Trump is trying to have it both ways with mail-in voting
6 months 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 in 2020, but his reasons for pushing them this year are primarily down to issues with Election Day voting in the midterms. “They cheated with the ballots,” she continued, before quickly adding: “Not that we’re cheating, but we’re going for early vote, early ballot, and a paper trail that you can follow.” Mail-in voting was used relatively evenly by Republicans and Democrats before the pandemic, but 2020 brought with it a new narrative. That meant Trump took an early lead on Election Day, creating a so-called “red mirage,” which allowed him to cry foul when his lead evaporated as Democratic mail-in ballots were counted. While Trump has continued to cast doubt on early voting and mail-in ballots, the party launched a campaign called “Bank Your Vote” last year encouraging the use of both.

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The rise in mail voting comes with a price, as mismatched signatures lead to ballot rejections
3 months ago

The rise in mail voting comes with a price, as mismatched signatures lead to ballot rejections

Hindustan Times  

HONOLULU — As with many voters on Maui, Joshua Kamalo thought the race for president wasn't the only big contest on the November ballot. The rise in mail voting comes with a price, as mismatched signatures lead to ballot rejections He made sure to return his ballot in the virtually all vote-by-mail state early, doing so two weeks before Election …

The rise in mail voting comes with a price, as mismatched signatures lead to ballot rejections
3 months ago

The rise in mail voting comes with a price, as mismatched signatures lead to ballot rejections

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — As with many voters on Maui, Joshua Kamalo thought the race for president wasn’t the only big contest on the November ballot. He said it’s important for states and local governments to have procedures that ensure large numbers of eligible mail ballot voters aren’t being disenfranchised. “We’ve had signature curing problems since we adopted universal mail-in voting during …

US Postal Service touts timely delivery of mail ballots despite concerns from election officials
3 months, 4 weeks 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 …

US Postal Service touts timely delivery of mail ballots despite concerns from election officials
3 months, 4 weeks 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 …

A battle over mail ballots in Pennsylvania is latest example of messy disputes over election rules
4 months, 1 week ago

A battle over mail ballots in Pennsylvania is latest example of messy disputes over election rules

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The recount underway in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race marks the end of a chaotic post-election period that has become the latest example of how disputed election rules can expose weak points in a core function of American democracy. Several Democratic-controlled county election boards have been counting mail-in ballots in which the voter either wrote the wrong date …

Why the election might come down to a Trump campaign meltdown in Pennsylvania — again
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why the election might come down to a Trump campaign meltdown in Pennsylvania — again

The Independent  

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"No truth to the allegation": Trump claims "cheating" in Pennsylvania as voters brave bomb threats
4 months, 3 weeks ago

"No truth to the allegation": Trump claims "cheating" in Pennsylvania as voters brave bomb threats

Salon  

PHILADELPHIA — Standing beside a table on the edge of campus adorned with "Hotties for Harris" signs, University of Pennsylvania student Olivia West explained that she was worried about her freedom. Posting from his residence in Florida, Trump claimed on his website Tuesday afternoon, just hours before polls closed, that there was a "lot of talk about massive CHEATING in …

Why the election might come down to a Trump campaign meltdown in Pennsylvania — again
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why the election might come down to a Trump campaign meltdown in Pennsylvania — again

The Independent  

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Pennsylvania's Ballot Battle: A Timeline of Election Night
4 months, 4 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.

The election hasn’t happened yet - Trump is already spreading false voter fraud claims in Pennsylvania
5 months ago

The election hasn’t happened yet - Trump is already spreading false voter fraud claims in Pennsylvania

The Independent  

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Trump claims there are 'bad spots' in Pennsylvania voting and suggests Kamala Harris 'stole the presidency of the United States'
5 months ago

Trump claims there are 'bad spots' in Pennsylvania voting and suggests Kamala Harris 'stole the presidency of the United States'

Daily Mail  

Former President Donald Trump is once again using suggestions of voter fraud to fire up his supporters – pointing to 'bad spots' in Pennsylvania at the top of a campaign event Tuesday just a week before Election Day. Trump said the election was going 'very well' but said there had been 'bad spots in Pennsylvania' 'We're leading, I believe, in …

State election officials thwart scheme to cast stolen mail ballots: report
5 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 …

Trump admits he’ll vote early in Florida, despite spreading baseless claims about doing so for years
5 months, 1 week ago

Trump admits he’ll vote early in Florida, despite spreading baseless claims about doing so for years

The Independent  

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Partisan Divide on Advance Voting: A Historical Perspective on Election Day Voting
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Partisan Divide on Advance Voting: A Historical Perspective on Election Day Voting

