absentee ballots
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Wait, Is Trump’s Campaign Encouraging Pennsylvania Voters to Mail-In Late Ballots? Sure Sounds Like It
I don’t know if the Trump campaign is trying to prove a point or trying to steal an election, but a campaign message to Wisconsin voters was looking for volunteers to call Pennsylvania voters in hopes of urging them to mail in absentee ballots by Friday, a desperate attempt to either expose a perceived flaw…
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We Need to Break Down What’s Going on With the USPS and ‘Missing’ Mail-In Ballots
I was really hoping that I would be done writing about election mail on Election Day, but as you can see, I don’t always get what I want. The United States Postal Service keeps on generating controversy, mainly due to early data that shows the USPS may have not delivered up to 300,000 mail-in ballots.…
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The 'Law and Order' Party Is Just Not Going to Follow the Law, Continue to Use Unofficial Ballot Boxes in California
Despite state election officials sending a cease and desist order, the California Republican Party said it will not remove its unofficial ballot boxes. According to CNN, unofficial ballot boxes have been found in the counties of Fresno, Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura. California Republican Party spokesman Hector Barajas sent a statement to CNN indicating its…
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‘Accidentally’ Cut Wire Shuts Down Voter Registration in Virginia. Don’t Worry, It’s Only the Last Day to Register
In Virginia, voter registration is down after a wire was “accidentally” cut. It’s all good though, there’s still plenty of time for- What’s that? It’s the last day for voters to register? …Well, shit. The Hill reports a fiber optic cable was cut that affected data circuits and VPN connectivity for various agencies, including the…
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Large Number of NYC Voters Report Receiving Faulty Absentee Ballots
While there is never a great time for a pandemic to hit, one occurring during an election year—making in-person voting a health risk—has certainly got to be one of the worst. In New York City, voting has gotten off to a concerning start as multiple people have reported receiving faulty absentee ballots. NBC News reports…
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It Cost Me $64 to Vote in the Georgia Primary Elections
I am a 23-year-old Black man from Cobb County, Georgia, and it cost me $64 to vote in the Georgia primary elections. Let me explain. As a recent college graduate working out-of-state before starting law school, I have been voting by absentee ballot since 2016. Until this year, I had encountered few issues in casting…
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Everything We Know About Trump’s Attempts to Cripple the Postal Service and What Democrats Are Doing to Stop It
If you have been paying attention to Trump’s latest attempts to steal the presidential election or waiting on a check to come in the mail, you’ve probably not been up on game. It’s OK, I got you. Alright, so boom: Basically, Trump has been doing the thing he does when he’s trying to steal an…
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Stacey Abrams' Fair Fight Organization to Monitor Absentee Ballot Issues in Georgia
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia has had to drastically alter the way they carry out their elections. These changes have been poorly implemented in the lead-up to its June 9 primary election, an election that has already been postponed twice. CBS News reports that Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight PAC is launching a…
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West Virginia Mail Carrier Charged With Election Fraud for Altering Absentee Ballot Applications
Many conservatives—including y’all’s president—have had a lot to say about mail-in voting and the potential it has to cause voter fraud. Of course, there’s not much evidence supporting the idea that absentee ballots will result in fraud on the part of voters, but in West Virginia, one case of election tampering happened before voters even…