Category Archives: absentee ballots

“Trump Steps Up Attacks on Mail Vote, Making False Claims About Fraud; President Trump threatened to withhold federal funding for Michigan and Nevada if the states moved forward in expanding vote by mail.”

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NYT:  President Trump on Wednesday escalated his assault against mail voting, falsely claiming that Michigan and Nevada were engaged in voter fraud and had acted illegally, and threatening to withhold federal funds to those states if they proceed in… Continue reading

“What is ballot harvesting and how is it affecting Southern California elections? Misinformation and deeply partisan divides over ballot collecting remain, even as both parties tap the strategy heading into November.”

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OC Register: Even the term for the process is contentious. Republicans uniformly call it “ballot harvesting,” implying that election results are planted and plucked from a field of voters. Democrats and voting rights advocates prefer the term “ballot collection,”… Continue reading

Breaking: Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Reverses Lower Appeals Court in Absentee Ballot Case, Meaning AG Paxton Can Keep Telling Counties That Voters Can’t Claim Fear of Contracting COVID-19 As Basis to Vote By Mail

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The order, with no noted dissents and no reasoning, is here. Oral argument will be on May 20. The stay is temporary, pending resolution of the case. My earlier coverage is: Divided Texas Appeals Court Imposes Stay Pending Appeal … Continue reading