Author: Jerrick Adams

  • Zuckerberg, Chan donate $300 million for state, local election administration efforts

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    On Sept. 1, Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, announced they would donate a combined total of $300 million to the Center for Tech and Civic Life and the Center for Election Innovation and Research in a bid “to promote safe and reliable voting in states and localities during…

  • Ballotpedia introduces a set of pages outlining voting requirements and deadlines for the general election

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    Ballotpedia has published a series of articles outlining voting requirements and attendant deadlines for the Nov. 3 general election. These pages include comprehensive information on the following topics: • Voter ID requirements • Absentee/mail-in voting eligibility requirements and deadlines • Early voting dates • Voter registration requirements and deadlines • State laws governing time off…

  • Federal court rejects challenge to Ohio exclusive representation law

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    Sixth Circuit rejects challenge to Ohio exclusive representation law                    On Aug. 25, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rejected a challenge to Ohio laws that allow unions to become exclusive bargaining agents for all public-sector employees within a bargaining unit. Who are…

  • New Jersey automatically sending mail-in ballots to all voters in the general election

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    On Aug. 14, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) issued an executive order establishing that the Nov. 3 general election will be conducted “primarily via vote-by-mail ballots.” Election officials will automatically deliver mail-in ballots to all active registered voters in advance of the election. Murphy’s order makes the following temporary modifications to New Jersey’s election administration procedures:…

  • D.C. Circuit affirms district court order invalidating FEC donor disclosure regulations

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    Explore the legislation, litigation, and advocacy surrounding nonprofit donor disclosure with The Disclosure Digest, a Ballotpedia newsletter. Under federal law, nonprofits are generally not required to disclose to the public information about their donors. State laws, however, may require such disclosure. Some say expanded donor disclosure provisions minimize the potential for fraud and establish public accountability.…

  • Vegas police officer files union membership resignation policies lawsuit

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    Las Vegas police officer files federal lawsuit over union membership resignation policies   On Aug. 10, a Las Vegas police officer filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada against both her union and the police department, alleging the union’s membership resignation policies violate her First Amendment rights. Who are the…

  • Nevada to mail ballots to all voters ahead of Nov. 3 general election

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    On Aug. 3, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) signed AB4 into law, directing election officials to automatically send mail-in ballots to all active registered voters in the Nov. 3 general election. How did the bill become law? The legislation was introduced in the Nevada Assembly on July 31 and referred to the Committee of the…

  • How is 2020’s legislative activity shaping up?

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    Comparing legislative activity in 2020 and 2019                    In this week’s edition, we compare legislative activity on public-sector labor issues in the first seven months of 2020 with activity during the same period in 2019. 2019 legislative activity, January through July   In the first seven months of 2019, legislatures nationwide took…

  • Penn. public-sector employee sues AFSCME over membership resignation policies

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    Penn. public-sector employee sues AFSCME over membership resignation policies             On July 29, a public-sector employee in Pennsylvania filed a federal suit against the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 13, challenging the constitutionality of the union’s membership and dues-deduction revocation policies. Who are the parties to the suit?   The plaintiff is…

  • States begin modifying general election voting procedures in response to COVID-19 outbreak

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    With the primary election season coming to a close, election administrators across the country are turning their attention to Nov. 3, modifying voting procedures in response to the continued effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. To date, at least 21 states have modified voting procedures for the Nov. 3 general election. Six states (Alabama, Arkansas, Massachusetts,…