Daily News

October 25-26, 2020

• National News
  National News electionline Daily News--October 24, 2020

  National News Robocalls, rumors and emails: Last-minute election disinformation floods voters

  National News Missing from Supreme Court's election cases: Reasons fir its rulings

  National News Officials stress security of election systems after U.S. reveals new Iranian and Russian efforts

  National News Fearful calls flood election offices as president attacks mail-in voting, threatening participation in GOP strongholds

  National News Their app sends free mail to incarcerated people. Now they're helping prisoners register to vote

  National News Native voters struggle amid growing reliance on mail-in voting

  National News How Propel and Vote.org helped register 60K SNAP beneficiaries to vote

  National News Conservative news sites fuel voter fraud misinformation

  National News He fought for Black voting rights after the Civil War. He was almost killed for it.

  National News Native Americans battle COVID-19 and other voting obstacles as Election Day nears

  National News Supreme Court sides mostly with Republicans in last-minute voting cases

  National News Police brace for potential Election Day unrest in a year when ‘everything is uncertain’

  National News US early voting hits 58.6 million, surpassing all of 2016 early and absentee voting

  National News From behind bars, pretrial detainees fight vote

  National News Voter fraud, suppression and partisanship: A look back at the 1876 election

  National News Russia created an election disinformation playbook. Here's how Americans evolved it

  National News Meet the Americans voting early and in-person despite the Covid-19 pandemic

  National News Election night results might look different this year

  National News When will your ballot be counted in the 2020 election? A look at what goes into the tallying process

  National News Amid the pandemic, early voters wait in long lines and cast ballots by mail for the upcoming election

  National News The 2020 presidential election will require more absentee ballots than any election in American history.

  National News Will law and order need to be enforced during Election Day polling?
• AL
  Alabama Voters leave happy after changes to absentee vote collection process

  Alabama Absentee voting hits record level in Alabama

  Alabama Absentee voting continues to surge in Alabama
• AR
  Arkansas Little Rock law firm files lawsuit against state agencies over absentee ballot deadline

  Arkansas Northwest Arkansas early votes pile up in two-county area

  Arkansas Early voting going well despite crowds, watchdogs say, but will keep watch
• CA
  California Slight delays, some lines; here’s what some Long Beach voters experienced at in-person early voting polls

  California Staple Center opens its doors as early voting in LA Co. gets underway

  California 2020 Elections: Scattered paper jams, tech glitches can’t spoil LA County’s first day at polls

  California Santa Barbara Co. urges high school students to apply to serves as paid poll workers

  California More than 6.5M Californians have already cast their ballots, state says

  California Early voting centers open across L.A. County

  California Hammer Museum opens for 1st day of LA County early in-person voting

  California Voting tents and homeless camps: S.F.’s Civic Center a microcosm of 2020, classical buildings aside

  California Early voters in LA Co. find few issues at centers

  California Beverly Hills to lock down Rodeo Drive on Election Day

  California How to vote in a pandemic when you've lost your home in a wildfire

  California Nearly 50K turnout to vote in-person on opening weekend in LA

  California Voting in a basketball arena: Sacramento Co. vote centers debut
• CO
  Colorado Top fed prosecutor in Colorado outlines election safeguards

  Colorado Secretary of state's office shares voting resources for fire evacuees
• CT
  Connecticut Some towns seeing surge of poll workers ahead of election

  Connecticut Record-breaking numbers: 455K absentee ballots have been returned in CT
• DC
  District of Columbia Early, in-person voting centers will expand across the DC region as Election Day nears

  District of Columbia As elections officials process voters’ mail-in ballots, some envelopes contain surprises

  District of Columbia DC, Maryland and Virginia to provide masks, alternative voting areas for voters without masks
• FL
  Florida ‘Walk the Vote’ event in Fort Lauderdale draws a crowd

  Florida Jaguars assisting Duval elections office, opening ballot drop site at TIAA Bank Field

  Florida Leon County vote approaches record turnout, with still more voting days to go

  Florida 9 days from ‘Election Day,' 39% of Floridians have voted

  Florida Sarasota-Manatee poll workers serve on front lines of democracy

  Florida Record turnout seen in Bay County voting polls Saturday

  Florida Florida convicted felons allowed to vote for 1st time in presidential election after completing sentences

  Florida Lee: Russian and Iranian election interference 'is a very serious threat' but state's 'systems are secure'
• GA
  Georgia Appeals court stops more paper backups of Georgia voter records

  Georgia Youth movement helping to run Georgia elections

  Georgia Elections offices in Augusta area prepare for absentee ballot rush
• HI
  Hawaii Ballots pouring in: 41% of Hawaii co. voters have already voted

  Hawaii Lanai’s voter service center to relocate in light of islandwide outbreak
• ID
  Idaho These Idahoans are too young to vote -- but they've registered more than 2,000 voters...

