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Election News This Week

Federal Update: The U.S. Postal Service proposed new rules May 29 that detail in part how the Trump administration intends to carry out its contested mail-ballot executive order — revealing a plan that, if it survives legal challenges, would create new barriers for mail voting and new burdens for election officials. According to Votebeat, under the proposal, all states would be required to send the federal government a list of all registered voters to which they are sending mail-in and absentee ballots in key federal elections. The proposal appears to give the postal service new power to block delivery of ballots to people that are not on the list and allow the agency to refuse delivery of ballots that do not meet new federal standards outlined in the proposed rule. Jonathan Shorman with the States Newsroom has a piece about federal funding for the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. According to Shorman, the EAC sits at the center of a fight playing out in Congress over how to best ensure secure elections. The debate has thrown into sharp relief a yawning gap between GOP rhetoric over election tampering and actual congressional support for election security efforts. CNN has a look at efforts by the U.S. Department of Justice to pursue the president’s agenda that the 2020 election was stolen. Trump named Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, a move that would elevate a political ally with no known background in intelligence to a key national spy post.

2026 Elections: Primaries were held in six states – California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota – this week marking the closest thing to a Super Tuesday in 2026. Other than the collective amnesia everyone seems to suffer about how long it takes California to count ballots each election, overall it was a relatively smooth “Super Tuesday” with few election day issues and only a scattering of problems leading up to the election. The New York Times takes a look at how Los Angeles County processes and counts ballots including the use of specially trained dogs who sniff the mail ballots for any harmful substances. A number of counties did note an uptick in in-person voting in this primary with some voters citing election security concerns and others concerns about the mail system. While the ballots are still being counted (obviously) in Shasta County, former elections worker Joanna Francescut is leading incumbent Registrar Clint Curtis with about 56 percent of the vote. Additionally, Measure B, which would require the county hand-count paper ballots, is currently passing. Imperial County successfully rolled out vote centers for the first time this election. Tuesday marked the first semi-open primary in New Mexico and according to statistics from the secretary of state’s office, 37,000 independents cast their ballots. “We had a successful first Semi-open Primary Election thanks to the members of my team, county clerks, and the poll workers who have worked tirelessly to ensure a smooth voting process for all those who participated,” said Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, who was term-limited from running for re-election, but won her race in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor. In Los Alamos County, Clerk Michael Redondo told the Los Alamos Reporter he was pleased with how Tuesday’s election day went. Redondo said there were a couple of little hiccups here and there that had been quickly resolved. “There weren’t any of the big scary things that could happen. We are fortunate here that we have very good poll workers. The staff is amazing and very dedicated. It’s a long day for everyone involved,” he said. “I have to thank all the staff for putting in what potentially will be a 16-hour day. In the race to replace Toulous Oliver, Democrat Amanda Lopez Askin will face Republican Ramona Goolsby in November. In South Dakota, this was the first election under a new state law that requires local elections to be combined with either the June primary or November general election. Voter turnout for the primary election was 34.55%, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. It was the strongest turnout for a primary election in the state since 2008.

Election Security: A new report from Check Point says that cybersecurity threats to the 2026 midterm elections are targeting the accounts and platforms that campaigns, donors and voters use to communicate. According to the report, so far in this election cycle, threats are not aimed at voting machines or ballot-counting systems. Instead, threat actors are going after the email accounts, websites and fundraising platforms that election organizations depend on. Jeremy Fuchs, a campaign manager for Check Point, told CyberScoop that the report’s core findings reflect a broader trend in cybersecurity: Bad actors are using AI to make their attacks larger and more effective. “The barrier to entry is lower and the quality is so much higher than it was three years ago, 10 years ago, that everything is going to look more realistic and it’s going to be more effective at accomplishing whatever goals [attackers] have,” he said. In addition to AI, Check Point also found that in January of this year, approximately 1,300 newly registered domains contained the keyword “election,” and approximately 2,957 contained “vote.” Registering website domains does not establish malicious activity alone, the report notes, but the websites do “increase the pool of domains that may later be used for phishing, impersonation, fraudulent donation activity, or the distribution of misinformation.” “Seeing that these websites are continuing to grow is of significant concern, on top of what’s already a concerning status quo,” said Kathy Boockvar of Athena Strategies, who served as secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 2019 to 2021. She said the Check Point report is “consistent with what we’ve heard from federal agencies and other private sector entities that are tracking threats.” At the same time, independent election experts warn that there is a balance between educating the public on potential election risks and sowing distrust. Boockvar worries that the report may fuel fear for voters, but also says that the emergence and growing prevalence of mis- and disinformation around elections in the last five years is a huge concern. Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read told PBS News that the finding on domain registration was “certainly something to watch.” Read reiterated that it may not be nefarious activity, but it reinforces the idea that, when it comes to fishy-looking websites, “if you’re suspicious, verify it.”

Technical Difficulties: Two states suffered technical difficulties at critical times this week. In Kansas, with a 12pm June 1 deadline looming, the state’s online voter registration went down for a previously planned system migration. Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s office referred questions about why the system was down to the Revenue Department and Gov. Laura Kelly’s office. “The outage stemmed from a regularly scheduled server migration,” the Revenue Department said in a statement. “Because the Secretary of State’s Office and the Kansas Department of Revenue have long-standing technical integrations that support voter registration services, portions of our systems are interconnected. As a result, the voter registration site experienced a temporary disruption.” According to the Topeka-Capital Journal, the online voter registration was down for more than 24-hours. During early voting in Maine, while the state’s computerized Central Voter System was being updated, some town clerks were briefly unable to log-in voters in real time. Deputy Secretary of State for Communications Jana Spaulding told NEWS CENTER Maine, “No voters should be turned away, and there is no issue preventing anyone from in-person absentee voting today. Municipal clerks are able to access voter information and provide ballots to eligible voters.” “An update is being applied to the CVR system, which is resulting in a short delay in being able to update the status of the ballot in the system, but the clerk is able to issue and collect the ballot and update the system once the update is applied,” she said.

