Neutral election governance helps ensure that elections are administered fairly, professionally, and free from partisan influence. ERN supports reforms that strengthen public confidence by reducing conflicts of interest, promoting impartial election administration, and establishing clear standards for the officials responsible for overseeing our elections.
Brief summary here of the fundamental problem of partisanship in election governance. More words here. Yada yada yada Yada yada yada. It can be about this long.
Brief summary here of the fundamental problem of partisanship in election governance. More words here. Yada yada yada Yada yada yada. It can be about this long.
ERN Executive Director Kevin Johnson recently sat down with the Sutherland Institute, a Utah-based conservative think tank, to discuss a critical question of election governance: should county clerks be chosen in partisan elections?
Across the U.S., 31 states require the chief local election official to be elected. Of those, 25 use partisan elections (with party labels on the ballot), while six employ nonpartisan elections (no party labels). This brief examines reform options to make these posts less partisan.
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