J. Christian Adams, of The Disbanded Pence-Kobach Voter Fraud Commission, Suggests Deputy Postmaster General Removed Because He Clashed with Pres. Trump on Vote By Mail
This is very troubling:
H/t Jessica Huseman
Category Archives: absentee ballots
New Jersey: “Hundreds of Mail-In Votes Already Set Aside Due to Voter Fraud Claims in Paterson”
NBC New York:
More than 800 mail-in votes in one of New Jersey’s largest cities have already been set aside, according to a county spokesperson, as an election is marred by allegations of voter fraud.Those hundreds of votes represent… Continue reading
“Ignoring Trump and Right-Wing Think Tanks, Red States Expand Vote by Mail”
ProPublica has posted this article, which begins:
On April 23, during the same week that Kentucky’s Republican secretary of state said he was contemplating a “significant expansion” of vote by mail, the Public Interest Legal Foundation emailed one of his… Continue reading
Important Deep Dive by Lee Drutman on Vote-by-Mail and Partisanship at 538
Well done look at the evidence.
Another Lawsuit Filed Over Absentee Ballot Procedures in Texas
Details here.
Note: An earlier version of this post says that it was filed by Democrats. Although Marc Elias is one of the lead lawyers, the plaintiffs are not Democratic party organizations.
“Why We Need Postal Democracy”
David Cole in NYRB:
Why was there so much drama over such a minor election? And what does it portend for the momentous election coming in November? The answer is disturbing: in the coronavirus pandemic, Republicans may have discovered the… Continue reading
“Democrats drop lawsuit against planned all-mail primary election after Clark County agrees to more voting sites, other concessions”
“We Should Never Have to Vote in Person Again; Our new paper shows vote-by-mail dramatically boosted Colorado’s turnout. It could change this fall’s election and every election after.”
Charlotte Hill, Jacob Grumbach, Adam Bonica and Hakeem Jefferson have written this NYT oped:
The idea of “all-mail voting” is straightforward: Every registered voter gets sent a ballot via mail to their home address, then after making their choices,… Continue reading
“A Conservative Legal Group Significantly Miscalculated Data in a Report on Mail-In Voting; President Trump touted a new report on voter fraud, but ProPublica found a critical error with the data. Even with the correction, experts say the report is misleading.”
ProPublica:
In an April report that warns of the risks of fraud in mail-in voting, a conservative legal group significantly inflated a key statistic, a ProPublica analysis found. The Public Interest Legal Foundation reported that more than 1 million… Continue reading
New Studies on Voter Attitudes About Vote-by-Mail in Light of COVID-19
Thad Kousser, Seth Hill, Mackenzie Lockhart (UC San Diego), Jennifer Merolla (UC Riverside), and Mindy Romero (USC) have now posted at the links below two working papers analyzing a survey of eligible American voters about their preferences for how they’d… Continue reading
“Whether the Ballot You Mail Is Counted May Depend on Where You Vote”
ProPublica:
Voting by mail has become a partisan flashpoint during the coronavirus outbreak, with Democrats pushing to expand it and President Donald Trump claiming, without evidence, that mail-in voting is “corrupt.” But, as Wisconsin illustrates, the impact of vote… Continue reading
“The legal team that overturned Pa. gerrymandering is suing to relax the state’s absentee ballot deadlines amid the coronavirus outbreak”
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Fair Elections During a Crisis: Bipartisan and Diverse Blue-Ribbon Group of Scholars and Thinkers Releases Report on Urgent Changes Needed for November U.S. Elections
Release from me:
Fair Elections During a Crisis: Bipartisan and Diverse Blue-Ribbon Group of Scholars and Thinkers Releases Report on Urgent Changes Needed for November U.S. Elections
Ad Hoc Committee for 2020 Election Fairness and Legitimacy Issues Recommendations in Law,… Continue reading
“‘Republicans need to get serious’: 2020 vote-by-mail battle heats up”
Politico:
Coronavirus has campaigns rushing to put voting by mail at the center of their general election strategies — and some Republicans worry they’ve already fallen behind, as President Donald Trump dismisses the method and drives doubt about mail… Continue reading