US Postal Service touts timely delivery of mail ballots despite concerns from election officials
1 month, 1 week ago

US Postal Service touts timely delivery of mail ballots despite concerns from election officials

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Postal Service said Monday nearly 100% of completed mail ballots were returned to election offices within a week for this year's presidential contest, despite hurricanes, some misdirected election mail and delivery concerns raised by state officials. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said postal workers processed more than 99 million general election ballots — making extra deliveries and collections and working to identify problems that could lead to incorrect deliveries. Almost 99.9% of general election mail ballots were delivered to election officials within a week and 97.7% of them were delivered within three days, postal officials said. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, president of the National Association of Secretaries of State, and New Mexico Election Director Mandy Vigil, president of the National Association of State Election Directors, said they look forward to working with Postal Service officials to improve performance for future elections.

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Postal ballots not given, 32k staffers miss voting
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Postal ballots not given, 32k staffers miss voting

Hindustan Times  

At least 32,000 government employees on poll duty in Punjab, excluding police personnel, couldn’t exercise their right to vote as election officials failed to provide postal ballots to them, affected staffers said on Friday. Dharamjit Singh Dhillon, state finance secretary of the Lecturer Cadre Union, said Ludhiana alone has about 6,000 government employees from various departments on poll duty. Dhillon …

US Postal Service touts timely delivery of mail ballots despite concerns from election officials
1 month, 1 week ago

US Postal Service touts timely delivery of mail ballots despite concerns from election officials

Associated Press  

Postal Service said Monday nearly 100% of completed mail ballots were returned to election offices within a week for this year’s presidential contest, despite hurricanes, some misdirected election mail and delivery concerns raised by state officials. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said postal workers processed more than 99 million general election ballots — making extra deliveries and collections and working to …

Multiple election offices report receiving mailed ballots misdirected from other states
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Multiple election offices report receiving mailed ballots misdirected from other states

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In Louisiana, state election officials said some 40 to …

Officials ask for patience in waiting on Election Day results
2 months ago

Officials ask for patience in waiting on Election Day results

Raw Story  

It’s Election Day in America. “Election Day is not Results Day,” Virginia Kase Solomón, president and CEO of the voting rights organization Common Cause, told reporters last week. “Every vote must be counted, and that will take time.” Later, she added: “Democracy is worth waiting for.” Timelines for counting In Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, two states that could seal the race …

Tracking the Status of Your Ballot in the 2024 US Presidential Election
2 months ago

Tracking the Status of Your Ballot in the 2024 US Presidential Election

Hindustan Times  

The 2024 US presidential election is nearing its conclusion, with nearly 34.4 million mail-in ballots having been returned. The process of tallying these ballots takes longer and depends on the state, with final confirmation taking several weeks. However, voters can track the status of their ballots online in many states, providing a sense of reassurance and control over the voting …

Judge orders PA elections board to extend hours as thousands of mail ballots go missing
2 months, 1 week ago

Judge orders PA elections board to extend hours as thousands of mail ballots go missing

Raw Story  

A judge has ordered the Erie County Board of Elections to extend its operating hours and take other steps to ensure that thousands of voters who requested mail ballots but did not receive them can still get mail ballots and return them by the Election Day deadline. The lawsuit claimed that mail ballot return rates in Erie were below the …

This year’s vote count will be faster, but it still might take time to know who won
2 months, 1 week ago

This year’s vote count will be faster, but it still might take time to know who won

Politico  

“It should be sooner, but also be patient,” said Barb Byrum, the Ingham County, Michigan, clerk. The lower number of mail ballots — combined with the additional four years that election officials have had to refine their vote-counting processes — should make results available faster. But the lower number of mail ballots — combined with the additional four years that …

Rain, humidity have sealed some mail-in ballot return envelopes shut, elections officials say
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Rain, humidity have sealed some mail-in ballot return envelopes shut, elections officials say

The Independent  

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Trump-Appointed Appeals Court Judges Rule in Favor of Mississippi on Ballot Receipt After Election Day
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump-Appointed Appeals Court Judges Rule in Favor of Mississippi on Ballot Receipt After Election Day

