Steve Daitch
@stevedaitch.bsky.social
Currently working to help election administrators and interested in learning more about the intersection of elections and AI. Former county election official. Proud Michigander 🪿
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Our dedicated teams fly election materials to remote polling places, including the bottom of the Grand Canyon ensuring every vote counts. Find your polling place at coconino.az.gov/elections & make your voice heard! #ElectionPrep
October 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Our dedicated teams fly election materials to remote polling places, including the bottom of the Grand Canyon ensuring every vote counts. Find your polling place at coconino.az.gov/elections & make your voice heard! #ElectionPrep
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huh - a quirk of Monaco's electoral system:
"In case of a tie, the eldest candidate is declared elected."
archive.ipu.org/parline/repo...
"In case of a tie, the eldest candidate is declared elected."
archive.ipu.org/parline/repo...
IPU PARLINE database: MONACO (Conseil national), Electoral system
IPU PARLINE database on national parliaments: MONACO (Conseil national), Electoral system
archive.ipu.org
October 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
huh - a quirk of Monaco's electoral system:
"In case of a tie, the eldest candidate is declared elected."
archive.ipu.org/parline/repo...
"In case of a tie, the eldest candidate is declared elected."
archive.ipu.org/parline/repo...
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We won a major award! This morning the Thurston County Auditor's Office won a National Clearinghouse Award from the Elections Assistance Commission for Communications. We did a video series called "Your Neighbors, Your Elections," which profiles election workers and why they do their jobs. This […]
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mas.to
April 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We won a major award! This morning the Thurston County Auditor's Office won a National Clearinghouse Award from the Elections Assistance Commission for Communications. We did a video series called "Your Neighbors, Your Elections," which profiles election workers and why they do their jobs. This […]
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Big news—we just won a 2024 Clearie Award from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission! 🏆
This honor means so much to our team and reflects our passion for making elections more accessible, secure, and empowering for every voter.
Thank you for believing in our work! 💙🗳️
This honor means so much to our team and reflects our passion for making elections more accessible, secure, and empowering for every voter.
Thank you for believing in our work! 💙🗳️
April 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Big news—we just won a 2024 Clearie Award from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission! 🏆
This honor means so much to our team and reflects our passion for making elections more accessible, secure, and empowering for every voter.
Thank you for believing in our work! 💙🗳️
This honor means so much to our team and reflects our passion for making elections more accessible, secure, and empowering for every voter.
Thank you for believing in our work! 💙🗳️
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There are 41 counties in Georgia having Special Elections today. The polls will be open from 7am-7pm. Please give a hearty thank you to the poll workers & elections officials who have been working for months to bring your community smooth, fair elections…every election.
a colorful sign that says thank you on it
ALT: a colorful sign that says thank you on it
media.tenor.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
There are 41 counties in Georgia having Special Elections today. The polls will be open from 7am-7pm. Please give a hearty thank you to the poll workers & elections officials who have been working for months to bring your community smooth, fair elections…every election.
I’ve wanted to make bagels for a long time, and finally got around to it this weekend. Just pulled these out of the oven and I’m super pumped about this first attempt!
February 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I’ve wanted to make bagels for a long time, and finally got around to it this weekend. Just pulled these out of the oven and I’m super pumped about this first attempt!
If I was reporting the weather, I would absolutely say things like “I don’t know about you, but it’s feeling 22,” and the occasional, “Nobody likes it when it’s 23”
January 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
If I was reporting the weather, I would absolutely say things like “I don’t know about you, but it’s feeling 22,” and the occasional, “Nobody likes it when it’s 23”
I loved seeing this article in today’s @electionline.bsky.social! Leanne is the best of the best, and it’s so great to see all of her hard work as an election official detailed in her hometown paper. ❤️ 🗳️
oaklandcounty115.com/2025/01/05/r...
oaklandcounty115.com/2025/01/05/r...
Rochester Hills Clerk Shares Changes, Challenges, and Successes in Administering Elections - Oakland County Times
Elections have been changing in recent years, and City Clerks like Leanne Scott have risen to meet the new challenges.
oaklandcounty115.com
January 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I loved seeing this article in today’s @electionline.bsky.social! Leanne is the best of the best, and it’s so great to see all of her hard work as an election official detailed in her hometown paper. ❤️ 🗳️
oaklandcounty115.com/2025/01/05/r...
oaklandcounty115.com/2025/01/05/r...
When election results are released, no one is “ahead.” It’s just Schrödinger's box in the process of being opened.
I’m always looking for things that explain a lot but that people have a hard time remembering.
Examples: Air is stuff. Pee comes from blood. All land vertebrates have a single common ancestor. Venus is bright enough to cast visible shadows. Clouds are heavy. Bones are alive.
Any others you know?
Examples: Air is stuff. Pee comes from blood. All land vertebrates have a single common ancestor. Venus is bright enough to cast visible shadows. Clouds are heavy. Bones are alive.
Any others you know?
