Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego, is poised to assume the management of California's elections at a crucial juncture as the state continues a yearslong shift in the way voters cast their ballots.Source: Make Universal Vote by Mail ‘Permanent,’ Says California Secretary of State Nominee Shirley Weber...
Florida resident Kirk Nielsen was very careful when he went to vote this fall. He did it early, and deposited his mail-in ballot in one of many drop boxes provided by his local election office in Miami-Dade County. "So early voting, drop box.Source: A 2020 Surprise: Fewer Absentee Ballots Rejections Than Expected...
The Associated Press was also yet to declare the winner in the Democratic primary between Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot L. Engel and former middle school principal Jamaal Bowman in New York’s 16th District. Bowman declared victory Wednesday. Tallies by the AP last updated shortly before 3 a.m.Source: Wait weeks for November results? Ex-official says that ‘could be generous’...
After voters in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Nevada went to the polls this month, some races hung in the balance for days as election officials waded through thousands of absentee ballots.Source: Barring a landslide, what’s probably not coming on Nov. 3? A result in the race for the White House....
Too many states aren’t preparing for a potential vote-by-mail mess.Source: Beware the Fall Ballot Harvest...
UPDATED, 3:00pm: U.S. District Court Judge Dominic Lanza accepted the Settlement Agreement this afternoon and dismissed the case. Arizona and Democratic groups finalized the settlement of a lawsuit challenging the law that mail-in ballots must be *received* by 7pm on Election Day.Source: SETTLED: Arizona's Election Day Deadline For RECEIVING Mailed In Ballots Remains...
In this week’s episode, Catherine talks with Election Assistance Commissioners Christy McCormick and Don Palmer about their views on the torrent of election changes happening as a result of COVID.Source: Red,White, and True News Episode #2 – EAC Commissioners Christy McCormick and Don Palmer...
“One of the things the elections in Georgia last week showed is the difficulty of dramatically changing the way you conduct an election,” Blunt told reporters. “And that’s one of my concerns.Source: Congress must act now to help states with vote-by-mail in November, experts say...
A bill to give all California registered, active voters a ballot by mail this November is on its way to the governor’s desk.Source: California bill to give every voter a mail-in ballot headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk...
Absentee ballots allow voters who are unable to go to the polls on Election Day to vote, and many voters have understandably chosen them during the COVID-19 pandemic.Source: Widespread voting by mail poses risks of disenfranchising voters, delaying election results...
