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US Postal Service Slowdowns Concern State Election Officials; Will DeJoy’s Leaner USPS Deliver Ballots in Time?

September 25, 2024September 25, 2024

GOP challenges to state laws allowing the counting of properly postmarked mail ballots after the election takes on more significance when considering chronic U.S. Postal Service delays. U.S election officials are worried.

GOP Challenge to Mississippi Mail Ballot Deadline Law Likely to Set Up U.S. Supreme Court Challenge with National Consequences

September 24, 2024September 24, 2024

National and state Republicans will ask the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to strike down a Mississippi law which counts mail-in ballots up to five days after election day. The decision could have national consequences.

Updates on 97,000 Registered AZ Voters Without Citizenship Proof, CO Open Primaries & RCV Poll, and Stickering Out RFK Jr. in WI

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024

We have three quick state updates, including a court decision favoring the over 97,000 Arizona voters who didn’t have citizenship documents on file, a promising poll showing Colorado voters may embrace open primaries and ranked choice voting, and a court case by Robert F. Kennedy to sticker out his name in Wisconsin.

Georgia State Board of Elections Passes Hand Count Reconciliation Rule Against Recommendations of SOS and County Election Officials

September 22, 2024September 23, 2024

Against the recommendations of state and county election officials, three Trump loyalists serving on the Georgia State Election Board voted Friday to mandate county election officials to do a hand count reconciliation of machine counted ballots. The move may unnecessarily delay results and require more personnel.

Alabama SOS Sweeps Up Naturalized Citizens In Move to Root Out Supposed Noncitizen Voters, Spurs Lawsuit

September 19, 2024September 19, 2024

Shortly after taking office, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen directed state election officials to invalidate voter registrations of immigrants who had been issued a Permanent Resident, or “green” card by the U.S. Government. In his zeal to root out noncitizens, he apparently invalidated eligible U.S. naturalized citizens as well.