity of elections.  In New Hampshire, where the integrity of elections is threatened by drive-by voting, procedures to monitor the polls are especially critical.  Like most states, New…