States Have 83 Days To Figure Out How To Get Absentee Voting Right
4 years, 4 months ago

States Have 83 Days To Figure Out How To Get Absentee Voting Right

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Counting Tuesday’s primary elections, 47 states have held votes during the coronavirus pandemic, dealing with massive surges in voting by mail that have served as a dry run for the general election. Voters in Minnesota had returned 432,000 absentee ballots out of a total of 637,000 requested ahead of Tuesday’s statewide primary elections. Minnesota election officials warned residents that the final vote tallies in the primary may be slightly delayed as they process what Secretary of State Scott Simon called a “tidal wave” of absentee ballots. “This doesn’t mean that anything has gone wrong.” In Vermont, election officials appeared generally unworried about the increase in absentee voting on Tuesday.

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Connecticut approves constitution change easing...
2 months ago

Connecticut approves constitution change easing...

Daily Mail  

Connecticut voters on Tuesday approved an amendment to the state´s constitution that could make it easier to cast ballots by mail or through drop boxes in future elections. Connecticut voters recently agreed to change the state´s constitution to allow early in-person voting, which took place for the first time in the March primaries. "In Bridgeport, investigations have shown that people …

Connecticut to Decide on Constitutional Change to Make Mail-In Voting Easier
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2 months ago

Connecticut to Decide on Constitutional Change to Make Mail-In Voting Easier

Associated Press  

Connecticut voters will decide on Tuesday whether to allow people to vote by mail or through drop boxes without needing an excuse for not going to a polling place in person. An amendment to the state constitution would lift long-standing restrictions that only allow people to vote by absentee ballot if they are going to be out of town, are …

Wisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Up to 2,000 voters in Wisconsin’s heavily Democratic capital of Madison were sent duplicate absentee ballots, but a city spokesperson said Tuesday that none had been returned, all affected voters were being contacted and there were multiple safeguards in place to ensure only one ballot is counted. “The clerk’s office moved to rectify it as quickly as …

North Carolina absentee ballots are being distributed following 2-week delay
3 months, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina absentee ballots are being distributed following 2-week delay

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina counties started distributing absentee ballots Tuesday for the November general election to those who requested them, roughly two weeks later than anticipated as a legal challenge forced delays. State law directed that the first absentee ballots were to go out on Sept. 6, which would have made North Carolina the first in the nation to …

North Carolina’s absentee ballot release was delayed by RFK Jr. ruling, but will begin next week
3 months, 3 weeks ago

North Carolina’s absentee ballot release was delayed by RFK Jr. ruling, but will begin next week

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s first absentee ballots for the November election will now be distributed starting late next week, the State Board of Elections announced Friday, days after appeals court judges prevented original ballots containing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name from being sent. State law directed the first absentee ballots be mailed or transmitted to those already asking no …

Election Day in the US is approaching fast. Early voters have already started casting their ballots
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Day in the US is approaching fast. Early voters have already started casting their ballots

Associated Press  

The voting window for the Nov. 5 presidential election is now open. Trump’s lawyers had argued that holding the sentencing as originally scheduled, about seven weeks before Election Day, would amount to election interference. On Sept. 26, a New York appeals court will hear oral arguments in Trump’s challenge of a nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment in state Attorney …

Four Connecticut campaign workers charged with mishandling absentee ballots in 2019 mayoral primary
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Four Connecticut campaign workers charged with mishandling absentee ballots in 2019 mayoral primary

Associated Press  

A Democratic Party official involved in a voting scandal that caused a judge to order a rerun of last year’s mayoral election in Connecticut’s largest city was arrested Tuesday and has been charged along with a city council member and two campaign workers with mishandling absentee ballots during a different election in 2019. Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee Vice Chairperson Wanda …

Michigan election gave communities more time to handle absentee ballots
10 months, 1 week ago

Michigan election gave communities more time to handle absentee ballots

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Michigan’s presidential primary was the first time that communities in the state had the ability to count absentee ballots days before the Tuesday election. “That took a lot of the burden off Election Day tabulation of absentee ballots,” said Michael Siegrist, the clerk in Wayne County’s Canton Township. “Michigan had been held hostage by antiquated laws and procedures.” …

Election deniers oppose bill to process absentee ballots on Monday before elections
1 year ago

