Nevada Gov. On A Law That Expands Mail-In Voting
4 years, 7 months ago

Nevada Gov. On A Law That Expands Mail-In Voting

NPR  

On A Law That Expands Mail-In Voting ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Here in the U.S., every Nevada voter should get a special delivery in the mail this fall - a ballot. SISOLAK: Well, you know, we've got a great registrar of voters down in Clark County, and we will have adequate personnel at all of the early voting sites to make sure that people can get in and get out. SHAPIRO: Let me shift you to Nevada's response to the coronavirus because the state is third in the country for cases per capita right now, and an NPR analysis shows that Las Vegas currently has one of the worst ratios of available hospital beds to coronavirus infections. But right now, our hospital beds - we're OK. SHAPIRO: Nevada's Gov.

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A bipartisan mail ballot bill in Nevada? It’s not as crazy as it sounds.
2 weeks, 6 days ago

A bipartisan mail ballot bill in Nevada? It’s not as crazy as it sounds.

Associated Press  

Anything is possible in the Nevada Legislature — including a bipartisan bill on the politicized issue of mail ballots. The top Democrat and Republican in the Assembly are joining forces on a bill that would require all sample ballots to be sent to voters before mail ballots are distributed. “But we’ll take the win for the day and see what …

US judge dismisses Republican challenge over counting of post-Election Day mail ballots in Nevada
8 months, 2 weeks ago

US judge dismisses Republican challenge over counting of post-Election Day mail ballots in Nevada

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by national and state Republicans that sought to bar Nevada from counting mail ballots received after Election Day. A state law passed by Democrats in 2021 allows election officials to tally ballots received by 5 p.m. on the fourth day after Election Day, as long as the envelopes …

Republicans say mail ballots arriving after Election Day in Nevada should be illegal
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Republicans file lawsuit to block count of Nevada mail ballots received after Election Day
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Republicans file lawsuit to block count of Nevada mail ballots received after Election Day

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — The Republican National Committee on Friday filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent Nevada from counting mail ballots received after Election Day, as the state’s law currently permits. The law, passed by Democrats in 2021, permits the tallying of mail ballots received up to four days after Election Day, provided the envelopes are postmarked before the end …

Pennsylvania court strikes down state’s mail-in voting law
3 years, 2 months ago

Pennsylvania court strikes down state’s mail-in voting law

Al Jazeera  

After Joe Biden won the 2020 US election, Republicans challenged a new state law that had made mail-in voting easier. A court in the US state of Pennsylvania sided with Republican legislators on Friday in striking down a state law that had eliminated barriers to voting by mail, raising a question mark about ballot access in the political battleground state …

Rationales shift as Nevada considers future of vote by-mail
4 years, 4 months ago

Rationales shift as Nevada considers future of vote by-mail

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. Read our privacy policy Nevada s decision to send all active voters mail-in ballots …

EXPLAINER: Why ballot-counting in Nevada is dragging on
4 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why ballot-counting in Nevada is dragging on

Associated Press  

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The pace of vote-counting in Nevada is being criticized for taking too long and it’s even become fodder for online jokes. “It’s been a different year for us,” said Deanna Spikula, registrar of voters in Washoe County, the state’s second-largest county that includes Reno. The Nevada Secretary of State’s Office said Friday night that statewide about …

The Hindu Explains | What is the debate around mail-in postal ballot system in U.S. presidendial polls?
4 years, 7 months ago

The Hindu Explains | What is the debate around mail-in postal ballot system in U.S. presidendial polls?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Last week, the Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives voted to provide the cash-starved United States Postal Service with $25 billion ahead of the November 3 presidential election. Parallel to this, the Democrats allege that a set of measures announced by the 75th Postmaster General of the United States and the Chief Executive Officer of the world’s …

Record 76% of Americans able to vote by mail in 2020 despite Trump’s complaints
4 years, 7 months ago

Record 76% of Americans able to vote by mail in 2020 despite Trump’s complaints

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. If recent election trends hold and turnout increases, …

Nevada To Mail All Voters Ballots; Trump Promises Lawsuit
4 years, 7 months ago

Nevada To Mail All Voters Ballots; Trump Promises Lawsuit

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed legislation Monday to mail all of the state’s active voters ballots ahead of the November election, a move being criticized by President Donald Trump, who promised a lawsuit to block the action. Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske told lawmakers Friday that she wasn’t aware of any fraud …

Trump rages that he's lost Nevada already – after state decides to automatically send out mail-in ballots
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump rages that he's lost Nevada already – after state decides to automatically send out mail-in ballots

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has threatened …

Trump threatens to sue Nevada to stop universal mail-in ballots
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump threatens to sue Nevada to stop universal mail-in ballots

Al Jazeera  

Nevada’s legislature recently voted to join six other states who send the ballots to every voter ahead of election day. President Donald Trump has threatened to sue Nevada after Democratic politicians passed a bill that would send mail-in ballots to every voter ahead of November’s presidential election in light of the coronavirus pandemic. “See you in Court!” In an illegal …

Nevada passes bill to mail all voters ballots amid pandemic
4 years, 7 months ago