Podcast News: On a recent episode of Election Science Office Hours, host R Michael Alvarez’s guest was Thad Kousser, Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean of Graduate Education at UC San Diego. Alvarez and Kousser spoke about the launch of the Center for Transparent and Trusted Elections at UC San Diego, misinformation and trust research, and the California June primary. Recently on the Conduit Street Podcast, hosts Kevin Kinnally and Michael Sanderson broke down the recent vendor issue involving Maryland’s mail-in ballots for the June 23 gubernatorial primary and walked through what county officials and voters need to know moving forward. On May 28, Joshua Douglas host of the Democracy Optimist, spoke to Laura Brill, CEO and founder of the Civics Center, an organization that promotes voter registration among young people

Personnel News: Lawrence Boschulte resigned from the Virgin Islands Board of Elections. Columbiana County, Ohio Board of Elections board member Greg Smith has resigned. Former Wyoming Director of Elections Charles “CJ” Young is running for secretary of state. Former Mesa County, Colorado Clerk Tina Peters has been released from prison. Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced she will resign effective July 17. Kai Schwemmer is the new deputy clerk in Utah County, Utah. Green Oak Township, Michigan Clerk Michael Sedlak is retiring after 25 years as clerk. 

New Research & Resources

How Nonpartisanship Works: Case Studies in Neutral Election Administration, Election Reformers Network:  As America reels from gerrymandering wars, partisan clashes over voting rules, and the still-disputed presidential election, other countries that weathered crises offer valuable lessons. The report examines how election governance reforms stabilized democracy in New Zealand, Germany, South Korea, and Costa Rica. Each country responded to crisis by insulating election administration from partisan influence. These cases support the need to prioritize election governance reform in the U.S as well. How we do that will be uniquely America; that we have serious problem is something other democracies can help us understand.

Ballot Envelopes: As election offices across the country are gearing up for the midterms, vote by mail is top of mind. The Center for Civic Design has been refining our tools and resources, and they wanted to share what they know about the thing that makes vote by mail actually work: the envelope. This booklet covers the elements you’ll need to send your vote by mail envelopes through USPS. 

Citizen’s Pocket Guide: The Elections Group has just produced a new resource that they hope will support efforts to have a smooth and fair election. It’s a free pocket guide for voters with simple tips on what they can do to protect their vote. It’s available now on The Elections Group website. Please check it out and feel free to use and distribute it widely. There are three options: a pdf that anyone can be printed to produce a 4×5.5 pocket guide (with QR codes to access resources); another pdf template that allows groups to replace the TEG logo on the cover with their own logo; and a digital version (https://heyzine.com/flip-book/dac30ce278.html) that works great on iphones and includes links to resources.  The goal is to help individuals who might be concerned about the voting process, but unsure of what to do. The guide provides what we believe are some of the most effective steps they can take to make sure their vote counts.  Hopefully, this will help not only voters, but the many groups and election officials who work hard to ensure that the voting process goes smoothly and who want to engage the public in those efforts. 

Ballot Measures, Legislation & Rulemaking

San Jose, California: San Jose is taking another look at ranked choice voting after the City Council rejected a proposal to adopt the idea in city elections four years ago. Amid concerns over the spiraling costs from special elections, councilmembers are considering a charter amendment that would give the city the option to use ranked choice voting in special elections held to fill sudden council vacancies. The Rules and Open Government Committee advanced the proposal May 27. It is expected to go before the full council for review June 23, and if approved could land on the November ballot. “If (ranked choice voting) had been an option during last year’s special election, the council would have had a tool that allowed for the voters of District 3 to have their voices heard, saved the city over $1 million during a tough budget year and ensured District 3 had elected representation on the city council months earlier,” Councilmember Anthony Tordillos told told San José Spotlight. The proposed change, which requires voter approval because it’s a charter amendment, would only create the option for ranked choice voting. It would still be up to city leaders to make the final call on what voting method to use for any specific special council or mayoral election. The measure would not apply to regular elections.

Colorado: House Bill 26-1113 (HB26-1113), also known as Modifications to Elections, has passed through the Colorado Capitol. The bill extends voting windows, increases the number of mail-ballot drop boxes, and extends the 100-foot radius around polling centers to prevent political interference. Now, polling centers are prohibited from closing early and may remain open longer to accommodate voters if the polling place runs out of supplies, such as ballots. It also requires ballots to be mailed earlier, so there is additional time to vote and return ballots in the event of mail delays. Higher education institutions with at least 1,000 enrolled students will have an increased number of ballot drop boxes and improve visibility of on-campus voting services and polling centers. The bill also increases flexibility and approval of leave requests for voting, and changes the rules for vacant spots for a U.S. Senator’s office.

Louisiana: Louisiana legislators gave their final approval May 29 to a congressional redistricting bill that increases the state’s Republican representation in Congress, but litigation from both sides of the aisle is likely imminent.  On a party-line 28-10 vote, the state Senate gave its OK to the final version of Senate Bill 121 by Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe. It keeps only a single majority-Black district among Louisiana’s six U.S. House seats. By eliminating the second Black district the legislature created two years ago, Republicans would gain another probable win in their bid to maintain control of Congress in this fall’s midterm elections.  The majority-Black district retained in Morris’ bill is essentially the same one U.S. Rep. Troy Carter, D-New Orleans, won in 2022. The map removes the Black-majority district U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, holds. Gov. Jeff Landry signed the bill into law a few hours after it passed. 

Louisiana is one step closer to eliminating affidavit voting. State lawmakers passed a bill last week to get rid of the option. Starting in 2027, the “signature” vote would be gone. Voters without an ID will have just 48 hours to prove who they are at a government office. Under Senate Bill 319, voters without a photo ID can no longer just sign an affidavit at their polling place. Instead, they will cast a “conditional” paper ballot. To count that ballot, voters must appear in person at the registrar of voters office within 48 hours of the election. They must show an approved photo ID or two other forms of ID, like a utility bill or bank statement.

Ohio: The Senate voted this week to put a constitutional amendment before voters requiring photo ID to vote. Senators introduced the resolution just two weeks ago. A companion proposal in the House is getting similar fast-track treatment. If at least 60% of Ohio House members sign off, voters will weigh the proposal this November. Speaking after the vote, Senate President Rob McColley, predicted the easy passage if it makes it to the ballot. “It’s going to be very well supported by the voters,” McColley said, “and I expect that it will pass overwhelmingly, because this is the type of protection that voters want to see in the system. Although photo voter ID is extremely popular, the last-minute amendment push is a head-scratcher for some. Critics contend Republicans are advancing the amendment to boost turnout in an unfavorable election cycle. Republican leaders deny that’s the case. Voting rights advocates note the proposal only reiterates state law. Nothing about the current voting process would change if the amendment were to pass. But the amendment would make future changes harder, and by leaving out a statutory provision guaranteeing a free ID card, the proposal might draw legal challenges as a poll tax. Meanwhile, Ohioans pushing for greater restrictions on voting oppose the amendment because it doesn’t go far enough. They’re calling for legislation requiring absentee voters to include a photocopy of their ID along with their ballot, and worry the amendment could scuttle that effort.

