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The News and Observer: GOP plan could make NC ‘the strictest state’ for absentee voting. How would it work?

“Jennifer Morrell, CEO of The Elections Group, which provides professional election administration assistance, said most signature verification is done by human evaluation. Morrell said that, where digital verification is used, […]

Jul 9, 2023

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Dakota News Now: Matters of the State: Post-election audit summer study; Conversation with AG Marty Jackley

“Jennifer Morrell, the co-founder and CEO of The Elections Group, joins the program to discuss her consultation with the summer study group and the state of the American election system.” […]

Jul 3, 2023

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Reno Gazette Journal: County manager on Washoe elections system: ‘Take it down to the studs and start over’

“‘We’ve already started the recruitment and hiring of those positions because (The Elections Group’s) assessment is that historically the Washoe County Registrar of Voters office has been understaffed – significantly […]

Jun 26, 2023

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Fact-check: Trump’s bogus claim on Fox News that ballots in 2020 were ‘fake’

“Every ballot that is inserted into a polling place scanner is done so by a voter who was verified as eligible to vote. Poll workers and official observers watch over […]

Jun 22, 2023

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Outside audit finds ‘error-prone’ processes and ‘confusion’ in Washoe County elections

“The Elections Group’s main recommendations are straightforward: Hire a lot more people, train them well and give them the resources they need to do the job.”   Read the full […]

Jun 8, 2023

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Generative AI Adds New Dimensions to Election Interference

“Noah Praetz, president of The Elections Group, consults state, local and federal officials involved in election administration. As scary as AI might seem, he believes public servants will get the […]

May 19, 2023

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Pinal County’s election errors could have been avoided. Here’s how Arizona counties can prevent the same mistakes

“Jennifer Morrell, founder of an elections consulting firm and an expert on post-election reconciliation, said she recommends adding a requirement to the Arizona Election Procedures Manual — a detailed document […]

May 9, 2023

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Strength in numbers: Coalition of Bay Area Election Officials in California combines resources

“‘Every challenge facing election officials is being answered somewhere through innovative practices. We launched our Accelerating Excellence series to elevate those practices and make copying them easier through case studies […]

Mar 9, 2023

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Elections Stayed Secure in 2022, but Trouble Could Return in 2024

“Voters may have rejected candidates who ran on election denial, but that doesn’t mean resentment about 2020 doesn’t still run deep. Whatever fraud theory election deniers have embraced, their direct […]

Feb 2, 2023

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How should Michigan’s new early voting work? Ask those who will run it

“‘Looking back, what I wish is I had as much time as possible to implement it that first election,’ said Noah Praetz, the former elections director of Cook County, Illinois.” […]

Jan 25, 2023