Nevada passes bill to mail all voters ballots amid pandemic

Associated Press  

CARSON CITY, Nev. — State lawmakers passed a bill Sunday that would add Nevada to a growing list of states that will mail all active voters ballots ahead of the November election amid the coronavirus pandemic. Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske told lawmakers Friday that she wasn’t aware of any fraud in the June primary, during which Nevada mailed all …

California to send every voter mail-in ballot for November
4 years, 9 months ago

California to send every voter mail-in ballot for November

Associated Press  

Los Angeles — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday to require county officials to mail a ballot to every registered voter for the November election, cementing into law the Democratic governor’s earlier order to mail out ballots statewide in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Newsom, citing health risks from large groups gathering at polling places, announced in early May …

Fact-checking Trump’s recent mail-in voting claims
4 years, 10 months ago

Fact-checking Trump’s recent mail-in voting claims

CNN  

Washington CNN — As the coronavirus pandemic has brought much of normal life to a halt, more and more states are considering mail-in ballots. Speaking to reporters after the announcement Thursday afternoon, Trump reiterated some dubious claims about voting by mail in California, accusing kids of raiding mailboxes to steal ballots and accusing the governor of sending ballots to “anybody …

The vote-by-mail cases that could decide the 2020 election (opinion)
4 years, 10 months ago

The vote-by-mail cases that could decide the 2020 election (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: In this weekly column “Cross Exam,” Elie Honig, a CNN legal analyst and former federal and state prosecutor, gives his take on the latest legal news. Watch Honig answer readers’ questions on “CNN Newsroom with Ana Cabrera” at 5:40 p.m. CNN — President Donald Trump’s effort to cast doubt on the 2020 election is in full swing. Under …

New bid to stop Nevada mail-in voting says virus threat gone
4 years, 10 months ago

New bid to stop Nevada mail-in voting says virus threat gone

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — A conservative voting rights group that lost an earlier bid to block next month’s mail-in primary election in Nevada says the normal election rules and polling places for in-person voting should be reinstated because the most serious threat posed by coronavirus has passed. Lawyers for the Voters’ Rights Initiative filed an amended complaint in U.S. District Court …

California voters asked to vote by mail in November due to coronavirus fears
4 years, 10 months ago

California voters asked to vote by mail in November due to coronavirus fears

LA Times  

Citing public health concerns over millions of Californians showing up at voting locations this fall, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered ballots to be mailed to the state’s 20.6 million voters for the November election while insisting there will need to also be new rules for anyone who participates in person. “People are not going to want to go to …

New Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Voting By Mail Amid Pandemic
4 years, 11 months ago

New Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Voting By Mail Amid Pandemic

NPR  

New Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Voting By Mail Amid Pandemic Enlarge this image toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images John Moore/Getty Images Americans are extremely concerned that the coronavirus pandemic will disrupt voting in November's presidential election, according to a new poll from Pew Research Center. They also overwhelmingly support allowing everyone to vote by mail, even as partisan divides over …

AP-NORC poll: Rising support for mail voting amid pandemic
4 years, 11 months ago

AP-NORC poll: Rising support for mail voting amid pandemic

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Americans’ support for mail-in voting has jumped amid concerns about the safety of polling places during the coronavirus pandemic, but a wide partisan divide suggests President Donald Trump’s public campaign against vote by mail may be resonating with his Republican backers. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds Democrats are now much …

Coronavirus May Reshape Who Votes And How In The 2020 Election
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus May Reshape Who Votes And How In The 2020 Election

NPR  

Coronavirus May Reshape Who Votes And How In The 2020 Election Enlarge this image toggle caption Morry Gash/AP Morry Gash/AP Who does and doesn't get to vote in November could rest on how states, political parties and the federal government respond to the coronavirus threat to U.S. elections. Enlarge this image toggle caption Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP …

Trump, Dems clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemic
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump, Dems clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemic

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — While Wisconsin struggles to hold its primary on Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Democrats are bickering over how to provide voters with safe and secure access to a ballot as the coronavirus pandemic rages in the U.S. and threatens to extend into the fall, affecting the general election. So that is something we would like to see.” Trump …

Some Remain Skeptical About Voting By Mail — Even During A Pandemic
5 years ago

Some Remain Skeptical About Voting By Mail — Even During A Pandemic

NPR  

Some Remain Skeptical About Voting By Mail — Even During A Pandemic The coronavirus relief package has $400 million to keep upcoming elections on track. I asked the state's Republican secretary of state, John Merrill, whether voters were hoping for a loosening of those rules or an expansion of mail voting due to fears about the virus. Kim Wyman is …

Nevada seeks mail-in only June primary election amid virus
5 years ago

Nevada seeks mail-in only June primary election amid virus

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Nevada election officials are seeking to conduct a June primary election almost entirely by mail, canceling most in-person voting out because of the coronavirus. Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske’s office said Tuesday that absentee ballots would be mailed to all active registered voters ahead of the June 9 election. In Arizona, where about 80% of voting is …

Coronavirus threatens the November election. Can vote by mail save it?
5 years ago

Coronavirus threatens the November election. Can vote by mail save it?

LA Times  

As states scramble to postpone presidential primaries, election workers abandon their posts and voters worry about the risk of contagion in crowded polling places, the question of how the nation is going to pull off a general election in November has generated increasing anxiety. Yet in 16 states concentrated mostly in the Northeast and the South, voters are expected to …

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