Daily News

April 25-27, 2020

• National News
  National News The 470K potential voters most likely to be disenfranchised next election The 470K potential voters most likely to be disenfranchised next election

  National News ACRU launches military voting protection projects ahead of 2020 election ACRU launches military voting protection projects ahead of 2020 election

  National News States' election funding requests indicate numerous anticipated hurdles States' election funding requests indicate numerous anticipated hurdles

  National News Vote.org partners with NAACP Vote.org partners with NAACP

  National News States rush to prepare for huge surge of mail voting States rush to prepare for huge surge of mail voting

  National News 'We've got to get going.' States under pressure to plan for the general election 'We've got to get going.' States under pressure to plan for the general election

  National News Biden says president will try to delay the election. Experts say he can't Biden says president will try to delay the election. Experts say he can't
• Tech News
  Tech News Why a data-security expert fears U.S. voting will be hacked Why a data-security expert fears U.S. voting will be hacked
• AL
  Alabama Doug Jones makes pitch for early voting Doug Jones makes pitch for early voting

  Alabama State: Runoff voters concerned about virus may vote absentee State: Runoff voters concerned about virus may vote absentee
• AR
  Arkansas Legislators defer on expanding absentee eligibility Legislators defer on expanding absentee eligibility

  Arkansas Secretary of state seeks federal aid to handle possible absentee voting surge in November Secretary of state seeks federal aid to handle possible absentee voting surge in November
• CA
  California Shasta Co. could see possible voting changes in November Shasta Co. could see possible voting changes in November

  California Proposal would send mail ballot to every LA Co. voter Proposal would send mail ballot to every LA Co. voter

  California San Mateo Co. adopts ballot tracking tool San Mateo Co. adopts ballot tracking tool

  California Battle over Fair Elections Initiative goes to court--but who will pay Battle over Fair Elections Initiative goes to court--but who will pay
• DE
  Delaware Coons discusses expanded vote-by-mail Coons discusses expanded vote-by-mail
• FL
  Florida Supervisor of elections advises voters of unofficial mailings Supervisor of elections advises voters of unofficial mailings

  Florida Florida felons' voting rights case to begin on Monday Florida felons' voting rights case to begin on Monday

  Florida Supervisor of elections encourages vote by mail Supervisor of elections encourages vote by mail

  Florida Elections chiefs push vote by mail Elections chiefs push vote by mail

  Florida Federal trial set to begin over Florida felon voting rights law Federal trial set to begin over Florida felon voting rights law
• GA
  Georgia Fulton Co. scales back early voting for primary Fulton Co. scales back early voting for primary

  Georgia 2,147 voters have already requested absentee ballots from the Butts Co. BOE 2,147 voters have already requested absentee ballots from the Butts Co. BOE

  Georgia Judge questions whether Ga. ballot postage is an illegal poll tax Judge questions whether Ga. ballot postage is an illegal poll tax

  Georgia School board race missing from absentee ballots School board race missing from absentee ballots
• ID
  Idaho Unaffiliated Ada Co. voters reporting wrong ballots Unaffiliated Ada Co. voters reporting wrong ballots
• IN
  Indiana Schools referendum accidentally omitted from some absentee ballot mailings Schools referendum accidentally omitted from some absentee ballot mailings

  Indiana Counties preparing for mail-in voting surge as voters seek to stay home Counties preparing for mail-in voting surge as voters seek to stay home

  Indiana Lake Co. OKs changes to June 2 primary amid pandemic Lake Co. OKs changes to June 2 primary amid pandemic

  Indiana County OKs voting machines ahead of primary County OKs voting machines ahead of primary

  Indiana Elections board decides on tentative polling locations for primary Elections board decides on tentative polling locations for primary

  Indiana LaPorte Co. pushes vote-by-mail effort LaPorte Co. pushes vote-by-mail effort

  Indiana Polling locations will be greatly reduced for primary election Polling locations will be greatly reduced for primary election

  Indiana Absentee ballot returns soar in Porter Co. Absentee ballot returns soar in Porter Co.
• IA
  Iowa Secretary of state and election officials push absentee voting Secretary of state and election officials push absentee voting
• KS
  Kansas Amid pandemic, Johnson Co. urges everyone to vote by mail, even in November Amid pandemic, Johnson Co. urges everyone to vote by mail, even in November

  Kansas Salina group to go 'Crusin' for Voters' Salina group to go 'Crusin' for Voters'
• KY
  Kentucky Beshear order allows absentee voting by mail in primary Beshear order allows absentee voting by mail in primary

  Kentucky Kentucky primary moves to mail Kentucky primary moves to mail

  Kentucky KY to allow mail-in ballots for every registered voter in primary KY to allow mail-in ballots for every registered voter in primary

