Pennsylvania will foot the cost of postage for voters to mail in ballots in November’s general election, officials said Friday, a move that Gov. Tom Wolf has made a priority as the coronavirus pandemic unexpectedly fueled high interest in voting by mail under a new state law. The administration plans to use money from federal […]
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Despite predictions of chaos, Kentucky had a high turnout primary election in June. It was far from perfect – especially in Lexington – but more than a million voters cast ballots, the highest rate of turnout since 2008. More than 800,000 of those votes were cast by mail, a safe alternative that means smaller crowds […]
In mid-March, as businesses shuttered, hospitals filled up and Americans hunkered down at home, election officials faced a difficult question: Was it even possible to hold safe and accessible elections in the age of COVID-19? More than four months later, we’re not that much closer to answering that question. Since the World Health Organization declared an […]
Blind and visually impaired voters will face discrimination and difficult choices in the 2020 elections, a new lawsuit claims, unless North Carolina acts quickly to improve options for voting by mail. North Carolina has specialized voting machines for people with disabilities who vote at any polling place around the state. But this year, the coronavirus […]
Postage for all mail-in and absentee ballots will be free to Pennsylvania voters for the 2020 general election, the Pennsylvania Department of State announced Friday. “Our goal is to make voting as accessible, safe, and easy for eligible voters as possible,” Secretary Boockvar said. “Mail-in or absentee voting with prepaid postage means Pennsylvanians can vote […]
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Sunday that he doesn’t think President Trump plans to peacefully leave the White House and instead wants to attempt to use emergency powers to extend his term. Clyburn told CNN’s “State of the Union” that he does not think Trump ever planned to “peacefully transfer power.” “I don’t […]
Election Day 2020 is approaching and for the first time ever, Virginians are starting to think how they are going to vote. Devante Mosley, of Radford, said he is going to cast his ballot early. “We have to utilize the mail in/absentee ballot,” Mosely said. Mosley recognizes some of the risks that comes with mailing […]
With the election coming and a pandemic looming, voting rights take center stage. Three days after John Lewis died, his colleagues in the House approved a measure to rename a bill after him that would restore a crucial provision of the Voting Rights Act. The measure — initially passed by House Democrats in December and blocked from […]
State lawmakers passed a bill Sunday that would add Nevada to a growing list of states that will mail all active voters ballots ahead of the November election amid the coronavirus pandemic. The bill now heads to Gov. Steve Sisolak. If he signs it as expected, Nevada will join seven states that plan on automatically […]
The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Monday asked Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to answer questions at an upcoming hearing as concerns mount over delivery delays and how they could affect mail-in voting. Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) announced the committee sent a letter to DeJoy asking for his testimony on Sept. 17 to “examine operation changes to the […]