Category Archives: absentee ballots

Georgia: “Fulton rejects emailed absentee ballot requests after primary problems”

July 14, 2020, 1:04 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

AJC: Election officials in Fulton County are refusing to accept emailed absentee ballot requests, an apparent violation of Georgia voting laws.The county’s decision to reject emailed absentee ballot applications comes after it struggled to manage a flood of requests… Continue reading

My New One in LA Lawyer Magazine: “California’s Ballot Harvesting Law: A Crop of Trouble?”

July 14, 2020, 9:07 amabsentee ballots, election administration, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

I have written this article for L.A. Lawyer. It begins: California has been in the vanguard of election reform, passing voting rules that modernize the election process and make it easier to register and vote, such as same day an… Continue reading

Connecticut: “Election officials expect flood of absentee ballots for Aug. 11 primary and potential delays in reporting results; Republicans concerned about fraud”

July 14, 2020, 7:41 amabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Hartford Courant: “We have evidence of people who received absentee ballot applications who have been deceased for more than a decade,” Romano said, adding that the ballots are supposed to be sent only to active voters. “We found an example… Continue reading

Must-Listen (or Read) NPR: “Signed, Sealed, Undelivered: Thousands Of Mail-In Ballots Rejected For Tardiness”

July 13, 2020, 7:30 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

Pam Fessler and Elena Moore: Mail-in voting, which tens of millions of Americans are expected to use this November, is fraught with potential problems. Hundreds of thousands of ballots go uncounted each year because people make mistakes, such as … Continue reading

“Texas runoff elections show stress of coronavirus pandemic on state’s voting systems”

July 13, 2020, 7:26 amabsentee ballots, election administration, voters with disabilitiesRick Hasen

Texas Tribune: If the primary runoff elections are a test run for November, cracks are becoming apparent in the state’s voting system as it struggles to function under the strain of rampant coronavirus spread.Early voting is over, and Tuesday… Continue reading

“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.

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