CNN  

A federal appeals court judges have ruled that Mississippi's post-election mail ballot receipt violates federal law. The ruling could impact legal challenges to late-arriving ballots in other states, which could make a difference in key races. The court's decision is only binding on the three Southern states covered by the circuit, and for now, the panel is not ordering that …

US Postal Service Reopens All Processing Centers in Hurricane-Hit Areas
2 months, 2 weeks ago

US Postal Service Reopens All Processing Centers in Hurricane-Hit Areas

Associated Press  

The U.S. Postal Service has reopened all of its mail processing centers in areas of Florida and North Carolina hit by recent hurricanes. The agency has assured voters and election officials that it is ready to handle mail ballots and that 99.7% of the election-related mail was delivered within three days for the last presidential election in 2020.

State Officials 'Nervous' About USPS Delays And The Election
2 months, 3 weeks ago

State Officials 'Nervous' About USPS Delays And The Election

Huff Post  

Election worker Julie Fox prepares absentee ballots to go out at the Reo Elections Office on Oct. 3 in Lansing, Michigan. “The Postal Service has been working in close coordination throughout the year with election officials across the country.” To be clear, the Postal Service has a good record delivering almost all election mail on time: During the 2020 general …

Trump is trying to have it both ways with mail-in voting
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump is trying to have it both ways with mail-in voting

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He claimed there were “shenanigans” with mail-in ballots …

How NC’s elections head is navigating security, threats and delays
3 months, 2 weeks ago

How NC’s elections head is navigating security, threats and delays

Raw Story  

Ballots have officially been cast for the 2024 election in North Carolina. County elections boards have received more than 207,000 absentee ballot requests as of Monday, said Karen Brinson-Bell, executive director of the North Carolina Board of Elections. Postal Service is saying to make sure you put your completed ballot in the mail at least a week before Election Day …

Column: Will the Postal Service be up to the task of delivering ballots on time? Election officials are worried
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Will the Postal Service be up to the task of delivering ballots on time? Election officials are worried

LA Times  

Postal Service keeps promising that things are getting better — more efficient operations, more reliable mail delivery, improved finances, a more climate-friendly truck fleet and so on. Among the service’s critics are state election officials coast to coast, who expressed concerns earlier this month about its “ability to deliver election mail in a timely and accurate manner.” Despite numerous meetings …

Voters are advised to return their ballots early because of mail delay concerns
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Voters are advised to return their ballots early because of mail delay concerns

NPR  

Voters are advised to return their ballots early because of mail delay concerns toggle caption Nati Harnik/AP This June, the final count in Utah’s Iron County left Jon Whittaker feeling ill. Whittaker, a county clerk who runs elections in the southwestern Utah county, received more than 400 mail-in ballots for the primary that were postmarked after the state’s legal deadline …

The FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to election officials in more than 15 states
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to election officials in more than 15 states

Associated Press  

— The FBI and the U.S. “Our democracy has no place for political violence, threats or intimidation of any kind.” The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office said a package containing white powder and with the sender listed as “U.S. A state office building in Topeka, Kansas, was evacuated due to suspicious mail sent to both the secretary of state and …

Court stops Pennsylvania counties from throwing out mail-in votes over incorrect envelope dates
4 months, 1 week ago

Court stops Pennsylvania counties from throwing out mail-in votes over incorrect envelope dates

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A state court Friday halted enforcement of a requirement that voters include accurate, handwritten dates on envelopes used to submit mail-in ballots, a ruling likely to keep several thousand Pennsylvania votes from being thrown out in the November election. “The refusal to count undated or incorrectly dated but timely mail ballots submitted by otherwise eligible voters because …

State election directors fear the Postal Service can’t handle expected crush of mail-in ballots
5 months, 2 weeks ago

State election directors fear the Postal Service can’t handle expected crush of mail-in ballots

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — State election directors from across the country voiced serious concerns to a top U.S. Steven Carter, manager of election and government programs for the postal service, attempted to reassure the directors at a meeting in Minneapolis that the system’s Office of Inspector General will publish an election mail report next week containing “encouraging” performance numbers for this year …

Dispute over mailed ballots in a New Jersey county delays outcome of congressional primary
7 months ago

Dispute over mailed ballots in a New Jersey county delays outcome of congressional primary