Associated Press  

The article explores the rise of advance voting in the United States, highlighting its increasing popularity and political polarization. It notes that while it was a nonpartisan feature of elections for many years, the 2020 presidential election saw a significant shift, with a substantial portion of the electorate voting before Election Day. This trend has been sustained, with the share …

This year’s Electoral College map may show another ‘blue shift.’ Here’s why
5 months, 3 weeks ago

This year’s Electoral College map may show another ‘blue shift.’ Here’s why

NPR  

This year’s Electoral College map may show another ‘blue shift.’ Here’s why toggle caption Byambasuren Byamba-Ochir/AFP via Getty Images The counting of ballots can take longer in some places than in others. An analysis of the 2020 election by the MIT Election Data and Science Lab concluded that the differences in how quickly counties reported their results were “driven by …

Trump's big '12 election lies' cut to pieces by CNN fact checkers
6 months ago

Trump's big '12 election lies' cut to pieces by CNN fact checkers

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is once again spreading falsehoods about American elections and CNN fact checkers Daniel Dale and Marshall Cohen on Monday ripped them to pieces in a thorough piece debunking what they describe as Trump's "12 election lies." In one case, the fact checkers pick apart a Trump claim that a large percentage of mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania …

Trump is already threatening to sue post office because they’ll ‘maybe purpose-ly’ lose mail-in ballots
6 months, 1 week ago

Trump is already threatening to sue post office because they’ll ‘maybe purpose-ly’ lose mail-in ballots

The Independent  

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GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election
6 months, 3 weeks ago

GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election

Associated Press  

Before voters even begin casting ballots, Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a sprawling legal fight over the 2024 election through a series of court disputes that could even run past Nov. 5 if results are close. After Donald Trump made " election integrity " a key part of his party’s platform following his false claims of widespread voter fraud …

Republicans encourage mail-in voting even as Trump disparages it
7 months ago

Republicans encourage mail-in voting even as Trump disparages it

LA Times  

Former President Trump at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July. In an email promoting a website called SwampTheVoteUSA.com, RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said in a statement: “As President Trump has consistently said, voting by mail, voting early, and voting on Election Day are all good options.” But the Republican presidential nominee — who falsely says that mail-in voting …

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

GOP-led challenge to voting by mail rejected by New York's top court
7 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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Lawsuit says Pennsylvania county deliberately hid decisions to invalidate some mail-in ballots
8 months, 4 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 …

Trump wants Republicans to ‘swamp’ early voting and mail-in ballots. But he can’t stop lying about elections
9 months, 1 week ago

Trump wants Republicans to ‘swamp’ early voting and mail-in ballots. But he can’t stop lying about elections

The Independent  

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Partisan gridlock prevents fixes to Pennsylvania’s voting laws as presidential election looms
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Partisan gridlock prevents fixes to Pennsylvania’s voting laws as presidential election looms

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania is seeing lots of action targeting gaps in its vote-by-mail laws. The state also has a U.S. Senate contest between Democratic incumbent Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick that will help determine control of the chamber, increasing scrutiny on election offices if lawmakers can’t break a partisan stalemate and vote-counting is slowed by mailed ballots. …

Biden campaign calls on GOP to drop lawsuits over mail ballots, citing Trump’s new fondness for it
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden campaign calls on GOP to drop lawsuits over mail ballots, citing Trump’s new fondness for it

Associated Press  

DENVER — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign on Thursday called on top Republicans to drop litigation seeking to curtail aspects of mail balloting now that Donald Trump has begun to embrace the method. “If Donald Trump is serious about finally recognizing that mail voting is a great option for voters to utilize this November, he should demand the RNC and …

'Trump is worried': Expert highlights evidence Trump is fretting about swing state
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Trump is worried': Expert highlights evidence Trump is fretting about swing state

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is scared of losing Nevada, according to a Democracy expert. Democratic voting rights attorney Marc Elias used litigation data to reach a conclusion about Trump's priorities. "Donald Trump's campaign has filed two lawsuits this entire election cycle. "It also may confirm Trump and his team know about the higher propensity for fraud of mail in voting if not …

Poll dancing: Trump pivots on mail-in voting
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Poll dancing: Trump pivots on mail-in voting

Raw Story  

For years, Donald Trump has denigrated mail-in voting as a source of massive election fraud -- yet in a jaw-dropping turnaround the Republican presidential candidate has now become a proponent. "Tens of millions of American voters prefer early or mail-in voting, including Republicans," Ray Brescia, of Albany Law School, in upstate New York, told AFP. Other converts include longtime Trump …

