“New Hampshire governor to allow absentee voting in November because of coronavirus outbreak”
WaPo:
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) announced Thursday that the state will allow voters to cast mail-in ballots in the November general election if the coronavirus is still a factor this fall.The decision is a significant departure from… Continue reading
“Pandemic spurs court fights over mail-in voting”
“Wisconsin health department tracking whether new coronavirus cases are tied to Tuesday’s in-person voting”
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports.
Is Ranked Choice Voting a Better Way to Pick a President?
Franita and Foley Discuss the Wisconsin Primary on Their “Free and Fair” Podcast
“Group sues for more robust N. Carolina voter roll cleanup”
Politifact Rates as “False” President Trump’s Statement that With voting by mail, “you get thousands and thousands of people sitting in somebody’s living room, signing ballots all over the place.”
Ron Wyden Rejects Idea (Which I’ve Endorsed) For Congress to Mandate Expanded Vote-by-Mail for This November ONLY
I’ve said that in the middle of a pandemic, we should come together on election reforms we need now, and bracket changes that should be made in the future. I think you’d get a lot more bipartisan buy-in with such… Continue reading
“Trump is wrong about the dangers of absentee ballots”
I have written this oped in the Washington Post. Some excerpts:
President Trump has recently come out against expanding voting by mail, despite the fact that he regularly votes by mail himself. He tweeted that it has “Tremendous potential for… Continue reading
“Liberals contend they were shut out of Wisconsin Supreme Court election deliberations”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports.
“Trump’s wild claims of voter fraud blow back on campaign aide”
Politico:
Days before President Donald Trump deceptively called vote-by-mail “corrupt” and damaging to Republicans, his campaign hired an operative tied to a 2012 absentee ballot scheme that sent a Florida Democratic operative to jail.The plot involving Giancarlo Sopo —… Continue reading
“America might survive coronavirus. But will the election?”
“McCarthy hits ‘disgusting’ Democratic push for mail-in-voting”
Politico reports.:
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said it’s “disgusting” that Democrats are pushing to include money for mail-in voting in the next coronavirus relief bill, dismissing the idea as unnecessary despite the pandemic.“You want to hold up… Continue reading