Daily News

Wednesday May 20, 2020

• National News
  National News From drag shows to town halls, coronavirus leads to alternative pushes for youth voter registration From drag shows to town halls, coronavirus leads to alternative pushes for youth voter registration

  National News America is woefully unprepared for a COVID-19 Election--and more than a million votes are at stake America is woefully unprepared for a COVID-19 Election--and more than a million votes are at stake

  National News Coronavirus has made the 2020 election a perfect storm for voting rights lawsuits Coronavirus has made the 2020 election a perfect storm for voting rights lawsuits
• AK
  Alaska Juneau voters will likely mail ballots in October Juneau voters will likely mail ballots in October
• AR
  Arkansas Safety guidelines put in place for upcoming elections Safety guidelines put in place for upcoming elections
• CO
  Colorado Larimer Co. clerk encourages voting early by mail Larimer Co. clerk encourages voting early by mail
• DC
  District of Columbia Ward 8 residents are suing the BOE over pandemic-related voting changes Ward 8 residents are suing the BOE over pandemic-related voting changes
• FL
  Florida DeSantis appoints Marcus as Pinellas elections supervisor DeSantis appoints Marcus as Pinellas elections supervisor

  Florida Lake supervisor of elections office reopening Lake supervisor of elections office reopening

  Florida Another legal skirmish breaks out in Florida's fight over Spanish-language ballots Another legal skirmish breaks out in Florida's fight over Spanish-language ballots

  Florida DeSantis appoints new Pinellas supervisor of elections DeSantis appoints new Pinellas supervisor of elections

  Florida Federal money needed for PPE and mail-in ballots for elections Federal money needed for PPE and mail-in ballots for elections

  Florida 65% of Broward votes could be mail ballots in November 65% of Broward votes could be mail ballots in November

  Florida Coronavirus may change how Floridians vote Coronavirus may change how Floridians vote
• GA
  Georgia Social distancing, light turnout mark Georgia's first day of early voting Social distancing, light turnout mark Georgia's first day of early voting

  Georgia Absentee ballot mix-up leads to Macon-Bibb voters having to re-vote Absentee ballot mix-up leads to Macon-Bibb voters having to re-vote

  Georgia As early voting begins, Raffensperger continues to urge Georgians to vote by mail As early voting begins, Raffensperger continues to urge Georgians to vote by mail

  Georgia More Georgians voted by mail than in-person on Day 1 of early voting More Georgians voted by mail than in-person on Day 1 of early voting

  Georgia Fulton elections director addresses questions, concerns about voting during pandemic Fulton elections director addresses questions, concerns about voting during pandemic

  Georgia Long lines and nerves start out first day of early voting for primary Long lines and nerves start out first day of early voting for primary

  Georgia Fulton elections director expresses concerns surrounding in-person voting Fulton elections director expresses concerns surrounding in-person voting

  Georgia Fulton Co. BOE to extend voting hours after emergency meeting Fulton Co. BOE to extend voting hours after emergency meeting

  Georgia Seniors speak up against Fulton Co. voting Seniors speak up against Fulton Co. voting

  Georgia Some counties in Georgia experiencing long lines for early voting Some counties in Georgia experiencing long lines for early voting
• ID
  Idaho Idaho Votes website struggles to keep up with last-minute requests for ballots Idaho Votes website struggles to keep up with last-minute requests for ballots

  Idaho Denney responds to Rep. Chaney on protected voter info release Denney responds to Rep. Chaney on protected voter info release

  Idaho 'Surprisingly historic': More than 370K ballot requests 'Surprisingly historic': More than 370K ballot requests
• IN
  Indiana Vigo takes added election safety measures Vigo takes added election safety measures

  Indiana Duplicate ballots prompt questions Duplicate ballots prompt questions

  Indiana Nearly 400K Hoosiers have requested ballots, but what do you do if they haven't arrived yet Nearly 400K Hoosiers have requested ballots, but what do you do if they haven't arrived yet

  Indiana Lake Co. planning early start for counting mail-in ballots Lake Co. planning early start for counting mail-in ballots

  Indiana Porter Co. runs short of poll workers Porter Co. runs short of poll workers

  Indiana Lake Co. election board approves resolutions to aid with counting votes Lake Co. election board approves resolutions to aid with counting votes

  Indiana Counties prep for keeping polling places safe on primary day Counties prep for keeping polling places safe on primary day
• IA
  Iowa Secretary of state's office sends safety supplies to poll workers Secretary of state's office sends safety supplies to poll workers

  Iowa Iowa county auditors getting federal funds to run primary Iowa county auditors getting federal funds to run primary

  Iowa Linn Co. sees massive surge in absentee ballot reqeusts Linn Co. sees massive surge in absentee ballot reqeusts
• KY
  Kentucky Fiscal Court addresses new voting system Fiscal Court addresses new voting system

  Kentucky Kentucky secretary of state encourages absentee ballots Kentucky secretary of state encourages absentee ballots

