Covid-19 has reshaped our lives, including how we vote. Since the pandemic first arrived in the U.S., states conducting elections have scrambled to provide voters with full access to the ballot box while maintaining health and safety under unprecedented circumstances.Source: INSIGHT: Voting During a Pandemic—Unprecedented Challenges Lie Ahead...
A “lost vote” occurs when a voter does all that is asked of her, and yet her vote is uncounted in the final tally.Source: Nine Thoughts about Lost Votes by Mail...
Six jurisdictions used software that Russian spies have targeted in cyberattacksSource: Election Officials Are Vulnerable to Email Attacks, Report Shows...
You may think you know how bad Nov. 3 will be. But all signs point to something far, far worse. Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) is a journalist, historian, and author, most recently, of the New York Times bestseller THE ONLY PLANE IN THE SKY: An Oral History of 9/11.Source: 8 Big Reasons Election Day 2020 Could Be a Disaster...
Late-game efforts to reform the redistricting process that will get underway next year are suffering coronavirus setbacks, sidelining even basic campaign practices like gathering signatures.Source: Pandemic imperils redistricting reform efforts...
New Yorker Sasha Aickin, 43, has no idea if his vote counted. It took weeks for his absentee ballot to arrive — appearing in his mailbox just three days before the election on June 23. It came with two sets of instructions in very fine print.Source: States reject tens of thousands of mail ballots in this year's primaries, setting off...
The Supreme Court on Thursday said Florida can enforce a law barring ex-felons from voting if they still owe court fines or fees that they are unable to pay associated with their convictions. CNN"s Paul Leblanc, Veronica Stracqualursi and Kelly Mena contributed to this report.Source: Supreme Court says Florida can enforce law limiting felons who owe fines from voting...
It is with sadness that I write to tell you that I am resigning from The New York Times. I joined the paper with gratitude and optimism three years ago.Source: Resignation Letter — Bari Weiss...
The agency had previously ruled that the tea party movement was a social force, not a political organization, and the agency said BLM fits the same mold. The Hatch Act governs what types of political activities are acceptable from U.S. government employees, particularly while on the job.Source: Federal employees can support Black Lives Matter on the job, Office of Special...
