Category Archives: absentee ballots

“One Billionaire vs. the Mail A new report details Charles Koch’s 50-year war on the U.S. Postal Service”

July 13, 2020, 7:05 amabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

TAP: This year, the Postal Service will also be essential to the national elections, as more Americans than ever opt to vote by mail because of the coronavirus. Weakening, privatizing, or eliminating the Postal Service at this critical time… Continue reading

“Why is Maryland’s governor making mail-in voting harder in November?”

July 13, 2020, 7:03 amabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

WaPo editorial: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) seems not to have learned them. He presided over a largely mail-in primary election in his state last month that saw strong turnout based on extremely high levels of absentee voting — but… Continue reading

Trump Falsely Says Absentee Ballots Will Lead Election Results to Be Delayed for Months, Falsely Suggests 20 Percent Rate of Fraudulent Ballots, Falsely Draws Distinction Between Absentee and Mail-In Ballots

July 10, 2020, 10:44 amabsentee ballots, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

CNN: President Donald Trump has railed against “mail-in voting” while defending “absentee voting,” baffling experts who say those voting systems are essentially the same thing.Trump made the claims in a series of tweets Friday morning, which included some of… Continue reading

“‘It’s egregious’: thousands of mail-in ballots could be rejected over small errors”

July 8, 2020, 8:04 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

The Guardian: As more Americans vote by mail this year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, there’s concern that thousands of eligible voters like Weisfeld could have their ballots rejected for small errors without a chance to fix them. Mail-in ballots… Continue reading

“The Cybersecurity 202: Trump’s voting by mail assaults could cost him the election”

July 8, 2020, 7:55 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Trump’s attacks on mail voting are turning Republicans off absentee ballots”

July 7, 2020, 4:14 pmabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: President Trump’s relentless attacks on the security of mail voting are driving suspicion among GOP voters toward absentee ballots — a dynamic alarming Republican strategists, who say it could undercut their own candidates, including Trump himself.In several primaries this… Continue reading

“One Small Vote for Lockport, NY, One Giant Lesson for 2020 America”

July 7, 2020, 4:12 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

NYRB.

“Why the Stakes Are So High in N.J.’s Primary This Year Officials are monitoring the state’s first mainly vote-by-mail election closely, with an eye on its implications for November.”

July 7, 2020, 4:10 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“Virus vs. voting: Behind the high-risk presidential primary elections; As November’s election showdown looms, officials nationwide are scrambling to preserve voter rights while minimizing coronavirus transmission.”

July 6, 2020, 3:39 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

Smart Cities reports.

Supreme Court Won’t Expedite Consideration of Texas Democrats’ Vote-By-Mail Challenge

July 2, 2020, 8:04 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

The Supreme Court (having already turned down emergency relief related to the Texas primary) has rejected early consideration in the case arguing that giving only voters over the age of 65 the ability to vote by mail without excuse violates… Continue reading

“Judge Blocks Paterson Councilman-Elect Facing Voter Fraud Charges From Taking Office”

July 1, 2020, 7:44 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

NBC New York reports.

“N.J. Election Fraud Case Draws A Trump Tweet But Suggests Safeguards Are Working”

July 1, 2020, 7:42 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

NPR: When voters cast a ballot in person in New Jersey, they are required to sign a poll book to match their signature to election records. The same is true of mail-in ballots, and election officials check the ballot to… Continue reading

“Can’t Request an Absentee Ballot Online? This Group Wants to Help The voting rights group VoteAmerica will do the faxing for you.”

June 30, 2020, 8:58 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

That’s right. Faxing.

“More than 18,000 mail ballots not counted in Florida’s March presidential primary”

June 30, 2020, 2:51 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

Tampa Bay Times: More than 18,000 Floridians who voted by mail in March’s presidential primary did not have their votes counted, according to an analysis done by a group of national elections experts and academics.The numbers of uncounted mail ballots,… Continue reading

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