  Idaho Twin Falls County is ready for election day
• IL
  Illinois Early voting continues to shatter records in Illinois amid surge of COVID-19 cases

  Illinois 99-year-old Illinois woman has voted every election since 1944

  Illinois Republicans say DuPage County voting machines give Democrats an advantage
• IN
  Indiana Marion County's new early voting locations see long lines and wait times

  Indiana Voting Rights Act also designed to address voters' language barriers

  Indiana Early voters kept high spirits in 7 hr-long wait in Marion Co.

  Indiana Tippecanoe Co. BOE host drive-thru mail-in ballot drop off
• IA
  Iowa From planning to the polls: County officials prepare for election day

  Iowa Residents step up to staff Black Hawk County polls during pandemic

  Iowa Extra police attention planned for polling places

  Iowa Cerro Gordo overcomes polling worker challenges posed by COVID-19
• KY
  Kentucky Kentucky Secretary of State provides guidance to voters about intimidation at polls: Know your rights

  Kentucky State, local election officials say most Kentucky votes will be counted on election night
• LA
  Louisiana How do Louisiana's 2020 voting numbers compare so far? They could be breaking records.
• ME
  Maine Maine's historic ranked vote could play a big role in election
• MD
  Maryland Early, in-person voting centers will expand across the DC region as Election Day nears

  Maryland Ahead of early voting, activists encourage Black and minority turnout, offer rides to new voting sites due to COVID-19

  Maryland DC, Maryland and Virginia to provide masks, alternative voting areas for voters without masks
• MA
  Massachusetts Blue Cross Blue Shield partners with Bluebikes to offer free rides to the polls

  Massachusetts Cape Cod officials urge voters to have a plan: vote early, take precautions against COVID-19 infection

  Massachusetts Who are the out-of-state billionaires backing ranked-choice voting in Mass.?

  Massachusetts ‘A disgrace to democracy’: Dozens of ballots destroyed in suspected arson of a Boston drop box

  Massachusetts Voters rush to the polls for last weekend of early voting in Boston
• MI
  Michigan Some sheriffs say they won't enforce ban on guns at polls

  Michigan Wexford County has safety plan for Election Day
• MN
  Minnesota St. Louis Co. at peak accuracy heading into election

  Minnesota MN secretary of state discusses election security
• MS
  Mississippi Some locals concerned about in-person voting amid pandemic

  Mississippi Absentee voting rates see spike in Lee County
• MO
  Missouri Mid-Missouri county clerks: No delays expected on Election Night

  Missouri Greene County Clerk addresses concerns over registration, masking as Election Day gets closer

  Missouri Behind the Kansas City Chiefs' push to make Arrowhead Stadium a polling place

  Missouri Record number of local voters take advantage of mail-in, absentee voting options

  Missouri Despite concerns of shortages, Kansas City metro election boards see surge in poll workers
• MT
  Montana COVID, courts and cold: Montana's Indian Country faces challenges to get out the vote

  Montana Montana’s ballot return rates remain lower in Indian Country

  Montana Secretary of State discusses voting security

  Montana Staying in play: Indian Country finds ways to vote

  Montana Satellite sites on MT campuses help students vote

  Montana Election officials wrangle early ballot returns — and false rumors
• NE
  Nebraska Pandemic aside, disabled Nebraskans face barriers when casting their vote
• NV
  Nevada Judge rejects GOP request for restraining order blocking ballot counting
• NH
  New Hampshire Voting: Clerks under pressure in an election like none other

  New Hampshire NH, Vt. election officials mull concerns about guns at polls, voter intimidation

  New Hampshire Portsmouth residents take advantage of absentee, outdoor voting

  New Hampshire Guns will be allowed in most NH polling places, but 'voter intimidation will not be tolerated'
• NJ
  New Jersey N.J. votes are being counted more than a week before Election Day. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look.

  New Jersey Vote-by-mail ballot counting starts around the state. And you can watch the process.
• NM
  New Mexico Concerns about voter intimidation loom in election run-up
• NY
  New York Inside decades of nepotism and bungling at the NYC board of elections

  New York Big turnouts for early voting across WNY, one minor issue reported

  New York ‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: Hundreds flock to polls Saturday for first day of early voting

  New York Early voting begins in New York; voters appreciate chance to beat Election Day crowds

  New York As early voting starts in Broome, some see lengthy wait times

  New York Long lines on first day of early voting in New York

  New York Technical problems emerge in Saratoga County as early voting begins

  New York Nearly 15,000 turn out on first day of early voting in Erie County

  New York St. Lawrence County elections board taking on ‘Herculean’ absentee ballot counting task

  New York Former lawmaker tapped for New York elections panel

  New York Long lines as early voting begins on Long Island

  New York Lines around the corner for early in-person voting at Chemung County Board of Elections

  New York Early voting in Dutchess, Ulster brings lengthy lines, enthusiastic voters

