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2022 Secretary of State Candidates to Watch

Al VanderklippVoter Information
In 2022, 24 states will be holding elections for secretary of state or an equivalent position. Election administration has become increasingly a partisan issue in the wake of the 2020 election and an unprecedented lack of acceptance of results. The former president has claimed that the presidential election was "rigged" or "stolen;" as a result,...
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A Primer on State Election Boards and Commissions

Al VanderklippVoter Information
As a result of the decentralized nature of elections in the United States, election administration structures vary greatly state-by-state. In ten states the state-level leadership is the responsibility of an election board or commission (simplified as “board” hereafter). In 32 states an individual has this responsibility, most often an elected secretary of state. The eight...
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Hand-Delivery of Ballots by State: 2020

Al VanderklippVoter Information

Delivery deadlines for absentee ballots are changing in some states in response to legal challenges, and questions have been raised about the number of days the United States Postal Service (USPS) may need to deliver ballots by mail. In this context, voters may seek an alternative to the mailing system for delivering absentee ballots. Two…

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