  Kentucky Jefferson Co. officials: Having more than one primary polling site 'almost impossible' Jefferson Co. officials: Having more than one primary polling site 'almost impossible'

  Kentucky Still a lot of preparations to be made for delayed primary Still a lot of preparations to be made for delayed primary
• LA
  Louisiana House committee rejects bill to expand mail-in voting House committee rejects bill to expand mail-in voting
• MD
  Maryland Top state lawmakers call for more voting centers, dropboxes in Baltimore in response to late ballots Top state lawmakers call for more voting centers, dropboxes in Baltimore in response to late ballots

  Maryland Calvert Co. BOE offers drop box Calvert Co. BOE offers drop box

  Maryland Ferguson, Jones seek details on preparations, outreach for June primary Ferguson, Jones seek details on preparations, outreach for June primary

  Maryland Carroll Co. officials working to ensure mail-in election runs smoothly Carroll Co. officials working to ensure mail-in election runs smoothly

  Maryland For June primary, Md. lawmakers call for additional voting centers in MoCo For June primary, Md. lawmakers call for additional voting centers in MoCo

  Maryland After vendor wrongly said Baltimore's ballots were on the way, MD officials are scrambling to get them After vendor wrongly said Baltimore's ballots were on the way, MD officials are scrambling to get them
• MI
  Michigan Secretary of state: All Michigan voters will get absentee ballot apps Secretary of state: All Michigan voters will get absentee ballot apps

  Michigan Hawkins gets next court date Hawkins gets next court date
• MN
  Minnesota LWV challenge's Minnesota's absentee witness rule LWV challenge's Minnesota's absentee witness rule

  Minnesota Lawsuit: Witness requirement for absentee ballots could cause COVID-19 exposure Lawsuit: Witness requirement for absentee ballots could cause COVID-19 exposure
• MO
  Missouri Lawsuit for more MO absentee voting amid virus tossed Lawsuit for more MO absentee voting amid virus tossed

  Missouri Local election offices work to keep you safe during pandemic Local election offices work to keep you safe during pandemic

  Missouri Absentee ballot applications for June 2 election soar Absentee ballot applications for June 2 election soar

  Missouri Lawsuit for absentee voting amid virus appealed Lawsuit for absentee voting amid virus appealed
• NV
  Nevada Primary underway, but argument over mail election continues Primary underway, but argument over mail election continues

  Nevada What you need to know about Nevada's mail-in election What you need to know about Nevada's mail-in election
• NJ
  New Jersey Results expected in Paterson Results expected in Paterson

  New Jersey NJ is arbitrarily throwing out thousands of mail-in ballots lawsuit says NJ is arbitrarily throwing out thousands of mail-in ballots lawsuit says
• NM
  New Mexico Absentee voting catches on in NM for primary Absentee voting catches on in NM for primary
• NY
  New York Federal appeals court orders NY's presidential primary back on Federal appeals court orders NY's presidential primary back on
• NC
  North Carolina Pandemic complicates voting plans Pandemic complicates voting plans

  North Carolina Imagining elections during a pandemic Imagining elections during a pandemic
• ND
  North Dakota State DOT begins tribal voter ID campaign in Belcourt State DOT begins tribal voter ID campaign in Belcourt
• OH
  Ohio Postal Service says 'missort' caused late delivery of more than 300 ballots to Butler Co. Postal Service says 'missort' caused late delivery of more than 300 ballots to Butler Co.

  Ohio Summit Co. primary turnout plunges to 21% Summit Co. primary turnout plunges to 21%

  Ohio Hundreds of primary election provisional ballots won't count Hundreds of primary election provisional ballots won't count
• OR
  Oregon Multnomah Co. taking extra precautions this election day Multnomah Co. taking extra precautions this election day

  Oregon It's election day in Oregon; get your ballot in by 8pm It's election day in Oregon; get your ballot in by 8pm

  Oregon Sen. Mark Hass wins Democratic primary for secretary of state Sen. Mark Hass wins Democratic primary for secretary of state

  Oregon Finish line has arrived in an Oregon primary election-and year-like no other Finish line has arrived in an Oregon primary election-and year-like no other

  Oregon GOP's Thatcher wins secretary of state primary GOP's Thatcher wins secretary of state primary
• PA
  Pennsylvania Outreach group pushes for college students displaced by pandemic to vote-by-mail Outreach group pushes for college students displaced by pandemic to vote-by-mail

  Pennsylvania Allegheny Co. expects to have 'sufficient' poll workers Allegheny Co. expects to have 'sufficient' poll workers

  Pennsylvania Westmoreland Co. aims for safe in-person voting Westmoreland Co. aims for safe in-person voting

  Pennsylvania Lehigh Co. election officials brace for an avalanche of mail-in ballots Lehigh Co. election officials brace for an avalanche of mail-in ballots

  Pennsylvania Mail-in ballots include error in the instructions Mail-in ballots include error in the instructions

  Pennsylvania Coronavirus measures further complicating primary when some counties will debut voting machines Coronavirus measures further complicating primary when some counties will debut voting machines

  Pennsylvania Nonprofit lawfirm drops suit against Allegheny Co. Nonprofit lawfirm drops suit against Allegheny Co.

