“The Conservative Case for Expanded Access to Absentee Ballots”
New report from R Street.
Category Archives: absentee ballots
Minnesota Settles Case Over Absentee Ballot Rules to Be Used in the Primary [Corrected Headline]
Details here.
Correction: An earlier version of this post mistakenly indicated these changes were for the fall. Litigation is ongoing over the fall rules.
In Risky Move, Texas Democrats Appeal 5th Circuit Absentee Voting Decision to Supreme Court, Claiming 26th Amendment Violation
You can find the cert petition here and application to vacate the 5th circuit’s stay of the district court order here. Here is the question presented: “Does Texas’s limitation of the right to cast a no-excuse mail-in ballot to… Continue reading
“Voting group recalls 80,000 unusable ballot applications in North Carolina”
NBC News:
A voting advocacy group is recalling 80,000 North Carolina absentee ballot applications for having voters’ names and addresses pre-printed on them.The group, the Center for Voter Information, has sent millions of election mailers this year alone. The… Continue reading
“Michigan ballot application mailings to dead people raise Republican hackles”
The Detroit News reports.
Democratic NC Governor Signs New North Carolina Voting Law
News & Observer:
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper signed a wide-ranging elections bill into law Friday, HB 1169. It passed the N.C. General Assembly with the support of every Republican and most Democrats. In addition to its other changes… Continue reading
“The Cybersecurity 202: Reports of mail-in ballot problems, partisan rancor in Georgia primary spell trouble for November”
“Trump supporters burn Michigan absentee ballot applications”
AP:
People burned letters informing them that they can vote by absentee ballot in future elections during a protest near Grand Rapids.The applications were burned Friday during an event called Operation Incinerator outside the DeltaPlex Arena in Walker. Many… Continue reading
Important NY Times Analysis: “Beyond Georgia: A Warning for November as States Scramble to Expand Vote-by-Mail”
NYT:
The 16 statewide primary elections held during the pandemic reached a glaring nadir on Tuesday as Georgia saw a full-scale meltdown of new voting systems compounded by the state’s rapid expansion of vote-by-mail.But around the country, elections that have… Continue reading
“Mail-in voting: Your 2020 election guide during the coronavirus”
I was interviewed for this Washington Post video.
“California lawmaker scrambles to fix bill to make it clear ballots won’t go to phantom voters”
The SF Chronicle reports.
Breaking: Tennessee State Court Holds that, Given COVID-19, State Constitution Requires Offering Any Voter The Opportunity to Vote by Absentee Ballot in Upcoming Election
You can find the opinion here. We will see if the state appeals.
One interesting aspect of the opinion is the discussion of the supposed antifraud benefits of requiring in person voting: “The court notes that voters will be… Continue reading
“Mail-in Voting May Delay US Presidential Election Results”
Breaking: 5th Circuit Stays Lower Court Order on Challenge to Texas Absentee Voting Rules During a Pandemic, Creating Some Bad Law Along the Way
You can read the court’s opinion by Judge Jerry Smith, along with separate concurrences by Judge Ho and Costa at this link.
The result is no surprise; see my May 19 post, Breaking: Federal District Court, in Sweeping Opinion, … Continue reading