A lot of voters are asking these questions right now: How quickly will ballots be counted in the presidential election? Which states will have results — and possibly a winner — on election night?Source: How Quickly Will Your Absentee Vote Be Counted? A State-by-State Timeline...
This is a terrific new paper from Michael Morley (forthcoming, George Mason Law Review), though there are aspects I disagree with. Here is the abstract: The U.S. Supreme Court cautioned in Bush v. Gore that its “consideration is limited to the present circumstances.Source: “Bush v. Gore’s Uniformity Principle and the Equal Protection Right to Vote”...
Tom Graves entered Congress in the summer of 2010, one of the first Republicans elected under the anti-spending tea party banner, a hard-charging conservative pushing to abolish everything from Obamacare to earmarks. On Sept. 24, Graves (Ga.Source: One way to modernize Congress is a throwback — more pay for staff, a return of earmarks...
Be the eyes and ears of the Trump campaign. Be vigilant. Don't assume the worst in people. And be courteous -- even to Democrats. CNN's Pamela Brown contributed to this report.Source: 'Behave yourself': Trump campaign's training tapes for poll watchers don't always align with Trump's rhetoric...
Election experts say President Trump’s messaging, the pandemic and other factors are creating a tension around casting ballots not seen since the Jim Crow era.Source: Election Officials Are Preparing for Potential Unrest at the Polls...
In a blog post Wednesday, Facebook said it will no longer allow content that encourages poll watching that uses “militarized” language or intends to “intimidate, exert control, or display power over election officials or voters.Source: Facebook: Trump can’t recruit ‘army’ of poll watchers under new voter intimidation rules...
The ad halt is likely to rattle candidates, campaigns, advocacy groups and political advertisers who have come to rely on Facebook ads as a powerful political tool.Source: Facebook to ban political ads from election night until further notice...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida extended the deadline for voter registration after the state’s online portal crashed under the weight of heavy traffic hours before the Oct. 5 deadline. Registration will be open for an additional seven hours, from noon to 7 p.m.Source: Florida extends voter registration deadline after website failure...
The outcome of key swing-state disputes could come down to how a 4-4 Supreme Court views the lessons of an obscure 2006 case in Arizona.Source: The murky legal concept that could swing the election...
WASHINGTON — Battleground states that could decide the presidential election face a shrinking window to take action to allow the processing of absentee ballots before Election Day to cut down on the days or even weeks it could take to have final results.Source: 'Running out of time': Efforts to speed up counting mail ballots stall in battleground states...
