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

That’s right. Faxing.

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

The case is Merrill v. People First and the state’s petition is here. Here is my earlier coverage of the 11th Circuit ruling and the district court order. Justice Thomas asked for a response by July 2… Continue reading

CalMatters reports.

ACLU press release.

AP reports.

Greg Sargent WaPo column.

State of Politics reports.

Announcement: Absentee Balloting: Preparing for the November Election Podcast episode explores what can be done to mitigate the risks this November With November’s election less than five months away, and the likelihood of larger-than-average numbers of citizens requesting absentee ballots,… Continue reading