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Whether to count more than 1,900 mail ballots cast in one New Jersey county will be up to a judge after their envelopes were unsealed prematurely and members of the local election board deadlocked on how to proceed. At the center of the dispute is a state law that allows …

Republicans say mail ballots arriving after Election Day in Nevada should be illegal
7 months ago

Republicans say mail ballots arriving after Election Day in Nevada should be illegal

NPR  

Republicans say mail ballots arriving after Election Day in Nevada should be illegal toggle caption John Locher/AP The fight over which mail ballots should be counted during this year’s general election is already well underway. “So it's completely changed how our elections work and run.” Durmick said every county in Nevada now runs a typical in-person election and automatically sends …

Trump and Republicans file suit to nullify Nevada ballots mailed on Election Day
8 months ago

Trump and Republicans file suit to nullify Nevada ballots mailed on Election Day

Raw Story  

The Trump campaign and its Republican allies on Friday filed a lawsuit challenging Nevada’s ballot receipt deadline. Nevada law allows for mail ballots postmarked on Election Day to be accepted and counted if they are received by county election officials within four days. Plaintiffs in the new lawsuit argue that practice violates federal law and as a result “valid, timely …

'Thousands of mail ballots not counted': PA fixing issue that disenfranchised 17K voters
1 year, 1 month ago

'Thousands of mail ballots not counted': PA fixing issue that disenfranchised 17K voters

Raw Story  

Pennsylvania played a key role in deciding the last two presidential elections, and appears poised to be similarly decisive in the 2024 race. According to WPSU, Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro is now working in conjunction with Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt to fix issues with Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot system that can be confusing for some voters. Currently, commonwealth law …

Republicans set to push mail ballots, voting methods they previously blasted as recipes for fraud
1 year, 7 months ago

Republicans set to push mail ballots, voting methods they previously blasted as recipes for fraud

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — After years of criticizing mail voting and so-called ballot harvesting as ripe for fraud, Republicans at the top of the party want to change course. It marks a notable shift from the party’s rhetoric since 2020, when then-President Donald Trump was routinely sowing doubt about mail voting and encouraging his voters to wait and vote in-person on Election …

US Postal Service touts performance during 2022 election
2 years ago

US Postal Service touts performance during 2022 election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service delivered more than 54 million ballots for the midterm election, with nearly 99% of ballots delivered to election officials within three days, officials said Monday. By the end of the Dec. 6 Georgia Senate runoff, the Postal Service had delivered 54.4 million ballots to and from voters, officials said. “The American people can continue …

Majority of 16k canceled Pa. mail-in ballots were from Dems
2 years ago

Majority of 16k canceled Pa. mail-in ballots were from Dems

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — New data from Pennsylvania’s elections agency shows an early November state court decision that barred mail-in ballots without accurate handwritten dates on their exterior envelopes resulted in otherwise valid votes being thrown out. “There is no similar automatic notification system for voters who do not provide an email address when applying for a mail ballot.” Pennsylvania Democrats …

After midterms, GOP reconsidering antipathy to mail ballots
2 years, 1 month ago

After midterms, GOP reconsidering antipathy to mail ballots

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — In Georgia’s Senate runoff, Republicans once more met the realities of giving Democrats a head start they could not overcome. Conservative conspiracy theorists urged GOP voters to wait until Election Day before casting their ballots and spun tales about how such a strategy would prevent Democrats from rigging voting machines to steal the election. In Washington, South Dakota …

After midterms, GOP reconsidering antipathy to mail ballots
2 years, 1 month ago

After midterms, GOP reconsidering antipathy to mail ballots

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It was only the latest example of how Republicans have handed Democrats an advantage …

EXPLAINER: Why California has so many votes left to count
2 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: Why California has so many votes left to count

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California delivered Republicans the seat they needed Wednesday to take control of the U.S. House, but just how much of an edge the GOP will have in the chamber remains uncertain as the state’s seemingly drawn-out vote count continues. As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 8.8 million ballots had been processed in California — more than have …

Arizona remains epicenter for post-election misinformation
2 years, 1 month ago

Arizona remains epicenter for post-election misinformation

Associated Press  

Arizona remained the epicenter for post-Election Day misinformation Thursday as vote counting in that state continued. The U.S. has a long history of political races that weren’t settled on Election Day, and those occasional delays have only increased in recent years given the rising popularity of voting by mail. In key battleground states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Arizona, election officials …

