NACo 2024 Election Recap: Insights for Counties
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This webinar is available on-demand. If you have issue accessing the recording, please email nacomeetings@naco.org.
Join NACo for an insightful session covering the latest election results and a breakdown of top county priorities for the upcoming lame-duck session. This webinar will provide an overview of NACo’s key areas of focus, offering a closer look at critical issues expected to shape county priorities and the broader legislative agenda. Attendees will gain insights into key election races, impact on counties and how counties leaders can prepare to engage with Congress and advocate effectively for their communities as we move toward the new legislative year.
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Election Administration Resource Hub
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County Election Administration by the Numbers
More than four out of five registered voters live in states where counties have primary responsibility for administering elections. The latest data offers a national perspective on the scale of county-run election administration, the more than 161 million voters living in these states and how changing voting practices are shaping county responsibilities throughout the election cycle.
Supreme Court allows new SAVE citizenship voter verification system to proceed
On Sept. 25, the U.S. Supreme Court granted an emergency appeal from the White House to pause a lower court’s ruling blocking its use of a new SAVE system ahead of the midterms.
Federal election changes loom ahead of midterms
With the rapidly evolving federal legislative landscape, counties can get caught in the middle of policy changes with little guidance.
Supreme Court declines emergency review of USPS mail-in ballot rule, leaving nationwide block in place
The Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision to allow the Trump administration to move forward with its Executive Order 14399 directing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to compile official U.S. citizenship lists to be used in voter citizenship verification and the U.S. Postal Service to impose new mail-in ballot restrictions.
USPS releases its final rule affecting mail-in voting for federal elections
The USPS released its final rule imposing new requirements on how state and local governments must administer mail-in voting, including new ballot envelope requirements and the creation of a national portal of mail-in voter data.
House advances SAVE America Act — counties urged to contact Senators now
NACo urges counties to reach out to Senators opposing immediate and unfunded changes to election administration in the SAVE America Act (H.R. 7296/S. 1383), which the House passed as part the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800).