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Frontline: Experts say the coronavirus pandemic has tacked on hundreds of millions of dollars in unexpected costs to this year’s election. And there are clear signs that an emergency federal infusion of $400 million made in March will fall far short of what’s needed. Money buys the material needed to pull off a free and … Continue reading “As Trump And Biden Battle, Election Officials Are Running Out of Time, Money For November” Continue Reading →

NYT: Over the past five months, people have waited in all sorts of lines to vote: some bent around stuccoed store corners, some curving through city parks, others spaced six feet apart. On Tuesday, voters in Alabama, Texas and Maine went to the polls in primary and runoff contests for one of the final election days before … Continue reading “What It’s Been Like to Vote in 2020; So Far Long lines. Pizza at the polls. Absentee ballots that never showed up. And that’s just the warm-up to November.” Continue Reading →

Looking forward to participating in this July 21 event: Can the United States hold free and fair elections this fall?Tuesday, July 21, 1:00pm – 2:15pm (EST) Free and fair elections constitute an essential element of representative democracy, enabling societies to resolve conflict peacefully and permitting the people to select their public officials and hold them accountable. … Continue reading “Can the United States hold free and fair elections this fall?” Continue Reading →

AP: A former North Carolina congressional candidate won’t face state charges in an absentee ballot fraud investigation that’s already led to indictments against his hired political operative and a new election, a local prosecutor said on Wednesday. Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said her office “is closing the matter” involving the Rev. Mark Harris, … Continue reading Republican Congressional Candidate Mark Harris, Who Benefitted from Absentee Ballot Tampering in 2018 #NC09 Congressional Race in Blade County, Won’t Be Criminally Charged Continue Reading →

WaPo: Postal workers found three tubs of uncounted absentee ballots the day after the Wisconsin primary. Some Ohioans did not receive their ballots in time for the election because of mail delays. And in Dallas, absentee ballots some voters sent to the county were returned just days before Election Day, with no explanation. Problems caused … Continue reading “Scattered problems with mail-in ballots this year signal potential November challenges for Postal Service” Continue Reading →

CNN: The new group, called the Sunflower State PAC, has quietly reserved $850,000 for ads just this week alone, according to data from the Campaign Media Analysis Group. The ad, reviewed by CNN, bashes Republican US Rep. Roger Marshall as a “phony” and “soft on Trump” and notes that Kobach is called “too conservative” who … Continue reading “Democratic-allied group gives a boost to conservative Kobach in Kansas Senate primary” Continue Reading →

CNN: The new group, called the Sunflower State PAC, has quietly reserved $850,000 for ads just this week alone, according to data from the Campaign Media Analysis Group. The ad, reviewed by CNN, bashes Republican US Rep. Roger Marshall as a “phony” and “soft on Trump” and notes that Kobach is called “too conservative” who … Continue reading “Democratic-allied group gives a boost to conservative Kobach in Kansas Senate primary” Continue Reading →

AP: The Michigan appeals court denied a request to require the counting of absentee ballots received after the time polls close on Election Day, ruling that the deadline remains intact despite voters’ approval of a constitutional amendment that expanded mail-in voting. The court, in a 2-1 decision released Wednesday, said it is up to lawmakers … Continue reading “Court denies Mich. absentee ballots that come after election” Continue Reading →

CNN: The world took notice on May 26, when Twitter fact-checked President Donald Trump for the very first time. Trump posted a series of blatant lies about mail-in voting, and declared that “this will be a rigged election.” Twitter responded swiftly, saying that the viral posts contained “potentially misleading” information, and slapped a fact-check label on them. … Continue reading “Twitter’s rigid fact-check rules allow Trump to continue spreading false information about the election” Continue Reading →

ProPublica: On April 3, Terrence K. Williams, a politically conservative actor and comedian who’s been praised by President Donald Trump, assured his nearly 3 million followers on Facebook that Democrats would light ballots on fire or throw them away. Wearing a red “Keep America Great” hat, Williams declared, “If you mail in your vote, your vote will … Continue reading “‘Outright Lies’: Voting Misinformation Flourishes on Facebook” Continue Reading →