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News Articles: mail-in voting

A person drops off a mail-in ballot at an election ballot return box in Willow Grove, Pa., Oct. 25, 2021. On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, The Associated Press reported on a film that used a flawed analysis of cellphone location data and ballot drop box surveillance footage to cast doubt on the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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  • Elections

Over 1K absentee ballots never mailed to some Georgia voters

A Georgia county's election official has admitted failing to mail more than 1,000 absentee ballots to voters who asked for them. Most of the Cobb County voters who weren't sent their ballots will now have to vote in person on Election Day if they want to vote.

November 07, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Cornelius Whiting fills out his ballot at an early voting location in Alexandria, Va., on Sept. 26, 2022. Republican activists who believe the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump have crafted a plan that, in their telling, will thwart cheating in this year’s midterm elections.

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  • Elections

GOP voters told to hold onto mail ballots until Election Day

Republican activists who believe the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump have crafted a plan that, in their telling, will thwart cheating in this year's midterm elections. The strategy: Vote in person on Election Day or — for voters who receive a mailed ballot — hold onto it and hand it in at a polling place on Nov. 8.

October 24, 2022
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  • Associated Press
People visit a booth set up by Fulton County to recruit new poll workers at the Alpharetta Farmers Market on Sept. 10, 2022, in Alpharetta, Ga. Lies about the integrity of the 2020 presidential contest by former President Donald Trump and his allies are spurring new interest in working the polls in Georgia and elsewhere in the nation for the upcoming midterm elections.

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  • Elections

False claims, threats fuel poll worker sign-ups for midterms

False claims about the 2020 presidential election by former President Donald Trump and his allies are spurring new interest in working the polls in Georgia and elsewhere for the upcoming midterm elections, but for different reasons.

September 26, 2022
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  • Associated Press
A county worker loads mail-in ballots into a scanner that records the votes at the Clark County Election Department last Thursday in Las Vegas.

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Nevada Judge Blocks Republican Lawsuit That Sought To Halt Mail-In Ballot Count

The Nevada Republican Party and Trump campaign alleged they could not observe the counting process closely enough. The judge ruled they failed to provide evidence that votes were improperly counted.

November 02, 2020
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  • Laurel Wamsley
An election worker opens envelopes and removes ballots so they can be counted at the election office on Octo. 26, 2020 in Provo, Utah.

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A Long Tradition Of Mail-In Voting For Service Members, With Few Problems

Most overseas troops use the mail and the law requires their ballots to go out early.

October 30, 2020
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  • Steve Walsh
A homeless man walks downtown in East Liverpool, Ohio. Efforts to register homeless voters in the state have relied on churches and shelters volunteering to receive mail-in ballots for people with no permanent address.

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  • Elections

In Cleveland, Homeless Get A Helping Hand With Mail-In Ballots

James Harrison is one of around 150 people now able to vote thanks to registration drives aimed at making sure the democratic process is accessible to everyone, regardless of housing status.

October 14, 2020
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  • Taylor Haggerty
The House passed legislation Saturday to provide $25 billion to the Postal Service to help safeguard voting by mail ahead of the November election.

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  • Elections

House Approves Bill That Blocks Changes At Postal Service Until After The Election

The bill, which provides $25 billion in aid, was passed in a rare Saturday session and requires the Postal Service to prioritize mail-in ballots this November. It's unlikely to advance in the Senate.

August 23, 2020
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  • Jason Slotkin

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