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Friday October 23, 2020
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National NewsNational News Arenas, stadiums find new life as safer options for votingNational News Amazon workers demand day off to voteNational News States grapple with mask rules at polls to avoid dangers of both superspreaders and standoffsNational News Online voting, called a major risk by security experts, opens up to more votersNational News Artists designed unique ‘I Voted’ stickers for people voting absenteeNational News Voting 2020: Early voters could outpace Election Day ballotsNational News 12 Cyber threats that could wreak havoc on the electionNational News Voter websites in California and Florida could be vulnerable to hacks, report findsNational News Students push for canceled classes on Election DayNational News House Dems renew calls for bill giving election agency more funding and responsibilityNational News Russia poses greater election threat than Iran, many US officials sayNational News Absentee or early voting? Here is the best way to vote in 2020, according to experts and activistsNational News International election observers in the U.S. consider this year the most challenging everNational News LeBron James' SpringHill Company reaches project deal with Audible, producing More Than A Vote voting rights specialNational News T-minus 12 days: Voting experts share 5 ways YOU can make a difference before Election DayNational News Overseas voting in U.S. election could double as anxious Americans mail in their ballotsNational News When will mail ballots be counted? See states' processing timelinesNational News Election night marks the end of one phase of campaign 2020 – and the start of another
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ALAlabama Student poll worker interns are “added protection” at pollsAlabama Merrill says Alabama voting system hasn’t been violated, hackedAlabama Elections board rolls out new electronic poll books starting Saturday
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AKAlaska After Mertarvik primary election troubles, officials work to regain trustAlaska Division grows over whether to hold a special election to fill Anchorage mayor’s seatAlaska Spending on ‘Better Elections’ ballot measure tops $7 millionAlaska How to vote in Alaska this year
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AZArizona Security change at Tucson early voting sitesArizona Judge won't order early voting site on Pascua Yaqui landArizona Maricopa County elections officials detail measures intended to keep voters safe as Election Day approachesArizona What to know about voting in Arizona's long term care facilities
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ARArkansas Bud Walton Arena opens for early voting, for a few days onlyArkansas Crawford County Election Commission hands out 30+ wrong ballotsArkansas Uncounted absentee ballots were high in 2016
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CACalifornia Here’s why election officials say there's not need to hand-deliver your mail ballotCalifornia Record pace: Coronavirus leads to a wave of early voting in Stanislaus CountyCalifornia Officials: Record voter turnout in Shasta County among reasons Election 2020 is different Damon ArthurCalifornia Riverside County Registrar of Voters begins to open up ballotsCalifornia ‘MAGA’ hats allowed but ‘Biden’ gear banned under California in-person voting rulesCalifornia Before the pandemic, California’s polling places were already disappearing
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COColorado Grand Lake ballots rescued from East Troublesome Fire evacuation zone
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CTConnecticut Over a third of Ridgefield voters seek absentee ballotsConnecticut Officials won't stop you from voting without a mask, but they are urging you to wear oneConnecticut Wilton resident honors suffragists through popular “I Voted” stickers
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FLFlorida Pinellas Sheriff will station deputies outside early voting sitesFlorida Long-term care residents may face voting obstaclesFlorida Florida's top election official weighs in on felons, masks and securityFlorida Does a ballot count? These boards are already making critical calls in FloridaFlorida Lee County organization assists disabled citizens at the ballot boxFlorida Elections experts in Florida give assurances as Election Day nearsFlorida Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office briefly evacuated due to suspicious packageFlorida Thousands of mail-in ballots have been initially rejected in Florida. But there’s still time to fix them.Florida Campaigns lawyer up to take the election to court in Florida, rest of U.S.Florida Armed supporters at Florida polling site were off-duty guards and had not been hired, officials sayFlorida Special equipment helps low-vision voters in Alachua CountyFlorida Voter suppression was spark that ignited Ocoee Massacre. A century later, Florida’s Black voters are still facing obstaclesFlorida Meet Joe Scott: Army captain and candidate for supervisor of electionsFlorida Nearly 11,000 attend virtual town hall with Palm Beach County Supervisor of ElectionsFlorida Duval County Canvassing Board limits public view of vote handlingFlorida Is a ballot selfie legal in Florida? Here are things you can and can’t do at the pollsFlorida Leon County installs safety measures to deter voter intimidation at pollsFlorida Ballot drop boxes now manned by security following new state recommendation
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GAGeorgia Formal complaint filed against elections supervisor by Black Voters Matter organizationGeorgia Macon-Bibb Gets $557K Grant To Help Run ElectionGeorgia Gwinnett receives $4.2M in grants for election security, coronavirus safetyGeorgia More Athens-Clarke County advance voting sites open this weekend and next weekGeorgia New checklist system helping with Chatham Co. election prepsGeorgia Fulton Co. election officials: More locations, technical problems fixed
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IDIdaho Federal officials in Idaho ready to handle any complaints of voting fraud, intimidation
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ILIllinois Here’s why Suburban Cook County lags in processing vote by mail ballotsIllinois Possible mail-in voter fraud in DuPage County under investigationIllinois Illinois voters not targeted in recent hack by Russia, Iran, but 'we are always under attack,' election official says
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INIndiana Lake election board falls along party lines in effort to address polling place rulesIndiana Election results are never official on election night. Here's how counting works.Indiana Lake election board receives $855K grant, $44K reimbursement for 2020 electionsIndiana Indiana smashes record for mail-in ballot requests, early votes castIndiana USPS investigates missing Marion County absentee ballots mailed Sept. 19
