Will Adler

🗳 Elections @BPC_Bipartisan. Into election administration, election security, voting rights, redistricting, cats, pinball. Opinions expressed are my own.

[Bipartisan Policy Center @BPC_Bipartisan]

Secure elections start with secure voting machines. A new federal voter verification standard sets the highest bar yet for certified voting equipment — but getting these systems deployed nationwide will take years and billions in investment.

New BPC report: https://t.co/xJeIVBuFTr

[Bipartisan Policy Center @BPC_Bipartisan]

⏰ Tonight at 7 p.m. ET, tune into @CBSEveningNews to learn about the challenges facing the elections workforce and solutions to alleviate turnover with BPC’s @RachelOrey.

[Will Adler @wtadler]

WA state will soon require that election offices adopt .gov (among other security improvements). This is a welcome improvement—only about half of WA counties were on .gov when we checked last year. Other states should follow suit!

https://t.co/wHgVuNZBWA

https://t.co/3afQsJG3JX

[Matt Weil @mattiweil]

It's time for out of the box thinking on funding the federal component of elections in this country. We should allow American taxpayers to decide how much to send to election security

@BPC_Bipartisan executive fellow Sen. @RoyBlunt with the details
https://t.co/4jFE3766Sd

[Michael Thorning @ThorningMichael]

There is a lot of frustration at the moment that Congress isn't keeping up with its job. @BPC_Bipartisan's @JDRackey, @popvoxfdn @DV_Stewart, @danielschuman, @mls1776, @Levin_Center, and others tell Congress it's partly because it doesn't have the resources to do it. Targeted investments can turn things around.

Shoutout to @justinpapp1 for always covering these important stories.

[PA Department of State @PAStateDept]

If you have not returned your mail ballot and you want to vote in person, you have two options:

1. Bring your ballot packet, including the outer envelope, to your polling place to be voided. You can then vote ; OR 2. If you don’t have your mail ballot, you can vote by provisional ballot at your polling place. Your county elections office will verify that you didn’t vote by mail before counting your provisional ballot.

[Bipartisan Policy Center @BPC_Bipartisan]

Election officials are well prepared to administer safe, secure, and accurate #elections in 2024. #ElectionDay

Watch BPC’s @RachelOrey explain why. 👇

[J.D. Rackey @JDRackey]

One of the most persistent capacity problems for Congress is its “calendaring catastrophe.” My @BPC_Bipartisan colleagues, @RachelOrey @lilykincannon, @JulianneLempert, & I propose 3 changes: https://t.co/00QG2BGKQU

[Bipartisan Policy Center @BPC_Bipartisan]

These policies have garnered broad, bipartisan support, and states with the highest levels of adoption vary demographically, geographically, and politically.  

#Michigan and #RhodeIsland join #Colorado and #Georgia as the only states to meet 100% compliance.

[Will Adler @wtadler]

Since 2022, @BPC_Bipartisan has tracked state adoption of 12 election policies that we think can serve as a minimum standard for elections.

You might be surprised to hear some good news—adoption of these policies has mostly increased substantially!

[Bipartisan Policy Center @BPC_Bipartisan]

The 12 key policies span 3 categories: #voter registration, casting a ballot, and counting the vote.

#NorthDakota, #Michigan, #NorthCarolina, and #Maine saw the largest increases in reforms implemented since 2022.

[Bipartisan Policy Center @BPC_Bipartisan]

🆕 A growing number of states have adopted election policy reforms that boost voter accessibility and #election security.  

First outlined in our 2022 report, these policies are cornerstones of modern election administration.  
https://t.co/2vWX8phCVG

[Bipartisan Policy Center @BPC_Bipartisan]

👏 @Philanthropy ID'd @RachelOrey as one of the top non-profit leaders working to build trust in our #elections.

We wholeheartedly agree! Congratulations to Rachel! https://t.co/1V3PtAkfQf

[Bipartisan Policy Center @BPC_Bipartisan]

A new @CBS series highlights the experiences of election administrators across the country.

🧵 BPC research found that while turnover among #ElectionOfficials has been steadily increasing, officials remain well prepared for the #2024Election.

https://t.co/NrqMmjZyf0

[Michael Thorning @ThorningMichael]

🧵 Since the Veepstakes already seems to be back on, let’s talk what goes into a good vetting and selection process.

@BPC_Bipartisan has this report. https://t.co/mmyeZea84W

[Will Adler @wtadler]

This follows up on the 2022 analysis I did @CenDemTech:
https://t.co/Wj4w4mIc2H

[Will Adler @wtadler]

NEW: Moving to a .gov website is the best thing that an election official can do to avoid being impersonated online.

We found that the percentage of election websites using .gov increased from 25% to 31% in the last 2 years.

Heartening, but there's a long way to go yet!

[Will Adler @wtadler]

Kudos to @sccvote and @tarrantelection, the largest counties to move to .gov in the last 2 years, with over 2M total registered voters!

[Will Adler @wtadler]

@kademian87 The "Alternative 2" option was renamed during the survey, making it two different pie slices here. Merging the two slices puts Alternative 2 at 13.1%. (It's the preferred option of me and my neighbors on Illinois Ave, but still clearly doesn't have the votes.)