Tag Archive: Election Regulation

Why Absentee Voting Preparations Across the Country Are Worrying Experts

Released for Syndication: 05/20/2020

Nine primaries on June 2 may reveal blue states have a long way to go.

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

Released for Syndication: 05/08/2020

Delving into how Trump and the GOP can hijack the process, they find an untested law, procedural unknowns and few clear constitutional brakes.

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Ohio Primary Adds New Worry for Fall: Rejected Provisional Ballots

Released for Syndication: 04/29/2020

Untold thousands of mail-in ballots and in-person provisional ballots are likely to be disqualified before the counting is over.

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

Released for Syndication: 04/24/2020

Election managers lay out what will make voting by mail work, but conservative political leaders aren’t listening.

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

Released for Syndication: 04/17/2020

Republicans in swing states are revising rules to suppress turnout.

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

Released for Syndication: 04/07/2020

Right-wing court majorities signal Republicans can make voting more difficult to preserve GOP power—even in a pandemic.

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

Released for Syndication: 04/03/2020

Court’s actions in Wisconsin suggest federal courts are reluctant to reverse decisions by state authorities.

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Election Officials Worry About Voting Supply Shortages for Fall

Released for Syndication: 03/26/2020

A scramble for ballot paper, printing and high-speed scanners is the latest worry as states eye voting by mail in a pandemic.

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House and Senate Dems Differ on Taking on GOP Voter Suppression in Emergency Response to Pandemic

Released for Syndication: 03/24/2020

The House bill seeks to reverse years of exclusionary policies.

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Democrat and GOP Leaders Are Considering Online Voting in Light of Coronavirus for Party Elections

Released for Syndication: 03/23/2020

Political parties eye online voting for upcoming contests while states look to expand absentee ballots in remaining spring primaries and in the fall.

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