Category Archives: absentee ballots
“A New Clash Over Mail Voting: The Cost of the Postage”
NYT:
The Senate’s highest-ranking Democrat assailed the Postal Service on Tuesday for what he said was an effort to jack up the cost to states of mail-in voting, a new line of criticism in the escalating dispute over ensuring Americans… Continue reading
“Postmarks come under scrutiny as states prepare for mail-in voting”
CNN:
States are bracing for controversy as they work to ensure that Postal Service postmarks and other tracking will back efforts to prove mail-in votes are sent on time. They’re seeking to avoid lawsuits and other issues about unclear… Continue reading
“Georgia State Election Board Approves Absentee Ballot Process Improvements”
Stephen Fowler for GPB:
The Georgia State Election Board made a number of rule changes Monday that will streamline the absentee voting process as officials prepare for a record vote-by-mail turnout in the November general election. County election workers can… Continue reading
Republican National Committee Goes to Supreme Court to Try to Overturn Consent Decree Making It Easier to Vote by Mail in Rhode Island During Pandemic
Expect quick action in this case given the upcoming deadlines.
“Trump aides exploring executive actions to curb voting by mail”
Politico:
Trump, impatient with the slow nature of lawsuits, suggested last week that the November election be postponed, though he later claimed he was merely trying to highlight the possibility of fraud after he faced a backlash from even… Continue reading
“Mail-in ballot applications in Virginia tap into worries about fraud with faulty instructions”
WaPo:
A voter registration group with a history of sending error-ridden mailers has again sown confusion in Virginia, this time tapping into concerns about mail-in ballots sparkedby President Trump’s repeated allegations — without evidence — of election fraud.The Washington-based Center … Continue reading
“Fear of COVID-19 will not be reason to vote absentee in November, Tennessee Supreme Court rules”
Tennesseean:
Fear of COVID-19 will not be a reason to vote by mail in the November general election, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. Absentee ballots filed for Thursday’s primary will remain valid, according to the court.The high… Continue reading
“Trump Campaign Sues Nevada Over Bill Expanding Mail-In Voting for General Election”
Nevada Independent:
President Donald Trump’s campaign has sued Nevada over a contentious bill recently approved in the ongoing special session of the Nevada Legislature that expands mail-in voting for the 2020 general election, saying it would make voter fraud “inevitable.”The… Continue reading
“Trump lets on that his attack on voting-by-mail is fake”
Jennifer Rubin WaPo column.
“NC must give voters a chance to fix mail-in ballots before they’re thrown out, judge rules” (Link to ruling)
News & Observer:
Fears of coronavirus endangering voters in North Carolina this fall — or potentially lowering voter turnout — aren’t enough to force the state to change many of its elections laws, a federal judge has ruled.However, U.S.… Continue reading
“Over Six in Ten ‘Likely Voters’ Support Vote by Mail, Survey Says”
Rutgers Today:
Likely voters throughout the country say the surge of coronavirus makes it even more important to vote by mail in November, with 64 percent of Americans and 70 percent of New Jerseyeans supporting the provision, according to … Continue reading
“Trump Again Assails Mail-In Voting”
NYT:
In his latest assault on voting by mail, President Trump said on Monday that he thought the Democratic primary in New York’s 12th Congressional District should be rerun because of lengthy delays in counting mail-in ballots.
Prompted by a… Continue reading
“As Trump leans into attacks on mail voting, GOP officials confront signs of Republican turnout crisis”
WaPo:
President Trump’s unfounded attacks on mail balloting are discouraging his own supporters from embracing the practice, according to polls and Republican leaders across the country, prompting growing alarm that one of the central strategies of his campaign is threatening… Continue reading