Throughput: Migrant Stats Edition
Unfortunately, it takes me a thousand words to explain a lie that can get hundreds of thousands of retweets before I’ve had breakfast.
Tagged: voting
Voting Via USPS
Standing in line for voting, to put ink on a piece of paper, to feed it to a vote tabulator, just doesn’t make sense anymore
Wednesday Writs: Voting Rights in Brnovich v Democratic National Committee
Em Carpenter is here to give you a rundown on Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, this SCOTUS term’s so-called “voting rights case”
Power to the People: Three Election Changes to Pull Us Together
None of these election ideas are new. You have likely heard of all three of them. The key is putting them together to make a cohesive whole.
“Better Voters” Is Not Just About Voting
Voting isn’t about preferences; it’s about accountability. But therein lies my disagreement that we should have “fewer but better” voters
Wednesday Writs: Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, SCOTUS, and Election Law
Two election-related cases: Pennsylvania Democratic Party v. Boockvar & Democratic National Committee, et al v. Wisconsin State Legislature.
How to Lose Friends and Influence No One
To my friends four years ago who never knew I was silently judging them, my apologies. I get it now.
Lonely Election Geeks With Clipboards
There was a municipal election that I was in charge of last Tuesday, and here is how my day went:
About Last Night: Overreaction Wednesday Edition
There were several notable election last night, meaning there is reaction — and overreaction — this morning:
New Study Shows How Sleep Deprivation Decreases Voter Turnout
Sleep deprivation isn’t a psychological operation or a campaign to erode our democracy. At least, not directly.
The Revenge Cycle, On Repeat
The same folks who are never satisfied no matter the outcome drive the ones with the most to lose away from their only mechanism of being heard.
Ballots Behind Bars
Prisoners may not pay taxes, but they do live in full service complexes with close ties to all levels of government, dependent on the funding and mechanisms of government at all levels.
About Last Night: Election Day Thread
Yesterday was America’s Election Day. Several candidates are running for office. It is estimated that upwards of some, and perhaps several, people will cast their votes by the time the polls close. These votes will be cast for candidates, all of whom generally agree with one another and simply want to work together.
Ordinary World 5 Nov 2018
Your Ordinary World for this Midterm Election eve Monday, with links to perspectives on politics and the voting to come.
Election Day for Primary Voters
Two Senate primaries in WV and IN, along with the primary for the Governors race in Ohio, are among the issues voters go to the polls for on this primary election day.
We are Still Conflicted and Uncomfortable with Democracy
Americans constantly re-elect a congress they despise, and they hold other contradictory views too. We are still deeply uncomfortable with this whole democracy thing.
