US court denies bid to force expanded Indiana mail-in voting
4 years, 3 months ago

US court denies bid to force expanded Indiana mail-in voting

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit that aimed to make mail-in ballots available to all Indiana voters for the November election because of the coronavirus pandemic, ruling that the limits included in state law don’t violate voters’ constitutional rights. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a judge’s August ruling that state officials had discretion in how to allow mail voting and that voters not wanting to cast ballots on Election Day could go to early voting sites for nearly a month before then. In the separate lawsuit, U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker halted implementation Tuesday of an order she issued last week telling state election officials to count mail-in ballots if they are postmarked on or before Nov. 3 and received by voting offices no later than Nov. 13. Barker wrote that she didn’t want to give voters “a false sense of security” as state officials are asking the federal appeals court to overturn her decision against the noon Election Day deadline for mail-in ballots to arrive at county election offices.

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New York’s mail-in voting law upheld by the state’s top court
4 months, 2 weeks ago

New York’s mail-in voting law upheld by the state’s top court

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York law allowing all registered voters to cast their ballots by mail was upheld Tuesday by the state’s highest court, which rejected a Republican challenge to the legislation. “New York’s court system is so corrupt and disgraceful that today’s ruling has essentially declared that for over 150 years, New York’s elected officials, voters, and judges …

Indiana lawmakers approve tighter mail-in voting rules
1 year, 8 months ago

Indiana lawmakers approve tighter mail-in voting rules

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to a Republican-backed proposal that would require voters to submit more identification information to obtain mail-in ballots, rejecting arguments that the tougher rules would make voting more difficult for many people. Approval of the tighter mail-in voting rules comes after previous attempts failed the past two years in the Republican-dominated Legislature, even …

Indiana Senate backs GOP bill tightening mail voter rules
1 year, 9 months ago

Indiana Senate backs GOP bill tightening mail voter rules

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — A Republican-backed proposal that would require Indiana voters to submit more identification information to obtain mail-in ballots was endorsed Monday by the state Senate despite objections from opponents that it would make voting more difficult for many people. Senators voted 36-12 in favor of the bill, which would require voters submitting a paper application for a mail ballot …

Republicans push plan tightening Indiana mail voting rules
1 year, 10 months ago

Republicans push plan tightening Indiana mail voting rules

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Republicans endorsed a new attempt Wednesday to toughen laws on mail-in voting amid the national specter of voter fraud claims despite opponents arguing the steps would unnecessarily add hurdles for people seeking to legally cast election ballots. The House elections committee voted 9-4 along party lines to advance the proposal that would require voters submitting a paper …

Indiana lawmakers turn down changes to mail-in voting rules
2 years, 10 months ago

Indiana lawmakers turn down changes to mail-in voting rules

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana legislative committee on Monday turned aside a proposal that aimed to tighten the state law on the increasingly popular practice of voting by mail. The bill would now leave unchanged Indiana’s current mail-in voting limits allowing people to vote by mail if they fall into one of several categories, including being 65 or older, confined to …

Indiana panel drops contentious requirement from voting bill
3 years, 9 months ago

Indiana panel drops contentious requirement from voting bill

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — A legislative committee has overhauled a contentious proposal to require Indiana voters to submit identification numbers with mail-in ballot applications. Changes to the bill approved Thursday by the House elections committee will only require submission of a voter’s Indiana driver’s license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number with online mail ballot applications. Committee …

Proposed Indiana voting law change faces corporate criticism
3 years, 9 months ago

Proposed Indiana voting law change faces corporate criticism

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — One of Indiana’s most prominent corporations is criticizing an Indiana proposal that opponents maintain will make mail-in voting more difficult by requiring voters to submit identification numbers with their ballot applications. Stephen Fry, Eli Lilly and Co.’s senior vice president for human resources and diversity, told a legislative committee Tuesday that the company believed the bill wasn’t needed …