Oklahoma Ballot Measure: Supporters of an initiative petition to open up Oklahoma primaries filed an objection against the Oklahoma Secretary of State, who ruled they had insufficient signatures to put it on a ballot in March. State Question 836 would have included all candidates for an office on the same ballot and allowed all registered voters to participate in primary elections, regardless of their party affiliation. Organizers collected 209,000 eligible signatures by the late January submission deadline, the petition said. That number exceeded the state’s required 172,993 signatures for the ballot measure. In March, Secretary of State Benjamin Lepak rejected 57,841 of those signatures because they failed to meet the state-required four out of five voter data points for verification. With roughly 142,000 remaining valid signatures, the ballot measure failed. “We all want more faith in our government, but trust is not built by summarily rejecting more than 57,000 signatures without providing a sufficient explanation as to their exclusion. We simply want the ability to identify which signatures were excluded so we can evaluate if they should have been counted,” Ken Setter, a SQ 836 volunteer, said in a Vote Yes 836 press release. Until the passage of a 2024 state law, signatories only had to present three of five data points, which include legal first name, legal last name, zip code, house number and date of birth, for their signatures to be considered valid. The objection argues Lepak imposed an “unconstitutional burden” on signatories by using machine processing to validate signatures and only reporting an aggregate number of matches rather than supplying evidence of the signatures thrown out.

Pennsylvania: The Senate State Government Committee has approved a bill that would eliminate satellite voting offices. Sen. Cris Dush (R-Jefferson County), who chairs the State Government committee, said expanded voting options around the state enabled voter fraud, such as “ballot stuffing” at drop boxes. Dush’s legislation, Senate Bill 599, aims to roll back measures permitted by the state Supreme Court in 2020, such as voting sites in suburban and rural areas outside of the county seat. The bill would drastically scale back the use of voting centers, where election workers can provide voters with mail-in ballots and collect them prior to Election Day. The centers allow a form of over-the-counter early voting. In a memo to colleagues seeking support for the bill, Dush said “these satellite offices are essentially functioning as polling locations.” While his memo did not outline a reason to object to that function, his bill would restrict over-the-counter vote collection to a single “primary” election office located in the county seat. County officials say that the satellite offices — along with ballot return sites where staff only collect ballots that are hand-delivered by voters — are safe and secure.

U.S. Virgin Islands: The Legislature of the Virgin Islands approved Bill No. 36-0236 as amended after senators attached four nongermane amendments related to elections. The amendments bar convicted felons and individuals convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude from holding any public office within the jurisdiction of the Virgin Islands, increase campaign donations, change early voting dates, and eliminate permit fees for political signs. The body also approved a separate bill that appropriates $400,000 to fund the Democratic primary election. The proposal also requires the supervisor of elections to establish procedures for reviewing criminal background checks and affidavits, verify candidate filings before certification, and deny certification to candidates who fail to meet eligibility requirements. Additionally, the amendment authorizes election officials to adopt rules and forms needed to implement the requirements.

Legal Updates

Federal Litigation: U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Donald Trump nominee based in Washington, D.C. declined to temporarily block Trump’s executive order that calls for restricting voting by mail. The ruling released May 28 leaves in place — at least for now — an order that tests the limits of the president’s power under the Constitution. The March executive order, issued March 31, calls for the Department of Homeland Security to work with the Social Security Administration to create lists of adult U.S. citizens in each state, and to send those lists to state election officials. It also calls for the U.S. Postal Service — a federal agency that’s independent of a president’s administration — to come up with lists of eligible voters and to only deliver mail-in ballots to people on those lists. Nichols found that it’s too early for a court to issue an emergency ruling that halts key parts of Trump’s order because those directives have not been carried out yet. “The Court recognizes that the Postal Service may ultimately issue a final rule that directly affects Plaintiffs or their members, or that the Government may develop State Citizenship Lists that omit specific individuals due to particularized flaws. Plaintiffs may, of course, renew their motions if and when those future actions occur. Until then, however, Plaintiffs cannot show that preliminary injunctive relief is warranted,” Nichols wrote about the decision not to block the order. Nichols’ ruling comes as another federal judge is preparing to issue a decision, as soon as early June, for a similar set of lawsuits based in Boston.

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston, heard arguments this week from voting rights groups and a coalition of two dozen states that want the courts to halt President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot. The plaintiffs argued in two lawsuits that Trump’s order should be found unconstitutional because the states and Congress, not the president, have the power to set election rules. They also told the court that the move imposes a costly burden on state election officials to comply and would spread fear about the possibility of prosecution. “This is going to be a sea change in the way that some states administer their ballots,” said Michael Cohen, who was part of a team representing California, adding that “it will be difficult to overstate the disruption that this will cause.” The administration, in its motions to dismiss the lawsuits, argued that the plaintiffs lack standing to bring their claims. They also argued the motions are premature and that plaintiffs lack the legal basis to bring their Administrative Procedure Act claim, which governs how federal agencies develop and issue regulations. During oral arguments, Talwani expressed concerns about whether the federal system envisioned under the executive order could be ready for the upcoming midterm elections and about the risks posed to election workers who rely on a state list that differs from the federal one. She also raised doubts about the reliability of a federal list — noting, for example, women who changed their names after getting married or someone who has moved from state to state might be missed. “Isn’t there a reasonable fear and concern on behalf of voters that they will be precluded?” Talwani asked.

Alabama: The U.S. Supreme Court this week allowed Alabama to use a 2023 congressional map, reversing a lower court’s ruling that repeatedly deemed the map racially discriminatory. In an unsigned 6-3 decision on the case known as Allen v. Milligan, the court wrote that the lower court’s map would not be “more convenient” for Alabama than the congressional map the Legislature passed in 2023.   “Here, the District Court interposed itself into Alabama’s ongoing efforts to conduct its imminent 2026 congressional elections under maps that its elected representatives selected,” the justices wrote. “While federal courts should not impose changes close to an election, states are free to decide for themselves whether last-minute changes to an election are in their best interests.” Plaintiffs in the case Monday filed a 54-page brief urging the court to uphold the Northern District of Alabama District Court’s May 26 ruling that the Legislature-passed congressional map denied Black Alabamians the chance to elect a candidate of their choice.  The plaintiffs argued that there was no time to reassign voters under a new map; the 2023 map intentionally discriminated against Black Alabamians; and the lower court found the map still violates Section 2 after the Callais decision. “Nothing has changed in Alabama or the record to warrant a different conclusion today. The Court should deny Alabama’s stay motion on any one or more of these independent grounds,” the brief stated.  Justice Sonya Sotomayor, joined by justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, dissented from the court’s opinion and warned the decision would set a precedent of chaos. “Before the Court are two paths. Down one lies an orderly election, held under a tried-and-tested congressional map that protects Black Alabamians’ right to vote and with which all voters, elections officials, and candidates alike are familiar. Down the other lies a chaotic election, held under a never-before-used congressional map that intentionally discriminates against Black Alabamians,” Sotomayor wrote. “The majority chooses the second path and disregards both democratic values and the rule of law. I respectfully dissent.”