Election deniers oppose bill to process absentee ballots on Monday before elections

Raw Story  

At a hearing of the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, lawmakers heard hours of testimony from election conspiracy theorists in opposition to a bill that would allow election officials to begin processing absentee ballots on the Monday before an election. Republicans in Wisconsin have complained that in the state’s 2018 gubernatorial election and in the …

Ballot deadline extended for some Georgia voters after error
2 years, 2 months ago

Ballot deadline extended for some Georgia voters after error

Associated Press  

MARIETTA, Ga. — A judge on Monday agreed to extend the deadline to return absentee ballots for voters in a suburban Atlanta county who didn’t receive their ballots because election officials failed to mail them. Election officials agreed to the lawsuit’s demands that the deadline to return ballots be extended and that the voters be contacted and sent an absentee …

Absentee ballot numbers in Michigan show high voter turnout
2 years, 2 months ago

Absentee ballot numbers in Michigan show high voter turnout

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Over 150,000 Michigan voters have cast absentee ballots a month before the Nov. 8 election that will decide the state’s governor, secretary of state, attorney general and whether access to abortion will be a constitutional right. Rollow said he expects the state “would end up with about 2.25 million absentee ballots submitted if things were to play …

Michigan lawmakers approve early absentee ballot processing
2 years, 3 months ago

Michigan lawmakers approve early absentee ballot processing

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan election officials would begin processing absentee ballots two days before the Nov. 8 election under legislation approved Wednesday in hopes of avoiding delays in counting, with absentee voting expected to remain a popular option. Michigan is one of several key swing states that allows no-excuse mail-in ballots but doesn’t allow local election offices to begin processing …

NY expands absentee voting after defeat of ballot measure
2 years, 11 months ago

NY expands absentee voting after defeat of ballot measure

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New Yorkers can again choose to vote by absentee rather than face the risk of catching COVID-19 at polling sites through the rest of 2022 under a bill that Gov. The Conservative Party’s ads argued that same day voter registration and expanded absentee voting would weaken election security. New York still took some steps to make voting …

Absentee request deadline trips voters under new Georgia law
3 years, 1 month ago

Absentee request deadline trips voters under new Georgia law

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — More than half of absentee ballot applications rejected in Georgia in advance of the Nov. 2 elections were turned down because they came in after a deadline created in Georgia’s new voting law. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports 52% of applications were rejected because voters asked for an absentee ballot within the last 11 days before the election, too …

Earlier NC absentee vote receipt deadline goes to Cooper
3 years, 1 month ago

Earlier NC absentee vote receipt deadline goes to Cooper

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republicans pushed a bill through the legislature on Thursday that would prohibit officials from counting mail-in absentee ballots received after Election Day. Providing certainty to election outcomes sooner, Mills added, “will build voter confidence in our election process.” About 30 states already don’t accept absentee ballots received after Election Day. “Some folks may not make …

Absentee ballots suggest sizable interest in Maine election
3 years, 2 months ago

Absentee ballots suggest sizable interest in Maine election

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Maine — Tens of thousands of Mainers requested absentee ballots for Tuesday’s election, suggesting a higher-than-usual vote in an off-year election. That points toward a higher-than-normal turnout for an election in which the statewide ballot features only referendums and no high-profile state or federal political races, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said Monday. Proponents call their movement “food sovereignty” …

NY would count absentee votes faster under bill
3 years, 7 months ago

NY would count absentee votes faster under bill

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York election workers would have to start counting absentee ballots earlier under legislation that passed the state Senate Wednesday. Lawmakers, including Sen. Mike Gianaris, say the state must prevent another election year like 2020, when delays, litigation and mistakes by election boards who faced a flood of absentee ballots led to days, weeks and in some …

Resolution to allow expanded absentee voting clears House
3 years, 7 months ago

Resolution to allow expanded absentee voting clears House

Associated Press  

The state House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution that could ultimately end Connecticut’s long-standing, tight restrictions on when residents are allowed to vote by absentee ballot. Instead, if the Senate passes the same measure, 2024 is the soonest that a question could appear on the general election ballot as to whether Connecticut’s constitution should be changed to allow …