Nov. 10, 2022 US election coverage
2 years, 2 months ago

Nov. 10, 2022 US election coverage

CNN  

An election worker arrives with ballots Wednesday inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office in Phoenix. Here’s what you should know as the counting continues: Where things stand in Arizona and Nevada — and why it’s taking so long to count ballots: The biggest reason for the delay is the way that each state handles the ballots outside of those cast …

Why it could take weeks to get final L.A. election results. ‘We aren’t sitting on ballots’
2 years, 2 months ago

Why it could take weeks to get final L.A. election results. ‘We aren’t sitting on ballots’

LA Times  

Ballots are received, sorted and verified at the L.A. County ballot processing facility in the City of Industry, then trucked to another facility in Downey to be counted. Vote-by-mail ballots take longer to process, particularly when a massive number of them arrive all at once on election day, officials and experts said Wednesday. “We aren’t sitting on ballots,” said county …

Mishaps, distrust spur Election Day misinformation
2 years, 2 months ago

Mishaps, distrust spur Election Day misinformation

Associated Press  

Voters casting ballots in Tuesday’s pivotal midterms grappled with misleading claims about glitchy election machines and delayed results, the final crest of a wave of misinformation that’s expected to linger long after the last votes are tallied. There was lots of other misinformation too: false claims about ballots cast by non-citizens or pre-filled registration forms; hoaxes about voting machines and …

Mishaps, distrust spur Election Day misinformation
2 years, 2 months ago

Mishaps, distrust spur Election Day misinformation

The Independent  

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Pennsylvanians scurry to fix mail-in ballots after ruling
2 years, 2 months ago

Pennsylvanians scurry to fix mail-in ballots after ruling

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Some of Pennsylvania’s largest counties scrambled Monday to help voters fix mail-in ballots that have fatal flaws such as incorrect dates or missing signatures on the envelopes used to send them in, bringing about confusion and legal challenges in the battleground state on the eve of the election. They sued county boards of election across the state, …

Nearly 46 million votes have been cast in the midterms, but it’s unclear what it means for election day
2 years, 2 months ago

Nearly 46 million votes have been cast in the midterms, but it’s unclear what it means for election day

LA Times  

James Griepsma Jr. studies his choices at a ballot marking device while voting at the office of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022 in Norwalk. The pandemic prompted several states in 2020 to implement universal ballot delivery or change their laws to allow for early voting or voting by mail for the first time, said …

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
2 years, 2 months ago

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

Associated Press  

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. Here are the facts: ___ Graphic misrepresents House GOP agenda CLAIM: An image shows the House Republicans’ “Commitment to America” plan, including raising the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 75 and making retirees with pensions, 401s or disabled veterans’ benefits ineligible …

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
2 years, 2 months ago

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here are the facts: ___ Graphic misrepresents House GOP agenda CLAIM: An image shows …

GOP voters told to hold onto mail ballots until Election Day
2 years, 2 months ago

GOP voters told to hold onto mail ballots until Election Day

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Republican activists who believe the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump have crafted a plan that, in their telling, will thwart cheating in this year’s midterm elections. Trump also has weighed in, saying at a recent rally that voting on Election Day was best because “it’s much harder for them to cheat that way.” The …

How are mail-in and absentee ballots verified?
2 years, 2 months ago

How are mail-in and absentee ballots verified?

Associated Press  

How are mail-in and absentee ballots verified? Whether a state requires voters to request an absentee ballot or participates in universal mail-in voting, all ballots cast by mail or dropped off at a drop box are vetted to ensure their legitimacy. In states that require voters to submit applications to receive absentee ballots, the application typically includes several pieces of …

Voting explainer: In many states, there's a process to fix an error with your ballot
2 years, 3 months ago

Voting explainer: In many states, there's a process to fix an error with your ballot

NPR  

Voting explainer: In many states, there's a process to fix an error with your ballot Enlarge this image toggle caption Lynne Sladky/AP Lynne Sladky/AP Many Americans are unfamiliar with how elections are run. Tova Wang, a democracy fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, says the roughly 20 states without a cure process leave their voters without much recourse if there …