December 28, 2024 at 8:50 PM
When election results are released, no one is “ahead.” It’s just Schrödinger's box in the process of being opened.
Merry Hanukkah and Happy Christmas! 🎄 🕎
December 26, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Merry Hanukkah and Happy Christmas! 🎄 🕎
Your local library also has a good place to work with fast internet, and you don’t have to buy a coffee
You know who has a printer that actually works? The library
A good sentiment and yes, get that card. But also, use the card. Walking through the door of your local library and utilizing the available services (books and beyond) counts more than having the card. I used to work for the library — those numbers matter.
December 23, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Your local library also has a good place to work with fast internet, and you don’t have to buy a coffee
I just listened to a great podcast episode with @katieharbath.bsky.social and @aaron.bsky.team talking about how Bluesky approaches trust and safety, and what makes Bluesky different from other platforms.
I’m curious if Bluesky can solve a particular problem with official content on the internet 1/
I’m curious if Bluesky can solve a particular problem with official content on the internet 1/
Bluesky's Approach to Trust and Safety
Podcast Episode · Impossible Tradeoffs with Katie Harbath · 12/05/2024 · 41m
podcasts.apple.com
December 11, 2024 at 4:41 PM
I just listened to a great podcast episode with @katieharbath.bsky.social and @aaron.bsky.team talking about how Bluesky approaches trust and safety, and what makes Bluesky different from other platforms.
I’m curious if Bluesky can solve a particular problem with official content on the internet 1/
I’m curious if Bluesky can solve a particular problem with official content on the internet 1/
I just tested this and came up with a slightly more accurate list, but still not perfect. Although, South Dakorta did make me laugh 😆
December 5, 2024 at 9:39 PM
I just tested this and came up with a slightly more accurate list, but still not perfect. Although, South Dakorta did make me laugh 😆
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Virtually attended the great Bipartisan Policy Center event today where my @electionsvoting.bsky.social colleagues & friends @pgronke.bsky.social & @paulonabike.bsky.social presented prelim results of EVIC's 2024 Local Election Official Survey. Watch and stay tuned: www.youtube.com/live/SeNCcoU...
December 5, 2024 at 4:22 AM
Virtually attended the great Bipartisan Policy Center event today where my @electionsvoting.bsky.social colleagues & friends @pgronke.bsky.social & @paulonabike.bsky.social presented prelim results of EVIC's 2024 Local Election Official Survey. Watch and stay tuned: www.youtube.com/live/SeNCcoU...
I just listened to this week’s episode, and I have a contender for one that should be in the top 100 - the often overlooked but all-important Australian ballot 1/
It’s Hard Fork Friday! Today, in a very special, extra-manic Thanksgiving episode, we count down the 100 most iconic technologies of all time.
Did sundials outrank the Walkman? Is penicillin more iconic than Waymo? Only one way to find out!
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/p...
Did sundials outrank the Walkman? Is penicillin more iconic than Waymo? Only one way to find out!
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/p...
Hard Fork’s 100 Most Iconic Technologies
“I just love imagining all of the angry emails we’re going to get from people who are like, ‘Why did you put the fulcrum on this list?’”
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2024 at 1:36 PM
I just listened to this week’s episode, and I have a contender for one that should be in the top 100 - the often overlooked but all-important Australian ballot 1/
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Remember that ballot drop box in Clark County that was set fire? Here is how it was resolved and voters were protected:
488 damaged ballots were identified
345 of those voters had already request new ballots on their own
143 remaining ballots were mailed to voters
Clerks make it work
488 damaged ballots were identified
345 of those voters had already request new ballots on their own
143 remaining ballots were mailed to voters
Clerks make it work
November 29, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Remember that ballot drop box in Clark County that was set fire? Here is how it was resolved and voters were protected:
488 damaged ballots were identified
345 of those voters had already request new ballots on their own
143 remaining ballots were mailed to voters
Clerks make it work
488 damaged ballots were identified
345 of those voters had already request new ballots on their own
143 remaining ballots were mailed to voters
Clerks make it work
Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie.
November 27, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie.
I never expected “the robots are coming for our jobs” to be this literal
LinkedIn is going to be the first social network where more than half of the accounts, posts, and comments are all fake. And that's beautiful to me
Analysis finds over 54% of longer English-language posts on LinkedIn are likely AI-generated; LinkedIn says it doesn't track how many posts are created by AI (Kate Knibbs/Wired)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 27, 2024 at 2:16 AM
I never expected “the robots are coming for our jobs” to be this literal
Quick reminder that there is always an election happening somewhere (and prep for an election happening everywhere) 🗳️🇺🇸
In the 13 Georgia counties with runoffs there is early voting available. You need to check your My Voter Page supplied by @GaSecofState Raffensperger at mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/ for locations and hours. Make a plan to get out and vote.
a cookie that says vote early georgia on a blue background
ALT: a cookie that says vote early georgia on a blue background
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Quick reminder that there is always an election happening somewhere (and prep for an election happening everywhere) 🗳️🇺🇸
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Election officials around America worked to #Protect2024 - just as we successfully accomplished in 2020 and 2022 - despite the heightened threat environment, natural disasters, unprecedented staff turnover, and other monumental challenges.
