Mismatched signatures prompt tossed absentee ballots and legal fights ahead of November election

Remember hanging chads, Florida's 2000 election nightmare? The 2020 equivalent could wind up being mismatched signatures.

Source: Mismatched signatures prompt tossed absentee ballots and legal fights ahead of November election

State Election Chiefs Should Be Umpires, Not Players

Election specialists and national security experts have been gaming out scenarios for this November, assessing how candidates, supporters and media will respond if voting results are delayed or disputed.

Source: State Election Chiefs Should Be Umpires, Not Players

Bring the Masks and Sanitizer: The Surprising Bipartisan Consensus About Safety Measures for In-Person Voting During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Americans overwhelmingly support various safety measures at polling places for the November 2020 election.

Source: Bring the Masks and Sanitizer: The Surprising Bipartisan Consensus About Safety Measures for In-Person Voting During the Coronavirus Pandemic

No, You’re Not Seeing Things. Facebook Has Launched a Poll Worker Recruitment Drive

If you saw a new popup message when you opened Facebook recently, don’t worry: It’s not a hoax. In a bid to make up for, eh, letting the Russians run rampant on its platform before the last presidential election, Facebook has launched a poll worker recruitment drive this weekend.

Source: No, You’re Not Seeing Things. Facebook Has Launched a Poll Worker Recruitment Drive

For Election Administrators, Death Threats Have Become Part of the Job

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Source: For Election Administrators, Death Threats Have Become Part of the Job

Democrats' Election Plans Are Far More Radical Than The Media Will Say

Democrats are planning a collection of unnecessary, dangerous, and wildly unpopular election changes for November, and you’d never even hear about it if you only read corporate media.

Source: Democrats' Election Plans Are Far More Radical Than The Media Will Say

House panel calls new postal chief to explain mail delays

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Oversight Committee has invited the new postmaster general to appear at a hearing next month to examine operational changes to the U.S. Postal Service that are causing delays in mail deliveries across the country.

Source: House panel calls new postal chief to explain mail delays

After Pleas From Officials, Republicans Signal Openness To More Election Funding

Ever since the pandemic struck, state and local election officials across the country have made it clear: To avoid an election disaster in November, they need more money now.

Source: After Pleas From Officials, Republicans Signal Openness To More Election Funding

Election Experts Warn of November Disaster

Read Stateline coverage of the latest state action on coronavirus.

Source: Election Experts Warn of November Disaster

Voting rules changed quickly for the primaries. But the battle over how Americans will cast ballots in the fall is just heating up.

When the novel coronavirus pandemic collided with this year’s primaries, states across the country raced to temporarily adjust voting procedures to make it safer for people to cast their ballots.

Source: Voting rules changed quickly for the primaries. But the battle over how Americans will cast ballots in the fall is just heating up.

Can a Group of Policy Experts Prevent an Election Catastrophe in 2020?

Edward Foley has a nightmare. It’s a poli-sci horror tale. A professor of constitutional law and elections expert at The Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law, Foley foresees a scenario for the coming election that could tear apart American democracy.

Source: Can a Group of Policy Experts Prevent an Election Catastrophe in 2020?

KY Primary Success Pushes Back Against Unfounded Accusations

Despite warnings from prominent liberals that Tuesday's election in Kentucky would be a disaster, the state largely had success with the adjustments it made to its voting procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: KY Primary Success Pushes Back Against Unfounded Accusations

Red,White, and True News Episode #2 – EAC Commissioners Christy McCormick and Don Palmer

In this week’s episode, Catherine talks with Election Assistance Commissioners Christy McCormick and Don Palmer about their views on the torrent of election changes happening as a result of COVID.

Source: Red,White, and True News Episode #2 – EAC Commissioners Christy McCormick and Don Palmer

SETTLED: Arizona's Election Day Deadline For RECEIVING Mailed In Ballots Remains... For 2020, At Least (READ Settlement)

UPDATED, 3:00pm: U.S. District Court Judge Dominic Lanza accepted the Settlement Agreement this afternoon and dismissed the case. Arizona and Democratic groups finalized the settlement of a lawsuit challenging the law that mail-in ballots must be *received* by 7pm on Election Day.

Source: SETTLED: Arizona's Election Day Deadline For RECEIVING Mailed In Ballots Remains... For 2020, At Least (READ Settlement)

RNC Seeks Immediate Ruling To Preserve The Integrity Of California Elections

June 8, 2020 - WASHINGTON – The Republican National Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee, and the Republican Party of California have filed a preliminary injunction for relief in their recent lawsuit seeking to have California Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order redesig

Source: RNC Seeks Immediate Ruling To Preserve The Integrity Of California Elections

New Report Advises Election Officials on Protecting Voters and the Vote Despite Covid-19 and Cyberattacks

Election security experts at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law have released Preparing for Cyberattacks and Technical Problems During the Pandemic for election officials as they hold primaries and other elections and prepare for the November election.

Source: New Report Advises Election Officials on Protecting Voters and the Vote Despite Covid-19 and Cyberattacks

Election officials brace for a pile-up of mail ballots in Tuesday’s primaries, a potential preview of November

Georgia’s top election official warned voters on the eve of Tuesday’s primaries to expect long lines and days-long delays for results — a potential preview of how the coronavirus and heightened demand for mail ballots could affect the presidential election in November.

Source: Election officials brace for a pile-up of mail ballots in Tuesday’s primaries, a potential preview of November

2020 Was Already Expected to Be A Record Year for Election-Related Lawsuits—Then Coronavirus Happened

The drive to expand vote-by-mail options amid the coronavirus pandemic has caused a major spike in lawsuits in what was already expected to be a banner year for election-related litigation.

Source: 2020 Was Already Expected to Be A Record Year for Election-Related Lawsuits—Then Coronavirus Happened

Thousands of Wisconsin ballots could be thrown out because they don’t have a postmark

Thousands, perhaps even tens of thousands, of Wisconsin voters may have their ballots tossed out for the most arbitrary of reasons: because the post office either did not place a postmark on their absentee ballot when it was mailed in, or because that postmark doesn’t have a date.

Source: Thousands of Wisconsin ballots could be thrown out because they don’t have a postmark

Protesters call for head of LA County elections to resign

After a disastrous Election Day that saw hourslong waits at voting centers across Los Angeles County and results trickling out over the course of days, a small group of protesters gathered Monday afternoon, March 9 in front of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office in Norw

Source: Protesters call for head of LA County elections to resign