Forget the phony hype about the “stolen” 2020 election. It was, in truth, a very secure and safe affair, and many good things happened. Well, it wasn’t perfect, but it was far from the disaster some predicted. That’s what a post-election report from the Brennan Center for Justice says. A few highlights include: Significant policy…
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An uptick in ballot initatives
If you are frustrated with gridlock and/or intransigence in your state legislature, as many voters are, one way to get your issue considered is to gather signatures and take your proposal directly to voters with a ballot initiative. But that grassroots process—which has proliferated in recent years, as you may have noticed by measuring the…
Don’t confuse Iowa caucuses with real elections. They’re a completely different animal.
If the Iowa Caucus debacle has you worried about the way American elections operate, please remember that a caucus is not an election. The Democratic caucuses operate outside of the official election system. They’re run by the party, not by the professional election administrators who oversee regular elections. The harried precinct chairmen you saw on…
Do you know as much about elections as a 4th grader?
Today, I accompanied a group of 28 fourth-grade students on a tour of my local election headquarters. I’ve taken this tour at least four times, but never with anyone—adults or teens—who asked more creative or challenging questions. I’ll list some of them below. Some may strike you as amusing, in a “Kids Say the Darndest…
Ballot oddities
Velma Steinman is running for President on the Democratic ballot in the 2020 Missouri presidential primary. So is Leonard Steinman III, her husband. Who knew? With one week to go before the MO presidential primary election, you may be starting to think about who to vote for. You may even have received a sample ballot…