Arizona: Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap is asking a judge to hold the county’s board of supervisors in civil contempt, escalating a longstanding and messy dispute over election control as the state primary creeps closer. Heap’s filing in Maricopa County Superior Court accuses supervisors of flouting an April 16 judgment from the same bench that ordered them to return control of several election-related functions and information technology staffers to the recorder’s office. He requested that the court compel the board to quickly adhere to the recent decision via a finding of contempt — and if supervisors then fail to comply, he asked that the court levy substantial fines and give the money to his office. Board Chair Kate Brophy McGee said in a statement that Heap’s filing “should concern every Maricopa County voter.” She added that Heap has refused to meet with the board to resolve “outstanding issues” related to administration of upcoming elections. “At every turn, Recorder Heap and his attorneys have sought confrontation rather than collaboration,” she said. “To our dedicated elections staff and poll workers, I want to assure you we have your back. To Maricopa County voters, please know the board of supervisors remains committed to ensuring an elections process that is secure, transparent, accurate and conducted fully in accordance with federal and state law.”

The Trump administration will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that barred it from demanding access to Arizona’s voter registration database, it wrote in a court filing on June 3. In the filing, Jonathon P. Hauenschild, an attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division, informed the trial court that an appeal would soon be filed with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In late April, Judge Susan Brnovich rejected the DOJ’s lawsuit against Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, writing that the federal government has no right to an unredacted copy of Arizona’s voter registration database. Brnovich, who was appointed to the bench in 2018 by President Donald Trump, dismissed the case with prejudice, barring the Trump administration from refiling with a different legal theory. The Trump administration sued Fontes in January, after he refused several demands to turn over the state’s voter database. DOJ first asked Fontes to provide an unredacted electronic copy of Arizona’s voter registration rolls in July 2025. The next month, he told the Trump administration that state and federal privacy laws bar him from doing so. 

Delaware: In 2024, when Fenwick Island held its last election, about one-fourth of the votes came from an “artificial entity.” In other words, human beings did not cast those ballots. Instead, those 109 votes for three Town Council seats were placed on behalf of corporations, trusts, partnerships and LLCs. And a Delaware judge has declined to stop it. In 2008 Fenwick Island changed its charter to permit any “artificial entity” registered in Delaware to vote in town elections if it owned any of the 800 residential and commercial properties. The Delaware General Assembly signed off on the new policy. The revamped charter paved the way for legal entities that only exist on paper to become an electoral force in Fenwick Island, a town with 400 full-time residents. As of October, a total of 214 artificial entities were registered to vote in Fenwick Island, constituting 12% of all registered voters, town records show. But with the 2026 elections looming, the American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware has gone to Superior Court to stop corporations, partnerships, trusts and LLCs from voting. Their Superior Court lawsuit, filed in December, sought to have the practice declared unconstitutional. “This regime unnecessarily risks the dilution of votes cast by natural persons,” the ACLU charged. “The bedrock principle of American elections is one person, one vote.” Allowing nonhumans to vote, the lawsuit charged, violates the state constitution’s guarantee of “free and equal” elections. But a judge tossed the case last month, granting the town’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit before the parties could even engage in discovery. Superior Court Judge Craig Karsnitz adopted many of Fenwick’s arguments in essentially ruling that the ACLU’s case was flawed. The judge also ventured into the realm of philosophy, asking at the outset of his 19-page opinion, “What is a ‘person?’ When one cuts to the heart of this case, that is the question.”  Karsnitz also wrote that the lawsuit didn’t “allege discrimination based on race or political partisanship” or charge that the charter has “discriminatory intent to fence out natural persons.” Andrew Bernstein, the ACLU lawyer in the case, said the civil rights group is weighing an appeal to the Delaware Supreme Court. 

Louisiana: Jefferson Parish Judge Raymond Steib Jr. of the 24th Judicial District Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by two candidates who were challenging the results of Kenner’s May 16 election. The decision by Steib means that the victories of incumbent Kenner Mayor Michael Glaser and incumbent District 1 Councilperson Dee Dunn will stand. Glaser is a Republican, and Dunn is a Democrat.  In the lawsuit, plaintiffs Diane Schnell and David Weathersby, both Democrats, alleged that a cascade of problems, including voting machine failures, the incorrect use of provisional ballots for some voters and confusion over the rules for the state’s new, closed-party primary system “tainted” the election results and affected the outcome of the contests. In a two-page ruling, Steib dismissed Weathersby and Schnell’s joint petition, declaring it too vague and saying it “lacks the specificity required” by state law. The lawsuit named Glaser, Dunn and Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry as defendants. In addition to problems with some voting machines, the plaintiffs alleged that many voters were turned away at various precincts or wrongly told they couldn’t vote in the mayoral or council races if they had no political party affiliation, according to the lawsuit. 

Michigan: Two lawsuits filed in state court in mid-May, one in the state’s Court of Claims and the other in Ingham County Circuit Court, are seeking to end Michigan’s longtime ban on a practice known as fusion voting — allowing multiple parties to nominate the same candidate to be listed on the ballot.  Proponents of fusion voting, which is used in just a handful of states, argue that it allows voters to cast their ballot for a party which they feel best represents their own views, even if that is not one of the two major parties, while still voting for a candidate that has legitimate electoral viability. In a fusion voting case, a candidate can be listed under as many party labels as nominate them, and then their votes under all of those parties are added together to calculate their complete vote total. In New York, for example, one of the states where fusion voting is used, a candidate can be listed under both the Democratic Party and the Working Families Party, a progressive minor political party, and the candidate will get to count the total votes cast for their name.  Michigan election law currently states that “A candidate’s name shall not be placed or printed in more than 1 column on the ballot for the same office,” and that if a candidate is, in fact, nominated by multiple parties, they must choose which one they want to be listed under.  But both lawsuits argue that this violates the right of freedom of association, as well as freedom of speech in terms of allowing voters to fully express their views at the ballot box. They also argue that the ban violates the state constitution’s guarantee of a fundamental right to vote. 

