Turns out the 7 misplaced Trump ballots were much ado about nothing
Local election workers admitted the mix-up was an error on their part.
By Donna Provencher - September 25, 2020Local election workers admitted the mix-up was an error on their part.
By Donna Provencher - September 25, 2020A lawsuit to determine whether a third party candidate will be allowed on the ballot has already slowed things significantly for election workers.
By Associated Press - September 15, 2020Also: Good news for the 2020 census, and Maine is set to use ranked-choice voting in November.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 11, 2020New, young, Black, and Hispanic voters — who tend to favor Democratic candidates — could be disproportionally affected.
By Associated Press - September 08, 2020An official said it would be ‘extraordinarily difficult’ to tamper with mail-in voting results in a measurable way.
By Associated Press - August 27, 2020Republican leaders have been largely silent regarding the administration’s recent attacks on the post office.
By Katie Scofield - August 18, 2020Trump supports voting by mail in Florida, where the governor is one of his top Republican allies.
By Oliver Willis - August 05, 2020Vice President Mike Pence defended absentee voting on Fox News.
By Josh Israel - August 04, 2020Donald Trump is mad that the state’s elected legislature passed a bill to make it easier to vote by mail during the pandemic.
By Josh Israel - August 03, 2020Donald Trump continues to insist that they aren’t.
By Oliver Willis - July 31, 2020But he thinks it’s okay as long as you don’t call it ‘mail-in voting.’
By Josh Israel - July 14, 2020Mail-in voting increased by 1,000% from 2016 in Iowa’s June primary.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 08, 2020William Barr is propping up false claims by Donald Trump that absentee voting allows massive voter fraud.
By Emily Singer - June 01, 2020Also: The governor of Pennsylvania wants to raise the state’s minimum wage, and Michigan is helping businesses procure protective equipment.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 29, 2020Trump’s incorrect claim that mail-in voting leads to fraud is hampering GOP efforts in the state.
By Emily Singer - May 29, 2020Voters in the state will receive absentee ballot applications in the mail for November’s election.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 28, 2020White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says absentee ballots are for when voters are “unable to vote in person,” which health experts have argued should include a pandemic.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 27, 2020Also: Virginia decriminalizes marijuana and voter safety wins the day in a couple of key states.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 22, 2020The White House claimed Donald Trump was ‘unable to cast his vote’ in Florida because he was stuck in Washington — but evidence shows otherwise.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 21, 2020Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from Michigan and Nevada in retaliation for expanding access to voting.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 20, 2020Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson noted that most voters ‘across the political spectrum want the option to vote by mail.’
By Dan Desai Martin - May 19, 2020Also: An official Illinois website is providing new content for kids staying at home, and Democrats in Congress introduce a bold voting rights bill.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 15, 2020Democrats and voting rights groups criticize legislation that requires all absentee ballots to be notarized.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 15, 2020Republican Ken Paxton claims allowing more Texas voters to apply for absentee ballots ‘increases the risk of voter fraud.’
By Dan Desai Martin - May 14, 2020Democrats are celebrating the fact that South Carolina voters ‘will not be forced to choose between putting their and their families’ health at risk’ for the upcoming primary.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 13, 2020Ohio’s vote is being closely watched as a case study for how to proceed with elections if the pandemic doesn’t ease.
By Associated Press - April 28, 2020The state said it would mail ballot applications to every eligible voter.
By Associated Press - April 24, 2020Former Vice President Joe Biden said Congress should provide funding to ensure every American can vote by mail in November.
By Associated Press - April 24, 2020The new ‘SafeVote’ effort will help people cast a ballot while avoiding the dangers they experienced during the primary.
By Emily Singer - April 22, 2020