November 5th is approaching fast, and ERN is hard at work helping reporters prepare to cover elections that “go into overtime.” Our Election Overtime project provides trusted speakers, litigation trackers, and comprehensive yet digestible briefs covering the key election rules in all swing states.
ERN in the media: One of the most important things to remember as we approach election day is that in 2020 our election institutions held, despite unprecedented threats, and they’ve been reinforced since.
At a briefing hosted by ERN, experts shared that they expect quicker election results compared to 2020, despite a “lack of political will” from the General Assembly to improve the counting process. Former officials also pleaded with the media: “Be thoughtful about unintended consequences of election reporting.”
At a briefing hosted by ERN, experts spoke about some of the election vulnerabilities in Arizona including the risk of intimidation near polling places, election official turnover, and insufficient knowledge by voters about election procedures.
On September 24, 2:30 PM EST, this pre-election briefing on the Election Overtime project featured a release of new survey data, an overview of resources for journalists, presentations from members of our speakers’ bureau, and projections for priority races nationally. AUDIENCE: National and state reporters, interested members of the public.
Visit electionovertime.org. for state-specific election law briefs, events, and other tools for understanding close and contested elections in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
In 2024, in many states, ballot measures are going to voters, who will have the chance to weigh in on many policies that could help our democracy function better—or worse. Learn more about them here.
Georgia's election board voted to grant the state’s county-level election boards new and unclear powers to conduct inquiries into elections before certifying the results. This decision gives a role in evaluating election results to boards composed mostly of political-party-affiliated members, whose work is not likely to be perceived as impartial.
As election administration comes under increasing scrutiny from both sides of the political spectrum, an increasing number of researchers, scholars, lawyers, organizations, writers, and editorial boards have come out in favor of the concept of "impartial election administration."
Few states have laws and guidelines for such an apparent conflict of interest. ERN's new report provides a framework for decision-making and legislation.