Vermont to Send Ballots to All Voters, Governor Wants Policy Expanded

2021-06-08 20:57:40

MONTPELIER, Vt. - Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed into law Monday a bill making universally mailed ballots a permanent feature of the state’s general election. But Scott went a step further, calling on the General Assembly to extend the policy... Read More

2020 Elections

Vote by Mail Has a Long History in Florida, but in 2020 It’s a Coronavirus Salvation and Battleground

2020-07-09 13:32:06

by Vote by Mail Has a Long History in Florida, but in 2020 It’s a Coronavirus Salvation and Battleground

Voting by mail, a centerpiece of elections in Florida for almost 20 years, is being hailed in 2020 as a life-saving necessity amid the coronavirus pandemic and attacked by President Donald Trump and his supporters as “fraud.” Elections supervisors can... Read More

Opinion Polls

AP-NORC Poll: Rising Support for Mail Voting Amid Pandemic

2020-04-27 13:41:01

by AP-NORC Poll: Rising Support for Mail Voting Amid Pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ support for mail-in voting has jumped amid concerns about the safety of polling places during the coronavirus pandemic, but a wide partisan divide suggests President Donald Trump’s public campaign against vote by mail may be resonating with his... Read More

In The News

Maryland Primary Moves; Voters to Pick Cummings’ Replacement by Mail

2020-03-18 13:05:00

by Maryland Primary Moves; Voters to Pick Cummings’ Replacement by Mail

BALTIMORE — Maryland is postponing its April 28 primary to June 2 and shifting the special Baltimore-area congressional election to mail-in ballots only — all part of an effort to allow citizens to vote without jeopardizing their health during the... Read More