Ballots can’t be tossed out over voter signature, court says
4 years, 2 months ago

Ballots can’t be tossed out over voter signature, court says

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously Friday on a key concern surrounding an avalanche of mailed ballots, prohibiting counties from rejecting them if the voter’s signature on it does not resemble the signature on the voter’s registration form. Republican lawmakers and the Trump campaign had argued that the law is clear that election officials must compare the information on the mail-in ballot envelope, including a voter’s signature, to a voter’s information on file to determine a person’s qualifications to vote. Both said that the law on mail-in ballots makes it clear only that the ballot envelope requires the voter’s signature, but not a matching signature. “We are protecting every eligible vote and ensuring each is counted.” Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, R-Centre, accused Boockvar of undermining election security provisions in state law and said lawmakers never thought it could be interpreted to render “signatures required on the mail-in ballots being meaningless.” “People voting in person are now being held to a higher standard than those who mail in their ballots,” he said in a statement. He also said it is “astonishing” that courts endorsed the interpretation that matching signatures are required to vote in person, “but mail-in voting is officially a free-for-all.” The decision comes amid a surge in mail-in voting and rising concerns that tens of thousands of mailed ballots will be discarded in the presidential election over a variety of technicalities.

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Nevada votes thrown into chaos because young voters can’t sign their names
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nevada votes thrown into chaos because young voters can’t sign their names

The Telegraph  

Vote counting in Nevada has been thrown into chaos because young people cannot sign their own names, a state official has said. Roughly 13,000 mail-in ballots have been rejected across Nevada because the signatures on their ballot did not match the signatures in the system, secretary of state Francisco Aguilar said on Tuesday. “And when they did register to vote …

Pennsylvania Election Lawsuit Surge Shows Why It’s a Top Prize
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Pennsylvania Election Lawsuit Surge Shows Why It’s a Top Prize

Live Mint  

Pennsylvania is emerging as the jackpot in the hotly contested presidential race, drawing both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in frenzied campaigning on the eve of the election, along with a surge in legal cases from both sides. Republicans appealed after Pennsylvania’s highest court ruled the state must count provisional ballots cast by voters whose mail-in ballots are disqualified for …

Pennsylvania's Strict Voting Laws Put to the Test in Election Court Battle
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pennsylvania's Strict Voting Laws Put to the Test in Election Court Battle

Hindustan Times  

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted in the state's presidential election. The ruling is a victory for voting-rights advocates, who had sought to force counties to let voters cast a provisional ballot on Election Day if their mail-in ballot was to be rejected for …

Pennsylvania's Ballot Battle: A Timeline of Election Night
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pennsylvania's Ballot Battle: A Timeline of Election Night

Firstpost  

The article discusses the potential length of time it will take to determine the winner of Pennsylvania in the 2024 US presidential election. Pennsylvania is crucial to both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, and the outcome of the election could have significant implications for the political landscape of the country.

Supreme Court turns away GOP plea to disqualify Pennsylvania voters who mailed ballots with errors
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court turns away GOP plea to disqualify Pennsylvania voters who mailed ballots with errors

LA Times  

Voters wait in line to make a corrections to their ballots in Philadelphia in 2022. The Supreme Court on Friday turned down an appeal from the Republican National Committee and refused to disqualify Pennsylvania voters who had sent in a mail ballot with an error on the envelope. By a 4-3 vote, the state justices ruled that voters who sent …

Republicans ask Pennsylvania court to put on hold decision on mail ballot envelope rules
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Republicans ask Pennsylvania court to put on hold decision on mail ballot envelope rules

LA Times  

Mail-in ballots are handled in a secure area at the elections warehouse in Pittsburgh in April. Republicans wasted no time in appealing a Pennsylvania court decision that would relax the rules for mail ballots, asking the state Supreme Court on Thursday to reverse a lower court opinion issued one day earlier. The Commonwealth Court, in a 3-2 decision, said 69 …

Republicans are asking the Supreme Court to void thousands of ballots in PA – a week before the election
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Republicans are asking the Supreme Court to void thousands of ballots in PA – a week before the election

The Independent  

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Time is Running Out for Pennsylvanians to Request a Mail Ballot and Submit It to Vote in the Nov. 5 General Election
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Time is Running Out for Pennsylvanians to Request a Mail Ballot and Submit It to Vote in the Nov. 5 General Election

Associated Press  

Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot deadline is approaching, with the deadline to request a ballot Tuesday at 5 p.m. Voters can request a ballot at their county elections office or online through the Department of State. Counties have different policies for notifying voters of errors on return envelopes, but the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled that any voter who attempted to vote …

