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    Process For “Curing” Mail-In Ballot Errors in North Carolina Set Following Federal Court Ruling

    Process For “Curing” Mail-In Ballot Errors in North Carolina Set Following Federal Court Ruling

    Voters in North Carolina who choose to vote by mail will have greater clarity around the process for correcting mistakes on their ballot...
    Case to Provide Wisconsin Voters with Fail-Safe for Absentee Voting Reaches US Supreme Court

    Case to Provide Wisconsin Voters with Fail-Safe for Absentee Voting Reaches US Supreme Court

    Seeking to protect the health of Wisconsin voters put at risk by the COVID-19 pandemic, an application was filed today in U.S. Supreme...
    A new generation of poll workers steps up

    A new generation of poll workers steps up

    By Haley Fuchs, New York Times | October 12, 2020 Older volunteers are reluctant to work during the pandemic. High school students, who...
    Supply of Election Poll Workers Rises as Demand Increases

    Supply of Election Poll Workers Rises as Demand Increases

    By Carl Smith, Governing | October 8, 2020 This year’s election will require more than 1 million workers to assist voters. The pandemic...
    College Going Virtual Means Reaching Young Voters Online. Good

    College Going Virtual Means Reaching Young Voters Online. Good

    By Rikki Harris, Wired | October 1, 2020 In an ordinary election year, college campuses would be brimming with political energy by October.
    Colleges, Orgs Launch Nat'l Voter Ed. Week

    Colleges, Orgs Launch Nat'l Voter Ed. Week

    By Greta Anderson, Inside Higher Ed | October 6, 2020 About 500 voter education and advocacy groups, colleges and universities, and. . .
    Fair Elections Center Joins Hundreds of Organizations to Launch National Voter Education Week

    Fair Elections Center Joins Hundreds of Organizations to Launch National Voter Education Week

    WASHINGTON — With Election Day less than a month away voters are turning their attention to registration deadlines and how to best...
    Black youth can decide Florida’s elections

    Black youth can decide Florida’s elections

    By Chadwick Leonard | October 5, 2020 In 2016, President Donald J. Trump won our state by 112,911 votes. Compare that number to the...
    “A New Generation of Poll Workers” Steps Up to Ensure Safe, Fair Elections

    “A New Generation of Poll Workers” Steps Up to Ensure Safe, Fair Elections

    By Juhie Bhatia, Ms. Magazine | October 1, 2020 In less than 35 days, Ella Gantman will head to the polls for the first time—not only to...
    Trump Urged Supporters Go To Polling Places And Watch. This Is What Poll Watchers Actually Do.

    Trump Urged Supporters Go To Polling Places And Watch. This Is What Poll Watchers Actually Do.

    By Stephanie K. Baer, BuzzFeed | October 1, 2020 President Trump called on supporters to "watch" polling places, but in most states. . .
    Election officials scramble to find enough poll workers ahead of November 3rd

    Election officials scramble to find enough poll workers ahead of November 3rd

    By Rob DiReinzo, Fox News | September 29, 2020 CONCORD, N.H. – The clock is ticking for election officials to fill a massive need for...
    Wanted: Poll workers able to brave the pandemic

    Wanted: Poll workers able to brave the pandemic

    By Elaine S. Povich, Sightline/Michigan Advance | September 29, 2020 Dave and Diane Schell, a retired social studies teacher and a...
    8 Problems You May Encounter Going To Vote In The Election

    8 Problems You May Encounter Going To Vote In The Election

    By Brittany Wong, Huffpost | September 28, 2020 Voting is going to look a little different this year, thanks to the coronavirus...
    Power the Polls recruits 500,000 poll workers

    Power the Polls recruits 500,000 poll workers

    By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Politics | September 25, 2020 Power the Polls, an effort to recruit poll workers, has hit 500,000 sign-ups...
    There is a ‘big need’ for volunteer poll workers to help the election run smoothly this year.

    There is a ‘big need’ for volunteer poll workers to help the election run smoothly this year.

    By Alicia Adamczyk, CNBC | September 25, 2020 If you are young, healthy and want to help this year’s historic presidential election run...
    How To Sign Up To Work The Polls On Election Day

    How To Sign Up To Work The Polls On Election Day

    By Clare Lombardo, NPR | September 24, 2020 If you've ever voted in-person, you've been helped by a poll worker: they've checked you in...
    Federal judge extends Wisconsin’s absentee ballot deadline until week after election

    Federal judge extends Wisconsin’s absentee ballot deadline until week after election

    By Phoebe Murray, MSN/WEAU | September 22, 2020 - A ruling by U.S. District Judge William Conley Monday night, would allow mail-in...
    Ruling Provides Wisconsin Voters with Fail-Safe for Absentee Voting in November

    Ruling Provides Wisconsin Voters with Fail-Safe for Absentee Voting in November

    In a victory for voters in Wisconsin, the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin gave voters a back-up option
    Voting by mail? Get your ballot request in now!

    Voting by mail? Get your ballot request in now!

    Because the COVID-19 pandemic poses a life-and-death threat to many elderly voters, election officials are expecting an unprecedented num...
    Fair Election Center's Bob Brandon On Power The Polls

    Fair Election Center's Bob Brandon On Power The Polls

    The Trendline with Kristin Soltis Anderson, SiriusXM Radio | September 16, 2020 Fair Elections Center President Bob Brandon discusses poll..
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