Chicago will become the largest U.S. city to elect a black woman as mayor. The winner will join seven other black women currently serving as mayors.
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Denver and West Virginia Deserve Praise for Blockchain Voting
Voatz’s blockchain technology is making inroads and uses so-called permissioned ledgers, meaning only authorized parties can operate them.
Utah Cities Backing Out of Plans to Use Ranked Voting
At least half the Utah cities that were planning to pilot a new voting method are backing out ahead of their 2019 municipal elections.
Iowa House Oks Resolution To Restore Felon Voting Rights
Iowa House to amend the state constitution and restore voting rights to felons who complete their sentences, but it’s only the first step in a long process.
Wisconsin City To Test Innovative Electronic Voter Registration Tool
Wisconsin’s city of Waukesha is testing out e-poll books called Badger Books which will replace paper poll books that people used to sign.
New Design by Leading Voting Machine Supplier Debuts
New hybrid configuration featuring the ballot marking device, made a national debut in a live election this month in Fairfield County, South Carolina.
New San Francisco Voting System Allows 10 Ranked Choices
San Francisco’s Department of Elections is planning to embark on marketing blitz starting this summer to get word out about changes to city’s voting system.
New Report Backs Ranked Choice Voting in Worcester, Massachusetts
Turnout for municipal election has not exceeded 23 percent of registered voters in a decade, and a familiar cast of incumbents skate to victory every year.
Small Donors Dominated NYC Election Thanks to Public Financing System
Small-dollar donors were behind 63 percent of first wave campaign contributions to candidates who ran in the February special election for public advocate.
Does California County’s At-Large Election System Harm Latino Voters?
District elections maybe implemented in Orange, following voting rights lawsuit claiming city’s current at-large election method disenfranchises the Latinos