State election officials thwart scheme to cast stolen mail ballots: report
2 months ago

State election officials thwart scheme to cast stolen mail ballots: report

Raw Story  

A criminal investigation is underway in Colorado after election officials say they foiled an effort to fraudulently cast votes using at least a dozen stolen mail ballots, according to reports. The scheme, announced by Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat, was blocked by the state’s voter signature verification process, the Colorado Sun reported Thursday. While almost all of …

A New Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling Could Tip the Entire Election
2 months ago

A New Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling Could Tip the Entire Election

Slate  

This piece was originally published on State Court Report, a hub for reporting, analysis, and commentary about state courts and constitutions. With less than two weeks until Election Day and mail-in ballots already in circulation, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court ruled citizens have a right to vote by provisional ballot if their mail-in ballot is disqualified for a failure to return it …

Nov. 5 election too close to decide mail-in ballot issues: Pennsylvania Supreme Court
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Nov. 5 election too close to decide mail-in ballot issues: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Raw Story  

In a pair of decisions published Saturday evening the Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied requests to resolve questions about the commonwealth’s vote-by-mail law in the final few weeks before the Nov. 5 presidential election. The court also rejected a request by the Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Pennsylvania to stop county election officials from allowing voters to remedy …

Voting gets underway in Pennsylvania, as counties mail ballots and open satellite election offices
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Voting gets underway in Pennsylvania, as counties mail ballots and open satellite election offices

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. HARRISBURG, Pa. — Voting has begun in earnest in the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania, as counties increasingly begin mailing out ballots, offering over-the-counter voting in election offices and opening other avenues to voting. Montgomery County, the state’s third-most populous county, has started mailing out ballots and, on Friday, it …

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

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

The Independent  

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What to know about ‘undated’ and ‘naked’ mail ballots in Pennsylvania
2 months, 4 weeks ago

What to know about ‘undated’ and ‘naked’ mail ballots in Pennsylvania

NPR  

What to know about ‘undated’ and ‘naked’ mail ballots in Pennsylvania toggle caption Matt Slocum/AP With voting underway for Pennsylvania’s general election, legal questions about the ballots of mail-in voters have been looming in the swing state that could determine the winner of the presidential race. In September, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court cited procedural issues and threw out an earlier …

Court takes 'naked ballots' case over Pennsylvania mail-in voting
3 months ago

Court takes 'naked ballots' case over Pennsylvania mail-in voting

Hindustan Times  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania's highest court on Friday said it will consider whether counties must accept provisional ballots cast on election day at polling places by voters whose mail-in ballots lacked secrecy envelopes or were rejected for other flaws. Court takes 'naked ballots' case over Pennsylvania mail-in voting It could determine the fate of thousands of votes that could otherwise …

Court takes ‘naked ballots’ case over Pennsylvania mail-in voting
3 months ago

Court takes ‘naked ballots’ case over Pennsylvania mail-in voting

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s highest court on Friday said it will consider whether counties must accept provisional ballots cast on election day at polling places by voters whose mail-in ballots lacked secrecy envelopes or were rejected for other flaws. The Supreme Court took up the appeal from a Commonwealth Court …

Pennsylvania court rejects Cornel West’s bid to get on ballot and clears way for mail voting
3 months, 1 week ago

Pennsylvania court rejects Cornel West’s bid to get on ballot and clears way for mail voting

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld a lower court ruling that rejected a bid to get independent presidential candidate Cornel West on the ballot for the November election in the battleground state. The decision also sets in motion the process for counties to start printing, testing and …

Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules
3 months, 1 week ago

Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania voters could have their mail-in ballots thrown out if they do not write accurate dates on envelopes they use to return them under a state Supreme Court ruling issued Friday that could impact the presidential race. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley in a release called it a major victory for election integrity “that will protect …

Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules
3 months, 1 week ago

Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules

CNN  

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania AP — Pennsylvania voters could have their mail-in ballots thrown out if they do not write accurate dates on envelopes they use to return them under a state Supreme Court ruling issued Friday that could impact the presidential race. The Supreme Court’s reversal of that decision raises the prospect that thousands of ballots that arrive in time might …

Pennsylvania voters can cast a provisional ballot if their mail ballot is rejected, court says
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pennsylvania voters can cast a provisional ballot if their mail ballot is rejected, court says

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A court decided Thursday that voters in the presidential battleground of Pennsylvania can cast provisional ballots in place of mail-in ballots that are rejected for a garden-variety mistake they made when they returned it. The three-member panel ruled that nothing in state law prevented Republican-controlled Butler County from counting two voters’ provisional ballots in the April 23 …

