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Meanwhile, the Local Government Association called for a review of the already “overburdened” system put under extra pressure by an “unprecedented increase” in people voting by post.
Election officials and lawmakers are worried that U.S Postal Service delays could prevent thousands of ballots from being counted this year, in what could be an extremely close presidential contest.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of about three dozen state and local election officials on Wednesday raised serious concerns about the U.S. Postal Service's ability to deliver millions of ballots ...
A study by the Center for Election Innovation & Research documented a steady increase in no-excuse postal voting (i.e., voters may vote by mail without an eligible reason) since the 2000 general election: In 2000, 21 states allowed no-excuse postal voting for the general election; In 2004, 24 states; In 2008, 28 states
The Cook government's bill to restore postal voting was one of the "triggers" for the double dissolution prior to the 1914 election. Postal voting was eventually restored by the Hughes government in 1918 and has not been challenged since, although the provisions and requirements have been amended on a number of occasions. [7]
2020 Postal Voting Deadlines (All times are in the local time zone unless stated otherwise) State Postmarked By Received By Alabama November 2 [82] November 3 at 12:00 p.m. [82] Alaska November 3 [83] Arizona November 3 at 7:00 p.m. [84] Arkansas November 3 at 7:30 p.m. [85] California November 3 [86] November 20 [86] Colorado November 3 at 7: ...
The U.S. Postal Service keeps promising that things are getting better — more efficient operations, more reliable mail delivery, improved finances, a more climate-friendly truck fleet and so on.
State election directors from across the country voiced serious concerns to a top U.S. Postal Service official Tuesday that the system won't be able to handle an expected crush of mail-in ballots ...