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Thursday October 22, 2020
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National NewsNational News US blames Iran for threatening election emails, says Russia may interfere tooNational News US government says Iran and Russia to affect public opinion on the electionNational News Election fact check: WA, OR ballots can’t be ‘cancelled’ onlineNational News Officials confident ahead of NovemberNational News AG Nessel joins coalition opposing Alabama’s attempt to ban curbside votingNational News Mid-October numbers indicate increased turnout of military absentee votersNational News How to vote during a pandemicNational News U.S. agencies mount major effort to prevent Russian interference in the election even though president downplays threatNational News With Election 2020 underway, a key provision of the Voting Rights Act languishesNational News Voting rights group files suit against president, administration officials alleging voter intimidationNational News Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group in electorate--but many face additional obstacles to vote by mailNational News Shouting matches, partisan rallies, guns at polling places: Tensions high at early-voting sitesNational News Transgender and non-binary voters face barriers ahead of the 2020 electionNational News 2020 Election Cybersecurity company finds hacker selling info on 186 million U.S. votersNational News Hacking federal voting system now a federal crimeNational News President sued over alleged voter intimidation by rights groupNational News ‘We’ve seen Americans step up’ to overcome poll-worker shortage, says federal election commissionerNational News 'Unprecedented': Voter turnout in election could reach highest rate in more than a century
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ALAlabama Alabama woman fears her absentee vote won't be countedAlabama Supreme Court bars curbside voting in AlabamaAlabama Russell Co. elections officials introduce electronic polling pads, COVID-19 precautions for Nov. 3 electionAlabama Losing Anniston city council candidates file suit over election resultsAlabama Feds name election officer for north Alabama to handle voter concerns, fraud complaintsAlabama Ala. Secretary of State, Attorney General respond after Supreme Court ruling on curbside voting
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AKAlaska Lt. gov responds to lawmakers' concerns over Newtok primary mishapsAlaska Election reform supporters and opponents debate Alaska’s Ballot Measure 2Alaska Alaska officials highlight voting precautions and absentee options in push for pandemic-safe election
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AZArizona Goodyear man sentenced for bringing holstered BB gun, filming inside polling place in 2018
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ARArkansas Two election commissioners resign first day of early votingArkansas Pulaski County Election Commission receives new voting machine equipmentArkansas The envelope, please: Election workers begin tackling absentee votesArkansas Fort Smith man turned away at polling site because he wasn't wearing a face mask
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CACalifornia Is the election stressing you out? You're not alone in the Bay Area. Here's how to copeCalifornia More Orange County voters returning mail ballots early than in 2016California San Diego County Registrar announces masks not mandatory in order to vote in personCalifornia SD Co. registrar has received more than a quarter of all ballots alreadyCalifornia Registrar of Voters explains misfires in current election cycleCalifornia Counties setting up alternative ways to assist maskless votersCalifornia San Diego County prepares for in-person voting: 'Be ready to have patience'California How to vote in a pandemic when you’ve lost your home in a wildfireCalifornia Sneeze guards, hand sanitizer, disposable gloves: County preps for safe polling places
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COColorado County clerk prepares for uncertain in-person turnoutColorado Eagle County is seeing a rush of people voting before Nov. 3
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CTConnecticut Towns handling influx of absentee ballotsConnecticut 10K volunteers step forward to replace elderly poll workersConnecticut Absentee ballots changing voting dynamic
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DEDelaware Sussex Co. dept. of elections trains poll inspectors
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DCDistrict of Columbia Nearly 30,000 Ballots Automatically Mailed to DC Voters Returned to Sender
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FLFlorida Florida accused of sowing confusion with last-minute voting changesFlorida ‘We would consider this voter intimidation’: Duval Co. Supervisor of Elections Office weighs in on ‘Proud Boys’ emailFlorida “Just do what’s right and vote”: ASO and Alachua County Supervisor of Elections debunk voter intimidation schemeFlorida Body camera footage shows confusion surrounding mask ordinances at early voting site in Fort LauderdaleFlorida Emails threatening Democratic voters circulate in Collier, Lee countiesFlorida Extra help brought in to count mail-in ballots as records turnout continuesFlorida Duval County voter says he was intimidated by campaigners at early voting siteFlorida Palm Beach County sheriff says agency is 'paying attention everywhere' during electionFlorida Florida secretary of state fights legal attempt to kill open primaries amendmentFlorida Election night clarity from...Florida? Early counting of mail ballots could helpFlorida Pinellas deputies investigate report of armed voter intimidation at St. Pete voting locationFlorida Construction at Flagler County's government services building causes dust-up over votingFlorida Canvassing boards in Broward, Miami-Dade working hard to make sure all votes are countedFlorida Okaloosa Co. elections' office not yet open for early voting
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GAGeorgia Athens poll workers face concerns during COVID-19 pandemicGeorgia She’s 21. He’s 32. They’re leading a youth movement helping to run Muscogee electionsGeorgia Complaints at Albany voting location lead to arrest, security precautionsGeorgia Georgia Secretary of State announces elections improvement task forceGeorgia Macon-Bibb Board of Elections wins $557K grant to boost election outreachGeorgia ACLU offers help to DeKalb County on Election DayGeorgia Houston, Macon-Bibb elections boards start processing absentee ballotsGeorgia DeKalb to start processing absentee ballots Thursday