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IAIowa Jule offering free rides to voting sites in DubuqueIowa Pate presents an award in Storm Lake, comments on absentee votingIowa Secretary of State clarifies some confusion over felon voter registration
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KSKansas Upcoming general election keeps longtime county clerk busy
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KYKentucky Five artists take on voting rights, voter suppression in art showKentucky McCracken County already counting absentee ballots
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LALouisiana Emails show how election officials shut down website on National Voter Registration Day
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MEMaine As election nears, absentee voting skyrockets throughout southern MaineMaine Dunlap answers questions in lead-up to Election DayMaine A look at the behind-the-scenes campaign to replace Secretary of State Matt Dunlap
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MDMaryland Howard County Board of Elections receives nearly $700,000 COVID-19 response grantMaryland In rural Howard County, some voters will have to travel twice as far to cast early ballots this yearMaryland Election Day as a holiday? Baltimore-area companies take new steps to encourage employees and customers to vote.Maryland Baltimore elections officials scale back plans to temperature check every voter
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MAMassachusetts More than 1,500 poll monitors trained in Massachusetts ahead of 2020 presidential election, ACLU saysMassachusetts Town Clerk Deb Dami on the election process in MashpeeMassachusetts For Boston tech firm Clear Ballot, election is a winning opportunity
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MIMichigan Detroit's Ford Field to hold election equipmentMichigan Some Michigan voters are still waiting for absentee ballotsMichigan Voting resources available to help Michiganders who face homelessnessMichigan Open carry ban at polls prompts lawsuit against Michigan Secretary of StateMichigan Michigan clerks ask residents to be patient while they count mail-in ballots
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MNMinnesota 'Not in Minnesota. That does not happen:' State, county officials talk election security
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MSMississippi MS Secretary of State details voting options for 2020 electionMississippi Secretary of State releases statement about new administrative rules on voting
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MOMissouri St. Louis County unveils app with Election Day wait times, opens satellite voting ThursdayMissouri Jefferson County extends hours, launches satellite polling locations for expected record turnoutMissouri Appeals Court: Missouri mail-in ballots cannot be returned in personMissouri MO voters must return mail ballots through USPS after court sides with AshcroftMissouri Satellite polling places open in St. Louis County for absentee votersMissouri Missouri voters must return mail-in ballots via the postal service under new court ruling
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MTMontana County election administrator warns people about giving ballots to strangersMontana Missoula County ballot counting machines ready to roll
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NHNew Hampshire Poll-watchers, voter intimidation not a concern in New Hampshire
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NJNew Jersey For the first time, NJ officials to get an early start on counting ballotsNew Jersey Murphy ‘very confident’ N.J.’s voting system is secureNew Jersey Judge tosses challenge to New Jersey mail-in ballots
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NMNew Mexico In charge of the polls
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NYNew York 2020 election’s "essential workers" still waiting for poll assignmentsNew York Officials prepare for potential disruptions at polls on Election DayNew York An absentee ballot can be changed after it's been filedNew York Voters, county share responsibility for accurate countNew York Jefferson County Board of Elections announces poll site change for Town of Worth due to health hazardNew York Court rejects town’s early voting argument: No in-person pre-Election Day voting hereNew York Even in a shutdown, South Hill Elementary third-grade class writes book on voting rightsNew York NY AG, Public Advocate, Voting Rights Groups launch election protection programNew York Can you vote in a COVID-19 cluster? Rockland polls to open, no matter 'red zone' statusNew York Election commission asks judge to let Outagamie officials fix ballot misprintNew York Bard College continues to push for a polling place on campusNew York NYC early voting: When it starts and what to expectNew York Polling stations will remain open in COVID-19 hotspots, despite uptickNew York Final appointment ends state Board of Elections gridlock
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NCNorth Carolina Battle over North Carolina election rules taken to the U.S. Supreme CourtNorth Carolina Sheriff’s deputies in uniforms turned away from early voting site in downtown DurhamNorth Carolina UNC students step up to work the polls for early voting and Election DayNorth Carolina North Carolina AG calls president leading source of election misinformationNorth Carolina Union County woman claims voter intimidation after a poll worker asked for ID
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NDNorth Dakota Testing the gear before Election DayNorth Dakota North Dakota activists race to turn out Indigenous vote despite mail-in ballot challengesNorth Dakota Indigenous voters are getting hit hard by polling station cuts in North Dakota
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OHOhio Record number of poll-workers reported in OhioOhio Ohioans not impacted by Iran, Russia obtaining U.S. voter registration records, election chief saysOhio Voting-rights' groups end federal fight over drop boxes in Ohio’s presidential electionOhio ‘Prove them wrong’: Ohio elections chief responds to voter intimidation attemptsOhio Northern Ohio election mail not processed fast enough, court documents show
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OROregon County clerks urge Oregon voters to fill ballots carefullyOregon Oregon secretary of state not aware of any foreign election interference
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PAPennsylvania Talks collapse on a deal to let Pa. counties open mail ballots before Election DayPennsylvania Pennsylvania's new vote-by-mail law expands access for everyone except the poorPennsylvania Berks County commissioners say procedures in place for ballot counting, voter safetyPennsylvania Broad Street Ministry is making sure people can vote by mail — even if they have no addressPennsylvania New lawsuit targets Pa.'s mail-in ballot deadlinePennsylvania Ballot battle intensifies with new lawsuit, campaign taping voters at drop boxesPennsylvania Campaign is warned about videotaping Philly voters dropping off mail ballotsPennsylvania Voting by mail: Is there legitimate cause for concern?