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

After blaming his 2020 loss on mail balloting, Trump tries to make GOP voters believe it’s OK now
10 months, 2 weeks ago

After blaming his 2020 loss on mail balloting, Trump tries to make GOP voters believe it’s OK now

Associated Press  

Marta Moehring voted the way she prefers in Nebraska’s Republican primary Tuesday — in person, at her west Omaha polling place. The push is a striking change for a party that amplified dark rumors about mail ballots to explain away Trump’s 2020 loss, but it is “We have to get right on using these mail-in ballots for the people who …

GOP thinks it's found secret sauce to convince Trump fans to vote by mail
11 months, 2 weeks ago

GOP thinks it's found secret sauce to convince Trump fans to vote by mail

Raw Story  

Republicans are hoping to persuade Donald Trump supporters to embrace mail-in voting without raising the ex-president's ire, and a source says they may have found a workaround. The former president believes mail-in voting is inherently fraudulent and has called for its abolishment, but sources told The Guardian that his own campaign knows that "banking" votes early is the most effective …

'I've been screaming': GOP strategist fumes as Trump continues to attack mail-in voting
1 year ago

'I've been screaming': GOP strategist fumes as Trump continues to attack mail-in voting

Raw Story  

Republican Party officials seem to realize that they have put themselves at a major disadvantage when it comes to voting by mail and they've been sending signals that they will do more to encourage mail-in voting in this election cycle. They don’t want to say it.” The month before, Trump declared that "mail-in voting is totally corrupt" and told Fox …

Trump claims 2024 will be rigged, putting Republican turnout at risk
1 year ago

Trump claims 2024 will be rigged, putting Republican turnout at risk

Live Mint  

After making years of unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him, Donald Trump is dialing up warnings that there could be an even bigger theft this time around, a tactic that threatens to complicate Republican turnout efforts. In the last presidential contest, Republicans fell far behind Democrats on those sorts of turnout initiatives, in large part …

GOP backs voting by mail, yet turns to courts to restrict it in battleground states
1 year, 1 month ago

GOP backs voting by mail, yet turns to courts to restrict it in battleground states

Raw Story  

Fearing that Democrats hold a crucial edge in ballots cast before Election Day, national Republicans are working to convince their voters to take advantage of mail and early voting this year. We can’t let Dems get a big head start and think we’re going to win it all on Election Day,” Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel said in November …

US appeals court to decide if Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with wrong date still count
1 year, 1 month 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 …

'Thousands of mail ballots not counted': PA fixing issue that disenfranchised 17K voters
1 year, 3 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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.” …

GOP leaders promote mail voting despite Trump calling it a scam
1 year, 7 months ago

GOP leaders promote mail voting despite Trump calling it a scam

LA Times  

Mail in ballots are processed at a county facility in City of Industry on June 16, 2022. “We can’t allow Democrats to have a head start heading into election day.” Left unsaid, however, was the reason national and state GOP chieftains, including House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield, need to press their supporters to cast their ballots early, as they …

Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting law is upheld again, as court rules against Republican challenge
1 year, 9 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 …

Republicans set to push mail ballots, voting methods they previously blasted as recipes for fraud
1 year, 9 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 …

Indiana lawmakers approve tighter mail-in voting rules
1 year, 11 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 …

Republicans push plan tightening Indiana mail voting rules
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Trump Battles On Truth Social To Make Voting As Inconvenient As Possible
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump Battles On Truth Social To Make Voting As Inconvenient As Possible

Huff Post  

Donald Trump demanded in a Truth Social screed Friday with lots of capital letters that governors across the nation make voting as inconvenient as possible by banning most mail-in ballots and limiting voting to a single day. Banning mail ballots and limiting voting to a single day would almost certainly lower the numbers of voters. Former Republican House Speaker Newt …

After midterms, GOP reconsidering antipathy to mail ballots
2 years, 3 months 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, 3 months 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 …

'We have to stop': Knives out in GOP after Trump's attacks on mail voting cost them election
2 years, 3 months ago

'We have to stop': Knives out in GOP after Trump's attacks on mail voting cost them election

Raw Story  

After a poor performance in the midterm elections, Republicans are backtracking on their stance against early voting and mail-in ballots despite supporting previous conspiracy theories pushed by former President Donald Trump. Trump as recently as last week disparaged early voting and voting by mail, posting on Truth Social: "you can never have fair & free elections with mail-in ballots--never, never, …

Mishaps, distrust spur Election Day misinformation
2 years, 4 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 …

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