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Category Archives: absentee ballots
Iowa: “Woodbury County supervisor’s wife found guilty of 52 counts of voter fraud”
Iowa Public Radio:
A jury spent about five hours deliberating before convicting Kim Phuong Taylor on 52 counts of voter fraud in federal court Tuesday in Sioux City. Taylor faces up to five years in prison on each count. A… Continue reading
“Judge says ‘undated’ Pennsylvania ballots should count, setting up a likely appeal”
Hansi Lo Wang for NPR:
Mailed ballots that arrive on time but in envelopes without dates handwritten by Pennsylvania voters should be counted, a federal judge ruled Tuesday in a case that’s likely to end up before the U.S. Supreme… Continue reading
“Judge orders new Bridgeport mayoral primary after surveillance videos show possible ballot stuffing”
NBC Connecticut:
A state judge has taken the unusual step of ordering a new Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticut’s largest city to be held after the Nov. 7 general election is completed. The decision comes after surveillance videos showed a… Continue reading
“N.J. council president ‘personally collected ballots’ in local voting fraud scheme, AG says”
NJ.com:
The sitting president of the Paterson City Council, already under indictment in a 2020 election fraud probe, faces new charges after state authorities say they uncovered evidence that he “personally collected ballots” in violation of New Jersey election… Continue reading
We’ve Issued a Major New Report, “24 for ’24: Urgent Recommendations in Law, Media, Politics, and Tech for Fair and Legitimate 2024 Elections”
Back in March, the UCLA Law Safeguarding Democracy Project held a conference, Can American Democracy Survive the 2024 Elections?
Following the conference some of the participants met as an ad hoc committee to consider recommendations in law, politics, media, and… Continue reading
“RNC launches ‘Bank your Vote’ ad blitz ahead of debate to push Republicans to vote early in 2024 elections”
Quite notable from Fox News:
The Republican National Committee says it’s going “all in” ahead of Wednesday’s first GOP presidential nomination debate to encourage voters to turn in ballots early.
The recently-launched “Bank Your Vote” campaign seeks to motivate pre-Election… Continue reading
Federal court dismisses lawsuit challenging Illinois mail ballot deadline
Democracy Docket: “a federal judge in Illinois tossed out a lawsuit brought by three Republicans — including the current representative for the state’s 12th Congressional District, Michael Bost (R) — alleging that the state’s mail-in ballot receipt deadline violates… Continue reading
Trump on Early Voting: Not Such a Bad Idea After All
Courtesy of Political Wire, this quote from the former President: “While Republicans have worked to share our beautiful values with voters, Democrats and dangerous groups funded by the far left have simply focused on collecting ballots. But you know… Continue reading
“Mississippi can’t restrict absentee voting assistance this year, US judge says as he blocks law”
AP reports: “A federal judge [Henry Wingate] blocked a new Mississippi law that would set criminal penalties for some people who help others with absentee voting — a ruling that comes as absentee ballots are already available in party… Continue reading
“The Ohio GOP’s bold abortion gambit has imploded”
The Fix on the August ballot measure that would raise the threshold for amending the state constitution from 50% plus one to 60%, in order to make it more difficult to enact an abortion rights initiative later this year:
It… Continue reading
“National Democrats file absentee ballot lawsuit in Wisconsin ahead of state Supreme Court flip”
AP:
A new lawsuit filed in Wisconsin by a national Democratic law firm seeks to once again allow voters to return absentee ballots in drop boxes, a practice that was barred by the state Supreme Court last year following… Continue reading
Strong Early Voting on Ohio’s Issue 1
WKYC:
As the August 8 special election for Issue 1 in Ohio approaches, many voters are taking advantage of early voting.
According to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, as of Wednesday, 155,000 absentee ballots have been cast so… Continue reading
“Michigan governor signs legislation expanding voting rights”
AP: “The legislation, which resulted from the voter-approved Proposal 2, establishes a website for voters to track when their ballots are received and counted, and requires at least nine days of early voting before each statewide and federal election.… Continue reading