JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) – The Johnson County Auditor’s Office on Thursday said it will send every voter in the county a postage paid absentee ballot request form for the November 3 presidential election. The auditor’s office encourages residents to vote from home due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Johnson County Auditor’s Office said […]
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While Coloradans were watching on election day to see who would win, the nation was watching to see how the voting process would go. After long lines and election mishaps around the country, Tuesday’s primary served as another test of Colorado’s mail-in voting process, which has received praise from experts and criticism from the president. […]
The Will County Clerk’s Office announced this week it will send vote-by-mail applications to every registered voter in the county in the coming weeks for the November general election. A registered voter can fill out the application and mail it back to the clerk’s office if they wish to be sent a ballot for the […]
Mail-in voters should request and return ballots as early as possible to best ensure their votes are counted. With the Pennsylvania primary in the rearview mirror, county and state elections officials are now pondering improvements as a much more volatile general election looms just a little more than four months away. Across the state there […]
The State Election Board agreed Wednesday to extend a pair of emergency rules allowing local election offices to continue offering drop boxes for absentee ballots and to again start processing ballots early. But while those rules are receiving nearly universal support from election officials and voting rights watchdogs alike, the debate lingers over the best […]
WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday signed into law House Bill 346, legislation sponsored by House Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst that allows Delawareans to vote by mail in the 2020 primary, general and special elections. House Bill 346 makes voting by mail an alternative to in-person voting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and establishes procedures […]
LAPORTE — The LaPorte County Board of Commissioners is asking state officials to quickly approve no-excuse absentee voting in the general election this year. Dr. Vidya Kora, the commissioner who introduced the resolution to be sent to Gov. Eric Holcomb and Secretary of State Connie Lawson, is concerned that the county might need additional staff to […]
Trigg County’s voter turnout Tuesday of 24-percent was higher than the previous two primary elections despite changes in the voting process. Trigg County had 2,989 votes cast in the election that featured only the races for U.S. Senate and a spot on the state court of appeals. County Clerk Carmen Finley said 870 votes were […]
The coronavirus is changing the way Acadiana votes. Early voting in Louisiana continues until Saturday, July 4th, but results in from week one in Lafayette Parish show 75% of voters are not driving out to the polls. During the 2016 presidential election year, 2,487 people in Lafayette Parish voted early in person. 929 people voted […]
Election season is just around the corner, with officials already gearing up for the state’s primary election on Aug. 18. With health officials still urging social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, some Alaskans may not feel comfortable gathering at a polling place. For anyone who’d rather stay home, that is an option. Any […]