Tag: early voting

Early Voting and Mail Ballot Turnouts Point to 2020 Replay

Nationwide early voting and vote-by-mail turnout trends for the 2022 midterm election reflect a pattern similar to that of the pandemic-skewered 2020 election.  As a result, it may take several days after polls close on Nov. 8 for results to be confirmed in several key battleground states, including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. In-person early voting…


Early Voting and Mail Ballot Turnout Trends Point to 2020 Replay

Nationwide early voting and vote-by-mail turnout trends for the 2022 midterm election reflect a pattern similar to that of the pandemic-skewered 2020 election. As a result, it may take several days after polls close on Nov. 8 for results to be confirmed in several key battleground states, including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. In-person early voting…


5,000 Duplicate Ballots Sent to California Voters in Riverside County

Around 5,000 residents of Riverside County in California received a duplicated ballot ahead of the November midterm elections this week, which officials blamed on a computer system error. Riverside County Registrar of Voters office said the 5,000 duplicate ballots were erroneously mailed to some voters in Canyon Lake, Menifee, Murrieta, Wildomar, and Winchester after a…


Early 2022 Voting Outpaces Normal Midterm Election Numbers, Comparable to 2018: Data

About 2.7 million people have already voted in more than a dozen states that include early voting options, according to data released this week by a university. That figure is on par with the record turnout during the 2018 midterm elections, a professor concluded. Of that figure, 2,353,531 people voted via mail-in ballots, while 337,852 cast their ballots…


Capitol Report (Oct. 17): DeSantis Rises in Polls Despite Martha’s Vineyard Controversy; DOJ Wants Jail Time for Bannon

President Joe Biden is touting his student loan relief plan, which is starting to take applications. But a new poll finds that Republicans gain an edge as voters worry about the economy. Andy Puzder, former CEO of fast food chain Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., joins us to discuss the impact of the spiraling economy. Early…


Election Director Resigns After ‘Comprehensive Failure’ on Primary Day in Arizona County: RNC

An election official from an Arizona county has resigned after allegations of voter irregularities and a ballot shortage on primary elections day. The Pinal County government confirmed that “David Frisk is no longer in the position of Elections Director and is no longer employed by Pinal County” in a statement on Thursday–two days after Arizona’s…


Arizona 2020 Election Results May Have Been Different If 20,000 Invalid Ballots Had Not Been Counted: Report

With the 2022 midterm elections around the corner, scrutiny of the 2020 election continues to raise questions about election integrity, including a newly identified anomaly in Maricopa County, Arizona. Arizona Law requires that, to be considered valid, ballots must be received by the county no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day. But newly uncovered…


19,000 Late, Invalid ballots Were Counted in Arizona 2020 Election: Report

With the 2022 midterm elections around the corner, scrutiny of the 2020 election continues to raise questions about election integrity, including a newly identified anomaly in Maricopa County, Arizona. Arizona Law requires that, to be considered valid, ballots must be received by the county no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day. But newly uncovered…


Georgia’s Record-Breaking Early Voting Turnout Defies ‘Voter Suppression’ Accusations

Early voting in Georgia broke records this week despite last year’s adoption of election integrity measures that critics derided as “voter suppression” and President Joe Biden called a “blatant attack” on the Constitution and compared to a Jim Crow-era relic. More than 710,000 people had voted early in Georgia’s primary election as of May 19,…


Arizona Republicans File Lawsuit Over Mail-In Voting

The Arizona Republican Party has filed a lawsuit seeking to remove absentee voting and no-excuse mail-in voting in the state. In the suit filed on Friday, the political party argued that “in-person voting at the polls on a fixed date (election day) is the only constitutional manner of voting in Arizona.” In the petition to…