Update on SoS Mark Ritchie in Minnesota
Mark Ritchie - arguably the most progressive Secretary of State in America - faced a set back two weeks ago. At the close of Minnesota's legislative session, the Governor Tim Pawlenty (a Republican vice presidential hopeful) vetoed all of Ritchie's election reform bills which had passed both the House and the Senate.
The bills vetoed included a plan to help soldiers vote from overseas and measures that would have reduced the costs of running elections. The most frustrating veto of the package was for a bill that would have introduced "automatic registration" a significant advance in election administration reform. Automatic registration would mean that anyone with a drivers licese or other state ID card would be automatically registered to vote unless they specifically opted out.
On a recent visit to San Francisco, Ritchie attended a gathering of Secretary of State donors and discussed his efforts to lead election reform at the state and national level. Additional donor events with Ritchie will be scheduled for New York, DC and possibly Los Angeles, scheduling allowed.
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