“Election officials in both parties call for emergency funding to expand voting by mail before November”
“Voting by Mail Would Reduce Coronavirus Transmission but It Has Other Risks”
Jessica Huseman for ProPublica:
While mail-in ballots seem like an elegant solution as the United States grapples with containing COVID-19, experts say slow-moving state and county governments, inconsistent state rules and limited resources to buy essentials such as envelopes and… Continue reading
“As Coronavirus Delays Primary Season, States Weigh Expanding Absentee Voting”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR.
Absentee Ballot Requests are Skyrocketing, Whether States are Ready or Not and Whether Congress Pays for It or Not
Sign of the times:
https://twitter.com/WisVoter/status/1242456632761683969
“Georgia will mail absentee ballot request forms to all active voters for May primary”
AJC:
The absentee voting effort will allow Georgians to decide on their choices for president and other elected offices from home, without having to visit in-person voting locations where the coronavirus could more easily spread. Early voting and election day… Continue reading
“‘Time is Of the Essence:’ How States Can Shore Up Mail Voting”
Taniel Q and A with Tammy Patrick.
“The Cybersecurity 202: Mail-in election mandates from Congress could be ‘recipe for disaster,’ says top state official”
WaPo:
State and local officials are warning that congressional efforts to prepare states for a possible national surge in mail-in voting in November may result in chaos instead of smoother balloting.They say more federal funding for such an effort,… Continue reading
“Democrats throw down the gauntlet on vote-by-mail”
Greg Sargent WaPo column.
Here is a link to the Democrats’ House bill, which includes voting provisions, beginning at page 856.
“Five GA Supreme Court justices remove themselves from election dispute”
AJC:
Five of the eight justices on the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday disqualified themselves from a case calling for an open election for Justice Keith Blackwell’s seat.Justices Charles Bethel, Michael Boggs, John Ellington, Nels Peterson and Blackwell recused… Continue reading
“Democratic Convention Planners Look at Contingency Options”
NYT:
Planners for the Democratic National Convention are looking at “contingency options” in case the mid-July gathering in Milwaukee can’t take place because of the coronavirus, officials said on Monday for the first time.“As we navigate the unprecedented challenge of… Continue reading