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Big Swing State Hurdle: Returning Your Absentee Ballot

Why Younger Voters Are Most Likely to Have Their Absentee Ballots Rejected

Two Key 2020 States Could Ramp Up Vetting Absentee Ballots

Polling Place Bottleneck Delays Could Begin Soon After They Open, Election Logistics Experts Warn

Florida’s Eight Biggest Counties Will Save Digital Ballot Images If There’s a Presidential Recount

Huge Numbers of Primary Absentee Voters in Top Swing States Must Reapply for Fall Ballot

Primaries and Elections in 2020 Show That Vigilance and Planning Are the Best Medicine to Prevent a Disaster in November

2020 Fall Voter Guide: A Late Summer Strategy

Why You Should Make Your Voting Plan Now

Ballot Drop Boxes Still an Under-Used Tool to Help Urban Voters in Pandemic

Recruiting Poll Workers Is Key to Thwart Trump’s Attacks on Our Voting Systems

Looming Major Election Challenge: Mail-In Ballots That Never Make It to Voters

Technology Failures Add to Problems in June’s Pandemic Primaries

Red Flags Foreshadowed Georgia’s June 9 Primary Election Meltdown

The Public Just Got a Sneak Peek of What Our November Election Could Look Like

Presidential Primaries Strained by Civil Unrest and the Pandemic

Time Is Running Out for At-Home Voting in June 2 Primary States

Why Vote-by-Mail Preparations Across the Country Are Worrying Experts

What Happens If Trump and Biden Both Claim Victory? Legal Scholars Fret Over Plausible Scenarios

Ohio Primary Adds New Worry for Fall: Rejected Provisional Ballots

In Many Red States, the GOP Puts Up Resistance to Voting by Mail

How the Coronavirus Has Created New Battlefronts Over Voting Rights in Battleground States

Wisconsin Stunner: The Highest State and Federal Courts Back GOP Voter Suppression

Strong Signs that Judges Will Increasingly Decide How 2020 Elections Are Run During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Election Officials Worry About Voting Supply Shortages for Fall