Signature errors could disenfranchise a record number of voters in the election
From today’s Los Angeles Times: A record number of Americans are expected to vote by mail in the November general election because of the pandemic — and a record number…
CA Republican Party Admits It Placed Misleading Ballot Boxes Around State
From today’s New York Times: The California Republican Party has admitted responsibility for placing more than 50 deceptively labeled “official” drop boxes for mail-in ballots in Los Angeles, Fresno and…
SCOTUS clears the way for sending mail-in ballots to Montana voters
From today’s CNN News Online: Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on Thursday denied a request from Republicans to block Montana Gov. Steve Bullock’s directive last month allowing counties to send…
SCOTUS takes up Arizona voting rights law that will be heard after the election
From today’s CNN Online: The Supreme Court said Friday it will review two provisions of an Arizona voting rights law that a federal appeals court said could have a discriminatory…
TX governor orders only one mail ballot drop-off location allowed per county
From today’s The Hill Online: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued a new proclamation allowing only one mail ballot drop-off location per county. Starting Friday, mail ballots submitted in person…
GOP leaders ask U.S. Supreme Court to halt Pennsylvania voting extension
From today’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The two top Republicans in Pennsylvania’s Senate petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to put a halt to the three-day extension for counties to receive…
Voters need an urgent update on mail-in ballots. The media should help.
From today’s Washington Post: For weeks, President Trump has lied about mail-in ballots. He has falsely claimed they are prone to widespread fraud despite mountains of evidence to the contrary.…
Will rideshare drivers get paid less than minimum wage under Proposition 22
From today’s Sacramento Bee: Proposition 22 proposes that gig drivers for companies such as Uber, Lyft and Doordash will get paid 120% of the area’s minimum wage for the time…
How Republicans Undermined Ex-Felon Voting Rights in Florida
From today’s New York Times: Jeff Gruver voted for the first time ever in March, casting an enthusiastic ballot for Bernie Sanders in Florida’s presidential primary. He was planning to…
Federal appeals court blocks felons from voting in Florida who owe fines and fees
From today’s Washington Post: A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that hundreds of thousands of felons in Florida who still owe fines and fees may not register to vote,…