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In Seven Super Tuesday Primary States There’s Still Time to Register to Vote, Thanks to Election Day Registration

February 27, 2024February 27, 2024

The 17-state Super Tuesday Presidential Primary is March 5th. In 10 of those states, if you haven’t already registered to vote, you’re out of luck. But thanks to same-day registration rules in seven of those states, you can still register and vote on Election day.

The RNC Weaves a Tangled Web, Pushing Early & Mail-In Voting to Its Base, While Litigating and Legislating to Limit It In Swing States

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024

We reported yesterday that GOP state efforts in Florida to discourage voting by mail could also suppress Republican voters otherwise unable to get to the polls. Afraid of losing votes nationally, the Republican National Committee launched its 2024 Bank Your Vote campaign, promoting early voting, including by mail.

A Majority of Americans Like Voting by Mail – Including Many Florida Republicans. Making it Harder May Keep Them From Voting, Too.

February 25, 2024February 25, 2024

One of the conspiracy theories trumpeted after the 2020 elections was that voting by mail leads to widespread voter fraud. None of it was true. But, the GOP attack on mail-in voting risks suppressing some Republican voters, too.

Not One, Not Two, But Three Lawsuits Contesting Arizona’s New Election Procedure Manual for Election Officials

February 22, 2024February 22, 2024

We’re in Arizona today, where a new and normally mundane Election Procedure Manual for election officials has attracted not one, not two, but three GOP lawsuits.

True the Vote’s Claim of Evidence of 2020 Ballot Stuffing in Georgia Were . . . Not True

February 21, 2024February 21, 2024

The election denier group True the Vote is one of the loudest and most aggressive in casting doubt on the 2020 election. In Georgia, its claims of fraudulent absentee ballots being deposited in drop boxes was used in a documentary, parroted by former President Donald Trump and his allies, and led to the banning of drop boxes in several states. In a court filing this week, True the Vote said it had no such evidence.