

Politics Oct 17

In addition to the presidential race, Ohio will also be voting for 16 congressional seats on Election Day. The last two elections haven’t seen a competitive race, partly because of how the district maps are drawn. Karen Kasler, Ohio Statehouse…
By PBS NewsHour
Politics Oct 07

The Texas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that 2 million Houston voters cannot receive unsolicited mail ballot applications from local elections officials who are dramatically expanding ways to vote in November in the nation's third-largest county, a key battleground in Texas.
By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press
Politics Sep 21

Unless it's overturned, Monday's ruling means that the outcome of the presidential race in Wisconsin might not be known for days after polls close.
By Scott Bauer, Todd Richmond, Associated Press
Politics Sep 18

Mississippi law does not allow absentee voting by all people who have health conditions that might make them vulnerable to COVID-19. That's according to a ruling from the state Supreme Court on Friday.
By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
Sep 17

By Marc Levy, Associated Press
The court granted Democrats' request to order a three-day extension of Pennsylvania's Election Day deadline to count mailed-in ballots.
Aug 25

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy recently announced that he was suspending new operational changes to mail service amid complaints that they had led to delivery slowdowns.
Despite the postmaster general’s recent testimony to Congress affirming USPS’s ability to handle mail-in voting in the upcoming elections, President Trump has continued to attack the validity of some ballots sent by mail. Audrey Kline, National Policy Director at the…
Aug 19

By Lisa Mascaro, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump's postmaster general has no intention of restoring mail equipment or paying overtime hours he cut despite public outcry the changes are undermining service before Election Day.
Aug 18

By Astrid Galvan, Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press
Such boxes have been used with success for several years in states like Oregon, Washington and Colorado that rely overwhelmingly or entirely on ballots that have to be sent in.
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