re: #124 CleverToad

Yep, my ballot has been received. That’s a handy feature on the CO website, all of one’s voting info in one easily accessible place. Also a great argument for federal minimum standards for state-managed elections — this level of service is quite doable, and the wheel doesn’t need to be reinvented in 57 state-level election offices.

We can see on-line if we are registered, but not if our ballot is received. That said, I turned my ballot in directly to the county clerk herself.

As for Federal minimum standards, they would instantly run afoul of the constitution, which specifically notes states run elections.

Something I noted for next month’s village board meeting (we will swear in new members after the election); the village clerk lives in Scottsbluff sixty miles away. She will go home early tomorrow so she can vote (Scott’s Bluff County does not have mail voting in the cities).

If the issue comes up, I will remind the board Nebraska state law requires employers to pay employees who go out to vote.