Suit challenges expansion of mail-in voting in Pennsylvania
4 years, 1 month ago

Suit challenges expansion of mail-in voting in Pennsylvania

Associated Press  

Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly is leading a suit filed Saturday in Pennsylvania challenging the use of mail-in ballots predominately cast by Democrats in lifting Joe Biden to victory in the presidential race in the state and seeking to block certification of the election results. The Legislature, the plaintiffs contend, “first recognized their constitutional restraints and the need to amend …

Court battle erupts over voters’ signatures on mail ballots
4 years, 3 months ago

Court battle erupts over voters’ signatures on mail ballots

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s top election official has asked the state’s highest court to back her up in a new legal dispute with President Donald Trump’s campaign over whether counties should count mail-in ballots when a voter’s signature doesn’t necessarily match the one on their registration. The filing, at midnight Sunday by Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, a Democrat, comes …

Iowa Supreme Court puts ruling on absentee forms on hold
4 years, 3 months ago

Iowa Supreme Court puts ruling on absentee forms on hold

Associated Press  

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa Supreme Court on Tuesday swiftly granted a request from Republican groups to stay a judge’s ruling that blocked enforcement of an order that has been used to invalidate tens of thousands of absentee ballot requests. At issue is Monday’s ruling by Judge Robert Hanson that would block Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate from …

Judge tells Indiana to count ballots mailed by Election Day
4 years, 3 months ago

Judge tells Indiana to count ballots mailed by Election Day

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — A federal judge has ruled that Indiana law cannot dismiss mail-in ballots that don’t arrive at county election offices by noon on Election Day. The Republicans who control state government have largely resisted calls from Democrats and voting rights groups to ease limits on who can cast mail-in ballots and change the noon Election Day deadline for their …

Court’s decisions didn’t end Pennsylvania voting law fight
4 years, 3 months ago

Court’s decisions didn’t end Pennsylvania voting law fight

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Nov. 3 presidential contest will test Pennsylvania’s ability to handle a massive mail-in vote and, while its high court settled several partisan points of dispute over how to update the state’s election law, counties remain unprepared in several important ways. In those decisions, the court extended the period to receive mail-in ballots for three days after …

Map: Mail-In Voting Rules By State — And The Deadlines You Need
4 years, 3 months ago

Map: Mail-In Voting Rules By State — And The Deadlines You Need

NPR  

Map: Mail-In Voting Rules By State — And The Deadlines You Need Loading. Many states, including New Hampshire and New York, have suspended the need for an excuse to obtain an absentee ballot, or said fear of contracting COVID-19 while voting is a valid excuse. The graphic above gives a broad overview of mail-in voting procedures for each state and …

Federal judge won’t force expanded Indiana mail-in voting
4 years, 4 months ago

Federal judge won’t force expanded Indiana mail-in voting

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — A federal judge on Friday rejected an attempt to force Indiana election officials to allow all voters to cast their ballots by mail because of the coronavirus pandemic. While most states make the option of mail-in voting widely available, U.S. District Judge James Patrick Hanlon wrote in his decision that state officials had discretion in how to allow …

Indiana Election Commission stalemates on vote-by-mail issue
4 years, 4 months ago

Indiana Election Commission stalemates on vote-by-mail issue

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Election Commission deadlocked Friday on whether to let all residents vote by mail due to the coronavirus pandemic. Chairman Paul Okeson said it’s still “premature” to make any decisions about voting in the general election, adding that the commission should instead await the outcome of several federal lawsuits seeking to order the state to expand absentee …

Indiana governor urged to expand mail voting during pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

Indiana governor urged to expand mail voting during pandemic

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — With less than 100 days remaining until the General Election, two former Indiana lieutenant governors are calling for Gov. There’s no reason why we can’t do the right thing here.” Indiana voters were allowed to mail their ballots for the June primary, while the state was still under a stay-at-home order. The lawsuit argues that the state’s deadline …

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