Aug 18 Trump cast a mail ballot in Florida's primary despite spreading falsehoods about mail voting fraud By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact Each election, tens of millions of Americans vote by mail, and evidence from court records and studies shows only a tiny fraction of those ballots are fraudulent. Continue reading
Jun 29 Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The decision rejected a Republican-led attack on laws in more than half the states and the District of Columbia that permit mailed ballots to arrive and be counted some number of days after the election, provided they are postmarked by… Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: Under proposed rule, USPS won't deliver mail ballots to states that don't provide voter rolls, postmaster general says By Dan Cooney Postmaster General David Steiner told a Senate committee Wednesday that, if a proposed rule is adopted, the U.S. Postal Service would withhold mail ballots from states that do not hand over to the federal government lists of people who have… Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 5:19 How the Trump administration is trying to reshape how elections are run By Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz The Trump administration has made multiple efforts to reshape how elections are run with just months before the midterms. The debate over election security has led to tension between the White House and election administrators as the president falsely claims… Continue watching
May 28 Federal judge refuses to block Trump order to create federal voter list and limit mail voting By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee in Washington, late Wednesday rejected the request by Democrats and civil rights groups that had argued President Donald Trump’s order would likely be found unconstitutional. Continue reading
Apr 02 Democrats sue to block Trump's executive order targeting mail ballots By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The lawsuit marks the second round of battles over the president's power to control elections. Continue reading
Mar 24 Trump casts Florida ballot by mail as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Trump has in the last week called mail-in voting "cheating" and "corrupt as hell" as he urges Congress to pass the SAVE Act, a sweeping bill that would bar universal mail ballots. Continue reading
Mar 22 LISTEN: Supreme Court considers late-arriving mail ballot laws in case that may affect midterms By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court's conservative majority sounds skeptical of state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a persistent target of President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jan 14 Supreme Court revives GOP congressman's challenge to late-arriving mail ballot law By Associated Press The high court ruled 7-2 that Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill. has the legal right to challenge the law, even though the ballots likely had little effect on a race he won handily. Continue reading
Jan 05 How this new mail rule could affect your ballot, your tax return and more By Tim McPhillips The rule, which went into effect on Christmas Eve, defines the meaning of a postmark, the date printed or stamped on most mailed items. Continue reading