Three of Minnehaha County’s races from the June 4 primary had an official recount on Monday. And while no races flipped, the recount board did opt to include 132 absentee ballots that had been rejected on Election Day, following a challenge that some state and county officials have said fell outside the bounds of state […]
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Clerks prep for Aug. 6 primary, absentee ballots go out this week
Jun. 23—TRAVERSE CITY — Election preparation in the region is going well, Antrim County Clerk Sheryl Guy said Friday. “It’s pretty routine.” County clerks throughout the region are readying for Aug. 6, when voters will decide on a number of primary races and a slew of ballot proposals amid new voting procedures and a divided […]
Absentee voters in France scramble to make their voices heard in high-stakes legislative election
PARIS (AP) — Voters who don’t expect to be able to cast ballots themselves are scrambling to make their voices heard in France’s high-stakes legislative election by signing up in their hundreds of thousands to hand their voting rights to loved ones and friends. The Interior Ministry said Tuesday that it counted 410,000 such requests […]
French absentee voters scramble to have their say in high-stakes election
Voters who do not expect to be able to cast ballots themselves are scrambling to make their voices heard in France’s high-stakes legislative election by signing up in their hundreds of thousands to hand their voting rights to loved ones and friends. The Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that it counted 410,000 such requests in […]
Report shows New Mexico schools have chronic absentee problem
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – When it comes to students showing up for school, New Mexico is getting a failing grade. “Attendance is important. In reality, I could have you here for eight hours and not get through all my questions,” said Rep. Brian Baca, a Republican representing Valencia County. This embedded content is not available in […]
New Mexico residents can check status of absentee ballot with app
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The state is reminding voters of a helpful app to check the status of their absentee ballot as it moves through the mail. The New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State introduced a ballot tracking app called Ballot Scout. KRQE’s Election Coverage The state says the app makes tracking mail-in ballots […]
Error leads to 452 duplicate absentee ballots being sent to Bernalillo County voters
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Primary election day is right around the corner, and some voters have already started to send in absentee ballots- but some Bernalillo County voters were surprised to find a second ballot in the mail. Story continues below Bernalillo County Clerk, Linda Stover, said that doesn’t mean anyone’s vote will be counted […]
Ohio law at center of suit over who can help voters with disabilities cast absentee ballots
Jennifer Kucera had to rely on her elderly mother to vote in last year’s August election. Kucera, who lives in suburban Cleveland, has muscular dystrophy and requires the assistance of in-home caregivers to complete daily tasks. She can’t drive and must use public or rental transportation to get from place to place. Even handling mail […]
Wisconsin Republican leader says party may need to embrace absentee ballot drop boxes
MADISON – The leader of the Wisconsin Republican Party is not ruling out urging voters to utilize absentee ballot drop boxes during the fall presidential election even as Republicans are in court seeking to stop their use. Republican Party of Wisconsin chairman Brian Schimming said twice this week he will urge Republicans to take advantage […]
Maddow Blog | On voting absentee, Trump is still struggling to make up his mind
At a campaign rally this past weekend, Donald Trump singled out a local GOP official in Delaware for praise. That wouldn’t have been especially notable, except the former president claimed that the official did the right thing by “getting rid of the mail-in voting.” As a factual matter, Trump’s comments weren’t altogether true, but he […]
State announces new absentee ballot tracking system
May 14—If you’re voting absentee and wondering where your ballot is, you’re in luck. Mail-in voters statewide will be able to track the delivery and return status of their ballots with a new online system called Ballot Scout, Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver announced in a news release Tuesday. Any voter can request an […]
Absentee voting now underway for June primaries in Maine
May 14—Maine voters started casting ballots in the June primaries this week. Absentee voting is underway for the June 11 election, the first state primaries held under the new semi-open primary law that allows unenrolled voters to cast ballots in any party’s primary without being enrolled in that party. “We want voters to be aware […]