🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Despite ‘mass fraud’ claims, data shows few Kentuckians use student IDs to vote'

20 February 2024 - kudos:

I’ve never voted for Michael Adams, but I appreciate his being a voice of reason within his own party. link to “Despite ‘mass fraud’ claims, data shows few Kentuckians use student IDs to vote”

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Ranked choice voting: what it is and where it might be next : NPR'

13 December 2023 - kudos:

I wasn’t aware of these critiques of ranked-choice voting. The right-wing hand-wringing about it is obviously ridiculous, and I still believe more RCV is the way to go, but I appreciate more nuance in the conversation. link to “Ranked choice voting: what it is and where it might be next : NPR”

7 November 2023 - kudos:

Did early voting on Saturday, so I guess my civic contribution for today is giving kiddo extra screen time while her school is being used as a polling place.

4 November 2023 - kudos:

Got to do early voting at the library today, which neatly combines a lot of my favorite things into a single experience.

8 November 2022 - kudos:

I love that I got to vote early this year, but it also means I keep forgetting that today is Election Day.

5 November 2022 - kudos:

Kiddo after waiting and watching patiently while I filled out ballot at early voting: ‘I have to admit, that was pretty fun!’

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'The election system shuddered in 2020. Now, there are fears of an attack within : NPR'

24 May 2022 - kudos:

Fascinating (if worrying) article on just how important the basic mechanics of an election are. link to ‘The election system shuddered in 2020. Now, there are fears of an attack within : NPR’

17 May 2022 - kudos:

After coming with us for primary voting this morning, kiddo has announced she’s setting up her own voting booth as this morning’s imagination play.

10 April 2022 - kudos:

I think today demonstrates both the superority of France’s two-round presidential elections to U.S. first-past-the-post BUT ALSO the inferiority of both compared to ranked-choice voting.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Fact-Checking McConnell’s Comparison of Black Turnout Rates - The New York Times'

20 January 2022 - kudos:

Fact checking is always important, but especially so here. link to ‘Fact-Checking McConnell’s Comparison of Black Turnout Rates - The New York Times’

🔗 linkblog: just read 'How Republicans Have an Edge in the Emerging 2022 Congressional Maps - The New York Times'

15 November 2021 - kudos:

Gerrymandering is gross and wrong, no matter who’s doing it. link to ‘How Republicans Have an Edge in the Emerging 2022 Congressional Maps - The New York Times’

🔗 linkblog: just read 'Florida Bars State Professors From Testifying in Voting Rights Case - The New York Times'

29 October 2021 - kudos:

So gross. link to ‘Florida Bars State Professors From Testifying in Voting Rights Case - The New York Times’

1 May 2020 - kudos:

Every day that goes by in this election cycle just makes me more frustrated that we don’t have ranked-choice voting.

21 May 2019 - kudos:

Today is the primary for the 2019 state elections here in KY, and I’m really missing Michigan’s open primaries. Not being able to vote today may be what finally pushes me to declare a party affiliation after more than a decade of not doing so.