A new poll found significant bipartisan support among New Hampshire voters for the state to be part of the national voter roll maintenance program known as the Electronic Registration Information Center. The organization run by election officials in 25 states helps keep voter rolls updated by tracking voters who have died or moved. Despite a recent exodus by GOP-led states, 75% of New Hampshire voters believe their state should join the center to improve election security. .
High turnover rates are plaguing local elections offices across the West, which is causing concern as the 2024 election approaches. A recent study found about 40% of chief election officials in western states have left office since November 2020. Idaho and Washington saw the lowest turnover, each at 23%. .
Public policy experts recently got together to discuss people s well-being, and how it could improve through policy initiatives taking diverse communities into account. Gabriel Sanchez, senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, said through surveys and focus groups, he has found many communities in Arizona and across the country define their well-being by their economic stability. "Things like having access to affordable housing, jobs that pay living wages," Sanchez outlined. " .