Category Archives: absentee ballots

“Appeals Court UPHOLDS Arizona’s Mail-In Voting Laws, Blasts AZGOP/Kelli Ward Arguments (READ Decision)”

January 17, 2023, 12:07 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

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”

January 13, 2023, 7:13 amabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

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”

January 12, 2023, 5:53 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

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”

January 12, 2023, 7:49 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

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”

January 11, 2023, 6:04 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

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”

December 28, 2022, 1:33 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

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”

December 7, 2022, 5:56 amabsentee ballotsDerek Muller

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”

December 2, 2022, 7:24 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

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”

December 2, 2022, 7:13 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

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”

November 7, 2022, 3:52 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

New Brennan Center report.

[Equally Divided] “Pa. Supreme Court orders counties to set aside undated and wrongly dated mail ballots and not count them”

November 1, 2022, 2:24 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

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

“The Pa. Supreme Court is taking on the issue of undated mail ballots just weeks before Election Day”

October 24, 2022, 7:15 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

Philly Inquirer: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is taking on the question of undated mail ballots.The court on Friday accepted a lawsuit filed by a coalition of Republican groups, including the Republican National Committee and Pennsylvania GOP, that seeks to block… Continue reading

“[NY Trial Court] rules part of N.Y. absentee voting law is unconstitutional; State Democratic officials expect to appeal the ruling before Election Day. COVID-19 exemption remains in place.”

October 22, 2022, 11:17 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

Times-Union: A state Supreme Court justice issued a split ruling Friday that found New York’s absentee ballot laws are partially unconstitutional, a decision that will hurl an element of disorder into the midterm election in which mail-in voting is… Continue reading

Supreme Court Vacates as Moot Third Circuit Decision About Counting Timely But Undated Absentee Ballots in Pennsylvania

October 11, 2022, 7:15 amabsentee ballots, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Today’s order means the loss of a helpful precedent. Here’s how the cert. petition put the issue: Pennsylvania requires voters to sign and date a declaration when they vote by mail. In a private lawsuit filed after a local… Continue reading

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