Tag Archives: US Election Assistance Commission

There’s more than one way to make voting harder

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

This is such a bad idea. After years of using a touchscreen machine to mark their ballots, voters in at least three Texas counties will be asked instead to make their selections directly on the paper ballots, by hand, starting … Continue reading →

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How voting machines work

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

A bit of public service from TPR that almost certainly won’t be read or believed by the people who need to see it. So how do the voting machines used in Texas elections actually work? First off, only two voting … Continue reading →

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We have a new Election Administrator

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Harris County’s election commission today named Clifford D. Tatum the county’s next Elections Administrator. He is scheduled to take over from interim EA, Beth Stevens. Mr. Tatum is the chief information security officer for the DC Board … Continue reading →

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The national trend is for less voting by mail

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Of interest. The great vote-by-mail wave appears to be receding just as quickly as it arrived. After tens of millions of people in the United States opted for mail ballots during the pandemic election of 2020, voters in early primary … Continue reading →

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