Category Archives: absentee ballots
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
“D.C. Lets Voters Submit Ballots by Email After Mail Problems; Some states that are preparing for voting by mail to be more popular in the November election than in past years had hiccups on Tuesday”
WSJ:
The Washington, D.C., Board of Elections, inundated with complaints from voters who said they didn’t receive absentee ballots in the mail, created an unusual workaround for Tuesday’s primary: allowing voters to submit ballots by email.That conflicts with security… Continue reading
“Low rates of fraud in vote-by-mail states show the benefits outweigh the risks”
Brookings:
Heritage makes their full database available, so we were able to look into the cases of voter fraud that they claim represent rampant illegal activity. We began with the five states that have already used universal vote-by-mail systems… Continue reading
John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” Tackles Vote by Mail
You can watch here.
“Why Is Voting By Mail (Suddenly) Controversial? Here’s What You Need To Know”
“California lawmakers advance mail-ballot legislation to bolster Newsom election change”
Politico:
The California Republican Party and its national GOP counterparts have sued to stymie Newsom, arguing he had exceeded his statutory authority. Former Rep. Darrell Issa, who is running to return to Congress, has also challenged Newsom’s order.President Donald… Continue reading
“As Trump attacks voting by mail, GOP builds 2020 strategy around limiting its expansion”
WaPo deep dive:
President Trump’s persistent attacks on mail-in voting have fueled an unprecedented effort by conservatives to limit expansion of the practice before the November election, with tens of millions of dollars planned for lawsuits and advertising aimed… Continue reading
AG Bill Barr Floats Ridiculous Theory of Foreign Governments Counterfeiting and Submittting Absentee Ballots
Michael Li thread starts here:
Bless Bill Barr’s heart – this just couldn’t happen. For starters, the return envelopes have unique bar codes that are scanned when the ballots are received. 1/ https://t.co/ATn8cHppgz— Michael Li 李之樸 (@mcpli) June … Continue reading
“Cutting through the hysteria: The facts about Nevada’s mostly mail election”
Daniel Stewart oped in the Nevada Independent:
I am, among other things, an election-law attorney who has mostly represented Republicans. And I understand the instinct behind the initial response. Pictures of unused ballots piling up in trash cans trigger kneejerk… Continue reading
“Mailing of ballots to all voters in Las Vegas area puts sharp focus on election safeguards”
Washington Post:
The decision by Nevada’s most populous county to mail ballots to all registered voters ahead of the state’s June 9 primary has intensified a partisan debate about the security of all-mail voting, putting sharp focus on how… Continue reading
“Despite Trump’s attacks, Kansas voters request 2020 mail ballots at historic rate”
KC Star:
Johnson County election workers spent Memorial Day weekend sending out roughly 380,000 applications for mail ballots — one to every registered voter in the state’s most populous county.Kansas has allowed voters to cast ballots by mail for… Continue reading
“Missouri governor on Tuesday’s elections: if you don’t feel safe, ‘don’t go out and vote’” (But The State Does Not Offer No-Excuse Vote by Mail)
KC Star:
Ahead of Tuesday’s local elections, Gov. Mike Parson said Missourians should prioritize their safety over voting.“I hope people feel safe to go out and vote, but if they don’t, you know, the No. 1 thing — their… Continue reading
“The military’s voting process is not a panacea for the challenges of the fall elections”
Charlie Dunlap analysis.