Minnesota: The City of Oak Grove is suing Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon and Anoka County election officials for the right to use paper voting rosters in the 2026 general election.  The Upper Midwest Law Center shared the lawsuit May 28 on behalf of the city. Simon and Anoka County election officials blocked the city from using paper rosters, stating the county controls roster format in state and federal elections. The lawsuit alleges that Anoka County officials threatened city election personnel with criminal prosecution if they did not follow the county’s guidelines on roster format.  “Oak Grove is not asking for special treatment,” stated Weston Rolf, Mayor of Oak Grove. “We are asking state and county officials to respect the authority the law already gives cities. Our community made a decision to use paper rosters in our precincts, and local election administration should not be overridden by officials outside City Hall.”

Mississippi: Judge Barry W. Ford ruled there would be a new election in the Hinds County District 2 supervisor race. This comes after former Hinds County Supervisor David Archie challenged his election loss to current Supervisor Anthony Smith. Ford said after hearing the testimony and reviewing the case, he could not determine the will of the voters, so he ordered a new election. He said the only candidates on the ballot would be Archie and Smith. Ford said he doesn’t believe fraud was involved in the case, and he said the Hinds County Election Commission was not following procedure. A date for the new election has not been determined. During his testimony, Archie said in a letter to the circuit clerk, he requested a ballot review and claimed many things were not fulfilled. He said there were missing signature sheets from precincts, missing voting machines, unsealed ballot boxes, hard drives that were not properly marked and missing accounting forms. The defense argued that there was no evidence that any of this was intentional, saying that makes claims of fraud impossible.

New Hampshire: U.S. District Judge Samantha Elliott struck down New Hampshire’s new law requiring hard-copy proof of citizenship for voter registration, finding it unconstitutional, in a move that could stop its implementation for the midterm elections. In a 98-page order, Elliott held that the law imposed an excessive burden on the right to vote. She wrote that it would particularly affect people who might not have easy access to citizenship documents, such as college students, those without passports, those who changed their name after marriage, and those born out of state.  “A law that delays registration, even by one day or a few hours, is more likely to deprive qualified voters access to the ballot,” Elliott wrote. Elliott ordered the state to immediately stop enforcing the new law.  Reacting to the ruling, Secretary of State Dave Scanlan confirmed his office would tell local officials to allow New Hampshire voters to register to vote without producing citizenship documents. But he said new voters will still be expected to provide documentary proof of their identity, age, and domicile when registering — issues the ruling did not address. 

Wisconsin: Harry Wait, a Racine-area man who requested absentee ballots on behalf of other people to prove it could be done, was sentenced this week to three years of probation on election fraud and identity theft charges. Wait faced up to seven years in prison after being convicted of one felony and two misdemeanors in March for ordering absentee ballots on behalf of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Racine Mayor Cory Mason in 2022. Wait revealed those actions himself, saying he was trying to expose vulnerabilities in the voting system. At a sentencing hearing this week, Walworth County Judge Daniel S. Johnson handed down the probationary sentence, and no jail time, according to social media posts by Wait’s supporters and public court records. Prosecutors from the Department of Justice had requested 90 days of jail time. He has repeatedly said he does not regret his actions. In a letter Wait submitted to the court before his sentencing, he said his actions were civil disobedience and revealed “the State’s corruption and incompetence.” He said he chose Vos and Mason because they come from different political parties. They “enjoyed the spoils of a corrupt system and are not innocent victims,” he added. An attorney for Wait told WPR that he will appeal.

Wyoming: Secretary of State Chuck Gray, through the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office, filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Wyoming’s closed primary system, filed by Jimmy Skovgard. In a statement, Gray said, “Wyoming’s primary system is vital to the integrity of Wyoming’s elections. Primary systems like Wyoming’s withstand scrutiny around the country as a basic method of choosing candidates for the general election.”

Becky Hadlock, the former Weston County clerk facing two felony charges for her conduct during and after the 2024 general election, reached a deal with prosecutors that would keep her out of prison, a new court filing shows.  Under the terms of the deal, as detailed in a May 26 court filing by her attorney Ryan Semerad, prosecutors would agree to dismiss one felony and reduce the second to a misdemeanor election code violation. In exchange, Hadlock would plead guilty to the misdemeanor rather than taking the case to trial. Hadlock would not face any time behind bars, nor would she be required to serve probation, according to court filing. Instead, Semerad and Natrona County District Attorney Dan Itzen, a special prosecutor in the case, agreed to jointly recommend that Hadlock pay a $500 fine.  A judge must still agree to abide by the plea deal. On May 26, Circuit Court Judge Lynda Bush ordered that a preliminary hearing set for today be canceled and gave both sides the green light to submit the plea deal and proposed sentence.

Retired Cheyenne attorney George Powers has taken his formal complaint against Secretary of State Chuck Gray alleging election code violations to the Wyoming Supreme Court, filing a petition for “Writ of Mandamus.” A “Writ of Mandamus” is typically filed to compel a government official, agency or lower court to perform a specific legal duty that has been neglected. In this case, Powers’ 48-page petition asks the court to order Wyoming Attorney General Keith Kautz and the AG’s Office to recuse themselves from investigating Powers’ complaint filed in April. n that complaint, Powers wrote that there is a “reasonable basis to believe” that Gray violated state election laws by sharing Wyoming’s registered voter information with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in August 2025. Gray disclosed unredacted election records containing confidential personal information, such as Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, tribal identification numbers and dates of birth, at the request of the DOJ. “When confronted by such a contrived misuse of the law, Secretary Gray’s duty under Wyoming law could not have been clearer,” Powers wrote. “All he had to do was to follow the state law, which he was sworn to uphold.”

