Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft was in St. Louis Wednesday to talk about voting during the coronavirus. Missourians had until 5 p.m. Wednesday to register to vote in the August 4 primary. Because of concerns over COVID-19, all voters will be permitted to use mail-in ballots this year. Ashcroft recommended that those who choose […]
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A coalition of disability organizations has filed a lawsuit against state officials claiming New Hampshire’s absentee ballot system could negatively impact the safety and privacy of voters who are blind or have other disabilities during the coronavirus pandemic. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court against Secretary of State William Gardner and the New […]
As hundreds of thousands of absentee ballots are being counted more than two weeks after the June 23 primary elections, state lawmakers are pushing a bill that would allow absentee voters to track their ballots and would require election administrators to provide an individual explanation when a ballot is disqualified. The latest effort to pass […]
A little over 1.5 million absentee ballot applications have been filled out by voters and returned ahead of the Aug. 4 primary election, a significant spike up from 429,130 received by this same time in 2016, according to the secretary of state’s office. Data from the Michigan Department of State shows voters are more widely […]
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A Koch Billionaire vs. the U.S. Mail
For 50 years, multibillionaire Charles Koch has nudged Washington toward his dream of privatizing the United States Postal Service. A new study from True North Research shows how the coronavirus crisis may present an opportunity for Koch to finish the job that he started in 1970, putting 500,000 jobs at risk and risking the efficacy of the […]
Good-government groups are suing the New York Board of Elections to secure improvements to what they say is a “flawed” absentee ballot verification system. New York has consistently had one of the highest absentee ballot rejection rates in the country, and voters aren’t given the opportunity to address problems, such as a missing signature. In […]
The University of Montana’s Big Sky Poll studied 517 Montanans in an effort to collect data about how and why they engage in public policy. The study revealed that while many feel physical polling places are indeed safe, even in times of COVID-19, 66 percent of them would rather cast a vote by mail than […]
The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Alabama have joined a lawsuit seeking to ensure that no eligible Alabama voter is denied the right to vote in the 2020 elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program originally filed […]
Disagreements over funding to mail ballot applications for the upcoming election cycle spilled into the public eye Tuesday after the state’s top election official and election reform advocates differed on the permissible use of federal money. Gov. Charlie Baker signed legislation into law Monday that directs Secretary of State William Galvin to send mail-in voting […]
With COVID-19 still a major concern, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has signed a law that establishes a vote-by-mail option, expands early voting and beefs up safety at polling places. Read More