@marina_r_pino and I explain why Fulton County’s Board of Elections should stand firm against eleventh hour attempts to install biased partisans as official election “monitors” this fall. https://t.co/z8BGFVGetZ
A few years ago, advocates & @AndrewZwicker got the Voting Precinct Transparency Act signed into law into NJ on this exact topic. Could be a model for other states. I'm curious if @NJStateDept took steps to follow its requirements... @DaraGold5 https://t.co/UvXtv8JmgG
I appreciate @DecisionDeskHQ sharing our bolts piece on how maddeningly impossible it can be to track down granular election results (and why it matters!)
check out @DaraGold5's full piece: https://t.co/SvP4r9q68j
Agree 100% that election results are a basic building block of democracy. Crazy that this data is not assembled by state and federal governments and made publicly available.
Precinct-level election data is critical. It helped us so much in building out our reporting on Jacksonville’s racial gerrymandering.
Read @DaraGold5’s story on the struggles in many states to get access to this data.
https://t.co/2TWrnPXfLi
Analysts spend countless hours and resources compiling the precinct-level election results they need for litigation and research. They want legislation to force states to make it all accessible.
NEW in @boltsmag from @DaraGold5: https://t.co/pvmg4weB97
Everyone who uses election data knows how incredibly frustrating it can be to track down and work with. @DaraGold5 (@WPElexInsights alum!!) on why that is:
https://t.co/r9EI0PnhVt
Please read the article -- it's a great summation of the many challenges with compiling and cleaning this data, why this data is so important, and the incredible folks stepping up to fill the gap. Thanks @DaraGold5 for this piece! https://t.co/tSBOcv8Luu
I was so excited to speak to Dara for this fantastic piece about the struggles and importance of compiling precinct-level election results, about my experience doing so in New York, and about the election database bill!
Please read the whole piece! >> https://t.co/tSBOcv8Luu
Voting rights lawyers & researchers keep hitting an infuriating obstacle: many counties & state just don't make their precinct-level results available!
A huge obstacle to lawsuits & remedies, delaying things for months if not scuttling altogether.
NEW: https://t.co/SvP4r9q68j