Opinions This Week

National Opinions: Ranked choice voting | Election deniers | Election security | Motor Voter | Voting Rights Act | Vote by mail

Alaska: Ranked choice voting  

Arizona: Election administration  

California: Voter fraud | Voting rights, II | Ex-felon voting rights | Youth vote | In-person voting  

Colorado: Secretary of state  

Florida: Voter registration  

Georgia: Trust in elections  

Indiana: Secretary of state, II, III  

New Mexico: Ex-felon voting rights  

North Carolina: Voter access | Election reform  

Ohio: Voter ID  

South Carolina: Election legislation  

Upcoming Events

Conference Security: First Things First for Organizers and Participants:  Summer conference season is here. Election officials will be attending the Election Center’s National Conference, state association summer meetings, and a long list of regional trainings over the coming weeks and months. The operational security habits that protect those events and the people in them are low-cost and within reach right now. Conference security is a team sport, and it works best when organizers and participants are pulling in the same direction. The Election Security Exchange and the Coalition of Election Association Leaders (CEAL), a project of Election Center, are bringing together three recognized leaders to walk through First Things First: Conference Security. Part I is for conference organizers. Part II is for the people attending them. You will leave with a clear sense of your role as well as two short guides to help you plan and prepare for your next event, whether you are the planner or the attendee. When: June 5, 12pm Eastern. Where: Online. 

CERA Courses (Austin): The Certified Elections Registration Administrator (CERA) certification is the original professional certification for election administrators in the United States. The following courses will be offered in Austin in June: Course 1 -Election Administration and Voter Registration as a System; Course 4 – Contingency and Continuity of Operations Planning; Course 5 – Ethics in Election Administration and Voter Registration; Course 11 – History of Elections Part 1: Antiquity to 1781; and Course 12 – History of Elections Part 2: 1781 to Civil Rights Era 1960. When: June 8-13. Where: Austin, Texas. 

Election Resilience Planning Workshop: Join the Center for Civic Design and our partners, Ready for Tuesday, the Partnership for Elections and Emergency Readiness (PEER), and the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence for a two-day virtual workshop designed for election administrators. The workshops will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET on both days. This hands-on series focuses on election resilience planning — helping your office build the plans, protocols, and confidence to handle disruptions before, during, and after Election Day. Whether you already have a resilience plan and want to review and strengthen it, or you’re starting from scratch, this workshop covers what you need to build out or update your plan. Day 1 guides participants through key concepts and best practices in election resilience with expert facilitation from Ready for Tuesday, and preparation for different scenarios they may face. Day 2 centers on facilitating peer feedback from fellow election administrators on the most important aspects of the developed resilience plans. Participants will be given a short “homework” assignment between sessions to apply what they’ve learned and prepare materials for group feedback. Registration is open only to current election administrators. When: June 9 & 10, 2pm Eastern. Where: Online

Election Watch 2026: Parsing the Primaries and the Latest on Mid-Decade Redistricting: We are in the midst of primary season, and AEI’s Election Watch team will gather to analyze the 2026 midterms, with a focus on primary results to date and nomination contests still to come. What do these early outcomes reveal about each party’s prospects for controlling the House and Senate? The panel of election experts will also discuss ongoing mid-decade redistricting efforts by Republicans and Democrats and how shifting district lines may shape the November elections. The AEI Election Watch program was established in 1982 and is the longest-running political analysis program of its kind. When: June 10, 9am Eastern. Where: Online.

NMC Annual Conference: New Mexico Association of Counties- Clerks Affiliate will hold its annual conference from June 15-18 in McKinley County.  

AAMCA Summer Conference: The Alabama Association of Municipal Clerks and Administrators will hold its summer conference from June 24-26 in Fairhope. 

CERA Courses (Milwaukee): The Certified Elections Registration Administrator (CERA) certification is the original professional certification for election administrators in the United States. The following courses will be offered in Milwaukee in July:  Course 5 – Ethics in Election Administration and Voter Registration; Course 6 – Communications and Public Relations in Election Administration and Voter Registration; Course 7 – Enhancing Voter Registration and Participation in Election Administration and Voter Registration; Course 8 – Implementation of New Programs in Election Administration and Voter Registration; and Course 9 – History in Elections Part 3: 1960 to Modern Era. When: July 11-18. Where: Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

2026 NACo Annual Conference & Exposition: The National Association of Counties will hold its 2026 Annual Conference & Exposition on Orleans Parish, Louisiana from July 17-20. When: July 17-20. Where: New Orleans. 

NASED 2026 Summer Conference: The National Association of Directors of Elections will hold its summer conference from July 20-22 in Boston. When: July 20-22. Where: Boston. 

iGO 9th Annual Conference: The International Association of Government Officials will hold its 9th Annual Conference from July 25-28 in Reston, Virginia. When: July 25-28. Where: Reston, Virginia. 

2026 NCSL Legislative Summit: The 2026 NCSL Legislative Summit takes place in Chicago July 27-29, bringing together state legislators and legislative staff from all 50 states and U.S. territories for three days of collaboration, innovation and bipartisan dialogue. When: July 27-29. Where: Chicago. 

SCARE 2026 Annual Conference: The South Carolina Association of Registration and Election Officials (SCARE) will hold its annual conference from July 27-30 in Isle of Palms. 

Oregon Association of County Clerks: The Oregon Association of County Clerks will hold its annual conference from August 10-13 in Burns. 

WMCA 46th Annual Conference 2026: The Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association will hold its annual conference from August 18-21 in Green Bay. 

Election Center 41st Annual Conference: The National Association of Election Officials (Election Center) will hold its 41st Annual Conference in Kansas City, Missouri from August 19 to 21. CERA classes will be offered August 22 and 23. When: August 19 to 21. Where: Kansas City, Missouri. 

UAC Annual Convention: The Utah Association of Counties will hold its annual convention from September 8-10. 

2026 WACO Conference: The Wyoming Association of County Officers-County Clerks will hold its annual conference from September 22-24 in Laramie. 

2026 MACO Annual Conference: The Montana Association of Counties will hold its annual conference from September 27-30 in Helena. 