Court stops Pennsylvania counties from throwing out mail-in votes over incorrect envelope dates
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Pennsylvania county broke law by refusing to tell voters if it rejected their ballot, judge says
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Pennsylvania county broke law by refusing to tell voters if it rejected their ballot, judge says

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Republican-controlled county in Pennsylvania violated state law when election workers refused to tell voters that their mail-in ballot had been rejected and wouldn’t be counted in last April’s primary election, a judge ruled. As a result, voters in Washington County were unable to exercise their legal right either to challenge the decision of the county elections …

GOP-led challenge to voting by mail rejected by New York's top court
4 months ago

GOP-led challenge to voting by mail rejected by New York's top court

The Independent  

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

Pennsylvania’s long-running dispute over dates on mail-in voting ballots is back in the courts
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Pennsylvania’s long-running dispute over dates on mail-in voting ballots is back in the courts

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A technical requirement that Pennsylvania voters write accurate dates on the exterior envelope of mail-in ballots was again the subject of a court proceeding on Thursday as advocates argued the mandate unfairly leads to otherwise valid votes being thrown out. They argued that enforcing the date requirement infringes upon voting rights and that none of the prior …

Republican challenge to New York's mail voting expansion reaches state's highest court
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Republican challenge to New York's mail voting expansion reaches state's highest court

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Montana seeks to revive signature restrictions for ballot petitions, including on abortion rights
5 months ago

Montana seeks to revive signature restrictions for ballot petitions, including on abortion rights

Associated Press  

— Montana officials asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday for an emergency order to block a ruling that allowed signatures from inactive voters to count on petitions for several proposed November ballot initiatives, including one to protect abortion rights. A judge said Tuesday that Montana’s Secretary of State wrongly changed election rules to reject inactive voter signatures from three …

Backers of ballot initiative to preserve right to abortions in Montana sue over signature rules
5 months, 1 week ago

Backers of ballot initiative to preserve right to abortions in Montana sue over signature rules

Associated Press  

— Two organizations that gathered voter signatures to qualify proposed constitutional amendments for the Montana ballot — including an initiative to protect abortion rights — have sued the secretary of state’s office over changes made to the rules about whose signatures may be accepted after the signatures were gathered and while county election officials were verifying them. The lawsuit alleges …

Lawsuit says Pennsylvania county deliberately hid decisions to invalidate some mail-in ballots
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Lawsuit says Pennsylvania county deliberately hid decisions to invalidate some mail-in ballots

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A western Pennsylvania county’s elected commissioners were sued Monday over a policy adopted for this year’s primary in which people whose mail-in ballots were disqualified for technical violations say they were purposely not informed in time to fix errors. Seven disqualified primary voters, the local NAACP branch and the Center for Coalfield Justice sued Washington County’s election …

New court challenge filed in Pennsylvania to prevent some mail-in ballots from getting thrown out
6 months, 3 weeks ago

New court challenge filed in Pennsylvania to prevent some mail-in ballots from getting thrown out

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A new lawsuit filed Tuesday by a constellation of left-leaning groups in Pennsylvania is trying to prevent thousands of mail-in ballots from being thrown out in November’s election in a battleground state that is expected to play a critical role in selecting a new president. The lawsuit, filed in a state court, is the latest of perhaps …

Pennsylvania sees fewer mail ballots rejected for technicalities, a priority for election officials
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Pennsylvania sees fewer mail ballots rejected for technicalities, a priority for election officials

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania election officials said Wednesday that the rate of mail-in ballots rejected for technicalities, like a missing date, saw a significant drop in last month’s primary election after state officials tried anew to help voters avoid mistakes that might get their ballots thrown out. Pennsylvania’s top election official, Secretary of State Al Schmidt, said counties reported a …

Democrats advance election bill in Pennsylvania long sought by counties to process ballots faster
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Democrats advance election bill in Pennsylvania long sought by counties to process ballots faster

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill long sought by counties seeking help to manage huge influxes of mail-in ballots during elections in the presidential battleground state and to avoid a repeat of 2020’s drawn-out vote count. Counties have sought that kind of a provision for years, even before 2020’s presidential election, to give them …

Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot dating rule is legal under civil rights law, appeals court says
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot dating rule is legal under civil rights law, appeals court says

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A requirement for Pennsylvania voters to put accurate handwritten dates on the outside envelopes of their mail-in ballots does not run afoul of a civil rights law, a federal appeals court panel said Wednesday, overturning a lower court ruling. In the court’s opinion, Judge Thomas Ambro said the section of the 1964 Civil Rights Act that the …

