Daily News

Wednesday April 29, 2020

• National News
  National News How one of America's most important voting rights groups plunged into chaos just before it was needed most How one of America's most important voting rights groups plunged into chaos just before it was needed most

  National News Republicans are split over allowing any voter to vote by mail Republicans are split over allowing any voter to vote by mail

  National News 'Republicans need to get serious': 2020 vote-by-mail battle heats up 'Republicans need to get serious': 2020 vote-by-mail battle heats up

  National News Democrats not confident 2020 US election will be fair, survey finds Democrats not confident 2020 US election will be fair, survey finds

  National News Poll: 67 percent of voters support voting exclusively by mail in 2020 Poll: 67 percent of voters support voting exclusively by mail in 2020

  National News Majority of Americans support mail-in voting for presidential election, poll says Majority of Americans support mail-in voting for presidential election, poll says
• AZ
  Arizona AG asks SCOTUS to review ruling on Arizona voting laws AG asks SCOTUS to review ruling on Arizona voting laws

  Arizona Voting rights advocates look for changes amid pandemic Voting rights advocates look for changes amid pandemic

  Arizona Election, health officials urge vote by mail for upcoming Arizona elections Election, health officials urge vote by mail for upcoming Arizona elections
• CA
  California Supes approve mail-in ballots for November election Supes approve mail-in ballots for November election

  California LA Co. to send vote-by-mail ballots to all registered voters in November LA Co. to send vote-by-mail ballots to all registered voters in November

  California LA Co. will mail a ballot to all 5.4M registered voters LA Co. will mail a ballot to all 5.4M registered voters
• CO
  Colorado Clerk hires yet another elections chief Clerk hires yet another elections chief
• DE
  Delaware Delaware to allow voters with disabilities to vote online in primary Delaware to allow voters with disabilities to vote online in primary
• FL
  Florida Bay Co. mail-in ballot postage paid for Bay Co. mail-in ballot postage paid for

  Florida South Florida elections supervisors move to increase mail-in voting South Florida elections supervisors move to increase mail-in voting

  Florida Felons seeking voting rights hard-pressed to pay fees Felons seeking voting rights hard-pressed to pay fees
• GA
  Georgia Georgia absentee voting instructions to be corrected Georgia absentee voting instructions to be corrected

  Georgia Jackson, Hall county officials named to ballot fraud task force Jackson, Hall county officials named to ballot fraud task force

  Georgia Hall voters report ballots with incorrect info Hall voters report ballots with incorrect info
• IN
  Indiana Secretary of state introduces online absentee ballot application Secretary of state introduces online absentee ballot application

  Indiana It's going to be an unusual primary election It's going to be an unusual primary election
• IA
  Iowa Absentee ballot requests spike as Iowans prepare to vote by mail in June primary Absentee ballot requests spike as Iowans prepare to vote by mail in June primary
• LA
  Louisiana Louisiana Legislature passes election plan after rolling back access to mail-in ballots Louisiana Legislature passes election plan after rolling back access to mail-in ballots
• ME
  Maine Younger election day poll workers needed due to coronavirus Younger election day poll workers needed due to coronavirus
• MD
  Maryland With 100K votes already mailed in, in-person voters cast ballots With 100K votes already mailed in, in-person voters cast ballots

  Maryland Some Marylanders go to the polls today Some Marylanders go to the polls today

  Maryland 3 polls open for Maryland's special election 3 polls open for Maryland's special election

  Maryland Mfume wins House race Mfume wins House race
• MA
  Massachusetts Joseph Kennedy III, Maura Healey push for universal vote by mail Joseph Kennedy III, Maura Healey push for universal vote by mail

  Massachusetts MassVOTE gives guidance on how Massachusetts can implement voting by mail MassVOTE gives guidance on how Massachusetts can implement voting by mail

  Massachusetts Election commission choses Vanderspeck for chair, McCallum for secretary Election commission choses Vanderspeck for chair, McCallum for secretary
• MI
  Michigan Vote by mail system shows increase in voter participation for May election Vote by mail system shows increase in voter participation for May election

  Michigan Genesee Co.'s May 5 election to be mail-in only Genesee Co.'s May 5 election to be mail-in only
• MN
  Minnesota Voter registration ramps up as MN becomes battleground Voter registration ramps up as MN becomes battleground

  Minnesota Divided division gives stamp of approval to vote by mail measure Divided division gives stamp of approval to vote by mail measure

  Minnesota House approves vote by mail legislation House approves vote by mail legislation
• MT
  Montana Preparations underway for all mail ballot primary Preparations underway for all mail ballot primary
• NE
  Nebraska Community steps up to fill poll worker need Community steps up to fill poll worker need

  Nebraska Election officials confident, workers concerned about virus at polling sites Election officials confident, workers concerned about virus at polling sites
• NV
  Nevada US judge asked to block Nevada's mail-in primary election US judge asked to block Nevada's mail-in primary election
• NH
  New Hampshire Secretary of state creates committee on '2020 Emergency Election Support' Secretary of state creates committee on '2020 Emergency Election Support'
• NM
  New Mexico County decides on new early voting site County decides on new early voting site

  New Mexico Bernalillo Co. commissioners pass resolution reduce locations for primary Bernalillo Co. commissioners pass resolution reduce locations for primary
• NY
  New York Andrew Yang sues over NY's shutdown of presidential primary Andrew Yang sues over NY's shutdown of presidential primary

  New York Warren pushes county legislature to act on elections commissioner Warren pushes county legislature to act on elections commissioner
• OH
  Ohio Ohio primary a test for mail-in voting during the pandemic Ohio primary a test for mail-in voting during the pandemic

