Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Husted v. A. Phillip Randolph Institute, the latest election law case to come before the Court. At issue in the case is whether Ohio’s voter list maintenance process complies with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). In that process, in place…
As we reported in September, Facebook outreach to its users contributed to a significant increase in online voter registration activity in the days preceding National Voter Registration Day on September 27. Online registration transactions – both new registrations and updates to existing registrations – appear to have increased more than seven times on average September 23rd…
We once again find ourselves in the hyper-partisan season of a presidential election, where both sides make claims about the process for political advantage while election professionals find themselves caught in the middle, trying to do a difficult job under intense scrutiny. This year, however, is different from previous ones in one critical aspect– there…
Thanks to the work of many of you advancing sound data-driven policies and technology, it has never been easier for almost all U.S. voters to register to vote, get election information, and cast their ballots successfully. Yet despite these improvements, voter turnout across the United States, particularly in non-presidential elections, has declined to historically low…