Job Postings This Week

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Account Executive, VotingWorks– We are looking for a trusted sales leader who understands that election administrators don’t buy voting machines, they buy trust, both in the equipment and in the vendor. All 83 of Michigan’s counties will soon open at once, and we are in the running for the state RFP enabling us to sell our voting machines. Incumbents will have to re-earn their contracts, and we’ll be competing on equal footing for the first time. This opportunity is time bound. Trust matters deeply in this market. Your job is to build relationships and earn credibility quickly with state and local election officials. You will own the full Michigan territory. You’re responsible for the entire sales process: building pipeline, running demos, navigating procurement, and closing deals. We want sustainable sales contracts that are technically sound, politically supported, and set up for a clean handoff to Customer Success. For your first demos, you’ll be paired with our Executive Director and our Head of Customer Success to learn the messaging and the product. Once you take on demos on your own, you should still know when to bring in executive support and when to handle things yourself. This is a competitive market with a real window of opportunity. If you want to sell something that actually matters to Democracy, and you’re energized by moving fast when the timing is right, we’d like to meet you. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Administrative Specialist (Elections Specialist–Russian), King County, Washington– This is an amazing opportunity to be engaged in the election process! The Department of Elections is searching for energetic and resourceful professionals who like to “get stuff done”. The Administrative Specialist II positions in the Voter Services Department combines an exciting, fast-paced environment with the opportunity to cultivate talents and apply a variety of skills.  The ideal candidate will have a desire to help ensure the democratic process through public service.  They will thrive in an innovative environment and will not hesitate to roll up both sleeves, work hard, have fun, and get the job done. King County Elections (KCE) manages voter registrations and elections for more than 1.4 million voters in King County, one of the largest vote-by-mail counties in the United States. KCE’s mission is to conduct accessible, secure, and accurate elections.  As a leader in providing inclusive elections, KCE is focused on core values of accuracy, equity, integrity, service, teamwork, and transparency. The team at KCE is committed to ensuring all King County voters can get registered, cast their ballot, and make their voices heard. Salary: $29.46 – $37.47 Hourly. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Assistant Director, Peoria County, Illinois–The Assistant Executive Director is responsible for assisting the Executive Director in all aspects of the administration of the Election Commission. Duties include the application of all statutory requirements in maintaining the permanent registry of voters and in planning, organizing and conducting of local, state, and federal elections in the County of Peoria. A Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Public Administration, or related field required. Master’s degree preferred. A minimum of two years office experience with election experience preferred and/or combination of education and experience. Must possess a strong technical aptitude. Knowledge of Microsoft Windows based software including Microsoft Word, Excel and Access required. Must be detail oriented and able to work under the pressure of deadlines. Must remain nonpartisan when acting in a professional capacity. Must have strong public relations skills including good oral and written communication skills and be comfortable with public speaking and interactions with the media. Ability to maintain confidentiality. Must have valid Illinois driver’s license. Salary: $60,000-$80,000. Deadline: July 1. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Chief, Departmental Operations– Registrar of Voters, San Diego County– The Chief, Departmental Operations-Registrar of Voters, is an unclassified management position reporting directly to the Registrar of Voters (Director). The Chief oversees major operational functions of the Department’s Election Services Division and is responsible for directing, coordinating, and evaluating all operational functions that support the successful administration of countywide elections. This role also leads the planning and execution of vote center, warehouse, and field operations, oversees large-scale poll worker programs, and ensures all logistical, financial, and compliance requirements are met with the highest standards of integrity and efficiency. Salary: $125,000 – $145,000. Deadline: June 22. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Commissioner of Elections Department, Boston–Under general policy direction from and at the will of the Mayor, the Commissioner of the Elections is responsible for municipal, state, and federal elections within the City of Boston. This position also oversees the annual census of residents aged 17 and older. The Commissioner of the Elections serves as chair of the Board of Election Commissioners, which ensures compliance with election laws and the equitable delivery of services. As a public and senior official responsible for a key government function, the Commissioner will embody character and impartiality as an election administrator. The Commissioner is responsible for managing, directing, and integrating the functions, programs, and activities of the Elections Commission. The Commissioner communicates effectively to senior City management, community partners, regulatory authorities, and other department stakeholders to ensure City elections are accessible, fair, and administered effectively in accordance with all applicable laws. The Elections Commissioner is responsible for managing the 30+ full-time employees of the Election Department, part-time seasonal employees, and approximately 2,000 part-time poll workers. The Commissioner will work with staff to document policies, practices, and procedures. The Commissioner will practice continuous improvement related to the complex operations of the Department. Salary: $145,000. Deadline: June 30. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Chief, Departmental Operations– Registrar of Voters, San Diego County– The Chief, Departmental Operations-Registrar of Voters, is an unclassified management position reporting directly to the Registrar of Voters (Director). The Chief oversees major operational functions of the Department’s Election Services Division and is responsible for directing, coordinating, and evaluating all operational functions that support the successful administration of countywide elections. This role also leads the planning and execution of vote center, warehouse, and field operations, oversees large-scale poll worker programs, and ensures all logistical, financial, and compliance requirements are met with the highest standards of integrity and efficiency. Salary: $125,000 – $145,000. Deadline: June 22. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Customer Success Manager, VotingWorks: VotingWorks currently supports risk-limiting and post-election audits in 12 states with our software, Arlo. Support varies greatly from state to state and is a combination of general risk-limiting audit education, software training, and support of both during the conduct of audits. Risk-limiting audits vary by state and are constantly evolving, requiring updates to the software. The Arlo/RLA Customer Success Manager is responsible for the strategic oversight and successful delivery of services for Arlo, our post-election audit product. This role will optimize and maintain the systems, tools, and processes for managing auditing projects and support. They act as the primary liaison for Product and Engineering alignment for customer success. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Deputy Elections Administrator, Tarrant County, Texas – The Deputy Elections Administrator is responsible for assisting with and overseeing the daily operations of the Elections Administration Department, including coordination of Voter Registrar duties and all election management activities for Tarrant County. This position provides executive-level operational and tactical leadership and exercises full authority in the absence of the Elections Administrator. Responsibilities include managing personnel, directing election logistics, ensuring legal compliance, overseeing technology and equipment deployment, coordinating poll worker operations, and maintaining the integrity and security of all election processes. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Director of Product Certification, Clear Ballot–Our certification department is seeking an organized, process-oriented program manager to join the team as Director of Product Certification. In this leadership role, you will oversee certification strategy, execution, and compliance across multiple jurisdictions. You will act as the primary liaison with regulatory bodies while managing internal teams and ensuring all certification efforts are completed efficiently and successfully. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Election Assistant, Olmsted County, Minnesota–Under supervision, assists with Olmsted County’s election process. Provides customer service to voters in person and via mail. Answers phone calls, directs the public to polling places, monitors supplies, and answers questions. Supports a diverse, respectful, and inclusive workplace. Examples of Work: Assists voters with the absentee voting process; Performs clerical duties including customer service, filing, answering phone calls and data entry to support the election process; Assists on Election Day by answering questions, monitoring supplies, and directing traffic; Processes absentee records on a statewide system; Prepares equipment and supplies for Election Day; Assists with election judge training; and Performs other related job duties as assigned. Salary: $21.30 – $35.59 Hourly. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Election Specialist, Wayne County, Ohio– Applications are being accepted for the full-time position of Election Specialist with the Wayne County Board of Elections. The primary responsibilities of this position are maintaining voter records, assisting the public, election preparation, and logistics. Specifically, we are looking for a passionate and reliable person to be a part of our team. A strong work ethic and a great attitude are critical to this position, but other prerequisites exist as well. Deadline: June 18. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Elections Administrator, Lubbock County, Texas– Appointed by the Lubbock County Election Commission and reporting to the County Judge, the Elections Administrator is responsible for leading and managing all operations of the Lubbock County Elections Department. This includes oversight of budget, personnel, election systems, and departmental resources, as well as ensuring efficient and secure election processes. The role ensures full compliance with all applicable state and federal election laws, regulations, policies, and procedures, while fostering transparency, integrity, and public trust in the electoral process. Salary: $95,000 – $115,000. Deadline: June 22. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Elections Specialist, Palm Beach County, Florida– The Vote-by-Mail Specialist position involves, but is not limited to, the daily processing of applications and other VBM related paperwork and customer service. Election period duties would include signature verification, supervised voting, ballot processing, signature cure applications, and monitoring secure ballot intake stations (SBIS). Responsibilities include: Data entry of vote by mail requests received via phone, email, and website; Customer service with voters in office for VBM related issues; and Coordination of election specific programs such as Supervised Voting and SBIS boxes. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Field Services Engineer, Clear Ballot–Join our Professional Services team as a Field Service Engineer, where you will provide on-site technical support and services to clients across the country. In this role, you will help ensure that election technology operates reliably and securely, supporting the integrity of the voting process. This position requires frequent travel—up to 70%—especially during election cycles, to deliver hands-on support and expertise. Application: For a complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

