“Military voting access boosted with new Michigan election law”
Michigan Live notes the new grace period for receiving military and overseas absentee ballots – the first part of an effort to implement Prop 2 from last year.
Category Archives: absentee ballots
Federal courts note circuit split on whether the “materiality” provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 includes a right privately enforceable under Section 1983
The “materiality” provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is as follows:
No person acting under color of law shall . . . deny the right of any individual to vote in any election because of an error or… Continue reading
“Donald Trump Changes Tune on Mail-in Voting, Ballot Collection”
WSJ:
After years of assailing early voting, Donald Trump is having a change of heart.
The 2024 presidential candidate remains critical of various forms of early voting, advisers say, but his campaign is nonetheless mounting an effort to pursue such… Continue reading
“Appeals Court UPHOLDS Arizona’s Mail-In Voting Laws, Blasts AZGOP/Kelli Ward Arguments (READ Decision)”
AZ Law:
Arizona’s mail-in voting system is not unconstitutional, the Court of Appeals ruled today, blasting a lawsuit filed last year by the Arizona Republican Party and Chairwoman Kelli Ward. The unanimous decision upholds the previous dismissal of the case.… Continue reading
“Despite mail voting changes, ballot rejections remain relatively low in 2022 midterms”
NPR:
Hundreds of thousands of mail ballots were rejected across the country during the 2022 general election, according to a state-by-state analysis by NPR. That’s about 1% of ballots that were returned to election officials, a rate similar to prior… Continue reading
“Republican candidate’s wife arrested, charged with casting 23 fraudulent votes for her husband in the 2020 election”
Insider:
The wife of an Iowa Republican who ran for Congress in 2020 was arrested Thursday and accused of casting 23 fraudulent votes on behalf of her husband.
In an 11-page indictment, prosecutors allege that Kim Phuong Taylor “visited numerous… Continue reading
“Former New York Election Official Admits to Vote Fraud Scheme”
NYT:
A former upstate New York election official pleaded guilty on Wednesday to federal identity theft charges arising from his fraudulent use of voters’ personal information to apply for a dozen absentee ballots in 2021.
In entering his plea in… Continue reading
Alabama: “Perry County Commission Chairman charged with voting multiple times, ‘stuffing’ ballot box”
Al.com:
Perry County Commission Chairman Albert Turner Jr. has been indicted on voter fraud charges.
Fourth Judicial Circuit District Attorney Michael Jackson, along with Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, announced the two-count indictment Wednesday.
Turner, the son of civil… Continue reading
Republican New York Election Commissioner Will Plead Guilty to Illegal “Ballot Harvesting”
Times Union:
Jason T. Schofield, Rensselaer County’s Republican elections commissioner, is scheduled to plead guilty to federal criminal charges in January in connection with an ongoing investigation of voter fraud by the U.S. Department of Justice.
“He is scheduled for… Continue reading
“How Colorado executes its signature-match requirement for ballots disenfranchises many voters, a lawsuit claims”
From Colorado Public Radio:
Lawful votes are unconstitutionally discarded in Colorado, often because a voter’s signature doesn’t match what’s on file, according to a lawsuit filed in Denver District Court late last week.
The signature match requirement is meant… Continue reading
“Turnout Was Strong in Georgia, but Mail Voting Plummets After New Law”
NYT:
While voter turnout remained strong, absentee voting in Georgia dropped off drastically in this year’s midterm election, the first major test of an expansive 2021 voting law that added restrictions for casting ballots by mail.
Data released by the… Continue reading
“Pennsylvania Republicans reconsider their war on mail voting”
Politico:
For the past two years, Republican officials in the critical battleground state of Pennsylvania have blasted mail voting, firing off lawsuits and bills aimed at crippling the balloting method that has become increasingly popular post-pandemic.
In the wake of… Continue reading
“Why Does It Take So Long to Count Mail Ballots in Key States? Blame Legislatures”
[Equally Divided] “Pa. Supreme Court orders counties to set aside undated and wrongly dated mail ballots and not count them”
Philly Inquirer:
Pennsylvania counties must segregate and not count mail ballots with missing or incorrect dates, the state Supreme Court said Tuesday, in a ruling that could affect thousands of votes in November’s midterm elections.“The Pennsylvania county boards of elections… Continue reading