In some parts of New York, vote count shrouded in secrecy
4 years, 1 month ago

In some parts of New York, vote count shrouded in secrecy

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — Policies favoring secrecy over transparency have meant that New Yorkers will be among the last Americans to learn the final vote tallies in the 2020 election, with results in a few races still unknown one month after Election Day. “The transparency has been a problem a long time in New York state,” said Jennifer Wilson, the deputy …

In some parts of New York, vote count shrouded in secrecy
4 years, 1 month ago

In some parts of New York, vote count shrouded in secrecy

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. We are the last in the nation in terms of finishing our vote counts …

Alaska elections officials prepare for absentee ballot count
4 years, 2 months ago

Alaska elections officials prepare for absentee ballot count

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska election officials plan to begin counting more than 155,000 absentee and other ballots Tuesday, a week after Election Day. But Maria Bahr, an Alaska Department of Law spokesperson, said absentee ballots are not deemed eligible for counting until voter histories have been run to guard against any possible duplicate votes. Election officials urged patience ahead of …

Why Vote Counting In Pennsylvania And Michigan Takes So Long
4 years, 2 months ago

Why Vote Counting In Pennsylvania And Michigan Takes So Long

NPR  

Why Vote Counting In Pennsylvania And Michigan Takes So Long Enlarge this image toggle caption Elaine Cromie/Getty Images Elaine Cromie/Getty Images Election Day itself went off far more smoothly than many election officials would have predicted seven months ago, as the pandemic took hold in the middle of primary season. Sponsor Message In most states, election officials could start the …

US presidential election 2020: States that can decide the result
4 years, 2 months ago

US presidential election 2020: States that can decide the result

Live Mint  

The US presidential election will be decided by about a dozen states that could swing to either President Donald Trump, a Republican, or Democratic challenger Joe Biden. North Carolina Electoral votes: 15 Polls close: 7:30 p.m. EST Rating in presidential contest: Toss-up Other key races: Competitive governor and U.S. Senate contests Vote counting: North Carolina has no-excuse absentee voting. Michigan …

FACT CHECK: Trump Falsely Claims That Votes Shouldn't Be Counted After Election Day
4 years, 2 months ago

FACT CHECK: Trump Falsely Claims That Votes Shouldn't Be Counted After Election Day

NPR  

FACT CHECK: Trump Falsely Claims That Votes Shouldn't Be Counted After Election Day Enlarge this image toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Mario Tama/Getty Images President Trump is doubling down on claims that the results of the presidential election must be known on election night, falsely asserting "that's the way it's been and that's the way it should be." Speaking to …

Minnesota SOS: Too late to mail ballots -- but not to vote
4 years, 2 months ago

Minnesota SOS: Too late to mail ballots -- but not to vote

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota’s secretary of state said Thursday it’s too late for voters to mail back their absentee ballots if they want to make sure their votes count, after an appeals court ruling indicated that mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day are at risk of being invalidated. Simon said voters who still have absentee ballots in hand may drop them …

50,000 Ohio Voters To Receive New Absentee Ballots After Error Found
4 years, 3 months ago

50,000 Ohio Voters To Receive New Absentee Ballots After Error Found

NPR  

50,000 Ohio Voters To Receive New Absentee Ballots After Error Found Enlarge this image toggle caption Jay LaPrete/AP Jay LaPrete/AP A version of this story was originally published by NPR member station WOSU. A large Ohio county determined that about 50,000 voters received an incorrect absentee ballot this week – accounting for almost 21% of the ballots mailed out this …

Whitmer approves earlier processing of absentee ballots
4 years, 3 months ago

Whitmer approves earlier processing of absentee ballots

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Clerks in Michigan cities or township of at least 25,000 people can start processing a surge of absentee ballots a day before November’s presidential election under legislation signed by Gov. Benson cautioned that because absentee ballots cannot begin to be counted until 7 a.m. on Election Day, the count may not be final until three days after …

GOP lawmakers get green light to appeal absentee ballot case
4 years, 3 months ago

GOP lawmakers get green light to appeal absentee ballot case

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday was granted the right to intervene and appeal a groundbreaking court decision that allows Michigan absentee ballots to be counted for 14 days after the election. The ruling by Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens means the case is certain to land in a higher court in the final weeks of the campaign …

