Florida’s primary election is five weeks away, but the deadline to register to vote is one week away — ending July 20. With the deadline to register to vote fast approaching next week, Supervisor of Elections David Stafford says people should get that done as soon as possible. Also, with the COVID-19 pandemic, mail-in ballots are becoming […]
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A Davidson County chancellor is leaving open a request to hold the state in contempt of court for forcing first-time voters to cast ballots in person as part of an absentee ballot lawsuit. Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle denied an effort by the ACLU and Memphis law firm Apperson Crump to force the state to allow […]
Recruiting enough workers to staff the more than 200,000 polling places across the country has been a longstanding struggle. Now, the coronavirus is making the problem even worse — because older people, who are the majority of poll workers, are also at the greatest risk of getting the infection. In response, states are getting creative, […]
Rhode Island’s House Democratic leadership is throwing its weight behind a bill to send all voters a mail ballot application for the upcoming primary and general elections, a win for advocates who say the policy will make it safer to vote during the pandemic. An amended bill scheduled for a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday says […]
The Hill | There has been a concerted effort by lawmakers, including some in Texas, to stop residents from voting by mail. It is a clear attempt to suppress the vote across communities of color, including in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. What is happening in Texas marks a preview of the challenges people […]
A new report shows “a striking surge” in the number of absentee ballot requests in North Carolina, reflecting patterns seen across the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. State election officials say as many as four of 10 voters, or more than 1.5 million, could cast mail-in ballots this fall. That’s 10 times the usual number. Michael […]
With President Donald Trump continuing his attacks on voting by mail — tweeting last week just before his visit to Miami that voting by mail is a “formula for RIGGING an Election” — a new CBS poll and data from the Florida Division of Elections indicate fewer Republicans than Democrats in the president’s home state […]
With a focus on promoting mail in voting and training new workers for the polls, Oakland County’s elections advisory council has announced some of its plans for the upcoming 2020 elections. The council was formed in June, led by David Woodward, chairman of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, Lisa Brown, Oakland County clerk, Nancy […]
The switch to no-excuse absentee voting in New Hampshire will not outlive the pandemic. Three months ago, Gov. Chris Sununu used his executive power to declare that fear of catching the coronavirus is a valid reason to vote by mail in the Sept. 8 primary and Nov. 3 general election. But on Friday he vetoed […]
It took a doctor’s note and mad dash to Sonic for this coronavirus sufferer to cast her ballot. Linda Harrison and her husband couldn’t go to the polls because they were recently diagnosed with COVID-19. A state judge rebuffed their request for help obtaining absentee ballots, so she scrambled and still managed to vote. Seeking […]