Do you want to vote, but will be out of your jurisdiction on election day? Fear not! Ballot by mail is a safe option for remote and early voting. Especially in Arizona, this is a very popular route. In the 2020 General Election, about 89% of voters voted by mail. This is due in part… Read More
Category: State
Opinion: Same-Day Voting in New Jersey
Welcome to New Jersey’s branch of The Polling Place blog! The blog will contain news, opinion pieces, and Polling Place updates written by the New Jersey team members of The Polling Place. Our first blog post concerns the debate over same-day voting in New Jersey. In the midst of a national push for improved voting… Read More
Welcome to The Polling Place Virginia!
Welcome to The Polling Place! Here, we will cover elections and election-related events all across Virginia through a nonpartisan lens. We hope to give traditionally undercovered elections a place in the spotlight in order to enhance voter knowledge and turnout. While the media tends to focus on high-profile elections, the truth is that local elections… Read More
Arizona Voter Registration: FAQs, Fun Facts, and Solutions
In the 2016 election, the Arizona youth voter turnout (ages 18-29) was incredibly low, at just 33%. In 2020, this number grew to 51%. Although this increase was significant – Arizona had one of the largest increases out of all Western states – that number should have been much higher. Despite the importance of government… Read More
California Recall Elections
Hello and welcome to California’s branch of The Polling Place blog. The blog will contain news, opinion pieces, and Polling Place updates written by the California team members of The Polling Place. As you may know, there is currently a recall election going on in California. The ballots contain two questions: Should Gavin Newsom be… Read More
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Shocks Atlanta by Deciding Not to Run for a Second Term
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, the current mayor of Atlanta, announced back in March that she would not be seeking a second term in office. She did not provide a specific reason for her decision to step down and did not say what she was going to pursue next. Caption : Keisha Lance Bottoms announces her… Read More
Mask mandates, metropolitan crisis, and municipal retaliation: Governor Greg Abbott’s controversial COVID-19 executive order
On July 29th, 2021, Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA-38 that prohibited mask mandates by public institutions, including schools. This policy reinforced his previous order from March that ended the statewide mask mandate and reopened all Texas businesses unconditionally. In March, his decision accompanied the CDC’s then announcement that vaccinated individuals were no longer… Read More
Welcome to The Polling Place New York!
Welcome to The Polling Place. Here we cover elections in New York State and election-related events through a nonpartisan, strictly informative lens. Our goal is to bring local and state-wide elections the attention they deserve. While the media focuses on high-profile national elections, the truth is that the school board, public advocate, comptroller, borough presidents,… Read More