  New York Onondaga Co. breaks early voting record: More ballots cast this weekend than in 9 days last year

  New York Lines stretch for blocks as NYers turn out for early voting

  New York Voters flood to polls, find long waits, 'nightmare' traffic, even applause

  New York Orangetown supervisor rejects claims of voter suppression at polling place

  New York NYPD confiscates then returns PPE handed out to voters in Brooklyn

  New York Absentee voters must now be allowed to cure their ballots under certain circumstances; Here's how it's supposed to work

  New York While electorate might be polarized, local officials and FBI unite around voting security efforts

  New York A crush of early voters makes for long waits in NYC

  New York Sports, activism and COVID-19 create an unlikely polling place in Brooklyn

  New York No more putting ‘I Voted’ stickers on Susan B. Anthony’s headstone
• NC
  North Carolina How Durham's elections chief gets ready for the biggest day of the year

  North Carolina Precinct workers at early voting sites are taking safety measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic
• ND
  North Dakota Burgum signs executive order to ensure election integrity

  North Dakota Both voters and election workers are staying safe at the polls
• OH
  Ohio LaRose discusses first weekend in-person early voting

  Ohio Hundreds voting

  Ohio People lining up for first weekend of early in-person voting in Franklin County

  Ohio Line to vote at Cuyahoga County Board of Elections stretched all the way to I-90 on Saturday

  Ohio As deadlines loom for absentee ballots, USPS still lagging its service standards in Ohio

  Ohio How early voting will impact timing of election results in Ohio: Secretary of State Frank LaRose on what voters can expect

  Ohio More than 1,000 early in-person ballots cast on second day of weekend voting at Cuyahoga County Board of Elections
• OK
  Oklahoma Early voting begins Thursday in Oklahoma
• OR
  Oregon Morrow County elections clerk describes seeing ‘paranoid’ voters, good turnout in first week of voting
• PA
  Pennsylvania Bucks County prepares for potentially record-setting turnout

  Pennsylvania Waiting to vote in Philly’s long lines wasn’t so bad thanks to musicians, motorcyclists, MTV, and free food

  Pennsylvania Fayette Co. voters to be notified of 'voter declaration mistakes' by election officials

  Pennsylvania Pennsylvania says half of requested mail-in ballots have already been cast

  Pennsylvania Westmoreland County probes cause for duplicate ballots

  Pennsylvania Conservatives seek court ruling that prohibits use of private funds to aid with election

  Pennsylvania GOP candidates, Allegheny County elections board file motion to settle suit

  Pennsylvania What to expect on a unique, challenging Election Day in Erie County
• SC
  South Carolina SC counties took millions in election grants funded by Facebook CEO. Now 2 face suits

  South Carolina Homeless face unique challenges to voting

  South Carolina Record-breaking voter turnout in SC brings some growing pains with absentee voting

  South Carolina Charleston Co. sees more than 34K absentee voters in one week after new locations open

  South Carolina ’I’m not really worried about anything’ Richland Co. Elections Director feels confident they’ll have a smooth Election Day
• TN
  Tennessee Couple get into dispute with Davidson County Election officials over the boundary rule

  Tennessee Despite longer wait times in Hamilton County, officials encourage early voting

  Tennessee 16-year-old can't vote but 'steps up' as county looks to recruit younger poll workers
• TX
  Texas Drive-through democracy: Texas official makes voting easier

  Texas Texas Supreme Court allows Abbott’s mail-in ballot order to continue

  Texas Here's what early voting in Texas looks like during an election unlike any other

  Texas Texas Supreme Court stays order that had blocked Gov. Greg Abbott’s mail ballot drop-off limits

  Texas Harris County's early votes show more women, more young adults casting ballots

  Texas More options offered for San Antonio voters with disabilities, but some say more improvements could be made

  Texas NASA astronauts cast 2020 election votes from space

  Texas Shallowater Community Center early voting site temporarily closed for cleaning

  Texas Bexar County close to breaking early voting record due to changes in early voting

  Texas Travis County Clerk’s Office working to get VoteTravis.com back up
• UT
  Utah 'Very encouraging': 407K mail-in ballots already processed in Utah

  Utah New elections officer appointed for Utah
• VT
  Vermont NH, Vt. election officials mull concerns about guns at polls, voter intimidation
• VA
  Virginia Elected officials, community leaders call on local cities to recognize Election Day as holiday

  Virginia As elections officials process voters’ mail-in ballots, some envelopes contain surprises

  Virginia Early voting reaches new milestone in Fairfax County

  Virginia DC, Maryland and Virginia to provide masks, alternative voting areas for voters without masks
• WA
  Washington What are all those barcodes on your King County ballot?

  Washington Secretary of state debate
• WV
  West Virginia Voters bustle at polls amid start of early voting
• WI
  Wisconsin Madison tests, secures voting machines as election nears
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