Tierney Sneed for TPM: The pandemic stands to bring a major surge of mail-in and absentee voting, both in the remaining spring and summer elections, and in the general election this fall.But the system — critical for keeping voters safe… Continue reading

The NY Times has posted this analysis of mail-in voting in the recent Wisconsin primary, showing that the liberal candidate for the state supreme court (favored by Democrats) did better than the conservative candidate (favored by Republicans). This is no… Continue reading

NBC News: A majority of voters — 58 percent — favor nationwide reform of election rules that would allow all eligible voters to cast their ballots by mail, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds. And nearly 10 percent… Continue reading

Brennan Center: The remaining 16 states allow voters to cast a mail ballot only if they meet certain criteria — typically, that the voters will be away from their home county on Election Day, that they are serving abroad… Continue reading

St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Voting rights groups filed suit Friday to allow Missourians to vote by mail if they are sheltering in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic.The American Civil Liberties Union and the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition said they… Continue reading

Michael Morley for Lawfare: As we approach the presidential election this November, election officials are developing plans to deal with the unique risks posed by the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. I have written about how states have grappled with… Continue reading

Anna Baringer, Michael C. Herron, and Daniel A. Smith have posted this draft. Here is the abstract: The coronavirus and its concomitant need for social distancing have increased the attractiveness of voting by mail (VBM). VBM voting is nonetheless… Continue reading

I like this a lot: As the ACLU stated it in its motion in the case, though, it’s arguable that everyone now has a “physical condition” that increases the “likelihood” that going to the polls might “injure[] the voter’s health.”… Continue reading

Ordinarily it requires an excuse for most voters to vote by absentee ballot. The Texas AG has taken the position that fear of contracting COVID-19 is not a valid excuse to vote absentee. This court order, which was expected,… Continue reading

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