Category Archives: absentee ballots

“Trump’s campaign jumps into Ohio elections fight, opposing lawsuit over multiple drop boxes in counties”

September 10, 2020, 3:05 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

Cleveland.com: President Trump’s re-election campaign Thursday jumped into a legal fight over Ohio’s elections, seeking to prevent a push for multiple drop boxes for absentee ballots in counties across the state.Trump’s campaign, the Republican National Committee and the Ohio… Continue reading

“How Greater Vote-by-Mail Influences California Voter Turnout”

September 10, 2020, 10:18 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

New PPIC report.

Federal Court Which Abstained in Pennsylvania Drop Box Voting Case Also Won’t Issue a Preliminary Injunction to Segregate Ballots Dropped in Dropped Boxes

September 8, 2020, 8:26 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

You can find the order here, based on lack of irreparable harm. The same issue should soon be decided by the Pa Supreme Court.

“Texas ordered to immediately fix flaws in method used to reject some mail-in ballots”

September 8, 2020, 5:46 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

Texas Tribune: As Texas prepares for an expected deluge of mail-in votes in November, a federal judge has found that one facet of the state’s signature verification rules for those ballots is unconstitutional and must be reworked for the upcoming… Continue reading

Wall Street Journal Editorial Calls for States to Allow the Processing of Absentee Ballots Before Election Day

September 8, 2020, 7:28 amabsentee ballots, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

WSJ Editorial: On election night, the electoral map might suggest a solid lead for Mr. Trump that is eroded as mail ballots are canvassed. What if Mr. Trump reprises his tweet from six days after Florida’s 2018 elections? “An honest… Continue reading

“In Texas, Republicans fight voting by mail expansion while encouraging their voters to use it”

September 7, 2020, 7:49 pmabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Texas Tribune: As states across the country scramble to make voting safer in a pandemic, Texas is in the small minority of those requiring voters who want to cast their ballots by mail to present an excuse beyond the risk… Continue reading

“Sources Close to the President’s Reelection Campaign Tell Axios” That “Trump trashes mail voting in part because he sees the messaging as good cover if he loses to Joe Biden in November”

September 6, 2020, 7:10 pmabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

That’s in an article entitled “Scoop: Kevin McCarthy Warns Trump’s War on Mail Could Screw GOP.” The idea that Trump is attacking mail-in voting to give himself an excuse if he loses to Biden in November is the most benign… Continue reading

“Voters Face a Complicated Election as the Pandemic Remakes Voting; Mail-in voting, Covid-19, disinformation and a possibly lengthy wait for results make the 2020 election unlike others”

September 5, 2020, 8:18 pmabsentee ballots, election administration, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

Important deep dive by the WSJ: In a year of uncertainties, one thing seems certain: This November’s general election is shaping up to be one of the most complicated in U.S. history.States are racing to make changes to voting procedures… Continue reading

Politifact Debunks Widely Shared Facebook Post Falsely Stating People Can Vote Both by Mail and In Person without Election Officials Knowing (Hint: They Will Catch You and You Can Be Charged with a Crime)

September 4, 2020, 12:40 pmabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politifact.

President Trump Arguably Broke North Carolina Law in Suggesting That Voters Try to Vote by Mail and In Person

September 2, 2020, 4:24 pmabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

President Trump made some worrisome comments today that seemed to encourage double voting in the state of North Carolina. You can watch the short interview here. Here’s the transcript (my emphasis): (Q) 600,000 people could vote by absentee in… Continue reading

“This Is Democrats’ Doomsday Scenario for Election Night: What if early results in swing states on Nov. 3 show President Trump ahead, and he declares victory before heavily Democratic mail-in votes, which he has falsely linked with fraud, are fully counted?”

September 2, 2020, 10:11 amabsentee ballots, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

Trip Gabriel for the NYT: In Michigan, Ms. Benson predicted that three million votes would be cast by mail this year, 60 percent of the total. She has called for changes to let election clerks process absentee ballots early —… Continue reading

Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Harris County from Sending Out Absentee Ballot Applications to Voters

September 2, 2020, 9:42 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

The stay is in effect as the court considers whether to grant emergency relief.

“Postal Service Watchdog Outlines ‘Concerns’ Surrounding Election Readiness”

September 1, 2020, 4:41 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

NPR: The U.S. Postal Service’s inspector general has outlined a number of ongoing concerns about the agency’s ability to manage the influx of mailed ballots for the 2020 election — separate from the recent controversial actions by the postmaster general.The… Continue reading

Federal District Court Rejects Challenge to Georgia Law on Limits to Third Party Collection of Absentee Ballots, But Extends Deadline for Receipt of Postmarked Absentee Ballots

August 31, 2020, 3:32 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

Here is the opinion. The court rejected other challenges to Georgia law as well, but the extension of the time for receipt of ballots is significant given how late Georgia voters can request and receive absentee ballots and given potential… Continue reading

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