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GUGuam Voters who claimed they were too ill to vote in person caught shopping
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HIHawaii Hawaii voter service centers open as Oahu ballot tally tops 200,000
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IDIdaho 1A election officials set up outdoor polling place for those with COVID-19...Idaho Secretary of State awards $500,000 to establish Election Cybersecurity Center
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ILIllinois Early voting ‘started with a bang’ in suburban Cook and Lake counties, with more sites now open ahead of the General ElectionIllinois Despite guidelines, not all polling booths are 6 feet apartIllinois Cook County Clerk Deputy of Elections: ‘It isn’t a backlog…and we will count every ballot that comes through’Illinois Printing mistake blamed for 3,800 wrong polling place change cards sent in Sangamon County
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INIndiana Grant funds extra cleaning of Lake County polling places before and after votingIndiana Unprecedented early voting numbers, lines in Vanderburgh Co.Indiana Warrick Co. Election Board approves travel voting, younger election workers
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IAIowa New app provides Woodbury County voters with election informationIowa With 2 weeks to go, Woodbury County auditor says early mail voting may have peakedIowa More than 750,000 absentee votes expected in Iowa this year, far surpassing previous recordsIowa Iowa Supreme Court upholds GOP-backed law adding steps to absentee ballot request process
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KSKansas Early voting on hold in western Kansas county after ballots improperly labeledKansas Kan. election offices dealing with influx of provisional ballots from early voters
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KYKentucky NKU to host public forum on election securityKentucky As COVID-19 conditions worsen in Kentucky, Beshear urges people to vote this week
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LALouisiana More machines, shorter lines at busy Marrero early voting locationLouisiana How long is the early voting wait time in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes?
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MEMaine Downeast municipalities see surge in Election Day staffingMaine Gorham councilor questions accuracy of voter listMaine Maine secretary of state floats crackdown on confusing ‘blizzard’ of absentee ballot mailersMaine Absentee ballots secured in vaults, locked rooms until processing can begin
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MDMaryland Wicomico Co. preps for general electionMaryland Voting rights volunteers helping to ensure access, fair electionMaryland Advocates say Baltimore woman convicted of felony mistakenly told she can’t register to voteMaryland Nearly 100 Howard County election judges have quit days before early voting is set to startMaryland With Election Day looming, Maryland sees wave of mail-in ballots
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MAMassachusetts Massachusetts State Police to deploy ‘enhanced staffing’ on Election DayMassachusetts Statewide coalition has been fighting to ensure inmates' voting rightsMassachusetts Cape’s town clerks say mail-in ballots, early voting indicate strong turnout
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MIMichigan Lansing Police Department to monitor for ‘suspicious behavior concerning voter intimidation’ at the pollsMichigan Mail delays continue to dog Detroit area, Peters report findsMichigan Expect vote counts by Friday after Election Day, says Michigan elections directorMichigan Safety, security of 2020 election with Detroit city clerk
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MNMinnesota Local auditor's offices busy keeping up with absentee ballot avalancheMinnesota Former MN Secretary of State Joan Anderson Growe: Everyone's vote should be countedMinnesota Calls for armed guards, volunteers vex Minnesota election officialsMinnesota New accessibility resources available for MN voters with disabilities
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MSMississippi Mississippi expands curbside voting, sets absentee 'cure'Mississippi Hinds Co. supervisors say Nov. 3 election safeMississippi Lafayette County sees record voter registration numbers as it returns to paper ballots for the 2020 electionMississippi Forrest Supervisors consider updating election systemMississippi Mississippi leads the country in denying felon voting rights
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MOMissouri Another Step in Livingston County Electoral Process Complete
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MTMontana Montanans voting at record pace; 'enhanced' ballot security measures to be implementedMontana More than 243K Montana ballots already returned, two weeks before Election DayMontana County election officials on voting in this year's unusual election
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NENebraska Some Nebraska voter registration errors corrected; officials will scan for more after election
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NVNevada Voters can use drive-up ballot drop box at Carson City's Fuji Park, community center
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NHNew Hampshire For some NH voters, volunteering at the polls helps ease election anxietyNew Hampshire NH AG: Out-of-state students don't lose voting eligibility due to 'temporary absence'
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NJNew Jersey Morris County installs ballot drop box in Dover after asked to reconsiderNew Jersey More than 2 million N.J. voters have cast their ballots, state saysNew Jersey Court turns down request to redo GOP Senate primary race
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NYNew York Senior towers to be used as polling centersNew York Poll worker training underway at Yankee StadiumNew York Amid wave of mail-in ballots, de Blasio and election bigs urge in-person votingNew York Chemung County prepares for early votingNew York Ulster County GOP election commissioner Tom Turco stepping downNew York After months of election mishaps, can NYC pull off early voting?New York New Democratic Elections Commissioner gets committee approvalNew York Election officials ready for early voting in NY