Mail ballot fight persists in key states, sure to slow count
2 years, 3 months ago

Mail ballot fight persists in key states, sure to slow count

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former President Donald Trump and his allies seized on the drawn-out vote processing and counting in Pennsylvania during the 2020 election to fuel his false claims that fraud cost him victory in the battleground state — and election officials worry that a replay could be on the horizon in November’s crucial Senate and governor’s races. Efforts since …

EXPLAINER: How mailed ballots slow results in Pennsylvania
2 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINER: How mailed ballots slow results in Pennsylvania

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Counting of mailed ballots in Pennsylvania is drawing renewed scrutiny amid a too-close-to-call U.S. Senate primary between Republicans David McCormick and Dr. Mehmet Oz. He has relentlessly criticized the state’s voting procedures since his loss in Pennsylvania two years ago, when it took several days to tally the results from all mailed ballots. The head of the …

Printing errors mar mailed ballots in Oregon, Pennsylvania
2 years, 7 months ago

Printing errors mar mailed ballots in Oregon, Pennsylvania

Associated Press  

Printing mistakes will force local election officials in Pennsylvania and Oregon to redo thousands of mailed ballots, a laborious process that could delay results for some closely contested races in Tuesday’s primaries. “But because of this, we’re not going to have final election results from these mail ballots for probably several days, so that is very, very frustrating to us.” …

High numbers of mail ballots are being rejected in Texas under a new state law
2 years, 10 months ago

High numbers of mail ballots are being rejected in Texas under a new state law

NPR  

High numbers of mail ballots are being rejected in Texas under a new state law Enlarge this image toggle caption LM Otero/AP LM Otero/AP Weeks ahead of the state's March 1 primary, local election officials in Texas are sending mail-in ballots back to thousands of voters who had turned them in, citing issues with ID requirements created by the state's …

Why Texas election officials are rejecting hundreds of vote-by-mail applications
2 years, 11 months ago

Why Texas election officials are rejecting hundreds of vote-by-mail applications

NPR  

Why Texas election officials are rejecting hundreds of vote-by-mail applications Enlarge this image toggle caption Sergio Flores/Getty Images Sergio Flores/Getty Images Several counties in Texas have reported rejecting hundreds of vote-by-mail applications in the past week because of confusion over new ID requirements created by a Republican-backed law that went into effect last month. In a press release last week, …

After voters embraced mail ballots, GOP states tighten rules
3 years, 4 months ago

After voters embraced mail ballots, GOP states tighten rules

Associated Press  

A monthslong campaign by the Republican Party, fueled in part by the false narrative of widespread fraud in last year’s presidential election, has led to a wave of new voting laws that will tighten access to the ballot for millions of Americans. “Voters are going to feel this the next time they go vote, and that’s what I’m most worried …

Report shows big spike in mail ballots during 2020 election
3 years, 4 months ago

Report shows big spike in mail ballots during 2020 election

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Fewer than one-third of voters casting ballots in last year’s U.S. presidential election did so at a polling place on Election Day as the coronavirus pandemic led states to greatly expand mail-in balloting and early voting, according to a federal report released Monday. While voting by mail has been on the rise in recent years, the 2020 election …

Mail-in voting law spurring new tensions over elections
3 years, 7 months ago

Mail-in voting law spurring new tensions over elections

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — County officials reprised their call Tuesday for fixes to Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting law to help them run a smoother election in November, as a fight brewed over whether counties must throw out mailed-in ballots without the voter’s handwritten date on the envelope. The counties’ call for action comes amid a partisan stalemate over how to fix shortcomings …

Efforts To Help Absentee Voters Drove Down Mail-In Ballot Rejection Rates
4 years ago

Efforts To Help Absentee Voters Drove Down Mail-In Ballot Rejection Rates

NPR  

Efforts To Help Absentee Voters Drove Down Mail-In Ballot Rejection Rates More than a half-million mail-in ballots were rejected in this year's primaries due to mistakes and missed deadlines. And with so many more people voting by mail this November, the fear was that millions of ballots would be rejected due to missed deadlines, missing or mismatched signatures and other …

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