  Kentucky County clerk: Mail-in voting could hinder primary turnout County clerk: Mail-in voting could hinder primary turnout
• MD
  Maryland An election during a pandemic? There's never been one like Tuesday's Baltimore-area congressional contest An election during a pandemic? There's never been one like Tuesday's Baltimore-area congressional contest

  Maryland Baltimore-area voters report problems getting ballots in Maryland's first-ever election by mail Baltimore-area voters report problems getting ballots in Maryland's first-ever election by mail

  Maryland Board of elections explains changes for primary Board of elections explains changes for primary

  Maryland Voters in Maryland's 7th District Congressional race are not headed to the polls. At least that's the idea Voters in Maryland's 7th District Congressional race are not headed to the polls. At least that's the idea

  Maryland Maryland to isolate ballots for 24 hours Maryland to isolate ballots for 24 hours

  Maryland Maryland prepares for special election by mail Maryland prepares for special election by mail

  Maryland Court orders more clarity in Washington Co. primary ballot Court orders more clarity in Washington Co. primary ballot
• MA
  Massachusetts Secretary of state has vote-by-mail plan for general election Secretary of state has vote-by-mail plan for general election

  Massachusetts AG joins push for vote by mail AG joins push for vote by mail

  Massachusetts South Shore towns reschedule spring elections South Shore towns reschedule spring elections

  Massachusetts Town of Barnstable working to ensure safe voting Town of Barnstable working to ensure safe voting

  Massachusetts Eastham town election pushed to June 23 Eastham town election pushed to June 23
• MI
  Michigan West Michigan clerks prepare for May 5 special election West Michigan clerks prepare for May 5 special election

  Michigan Sault city commission passes motion for super voting precinct at Lake State Sault city commission passes motion for super voting precinct at Lake State
• MO
  Missouri We asked Missouri voters: Do you feel safe going to the polls during the pandemic? We asked Missouri voters: Do you feel safe going to the polls during the pandemic?

  Missouri Some Missouri election officials and voters want more absentee ballots during coronavirus crisis Some Missouri election officials and voters want more absentee ballots during coronavirus crisis

  Missouri House speaker backs clerks' plan to make elections safer amid pandemic House speaker backs clerks' plan to make elections safer amid pandemic
• MT
  Montana At the local level, many Republican election officials favor mail-in voting At the local level, many Republican election officials favor mail-in voting
• NE
  Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen on voting Secretary of State Bob Evnen on voting

  Nebraska May primary in Nebraska to be unlike any other election May primary in Nebraska to be unlike any other election
• NV
  Nevada Absentee ballots for primary election to arrive in Washoe mailboxes beginning May 1 Absentee ballots for primary election to arrive in Washoe mailboxes beginning May 1
• NH
  New Hampshire Face masks will be mandatory at Merrimack polls Face masks will be mandatory at Merrimack polls
• NY
  New York NYC's youth voter drive added nearly 30K students to election rolls NYC's youth voter drive added nearly 30K students to election rolls

  New York NY lawmakers move to combat security disinformation threats to mail-in voting NY lawmakers move to combat security disinformation threats to mail-in voting

  New York Every NYer to get mail in ballot application for June election Every NYer to get mail in ballot application for June election

  New York Cattaraugus Co. elections officials await executive order on absentee voting applications Cattaraugus Co. elections officials await executive order on absentee voting applications

  New York Cuomo: All New York voters will be sent postage-paid absentee ballot apps Cuomo: All New York voters will be sent postage-paid absentee ballot apps

  New York County BOE tasked with finding new polling places for upcoming elections County BOE tasked with finding new polling places for upcoming elections

  New York New York cancels some June elections to reduce in-person voting New York cancels some June elections to reduce in-person voting

  New York Coronavirus driving debate over mail-in voting Coronavirus driving debate over mail-in voting

  New York Ahead of June primary, Cuomo directs board of elections to mail voters absentee requests Ahead of June primary, Cuomo directs board of elections to mail voters absentee requests
• NC
  North Carolina Fewer precincts likely for runoff election Fewer precincts likely for runoff election
• ND
  North Dakota Tribes file agreement resolving ND voter ID suit Tribes file agreement resolving ND voter ID suit

  North Dakota Tribes, North Dakota file final agreement in voter ID lawsuit Tribes, North Dakota file final agreement in voter ID lawsuit
• OH
  Ohio BOE encouraging voters to drop off ballots in box BOE encouraging voters to drop off ballots in box

  Ohio Elections officials prep for in-person primary vote Elections officials prep for in-person primary vote

