Citizens have a right to observe elections, including ballot counting. In years past, observers’ experiences in Nevada County weren’t always positive. This year, observers report improvements, but some questions remain.

The Sierra College Foundation hosted a forum featuring Nevada County’s Registrar of Voters Natalie Adona.

Election Integrity is essential, or voter turnout will decline significantly.

Now that the Legislature has prevented all counties from hand counting ballots with the passage of AB 969, let's have a look at who supported this law.

The term “voting machines” as commonly used by the public is a misnomer to describe the proprietary software and basic “Commercial off the shelf” (COTS) computers and scanners that make up a voting system.

AB 969 was heard in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee on June 28, 2023.

In this discussion, Amy walked me through the life cycle of an election ballot as it goes through the elections office to be counted.

The California Legislature and Secretary seek to stop counties from ditching voting machines by a sleight of hand.