mail-in voting
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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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Federal Judge Orders USPS Facilities to be Swept for Undelivered Ballots in Key Battleground States
The late stages of the election have been a dark, dark comedy of Republican officials trying to steal the election and the—admittedly occasional—federal court going “Um, the fuck are you doing?” In the latest, and hopefully final act of this play, a federal court ordered the United States Postal Service to sweep its facilities for…
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Voters of Color in 2 Key Swing States Are Seeing Their Mail Ballots Returned at Higher Rates Than White Voters
Florida and Georgia—two crucial battleground states in the 2020 election—are rejecting mailed-in ballots from voters of color at substantially higher rates than those from white voters, according to a recent analysis by NBC News and the Democratic political data firm TargetSmart. According to NBC News, the data looks at mailed-in ballots across 11 different states.…
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Kentucky Postal Worker Charged After Tossing Mail in Dumpster, Including 100 Absentee Ballots
A postal worker in Kentucky was hit with federal charges after it was found he allegedly dumped a large amount of mail in the dumpster, including over 100 absentee ballots. CBS News reports that U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman announced on Monday that DeShawn Bojgere, a 30-year-old from Louisville, Ky., was charged with the delay or…
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Setting Ballot Boxes on Fire Is Apparently a Thing Now in Boston and California
Dozens of ballots were destroyed after a fire was ignited inside a ballot drop box in Boston. The Washington Post reports the incident occurred around 4 a.m on Oct. 25 at Copley Square in Boston. After firefighters eventually extinguished the fire by filling the box with water, they found 35 of the 122 ballots in…
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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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Texas Governor Severely Limits Ballot Drop Boxes to Just One Per County But Don't Worry, It's Totally Not Voter Suppression
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed an order on Thursday limiting ballot drop boxes to just one per county. CNN reports that this greatly affects Harris County, the most populous county in Texas as it has to reduce its 12 drop-off locations to just one starting Friday. Travis County, which includes the traditionally Democratic leaning…
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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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Report Finds North Carolina Threw Out Black Voters’ Mail-In Ballots at Twice the Rate of White Voters in 2018
Voter suppression isn’t a new phenomenon. But as the country lurches toward a November election in which President Donald Trump has flatly refused to commit to a peaceful transition of power should he lose, concerns over the integrity of the voting process are as high as they’ve ever been. Adding to those concerns is a…