Hawaii Becomes 4th State to Move to Vote By Mail

Hawaii became the fourth state to move to an all vote-by-mail system with the Governor’s signature of an election bill late last month. It will be interesting to see if Hawaii’s new system – which seems to be working well in places like Colorado – has a comparable impact in the Aloha State.

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Democracy Fund’s “Stewards of Democracy” Report Released

Last week, The Democracy Fund released a new report, Stewards of Democracy, detailing the results of a survey of thousands of local election officials across the country. It’s a fascinating report and one I highly recommend as we continue to try and understand the election community – one local official at a time.

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2018 EAVS Released

Yesterday, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission released the 2018 Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS), providing comprehensive national data on the most recent federal general election. Arrival of the EAVS data is always a big day; can’t wait to see the election community dig into this huge trove of election data!

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