by jpitney | Jan 2, 2023 | Election Security, Insurrection, Public Service, Violence
From the final report of the January 6 committee (p. 300): Many of the people who refused to be pushed into manipulating election results—governors, secretaries of State, State legislators, State and local election officials, and frontline election workers just doing...
by jpitney | Dec 5, 2022 | civic virtue, Civility, Democracy, Public Opinion, Public Service
From the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service: Just weeks after the fall’s midterm elections, voters feel strongly that the country’s democracy is being threatened. While a lack of respect and civility in politics continues to remain an issue for...
by jpitney | Nov 30, 2022 | House of Representatives, Public Service
From UVA Law School: U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin ’86, a University of Virginia School of Law alumnus who was reelected to his fourth term in Congress this month, died Monday of colorectal cancer. He was 61. McEachin, a Democrat representing Virginia’s 4th District,...
by jpitney | Nov 26, 2022 | Public Service
Donald Moynihan at Vox: The best recruitment tool government has going for it is that it allows people to make a difference, whether it’s helping kids grow, performing groundbreaking science, or protecting their fellow citizens. Research shows that people with...
by jpitney | Nov 8, 2022 | Election Security, Elections, Public Service, Violence
Cat Zakrzewski at WP: Election officials who’ve been targeted online and law enforcement officials are bracing for another wave of threats on Election Day and its aftermath, when new claims of election fraud are expected to lead to more violent rhetoric online. The...
by jpitney | Oct 28, 2022 | Election Security, Elections, Public Service, Violence
Sean Lyngaas at CNN: Millions in federal dollars could have gone to protect election workers and improve the physical security of their offices, but in a classic tale of bureaucratic red tape, most of it remains untapped less than two weeks before the midterm...
