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Can Mail-In Ballots, Eligible in Every Other Way, Be Counted if They Arrive After Election Day? The Question will be Heard in the U.S. Supreme Court

November 13, 2025November 13, 2025

Mail-in ballots are increasingly popular with voters. But when the U.S. Postal Service doesn’t deliver an otherwise eligible mail-in ballot in time by no fault of the voter, should it still be counted? The U.S. Supreme Court just accepted a case which could potentially disenfranchise those voters.

Arizona Senate Committee Endorses Constitutional Amendment Ending the State’s Popular No-Excuse Mail-in and Early In-Person Voting

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024

An Arizona Senate committee March 18th endorsed a 2024 constitutional amendment ballot question which would end no-excuse mail-in voting, end in-person early voting, and remove county authority over voting locations.

Where are Ballot Drop Boxes Used, and What States Have Limited Them?

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022

Our story yesterday reviewed rules on who can return an absentee or mail ballot. Today, we’re talking about ballot dropboxes, a convenient tool to help citizens vote, but used as a scapegoat for debunked allegations of voter fraud.

ADM for May 2, 2022: FL Gov. Desantis Signs SB 524, Creating “Election Police” to Seek Out Election Fraud

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022

We're headed to Florida, land of sunshine, alligators and Governor Ron Desantis, who last week signed SB 524 into law, another in a string of voter suppression laws using unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud as a pretext.

ADM for April 29, 2022: WI Extends Sham Review of 2020 Election; NV Judges Throw Out Attempt to End Mail-In Voting

April 28, 2022December 28, 2023

The never-ending 2020 sham review in Wisconsin just got yet another extension from the speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, who is not a professional auditor, had been given a taxpayer-funded budget of $676,000 dollars, which includes an $11,000 monthly salary.