  Pennsylvania Different methods of counting mail-in ballots in Valley Different methods of counting mail-in ballots in Valley

  Pennsylvania Allegheny Co. election officials describe around-the-clock work Allegheny Co. election officials describe around-the-clock work
• SC
  South Carolina Spartanburg Dem chair: Expand mail-in voting through November Spartanburg Dem chair: Expand mail-in voting through November

  South Carolina Columbia-area lawmakers calling for delegation meeting about elections Columbia-area lawmakers calling for delegation meeting about elections
• TN
  Tennessee Absentee voting leaves Memphis city council, community divided during pandemic Absentee voting leaves Memphis city council, community divided during pandemic
• TX
  Texas Voter registration has flatlined in big urban counties Voter registration has flatlined in big urban counties

  Texas Bastrop Co. flagged for 2018 election violations by civil rights groups Bastrop Co. flagged for 2018 election violations by civil rights groups

  Texas Hours set for added early voting days in Bastrop Co. Hours set for added early voting days in Bastrop Co.

  Texas Texas Democratic Party official appointed interim Harris Co. clerk Texas Democratic Party official appointed interim Harris Co. clerk

  Texas Medical experts say voting in-person 'certain' to spread infections Medical experts say voting in-person 'certain' to spread infections

  Texas El Paso processing mail-in ballots as legal battle over vote by mail rages on El Paso processing mail-in ballots as legal battle over vote by mail rages on

  Texas Federal judge says Texas voters can vote by mail during pandemci Federal judge says Texas voters can vote by mail during pandemci

  Texas Bexar Co. district attorney says vote by mail requests can more forward Bexar Co. district attorney says vote by mail requests can more forward
• UT
  Utah Local polling places to be reduced and absentee voting encouraged Local polling places to be reduced and absentee voting encouraged
• VA
  Virginia Primary taking a different form Primary taking a different form

  Virginia Town of Ashland enforces coronavirus safety measures during May election Town of Ashland enforces coronavirus safety measures during May election

  Virginia Lynchburg sees astronomical rise in absentee voting Lynchburg sees astronomical rise in absentee voting

  Virginia Voters cast in-person ballots despite pandemic Voters cast in-person ballots despite pandemic

  Virginia Valley residents head to the polls today Valley residents head to the polls today

  Virginia Voters not fazed by weather, virus Voters not fazed by weather, virus

  Virginia Virginia voters cast in-person ballots with distancing restrictions Virginia voters cast in-person ballots with distancing restrictions

  Virginia Chesapeake gets 20 times the number of absentee ballot requests it normally gets Chesapeake gets 20 times the number of absentee ballot requests it normally gets

  Virginia Social distancing measures at VHS polling site Social distancing measures at VHS polling site

  Virginia Williamsburg residents vote from their cars Williamsburg residents vote from their cars

  Virginia Shenandoah Co. sees strong absentee voter turnout Shenandoah Co. sees strong absentee voter turnout

  Virginia Voters adjust to first 'social distancing' election Voters adjust to first 'social distancing' election

  Virginia Drive-thru voting, other changes go 'like gangbusters' in Fredericksburg election Drive-thru voting, other changes go 'like gangbusters' in Fredericksburg election

  Virginia 'It's important to vote': Despite pandemic, residents in Ashland and around Va. vote in local elections 'It's important to vote': Despite pandemic, residents in Ashland and around Va. vote in local elections

  Virginia Staunton, Waynesboro voted largely by absentee Staunton, Waynesboro voted largely by absentee

  Virginia What it was like vote in a normal election held in abnormal times What it was like vote in a normal election held in abnormal times

  Virginia SWVA voters able to cast ballots through mail, in-person, curbside and even drive-thru on election day SWVA voters able to cast ballots through mail, in-person, curbside and even drive-thru on election day
• WV
  West Virginia Rhodes: Workers ready to man Wood Co. voting sites Rhodes: Workers ready to man Wood Co. voting sites

  West Virginia Kanawha Co. early voting locations revealed Kanawha Co. early voting locations revealed

  West Virginia County clerks gear up for early voting County clerks gear up for early voting
• WI
  Wisconsin Thousands of absentee ballots in WI weren't counted because of mailing problems and tech glitches Thousands of absentee ballots in WI weren't counted because of mailing problems and tech glitches

  Wisconsin Bipartisan bill attempts to better prepare WI to hold elections during emergencies Bipartisan bill attempts to better prepare WI to hold elections during emergencies

  Wisconsin State board working through election complications State board working through election complications
• WY
  Wyoming Election judges Election judges

  Wyoming Primary election plans adjusted due to COVID-19 directives Primary election plans adjusted due to COVID-19 directives
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