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RIRhode Island Board of Elections reopens Park HolmRhode Island RI elections officials lay out voting procedures, ballot counting planRhode Island With R.I. voting well underway, authorities outline security measuresRhode Island Newport County municipalities fill poll worker positions, interest from young people grows
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SCSouth Carolina Voter registration mix up leaves South Carolina woman 'shocked and frustrated'South Carolina Charleston Co. Elections hopes changes will help Election Day linesSouth Carolina Absentee voting in SC is breaking records. Is the same true for Jasper, Beaufort counties?
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SDSouth Dakota Secretary of State expects smooth election in South Dakota
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TNTennessee More than 19,000 Tennesseeans apply to be poll officials for electionTennessee Germantown resident receives wrong absentee ballot twiceTennessee New machines added to Atoka early voting site as turnout is on track to be record-breakingTennessee Wilson County to extend early voting hours with turnout on record paceTennessee Short lines at many early voting sites in Shelby County - 199,000 ballots already cast
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TXTexas Interested in curbside voting? Here's how it works in North TexasTexas Fort Worth-area voting site closed after poll worker tests positive for coronavirusTexas Explainer: Everything you wanted to know about mail ballots but were afraid to askTexas New local app maps out voting wait times since Bexar County isn't officially tracking themTexas Dallas man and his late wife’s stolen identity used to commit voter fraudTexas Brazos County election officials clarify voting rulesTexas Local NAACP registers one-fourth of Smith County Jail inmates to voteTexas D-FW polls are sanitized and distanced, but some voters refuse to wear masks in 2nd week of early votingTexas Voters in Harris County may continue using drive-thru voting, Texas Supreme Court rulesTexas Hamilton County: Misprinted ballots causing votes to be hand-countedTexas Texas is currently leading the nation in youth voter turnoutTexas Gov. Greg Abbott didn't require masks at polling places. It's made some voters uncomfortable.Texas El Paso polling station workers noticeably younger this electionTexas Tarrant Co. poll worker test positive for COVID, early voting site temp closed
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VAVirginia Arlington election officials formulate plan for non-mask-wearersVirginia Over a million Virginians have already voted in person. Lines are long in some places.Virginia Election drop-boxes proving popular among Arlington votersVirginia Surge of early voting in Va.’s largest county means a long wait for some votersVirginia ‘We had a slew of new voters’: Williamsburg, York, James City residents register — and vote — in 2020 electionVirginia Hundreds of York County voters sent wrong paperwork with absentee ballot
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WAWashington WA Sec of State issues statement after officials detail election interference attemptWashington With new ballot-tabulation machines, King Co. residents can vote with 'pink sparkly pen' if they'd likeWashington Yakima County's election office prepared for influx of new voter registrationWashington Inside the ballot processing center and its COVID safeguards
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WVWest Virginia Warner: WV voter registration not affected by Russian, Iranian influence efforts
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WIWisconsin Most polling sites in Wisconsin will be open Nov. 3, but a few gaps remainWisconsin Storms cause some Madison voting sites to close ThursdayWisconsin Elections head: Officials can't require voters to wear masksWisconsin Wisconsin voter ID laws cause 'needless and discriminatory barriers' says voting rights advocateWisconsin The Pizza to the Polls organization has sent over 3,800 pizzas to 317 polling places this year, including BrookfieldWisconsin A man 'chest-bumped' someone trying to vote in Germantown, police say. Here's a refresher on what's prohibited at the polls.
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WYWyoming Wyoming Secretary of State “pleased” with polling places ahead of election
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