General Registrar, Hanover County, Virginia–Executive-level position serving as the County’s General Registrar/Director of Elections. Under the authority of the County Electoral Board and in accordance with Title 24.2, State Board of Elections guidance, and the General Registrar and Electoral Board (GREB) Handbook, administers voter registration and directs the conduct of all federal, state, and local elections in the locality. Appointed by the Electoral Board for a four-year term. Appointed by and reports to the Electoral Board; leads the Voter Registration Office and supervises permanent and temporary staff. Performs duties required by law and duties delegated by the Electoral Board under Va. Code § 24.2-114.18. Works with the Electoral Board, Department of Elections/State Board, election officers, and county departments (e.g., finance, IT, facilities, HR, public safety) to deliver lawful, accessible, and secure elections. Salary: $91,791 – $156,044. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

GIS Specialist, Palm Beach County, Florida– Help power accurate, well-run elections through smart mapping and rock-solid data. As a GIS Specialist II with the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, you’ll own core geospatial datasets, turn complex information into clear maps and insights, and improve the workflows teams rely on to plan and execute election operations. Your work helps ensure precinct, polling place, and district data is accurate and easy to use—supporting operational readiness, transparency, and timely decision-making. You’ll maintain and enhance GIS databases, produce print and web-ready map products, perform quality control and spatial analysis, and keep GIS synchronized with the Voter Registration System. You’ll collaborate with both technical and non-technical teams, document standards and changes, and provide training and troubleshooting support. Salary: $72,800 to $87,000. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Poll Worker Assistant Department Manager, Palm Beach County, Florida– The primary responsibility of the Poll Worker Department Manager is to oversee the planning and the completion of various projects, administrative functions, operations, and specialized tasks in the Poll Worker Department. The work involves knowledge and application of departmental operations, planning, assigning responsibilities, monitoring election worker classes, maintaining records, evaluating performance, and the ability to review work for accuracy. This position requires initiative and sound independent judgement in the application of office policies, election laws, and procedures. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Program Manager, California Voter Foundation– CVF seeks an experienced and accomplished program manager who is passionate about voting rights and advocacy, election reform, support for election officials, and is able to work in a nonpartisan manner. This position will be instrumental in supporting the day-to-day operations of CVF, assisting with communications, and supporting important programmatic initiatives. Candidates must be eager to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and be able to balance and prioritize competing demands. This is a remote, part-time position, with the potential to transition to a full-time position, who reports to the president of CVF. Responsibilities: Manage and coordinate projects and research related to election funding, the vote-by-mail process and improving California ballot processing; Assist with communications and management of a nationwide network of election administration leaders and stakeholders; Assist with grant writing, funder reports, and identifying funding opportunities; Write news releases, web page copy, meeting agendas, and compile meeting notes; Respond to emails in a timely and professional manner; Help manage and expand CVF social media accounts: (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook); Assist with meeting scheduling and event planning; Attend webinars and monitor election news and events; Assist with legislative and budget work advancing CVF’s program goals; and Support other CVF projects and administration as needed. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Sales Engineer I, Hart InterCivic–The Sales Engineer I is responsible for assisting the Sales Team in generating sales of Hart’s products and services, focusing on expanding existing accounts and developing new accounts, while partnered with other Sales or Hart team members. The Sales Engineer I will have an assigned territory(ies) and/or sales team member(s) and an assigned team quota. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Senior Program Officer, Election Trust Initiative –The senior program officer is part of a small project team that works to advance evidence-based and nonpartisan solutions that improve the accessibility, integrity, and trustworthiness of the U.S. election administration system. This position will work with the team and our partners to develop and oversee strategies to strengthen the field of election administration, identify and vet grantees, provide business planning and capacity building support to key organizations in the field, develop metrics to assess and monitor the portfolio’s progress in attaining its objectives, and coordinate strategies with allied philanthropic partners also investing in the elections sector. This work will involve building relationships with elections officials, researchers, policymakers, non-profit organizations, donors, and other key stakeholders. The position is based in Washington, D.C. and will participate in core office days on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and will have flexibility to work from home for the remainder of each week. Remote candidates may be considered on a case-by-case basis. The position will report to the executive director of the Election Trust Initiative. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Voter Registration Supervisor, GeaugaCounty, Ohio– Under general supervision of the Director/Deputy Director the Voter Registration Supervisor performs a variety of duties in order to successfully prepare for all elections. Other duties: Assist in all necessary daily activities of the election process, including but not limited to absentee voting, campaign finance, ballot proofing, ballot language, posting the mail and the care for the overall appearance and maintenance of the office. Adhere to all office procedures adopted by the Geauga County Board of Elections. Deadline: June 16. Application: Please email resume to tplants@geauga.oh.gov

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