  Ohio Elections Chief: Ohioans can vote in-person if ballots don't arrive by mail Elections Chief: Ohioans can vote in-person if ballots don't arrive by mail

  Ohio Ohio elections officials prep for lines Tuesday despite mostly mail-in voting Ohio elections officials prep for lines Tuesday despite mostly mail-in voting

  Ohio Delayed ballots and temperature checks: How Ohio is pulling off its first vote-by-mail election Delayed ballots and temperature checks: How Ohio is pulling off its first vote-by-mail election

  Ohio Elections boards could see rush of in-person voters for Ohio's mail-in primary Tuesday Elections boards could see rush of in-person voters for Ohio's mail-in primary Tuesday

  Ohio Five states vote entirely by mail, should Ohio? Five states vote entirely by mail, should Ohio?

  Ohio 'More time would have been helpful': Ohio election officials face ballot issues due to postal service delays 'More time would have been helpful': Ohio election officials face ballot issues due to postal service delays

  Ohio Ohio elections officials prep for Tuesday despite mostly mail-in voting Ohio elections officials prep for Tuesday despite mostly mail-in voting

  Ohio Husted clarifies who can pick up absentee ballots at the BOE Husted clarifies who can pick up absentee ballots at the BOE

  Ohio Mail delay might push some Ohioans to vote in person Mail delay might push some Ohioans to vote in person

  Ohio Tuscarawas Co. BOE find lock broken on ballot drop box Tuscarawas Co. BOE find lock broken on ballot drop box

  Ohio Absentee ballot concerns in Lucas Co. Absentee ballot concerns in Lucas Co.
• OK
  Oklahoma Lawmaker: Mail-in ballot numbers could quadruple at next election Lawmaker: Mail-in ballot numbers could quadruple at next election
• OR
  Oregon Oregon voter turnout difficult to predict in unique May primary Oregon voter turnout difficult to predict in unique May primary
• PA
  Pennsylvania Delaware Co. council pushes voting by mail in midst of pandemic Delaware Co. council pushes voting by mail in midst of pandemic

  Pennsylvania Mercer Co. sees increase in absentee ballot requests Mercer Co. sees increase in absentee ballot requests

  Pennsylvania Coronavirus presents challenges for Montco election officials Coronavirus presents challenges for Montco election officials
• TX
  Texas Jefferson city council moves elections to November Jefferson city council moves elections to November

  Texas Voting by mail brings news challenges in the coronavirus election year Voting by mail brings news challenges in the coronavirus election year

  Texas San Benito moves vote to November San Benito moves vote to November

  Texas Valley election officials preparing for jump in demand for mail-in ballots Valley election officials preparing for jump in demand for mail-in ballots

  Texas Dean: Gregg Co. mail-in probe is 'still very active' Dean: Gregg Co. mail-in probe is 'still very active'
• USVI
  US Virgin Islands Board of elections members to register voters by appointment Board of elections members to register voters by appointment
• UT
  Utah Utah women's suffrage became 'hotly debated issue' in bid for statehood Utah women's suffrage became 'hotly debated issue' in bid for statehood
• VA
  Virginia Surry registrar encourages absentee voting Surry registrar encourages absentee voting

  Virginia Fredericksburg local election pushed to May 19 Fredericksburg local election pushed to May 19

  Virginia Northam moves local elections to May 19 Northam moves local elections to May 19

  Virginia Scottsville prepares for major election during coronavirus pandemic Scottsville prepares for major election during coronavirus pandemic
• WV
  West Virginia Republican lawmakers oppose vote-by-mail push for primary Republican lawmakers oppose vote-by-mail push for primary

  West Virginia Voters with disabilities may cast ballots by phone Voters with disabilities may cast ballots by phone

  West Virginia Lawmakers weigh-in on vote by mail proposal Lawmakers weigh-in on vote by mail proposal

  West Virginia WV county clerks start sending out absentee ballots WV county clerks start sending out absentee ballots

  West Virginia Secretary of State shares 'Frequently Asked Questions' related to upcoming primary election Secretary of State shares 'Frequently Asked Questions' related to upcoming primary election

  West Virginia Jefferson Co. gearing up for election changes Jefferson Co. gearing up for election changes

  West Virginia Veterans recall voting from across Pacific during wars Veterans recall voting from across Pacific during wars
• WI
  Wisconsin 40 coronavirus cases in Milwaukee Co. linked to election, health official says 40 coronavirus cases in Milwaukee Co. linked to election, health official says
• WY
  Wyoming Can Wyoming expand its vote-by-mail program this year? Can Wyoming expand its vote-by-mail program this year?

  Wyoming Election officials prep for increase in absentee voting Election officials prep for increase in absentee voting
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