Author Archive: Steven Rosenfeld

Steven Rosenfeld is the editor and chief correspondent of Voting Booth, a project of the Independent Media Institute. He has reported for National Public Radio, Marketplace, and Christian Science Monitor Radio, as well as a wide range of progressive publications including Salon, AlterNet, the American Prospect, and many others.
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Bannon Says Trump Will Claim Victory Early, But They Don’t Know Counting Process

Released for Syndication: 10/15/2020

The ex-adviser says Trump’s declaration will be based on votes at Election Day polls, but the first election night returns also will include totals from early voting sites and many absentee ballots.

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Voting Advocates Call on Officials to Do More to Stop Voter Intimidation and Election Violence

Released for Syndication: 10/07/2020

As right-wing militants have the president’s blessing to behave menacingly, voting rights groups are asking why aren’t local officials doing more to assure voters that Election Day will be safe.

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Why Conservatives’ Attempts to Prevent $300 Million in Election Grants From Reaching States Will Fail

Released for Syndication: 10/02/2020

After federal inaction, Facebook’s founder and his wife stepped in. Now Republicans are suing in three swing states.

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GOP-Led Legal Inquest Into Bloomberg Helping Florida Felons Vote Condemned as Attempted Voter Suppression

Released for Syndication: 09/25/2020

Seasoned election lawyers said Florida attorney general is wrong on the law and doing the governor’s bidding to suppress likely Democratic votes.

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Big Swing State Hurdle: Returning Your Absentee Ballot

Released for Syndication: 09/23/2020

In many swing states, voters cannot simply return an absentee ballot to an Election Day poll. Those voters who try will get to vote, but not without more paperwork and possibly creating delays for other voters.

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

Released for Syndication: 09/17/2020

A California Voter Foundation study identifies the causes behind the highest ballot-rejection rates of any age group as states start sending out millions of fall ballots.

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Two Key 2020 States Could Ramp Up Vetting Absentee Ballots

Released for Syndication: 09/11/2020

After much delay, GOP-led legislatures in Michigan and Pennsylvania may act. But they are offering less than what Democrats seek—and what other GOP-led battleground states do.

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

Released for Syndication: 09/03/2020

During the busiest periods, the process will slow due to COVID-19’s constraints.

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

Released for Syndication: 09/01/2020

A legal stipulation preserves the images, which could become evidence proving who won the presidential election in a major battleground state.

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

Released for Syndication: 08/24/2020

In the rush to vote absentee as the pandemic broke, they didn’t fill out forms to get a mailed-out ballot for the presidential election too.

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