We're on to #Protect2026.
19thnews.org/2024/11/smoo...
We're on to #Protect2026.
19thnews.org/2024/11/smoo...
Officials ran a smooth election, silencing the false narrative around voter fraud
Amid reports of bomb threats, technical glitches and Trump sowing initial doubts on the voting process, experts say election officials were prepared to administer America’s elections.
19thnews.org
November 25, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Election officials around America worked to #Protect2024 - just as we successfully accomplished in 2020 and 2022 - despite the heightened threat environment, natural disasters, unprecedented staff turnover, and other monumental challenges.
We're on to #Protect2026.
19thnews.org/2024/11/smoo...
We're on to #Protect2026.
19thnews.org/2024/11/smoo...
It’s wild to me that the best source of this kind of data is anecdotal. And it works in reverse too. Imagine a world where no one knows what’s on TV and there’s no way of knowing what’s on TV because everyone’s TV is hyper personalized. Except that’s not imaginary, it’s the internet.
i just checked the most recent post by @bolts.bsky.social (it's a good one: bsky.app/profile/bolt...)
posted at 9pm ET across platforms:
—on bluesky: 254 reposts + likes
—on X: 15
—on threads: 28
another one, hours before, more obscure topic
—on bluesky: 60 reposts + likes
—on X: 10
—on threads: 4
posted at 9pm ET across platforms:
—on bluesky: 254 reposts + likes
—on X: 15
—on threads: 28
another one, hours before, more obscure topic
—on bluesky: 60 reposts + likes
—on X: 10
—on threads: 4
hard to exaggerate how nuts the engagement is on Bluesky compared to 𝕏. a vastly smaller user base (at least officially), but just look at these stats for one of the biggest newspapers on Earth. Musk has absolutely trashed the platform. folks, you are not locked in on 𝕏. not even a little.
November 24, 2024 at 10:58 PM
It’s wild to me that the best source of this kind of data is anecdotal. And it works in reverse too. Imagine a world where no one knows what’s on TV and there’s no way of knowing what’s on TV because everyone’s TV is hyper personalized. Except that’s not imaginary, it’s the internet.
The end result of an election is not the media calling a contest, but a thorough canvass and review of the events of an election. Those gold seals and signatures are so much more than decoration - they are the proof of the hard work of thousands of poll workers, officials, and canvassers.
This morning @GaSecofState Raffensperger certified the results of GA’s 2024 General Election. Our office is proud of the work of our elections division & counties for running a great, fair, & accurate election. The presidential certification will now be transmitted to @GovKemp
November 22, 2024 at 7:25 PM
The end result of an election is not the media calling a contest, but a thorough canvass and review of the events of an election. Those gold seals and signatures are so much more than decoration - they are the proof of the hard work of thousands of poll workers, officials, and canvassers.
The margin in Alaska’s ballot question on ranked choice voting was just 664 votes, or 0.2% of all ballots cast
Alaska chooses to keep ranked choice voting; Tennessee to count provisional ballots by people convicted of felonies who had rights in limbo; Mississippians ask U.S. Supreme court to strike state’s Jim Crow-era felony voting ban: electionline.org/news/2024/11...
Daily News - electionline
electionline.org
November 21, 2024 at 11:09 AM
The margin in Alaska’s ballot question on ranked choice voting was just 664 votes, or 0.2% of all ballots cast
Instead of slowing everything down or labeling every piece of content, we should focus on the most impactful actions. In my mind, that’s authenticating official info and slowing down only the most potentially harmful autonomous actions
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Neither humans-in-the-loop nor transparency labels will save the news media when it comes to AI, argues our researcher @felixsimon.bsky.social in a new piece on two popular talking points on journalism and AI
Full piece below
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/neither...
Neither humans-in-the-loop nor transparency labels will save the news media when it comes to AI, argues our researcher @felixsimon.bsky.social in a new piece on two popular talking points on journalism and AI
Full piece below
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/neither...
Neither humans-in-the-loop nor transparency labels will save the news media when it comes to AI
“The notion of a human needing to intervene in every decision undercuts the idea of speeding up various tasks,” argues our researcher Felix M. Simon.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
November 21, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Instead of slowing everything down or labeling every piece of content, we should focus on the most impactful actions. In my mind, that’s authenticating official info and slowing down only the most potentially harmful autonomous actions
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If you can't tune in to watch this live, I highly recommend seeing the 2020 version of this in the documentary that followed the election here in Rhode Island called, "No Time to Fail" that is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.
Good morning from Plainfield Pike in Cranston. I’m here for day 2 of Rhode Island’s risk-limiting audit. The audit teams are undergoing training.
November 19, 2024 at 4:31 PM
If you can't tune in to watch this live, I highly recommend seeing the 2020 version of this in the documentary that followed the election here in Rhode Island called, "No Time to Fail" that is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.