When soldiers living in Civil War encampments wanted to cast their vote for Republican incumbent Abraham Lincoln or Democrat George McClellan in the 1864 election, most were able to follow the same steps as their parents back home. Lists of registered voters were filled out on the battlefields. De facto election judges and clerks were […]
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Facebook announced on a new online resource for voters that’s intended to facilitate voting by mail and limit the spread of election-related disinformation ahead of the November presidential election. The move comes as President Trump has intensified attacks on mail-in voting and made unfounded claims that it could lead to widespread fraud. The company’s new […]
Reverberating from the national echo chamber is plenty of drama around the U.S. Postal Service and voting by mail. But Utah election officials say Utah’s nearly eight-year track record of voting by mail has positioned the state to have a reliable and secure 2020 election. “We lead the nation in this,” Utah County Clerk/Auditor Amelia […]
With the U.S. Postal Service under fire for delivery issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the recent warnings about mail-in ballots, there is actually a service that lets you track the mail you’re supposed to get. It’s called Informed Delivery And it’s offered for free. Ray Daiutolo Sr., a regional spokesman for the Postal Service, […]
PROVIDENCE, RI — The perennially debunked hobgoblin of voter fraud suffered another blow Aug. 7 as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit unanimously upheld a consent agreement suspending RI mail vote witnesses /notary requirements in the September and November elections. The witness/notary suspension was agreed to two weeks ago by the RI […]
There’s been a lot of concern over the recent setbacks with the U.S. Postal Service and the upcoming 2020 election but according to the Secretary of State’s office, New Mexicans shouldn’t worry about voting by mail. 76 days and counting until the 2020 general election. The coronavirus pandemic created a record number of mail-in ballots during this […]
Gov. Andy Beshear and Secretary of State Michael Adams announced expanded mail-in absentee voting and early voting in Kentucky for November’s general election. During a briefing Friday, the Democratic governor said the bipartisan agreement with the Republican secretary of state provides “the most options we have seen to vote in a general election,” in Kentucky, […]
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Ways to avoid possible vote-by-mail delays
SAINT PETERSBURG, FL The U.S. Postal Service’s warning about possible delays for mail-in ballots has some voters concerned, but local supervisors of elections say voters should still have confidence in the mail-in voting system, and they’re working to make sure all ballots arrive in time. “[Voters] should look at vote-by-mail as an insurance policy,” said […]
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order on Friday creating a modified vote-by-mail system for the November election because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The order suspends the sending of sample ballots, and requires that each county’s elections officials send vote-by-mail ballots with pre-paid postage to all active registered voters for the general […]
The reelection campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump has sued New Jersey, following a decision on Friday by its Democratic governor to mail a ballot to every voter in the state for November’s elections, as well as hold in-person voting amid the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Phil Murphy’s announcement came as Trump, a Republican, stepped up […]