US appeals court to decide if Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with wrong date still count
10 months ago

US appeals court to decide if Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with wrong date still count

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court must decide if Pennsylvania voters need to put accurate handwritten dates on the outside envelopes of their mail-in ballots for the votes to count, a dispute with implications for this year’s presidential contest. Ari Savitzky, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union representing several voter groups, told the court that more than 10,000 …

Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania challenge state, federal actions to boost voter registration
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania challenge state, federal actions to boost voter registration

Hindustan Times  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A group of conservative state lawmakers in Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging three voting-related executive branch actions designed to boost voter registration, including a 2021 executive order by President Joe Biden. The Brennan Center for Justice last year called Biden's executive order “one of the most substantial undertakings by any administration to overcome barriers to …

Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania challenge state, federal actions to boost voter registration
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania challenge state, federal actions to boost voter registration

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A group of conservative state lawmakers in Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging three voting-related executive branch actions designed to boost voter registration, including a 2021 executive order by President Joe Biden. The Brennan Center for Justice last year called Biden’s executive order “one of the most substantial undertakings by any administration to overcome barriers to …

Election 2024: Why does each state in the U.S. have different voting rules?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Election 2024: Why does each state in the U.S. have different voting rules?

Associated Press  

In Louisiana, any voter can cast a ballot in person during early voting ahead of Election Day. A voter enters Tuscaloosa County Ward 5, Montgomery Fire Department, to vote during a primary election, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Northport, Ala. A voter drops off a vote-by-mail ballot on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, during the presidential primary election in Vancouver, Wash. …

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

Pennsylvania is trying to help voters avoid mistakes that would invalidate their mail ballot
1 year ago

Pennsylvania is trying to help voters avoid mistakes that would invalidate their mail ballot

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania is trying anew to help voters using mail-in ballots in the battleground state avoid mistakes that might get their ballot thrown out in 2024’s presidential election and beyond. The effort comes amid a partisan stalemate in Pennsylvania’s Legislature and court battles over provisions in the state’s four-year-old mail-in voting law that have led counties to throw …

Federal judge says Pennsylvania mail-in ballots should still count if dated incorrectly
1 year, 1 month ago

Federal judge says Pennsylvania mail-in ballots should still count if dated incorrectly

Associated Press  

Mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania without accurate handwritten dates on their exterior envelopes must still be counted if they are received in time, a judge ruled Tuesday, concluding that rejecting such ballots violates federal civil rights law. Josh Shapiro, which oversees elections statewide, said in a statement that it is reviewing the court’s decision, “but we are pleased with the result.” …

Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting law is upheld again, as court rules against Republican challenge
1 year, 5 months ago

Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting law is upheld again, as court rules against Republican challenge

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania state court on Tuesday rejected the latest Republican effort to throw out the presidential battleground state’s broad mail-in voting law that has become a GOP target following former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims about election fraud. It is the latest of several refusals by a state court to invalidate Pennsylvania’s 2019 mail-in voting law, enacted …

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, 8 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 …

Majority of 16k canceled Pa. mail-in ballots were from Dems
1 year, 11 months 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 …

Suit seeks to have mail-in votes lacking dates counted
2 years, 1 month ago

Suit seeks to have mail-in votes lacking dates counted

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Several Pennsylvania groups represented by the American Civil Liberties Union have filed suit in federal court seeking to have votes from mail-in or absentee ballots counted even if they lack proper dates on their return envelopes. The suit filed Friday night in western Pennsylvania by state chapters of the NAACP, League of Women Voters, and Common Cause …

Pennsylvania court: Ballots in undated envelopes won’t count
2 years, 1 month ago

Pennsylvania court: Ballots in undated envelopes won’t count

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania officials cannot count votes from mail-in or absentee ballots that lack accurate, handwritten dates on their return envelopes, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday, a week before tabulation will begin in races for governor, the U.S. Senate and the state Legislature. State and national Republican Party organizations and several GOP voters sought immediate review by …

Justices to sort out if mail-in ballot envelopes need dates
2 years, 1 month ago

Justices to sort out if mail-in ballot envelopes need dates

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Senior Pennsylvania elections officials argued in a new court filing Tuesday that handwritten dates on the envelopes that many state voters use to mail in ballots should not be deemed mandatory, in part because of a half-century-old legislative ruling deemphasizing their importance. The filing, made under a compressed schedule laid out just four days earlier by the …

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 …

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 …

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