Pennsylvania State Court Issues Order to Deal with Ballot Snafus in Erie, Pennsylvania
From a quick glance this all seems sensible.
Category Archives: election administration
“Federal judge allows proof of citizenship requirement for naturalized Ohioans challenged at polls”
Ohio Capital Journal:
A federal district judge in Ohio has given the green light to a requirement that naturalized Ohio U.S. citizens show proof of citizenship to cast a ballot. In 2006, the same judge determined a statute requiring challenged… Continue reading
“Thousands of ballots are at stake as the Supreme Court considers Pennsylvania voting rules”
Marc Meredith and Michael Morse:
The latest update from [Oct. 31]— after the general statewide deadline to request a mail ballot — shows there were 2,193,578 mail ballot applications ever approved. Of those, 1,622,675 have been logged by local… Continue reading
PA: “Judge orders Bucks County to extend mail ballot deadline following Trump legal challenge”
WHYY:
A Pennsylvania judge ordered Bucks County to extend its mail ballot deadline to 5 p.m. Friday.
The order stems from a legal challenge by the Trump campaign, which alleged the county turned away voters who stood in line to… Continue reading
“Trump campaign announces lawsuit against Bucks County over long lines and early cut-offs for voters casting mail ballots”
One more story to watch in Pennsylvania, from the Philadelphia Inquirer (UPDATE: the court extended the deadline by one day, per the story here):
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is planning to file a lawsuit against Bucks County over… Continue reading
Colorado, Man (Colorado Secretary of State posted spreadsheet with voting system passwords)
9News:
The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office inadvertently posted a spreadsheet to its website with a hidden tab that included voting system passwords.
In a statement to 9NEWS, a spokesperson for the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office said that… Continue reading
“These Pennsylvania counties give voters a chance to fix errors on their mail ballots (MAP)”
I had missed this Votebeat/Spotlight PA story last week, but it seems to me it could be significant if it all comes down to PA:
Voters in most Pennsylvania counties will have the chance to fix errors with their mail… Continue reading
Ben Ginsberg: “I’ve Been Through a Lot of Election Nights. Here’s How Nov. 5 May Go.”
Ben Ginsberg NYT oped:
Get ready for a long election night — or nights.
The 2024 presidential race is likely to come down to the seven battleground states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Winners are… Continue reading
“Arizona’s ballot is so long it could create Election Day problems”
WaPo:
In Maricopa County, home to a majority of voters, there are two pages — each measuring 17 inches long by 8½ inches wide when fully unfurled — that are covered front and backin fine print with races, full lists… Continue reading
“This year’s vote count will be faster, but it still might take time to know who won”
Zach Montellaro for Politico:
Ballots will be counted faster this year than in 2020 — but everyone should still be prepared for a long night, if not a couple days of waiting.
Fewer votes will be cast by mail compared… Continue reading
Some perspective on this week’s recent election law disputes
Virginia has around 5,800,000 active registered voters. In Beals v. Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights, about 1600 voter registrations are in dispute–about 0.02% of the total registered voters. (And of course, while not all registered voters vote, many of… Continue reading
“‘Fully staffed’: Election offices relieved after feared poll-worker shortages don’t materialize”
CNN:
Threats and smears against election officials and the voting process haven’t killed Americans’ confidence in the system and willingness to work the polls this year.
Election administrators across the country, including the top seven battleground states and big cities like Los… Continue reading
I Spoke with MSNBC’s Alex Witt about a Possible “Blue Shift” in Ballot Reports, a Potential Trump Premature Victory Declaration, and More on Musk and His Lottery for Those Who Register to Vote
You can watch the segment at this link.
One thing we discussed was my article in Slate this week, Why the “Blue Shift” Everyone Seems to Have Forgotten Might Be More Dangerous This Time.
“Election Officials Face Torrent of Threats as Nov. 5 Looms”
NYT:
With less than two weeks until Election Day, law enforcement officials are confronting a rising wave of threats to election workers and political activists in a presidential contest hurtling toward a bitterly contentious coda and a potentially unsettled aftermath.… Continue reading