“Absentee vote fraud destroying Miami-Dade elections”
Paul Crespo has written this oped in the Miami Herald.
Category Archives: absentee ballots
“Report says fewer in military register to vote; Absentee ballot requests from military members and spouses are alarmingly low this election year, a voter advocacy group says.”
“Military voters as political pawns”
I have written this cover piece for the Sunday San Diego Union-Tribune opinion section. It begins:
It’s the election season, and the battle for the presidency and control of Congress is being fought not just through voter registration drives, endless… Continue reading
“Extra voting hours? That’ll be $406 an hour, please”
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
“Pa. drops plans for 2 online initiatives to boost voting”
Hmmm: “On the same day a judge cleared the way for the state’s new voter identification law to take effect, the Corbett administration abandoned plans to allow voters to apply online for absentee ballots for the November election and… Continue reading
Must-Read Ned Foley Post on Husted Early Voting Decision, Military Voting Case, and Pa Voter ID Case
Ned Foley has a must-read post, Analyzing a “Voting Wars” Trifecta.
Here’s a taste on each of the three areas Ned covers.
On Husted’s uniform voting requirement: “But one can reasonably question whether Husted’s new directive upholds the standard… Continue reading
“Vote fraud suspected in race for state seat”
Boston Globe: “The district attorney in Hampden County is investigating whether a Republican candidate for state representative orchestrated an illegal scheme to cast absentee ballots on behalf of hundreds of voters in hopes of winning a primary election.”
“The Votes of Americans Abroad”
This letter to the editor responds to my recent New York Times oped, A Detente Before the Election.
“Absentee ballot fraud made easy in Miami-Dade”
Marc Caputo (Miami Herald):
Psst!
Wanna commit absentee-ballot fraud?
Well, all you need is a computer, a telephone and a dummy address. Armed with that, there’s a good chance you can request and vote another person’s absentee ballot.
It’s a… Continue reading
“Absentee ballots may offer a way around Pennsylvania voter ID law”
The Philaelphia Inquirer reports:
Thomas Cavanaugh, a longtime Democratic committeeman in Philadelphia’s Tacony neighborhood, has two words of advice for senior citizens fretting about the state’s new photo ID requirement: absentee ballot.
Though Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law requires… Continue reading
“Pinal County supervisor hopeful John Enright quits”
Arizona Republic; “A Pinal County supervisor candidate has withdrawn from the race in the wake of voter-fraud allegations involving a former companion who, records show, has continued to vote by absentee ballot in the five years since her death.… Continue reading
“WI: Election clerks once again miss federal absentee ballot deadline”
The Wisconsin Reporter reports.
Michigan Gov. Snyder Vetoes Some Controversial Election Bills
A report is here; the official message from the governor’s office is here.
Official proponents of some of the more controversial provisions of the bills had praised the package in a commentary running earlier this morning.
UPDATE: Follow-up… Continue reading
“New Web Tool Makes Absentee Voting Easier”
The lead story in this week’s electionlineWeekly.