  Ohio Strange election ends with no voting at polls, no victory parties Strange election ends with no voting at polls, no victory parties

  Ohio Ohio election to test vote by mail during crisis Ohio election to test vote by mail during crisis

  Ohio LaRose: Some counties could see large influx of mail-in ballots LaRose: Some counties could see large influx of mail-in ballots

  Ohio Voters casting in-person ballots around OH on final day of mostly mail-in primary Voters casting in-person ballots around OH on final day of mostly mail-in primary

  Ohio Election day quieter than usual due to coronavirus restrictions Election day quieter than usual due to coronavirus restrictions

  Ohio Stark Co. saw 'steady flow' of voters on last day to cast ballots Stark Co. saw 'steady flow' of voters on last day to cast ballots

  Ohio Voting in Ohio: April primary Voting in Ohio: April primary

  Ohio It's a highly unusual primary day in Butler Co. It's a highly unusual primary day in Butler Co.

  Ohio It was a different kind of election night for officials It was a different kind of election night for officials

  Ohio Akron area voters navigate Tuesday's election amid pandemic Akron area voters navigate Tuesday's election amid pandemic

  Ohio Large number of vote-by-mail ballots expected to delay primary counts Large number of vote-by-mail ballots expected to delay primary counts

  Ohio 27% of voters cast ballots 27% of voters cast ballots

  Ohio Allen Co. BOE pleased with new location Allen Co. BOE pleased with new location

  Ohio Voters rush to bead voting deadline in Ohio primary Voters rush to bead voting deadline in Ohio primary

  Ohio Lucas Co. residents adjust to new voting methods for primary Lucas Co. residents adjust to new voting methods for primary

  Ohio Voting by ballot box Voting by ballot box

  Ohio Portage voter weigh in primarily by mail Portage voter weigh in primarily by mail

  Ohio Hamilton Co. election workers counting thousands of ballots Hamilton Co. election workers counting thousands of ballots

  Ohio Washington Co. election results delayed Washington Co. election results delayed

  Ohio Franklin Co. turnout about 20% Franklin Co. turnout about 20%

  Ohio Questions raised if some provisional ballots cast will count Questions raised if some provisional ballots cast will count

  Ohio Confusion, light turnout mark in-person voting Confusion, light turnout mark in-person voting

  Ohio Biden wins big in Ohio, but voting difficulties amid coronavirus is big story Biden wins big in Ohio, but voting difficulties amid coronavirus is big story

  Ohio Voters drop off absentee ballots at county BOE Voters drop off absentee ballots at county BOE

  Ohio Stark Co. sees steady flow of voters Stark Co. sees steady flow of voters

  Ohio 'It was the election never ended' 'It was the election never ended'
• OR
  Oregon Three Democrats face off for secretary of state Three Democrats face off for secretary of state

  Oregon Three Democrats, two Republicans in wide-open race for Oregon secretary of state Three Democrats, two Republicans in wide-open race for Oregon secretary of state
• PA
  Pennsylvania County elections dept. submits resolution to state County elections dept. submits resolution to state

  Pennsylvania Luzerne Co. manager proposes paper ballots for in-person voting June 2 Luzerne Co. manager proposes paper ballots for in-person voting June 2

  Pennsylvania Berks Co. elections office in need of poll workers, locations Berks Co. elections office in need of poll workers, locations

  Pennsylvania County to use paper ballots for primary due to virus concerns County to use paper ballots for primary due to virus concerns
• RI
  Rhode Island RI residents to receive mail-in ballot application RI residents to receive mail-in ballot application
• SC
  South Carolina Facing lawsuit over absentee ballot rules, SC moving forward with primary Facing lawsuit over absentee ballot rules, SC moving forward with primary

  South Carolina Four elections postponed in Spartanburg Co., primary still on Four elections postponed in Spartanburg Co., primary still on

  South Carolina Early, absentee voting to open in all 46 SC counties Monday Early, absentee voting to open in all 46 SC counties Monday

  South Carolina SC governor postpones more local elections due to coronavirus SC governor postpones more local elections due to coronavirus
• TN
  Tennessee Tennessee Democrats call for voting by mail, expanding early voting Tennessee Democrats call for voting by mail, expanding early voting
• TX
  Texas Election administrator prepares for more voting by mail Election administrator prepares for more voting by mail

  Texas Harris Co. OKs up to $12M for mail ballots amid pandemic Harris Co. OKs up to $12M for mail ballots amid pandemic

  Texas Wichita Co. clerk opposes mail-in ballots Wichita Co. clerk opposes mail-in ballots
• USVI
  US Virgin Islands Elections board working to keep people safe, primary on schedule Elections board working to keep people safe, primary on schedule
• VT
  Vermont Condos issues directive expanding permitted processes for 2020 local elections Condos issues directive expanding permitted processes for 2020 local elections
• VA
  Virginia Agreement in LWV Virginia lawsuit will eliminate signature witness requirement Agreement in LWV Virginia lawsuit will eliminate signature witness requirement

  Virginia Virginia to accept absentee ballots without witness signatures Virginia to accept absentee ballots without witness signatures

  Virginia Elections to be held May 19 in Newport News Elections to be held May 19 in Newport News

  Virginia Henrico to close voting precincts at high-risk elder care facilities Henrico to close voting precincts at high-risk elder care facilities
• WV
  West Virginia West Virginia watching first large-scale vote by mail primary in Ohio West Virginia watching first large-scale vote by mail primary in Ohio
• WI
  Wisconsin 52 people with COVID-19 reported participating in spring election 52 people with COVID-19 reported participating in spring election
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