GOP loses bid to suspend Wisconsin absentee ballot ruling
4 years, 3 months ago

GOP loses bid to suspend Wisconsin absentee ballot ruling

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A federal appeals court on Wednesday declined a request by Republicans to suspend a ruling that will allow absentee ballots to be counted for six days after the election in the presidential battleground state. Circuit Court of Appeals to keep its ruling on hold until the Wisconsin Supreme Court could address a separate question about whether the …

Error leaves thousands in NYC with flawed absentee ballots
4 years, 3 months ago

Error leaves thousands in NYC with flawed absentee ballots

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Mail-in voting has gotten off to a rocky start in New York City, where election officials sent out nearly 100,000 absentee ballots with the wrong names and addresses printed on the return envelopes. The faulty ballots are limited to one print run of ballots sent out to Brooklyn voters, the board’s director Michael Ryan said at a …

Appellate court halts Wisconsin ballot-counting extension
4 years, 3 months ago

Appellate court halts Wisconsin ballot-counting extension

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A federal appeals court on Sunday temporarily halted a six-day extension for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin’s presidential election, a momentary victory for Republicans and President Donald Trump in the key presidential battleground state. The Democratic National Committee, the state Democratic Party and allied groups including the League of Women Voters sued to extend the deadline for …

Voters' poorly marked ovals could lead to contested ballots
4 years, 3 months ago

Voters' poorly marked ovals could lead to contested 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. While ballots subject to review have historically represented a tiny portion of overall ballots, …

Voters’ poorly marked ovals could lead to contested ballots
4 years, 3 months ago

Voters’ poorly marked ovals could lead to contested ballots

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Two decades ago, Florida’s hanging chads became an unlikely symbol of a disputed presidential election. “Potential challenges, delays in results, questions on which ballots count and who counts them — there are just a lot of questions, and that could open up Pennsylvania to a lot of uncertainty.” The group is working with election officials statewide, emphasizing clear …

2 Republicans challenge Minnesota plan for late mail ballots
4 years, 3 months ago

2 Republicans challenge Minnesota plan for late mail ballots

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Republican state representative and a GOP activist are challenging an agreement to accept mail-in ballots in Minnesota that arrive up to a week after the November election, adding to the nationwide legal fight over voting rules before the presidential election. The lawsuit states the agreement by Secretary of State Steve Simon, a Democrat, violates federal …

Wisconsin Legislature appeals absentee ballot ruling
4 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin Legislature appeals absentee ballot ruling

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature on Wednesday appealed a federal court ruling that allows for absentee ballots to be counted up to six days after the Nov. 3 presidential election in the battleground state. Wisconsin law requires absentee ballots to be returned by 8 p.m. on Election Day. But Democrats argued that given challenges posed by the ongoing …

Judge extends Wisconsin absentee cutoff 6 days post election
4 years, 3 months ago

Judge extends Wisconsin absentee cutoff 6 days post election

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge ruled Monday that absentee ballots in battleground Wisconsin can be counted up to six days after the Nov. 3 presidential election as long as they are postmarked by Election Day. In Wisconsin’s April presidential primary, Conley also extended the deadline for returning absentee ballots for a week. The Republican National Committee, the Wisconsin GOP …

Appeals court: Mass mailing of absent ballot applications OK
4 years, 3 months ago

Appeals court: Mass mailing of absent ballot applications OK

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s mass mailing of unsolicited absentee ballot applications to millions of 2020 voters was deemed legal by Michigan’s appeals court, which ruled Wednesday she had “inherent” authority to act under a 2018 constitutional amendment expanding voting rights. Benson, a Democrat, began sending the applications in May to all voters in the battleground state …

Michigan Senate OKs more time to process absentee ballots
4 years, 3 months ago

Michigan Senate OKs more time to process absentee ballots

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Larger Michigan municipalities could begin processing an expected surge of absentee ballots sooner in the battleground state’s November presidential election under a bill approved Tuesday by the state Senate. The legislation, which had been stalled in the Senate for months despite bipartisan support, would let clerks in communities with at least 25,000 residents open return envelopes for …

When will we know if Biden or Trump won? It could depend on absentee ballot rules in these states
4 years, 3 months ago