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NCNorth Carolina With voting underway In North Carolina, a check-in with election officialsNorth Carolina Your absentee ballot will not be counted until Election DayNorth Carolina Some children getting spam texts, letters asking them to register to voteNorth Carolina NC scrambles to inform voters of absentee errorsNorth Carolina County hears complaints about poll observers
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OHOhio Employee tests positive for coronavirus at early voting centerOhio Ohioans have cast more than 1.1 million ballots with two weeks to go until the presidential electionOhio What happens if there are power outages on Election Day/
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OKOklahoma Oklahoma student describes ‘horrifying’ fake Proud Boys email she receivedOklahoma More than 172,000 Oklahomans have voted absentee in Nov. 3 elections, officials say
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OROregon Oregon early voting results so far show 'unprecedented early turnout'Oregon Ranked-choice voting makes its Oregon debut in Benton County and could become a state-wide initiative
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PAPennsylvania Officials say state is prepared for November electionPennsylvania Pa. top election official says dropping off mail-in ballots in person is safest way to goPennsylvania Luzerne County resident facing voter fraud charges after accusations of submitting absentee ballot application for deceased motherPennsylvania Bucks election official says mail is safe for ballot returnsPennsylvania A year ago, voting machines malfunctioned in a pivotal Pa. county. Have the problems been fixed?Pennsylvania Nearly 1.2 million Pa. voters have returned mail ballotsPennsylvania Early voting in Pa.: In an elections office as voters stream in, phone lines ringPennsylvania Secretary of State discusses successful voter registration, election security in PAPennsylvania County stands alone in requiring voters to pay for postagePennsylvania Westmoreland County says mail-in ballot backlog clearedPennsylvania Election officials working to correct mail-in ballot problems in Fayette CountyPennsylvania Many York County voters submitting mail-in ballots in personPennsylvania ‘Voters should not worry’ about ballot-status updates, says Pa. secretary of statePennsylvania Clearfield County Elections Office adds four temporary workers, receiving record number of mail-insPennsylvania Conservatives fail in attempt to block use of private grant funding designed to aid electionPennsylvania A record 9M people register to vote in Pa.Pennsylvania Talks collapse on a deal to let Pennsylvania counties open mail ballots before Election DayPennsylvania Glitch sends some Pa. voters duplicate mail ballots, but officials say only one will be countedPennsylvania Ballot box shift from hallway to elections office has upset some votersPennsylvania Report: Westmoreland Co. sheriff assigning deputies to polling locations
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RIRhode Island RI BOE dealing with ‘backlog’ of mail ballots
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SCSouth Carolina Horry County fills election box full of invalid mail-in absentee ballots
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TNTennessee Judge dismisses COVID-19 absentee case in favor of state but advocates say there's a win in the endTennessee Election Commission working closely with local law enforcement to keep you safe at the pollsTennessee Rural counties setting early voting records, but lines are still moving fastTennessee Nursing home staff become registered poll workers to help residents vote
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TXTexas Hollins asks secretary of state to affirm support for drive-thru voting amid legal challengesTexas Curbside voting options brings the polling place to the voters carTexas They might not be able to vote yet, but these Irving students still serve as election clerksTexas Dan Patrick claims 'almost everyone in office' knows mail-ballot fraud is realTexas “Front Line Pay” for election workers hopes to draw in more to helpTexas Ballot board member infected with COVID-19, prompting tests
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UTUtah What Utah’s early voting data tells us about the state and the election
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VAVirginia Masks encouraged, but not required, for voting Nov. 3Virginia Virginia poll workers pitch in to keep voting safeVirginia UVA cybersecurity expert: Virginia is one of the safer states to cast a ballotVirginia Additional early voting sites open in Richmond area; advance balloting surgingVirginia Problems reported with Virginia’s ballot tracker
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WAWashington Think voting by mail is secure in Washington state? Here’s what we foundWashington Election security is front and center as Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman and challenger Gael Tarleton face offWashington Vote by mail has increased minority participation in Washington, but other hurdles remainWashington Concerns over mail-in voting could be driving ballot drop box numbers in Washington
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WVWest Virginia Hundreds line up early to vote early in W.Va.West Virginia Early voting begins in WVWest Virginia West Virginia voters bustle to the polls on the first day of in-person early votingWest Virginia More than 800 people line up for first day of early voting
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WIWisconsin Green Bay City Council bans guns, weapons at polling places after workers express fearWisconsin Can people bring guns to the polls? In Wisconsin, it depends where you voteWisconsin All 12 Milwaukee Public Library branches to close on Election DayWisconsin They're parents, pet owners, volunteers -- and helping run the election. Meet these Milwaukee-area municipal clerks.Wisconsin Officials announce launch of Milwaukee Election Commission websiteWisconsin As Election Day draws near, efforts are underway to keep polls safe and secureWisconsin More than 75,000 ballots cast in Wisconsin on first day of in-person absentee voting
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