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 […]
Donald Trump said on Truth Social that absentee and early votes are “good options” for Republicans. The reversal comes after years of Trump sowing doubt in the voting system, arguing it’s rife with fraud. The new stance, while unlikely to stick, won’t reverse the damage he’s done, a political scientist told BI. Donald Trump has […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn a ruling that banned absentee ballot drop boxes beyond the confines of election clerks’ offices in the presidential battleground state. In a filing the day of Wisconsin’s presidential primary, Evers asked the court to overturn a 2022 ruling […]
Mar. 29—By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — Voting for the May 14 Primary Election officially starts today in West Virginia as qualified voters who have applied for an absentee-by-mail ballot will start seeing those arrive at the addresses they provided on their applications. For active duty military on deployment, voters living overseas, and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A jury found a former Milwaukee election official accused of obtaining fake absentee ballots guilty Wednesday of misconduct in office and fraud, rejecting her arguments that she was trying to expose vulnerabilities in the state’s election system. Prosecutors charged Kimberly Zapata in November 2022 with one felony count of misconduct in […]
MADISON – The use of absentee ballot drop boxes could once again be legal in Wisconsin, with the state Supreme Court’s new liberal majority agreeing to hear a challenge to an earlier ruling issued by the court’s previous longstanding conservative bloc. In July 2022, the state Supreme Court in a 4-3 ruling banned voters from using […]
Mar. 7—Pittsburg County Election Board Secretary Tonya Barnes gives details on requesting absentee ballots. 1 When should voters request mail-in absentee ballots for the April 2 elections? Voters in Pittsburg County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the April 2, 2024 Board of Education General Election and the Indianola School and Pittsburg School […]
Mar. 2—By Staff Reports The deadline to request absentee ballots by mail is approaching, said Pontotoc County Election Board Secretary Paula Christian. Applications must be received by the Pontotoc County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Monday, March 18. Christian said absentee voting is available to all voters and applications can be submitted several […]
Feb. 17—Alabama Senate Republicans approved legislation limiting the assistance available to absentee voters Tuesday, Feb. 13. The bill’s sponsor, local delegate Sen. Garlan Gudger, said the bill is designed to protect election integrity within the state, but opponents argued that the bill is, at its best, unnecessary and has the potential to discourage voter participation. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission has complied with court orders and voted to tell the more than 1,800 local clerks who run elections in the battleground state that they can accept absentee ballots that are missing parts of a witness’s address. The commission voted 5-1 Thursday, with Republican Commissioner Bob Spindell opposed, […]
A bill to criminalize some kinds of absentee ballot voter assistance – creating a felony on par with statutory rape or involuntary manslaughter – sped out of an Alabama state senate committee Wednesday. The proposed legislation on senate bill 1 initially prohibited people other than close family members or co-habitants from helping any voter request […]
In-person absentee voting can start Feb. 6 for the Feb. 20 nonpartisan primary. Voters can mail in an absentee ballots or deliver them to their municipal clerk. Office hours vary my municipality. Early voters should bring their photo ID. To find what races are on your ballot, where to vote and how to get an […]