When will we know if Biden or Trump won? It could depend on absentee ballot rules in these states

LA Times  

Absentee ballots are prepared for mailing Sept. 3 at the Wake County Board of Elections in Raleigh, N.C. In June, 78% of voters cast absentee ballots before election day either by mail or in person. On Aug. 4, a county judge ruled the state should allow ballots postmarked by election day to be counted if they’re received by Nov. 10. …

Wisconsin court sets up possible delay in absentee mailing
4 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin court sets up possible delay in absentee mailing

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a halt in the mailing of absentee ballots until it gives the go-ahead or makes any future ruling about who should be on the ballot in the critical battleground state. The ruling came in a lawsuit by Green Party presidential candidate Howie Hawkins, who asked the state’s highest court …

Trump suggests polling place double-check for mail-in voters
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump suggests polling place double-check for mail-in voters

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that people who vote early by mail should show up at their local polling places on Election Day and vote again if their ballots haven’t been counted, a suggestion that experts said would lead to chaos, long lines and more work for election officials during a public health crisis. “That is not necessary, …

Trump faces pushback for seeming to urge people to vote twice as a test
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump faces pushback for seeming to urge people to vote twice as a test

LA Times  

President Trump said Thursday that people who vote early by mail should show up at their polling places on election day and vote again if their ballots haven’t been counted, a suggestion that experts said would lead to chaos, long lines and more work for election officials during a public health crisis. “That is not necessary, and it would lead …

More Than 550,000 Primary Absentee Ballots Rejected In 2020, Far Outpacing 2016
4 years, 4 months ago

More Than 550,000 Primary Absentee Ballots Rejected In 2020, Far Outpacing 2016

NPR  

More Than 550,000 Primary Absentee Ballots Rejected In 2020, Far Outpacing 2016 Enlarge this image toggle caption Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images An extraordinarily high number of ballots — more than 550,000 — have been rejected in this year's presidential primaries, according to a new analysis by NPR. For their part, Democrats are pushing widespread mail-in voting but are …

NY lets voters get absentee ballots due to virus concerns
4 years, 4 months ago

NY lets voters get absentee ballots due to virus concerns

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York will allow voters to request absentee ballots for the general election because of an outbreak — like coronavirus — under a new state law signed Thursday. New York typically only allows voters to request absentee ballots if they fall into one of several categories, including absence from one’s county on Election Day. Election officers worked …

Donald Trump Can Do More Than Attack Post Office Funding. He’s Mounting A Legal War Against Mailed Ballots.
4 years, 4 months ago

Donald Trump Can Do More Than Attack Post Office Funding. He’s Mounting A Legal War Against Mailed Ballots.

Huff Post  

President Donald Trump stunned even hardened observers when he admitted on national television Thursday morning that he would not agree to additional U.S. These include directing the Postal Service not to deliver mailed ballots and ordering state officials to stop counting absentee ballots on Election Day, even though the president doesn’t have legal authority to do either of these things. …

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

Record 2.5M voted in primary; Benson pushes for legislation
4 years, 5 months ago

Record 2.5M voted in primary; Benson pushes for legislation

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — A record 2.5 million votes were cast in Michigan’s primary, as people took advantage of no-excuse absentee voting amid the coronavirus pandemic, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said Thursday. Voters really showed up, voted by mail, voted in person and demonstrated that even in the midst of a pandemic, people want to vote,” said Benson, who for …

Trump can’t postpone the election, but officials worry he and the GOP could starve it
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump can’t postpone the election, but officials worry he and the GOP could starve it

LA Times  

Workers wear personal protective equipment as they check ballots at a Board of Elections facility in New York last week. The House months ago approved $3.6 billion to aid local and state elections officials in dealing with an expected flood of mail-in ballots this fall, something that threatens to overwhelm elections officials in states where voting by mail is a …

Court: Absentee ballots that come after election won’t count
4 years, 5 months ago

Court: Absentee ballots that come after election won’t count

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan appeals court denied a request to require the counting of absentee ballots received after the time polls close on Election Day, ruling that the battleground state’s deadline remains intact despite voters’ approval of a constitutional amendment that expanded mail-in voting. The League of Women Voters of Michigan and three voters sued in May, seeking a …

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