Category Archives: absentee ballots

“GOP pushes voting by mail — with restrictions — as Trump attacks it as ‘corrupt’”

April 12, 2020, 3:13 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

WaPo: The same week President Trump told the public that voting by mail is “corrupt” and “ripe for fraud,” his own party was sending a very different message to Republican voters in Pennsylvania.“Voting by mail… Continue reading

“Voting by Mail Could Be What States Need. But Can They Pull It Off?”

April 12, 2020, 12:55 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

NYT reports.

North Carolina Senate Democrats: “Republicans Send Wrong Message on Protecting Elections”

April 12, 2020, 12:21 pmabsentee ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

At Medium: As we approach the 2020 Elections, we must also focus on protecting the underpinnings of our democracy by keeping our polling places open and safe and expanding mail-in voting options for all who request it. That should… Continue reading

“Republicans Pursue Limits on Voting by Mail, Despite the Coronavirus”

April 8, 2020, 4:36 pmabsentee ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“Spotlight turns to absentee voting in Wisconsin as reports surface of undelivered ballots”

April 8, 2020, 4:23 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Attention turned to missing absentee ballots Wednesday as state officials reported three tubs of them were discovered in a mail processing center and the Milwaukee Election Commission called for an investigation into a separate set of undelivered… Continue reading

“Florida election officials sound the alarm ahead of November”

April 7, 2020, 4:55 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

Politico: Election supervisors in Florida warned Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday that he needs to change the law to give them more flexibility to avoid a presidential election meltdown in the nation’s biggest swing state.The county officials — who… Continue reading

“Texas Democrats again sue to ease vote-by-mail rules during coronavirus pandemic”

April 7, 2020, 3:24 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

Texas Tribune: With primary election runoffs scheduled for July and the November general election on the horizon, the Texas Democratic Party has expanded its ongoing fight for more widespread mail-in balloting to federal court, fearful that a Monday U.S.… Continue reading

Must-read Ned Foley: “We’ll Need Vote-by-Mail in November. And It Could Be a Legal Nightmare.”

April 7, 2020, 8:45 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

Ned Foley in Politico on what needs to happen to insure that vote by mail goes smoothly in November.

“Why voting by mail will be so hard for states to set up on the fly”

April 3, 2020, 8:46 amabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

Arkansas: “Federal suit asks to extend state’s deadline on absentee ballots”

March 29, 2020, 7:16 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports.

“Conservatives need to get behind vote-by-mail options in 2020 election”

March 24, 2020, 5:42 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

Michael Steele and Eli Lehrer have written this Washington Times oped.

“Voting by Mail Would Reduce Coronavirus Transmission but It Has Other Risks”

March 24, 2020, 10:10 amabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

Jessica Huseman for ProPublica: While mail-in ballots seem like an elegant solution as the United States grapples with containing COVID-19, experts say slow-moving state and county governments, inconsistent state rules and limited resources to buy essentials such as envelopes and… Continue reading