Absentee Ballots

Complete coverage for Absentee Ballots can be found below. (Return to Issues List)

Information & Analysis

November, 2012

• Long lines in Florida (11/06/12)
• Record Absentee Voting in Ohio (11/06/12)
• Rejected Absentee Ballots in Colorado (11/06/12)
• Update: ACLU of New Jersey statement on denial of emergency petition to extend ballot access (11/06/12)
• Update: New Jersey ballot access petition (11/06/12)
• Update: New Jersey emergency ballot access petition (11/06/12)
• NJ petition seeks extended ballot access (11/06/12)
• New Jersey Extends Absentee Voting Through Friday (11/06/12)
• Delays in Military Ballots (11/06/12)
• Judge Denies Plaintiffs' Motion in Ohio Arrestee Case (11/01/12)
• New Jersey emergency petition to extend ballot access (11/01/12)

August, 2011

• Summary of State Election Reform Laws (8/30/11)

November, 2010

• Few Rejected Absentee Ballots in MN (11/04/10)
• Democrats in Illinois File Ballots Challenge (11/02/10)
• California absentee ballot story a cause for worry? Maybe, maybe not (11/02/10)
• Rejected Absentee Ballots in Pennsylvania (11/02/10)
• Early Votes in Nevada and Elsewhere (11/02/10)
• MD District Court issues preliminary injunction in UOCAVA absentee voting case (11/01/10)

October, 2010

• Illinois misses overseas ballot mailing deadline (10/27/10)

January, 2010

• MN Court Allows for the Viewing of 2008 Absentee Ballots (1/06/10)

June, 2009

• MN Supreme Court Rules in Coleman v. Franken (6/30/09)

May, 2009

• Coleman Files Reply Brief (5/15/09)

April, 2009

• Coleman Files Brief in Minnesota Recount Case (4/30/09)
• Minnesota Recount - Order Setting Date for Arguments (4/24/09)
• NY-20 congressional race - vote-counting continues as do court battles (4/14/09)
• MN: Additional Absentees Extend Franken's Lead (4/07/09)
• NY-20 congressional race tied for now (4/06/09)

February, 2009

• MN Recount: Slow News Day (2/06/09)

January, 2009

• Voters file suit in Minnesota challenging rejection of their ballots (1/13/09)
• Minnesota recounts: differences between 1962 and 2008 (1/12/09)
• MN governor and secretary of state deny Franken's request for election certificate (1/12/09)
• Franken asks state officials for election certificate (1/12/09)
• MN Senate race - talk of reviewing even more ballots (1/12/09)
• MN Senate race – Coleman files election contest (1/06/09)
• Minnesota Senate race - recount ends with Franken on top (1/05/09)
• MN Sup. Ct. denies Coleman’s motion (1/05/09)
• Minnesota Senate race – Franken comes out ahead in state canvass (1/05/09)
• Franken and Officials Respond to Court Order (1/03/09)
• Minnesota state canvassing board begins counting absentee ballots (1/03/09)
• Minnesota Supreme Court orders responses due by 9am tomorrow (1/02/09)
• Minnesota Senate race - absentees may be counted tomorrow (1/02/09)
• Coleman back to MN S.Ct. over Absentee Ballots (1/01/09)
• NY-20 congresisonal race now tied (1/01/09)

December, 2008

• MN Senate race: Franken up by 50 votes unofficially (12/30/08)
• Minnesota local officials identify 1,350 wrongly rejected absentee ballots (12/29/08)
• MN Senate race - withdrawn challenges will be allocated today (12/23/08)
• MN Senate race - board concludes today's meeting (12/19/08)
• Minnesota Supreme Court order on absentee ballots - brief analysis (12/19/08)
• MN Canvassing Board update (12/19/08)
• MN Supreme Court issues decision on absentee ballots (12/18/08)
• MN Canvassing Board update (12/18/08)
• MN Canvassing Board decides on the Lizard People ballot (12/18/08)
• MN Senate race - Canvassing board finishes reviewing Franken's challenges (12/17/08)
• MN Senate race - Supreme Court hearing concluded, canvassing board continuing to wade through challenged ballots (12/17/08)
• MN Senate race - Franken sues county seeking counting of misplaced absentees (12/17/08)
• MN Senate race: 12/16 update (12/16/08)
• MN Senate Race: Complaint available for Coleman's suit (12/15/08)
• MN Senate Race: Coleman asks for uniform standard for including absentee ballots (12/12/08)
• Minnesota Supreme Court to hear case on absentee ballots (12/12/08)
• Minnesota Canvassing Board - summary of 12/12/08 meeting (12/12/08)
• Minnesota Canvassing Board meeting now (12/12/08)
• MN Senate Race: 12/11 Update (12/11/08)
• MN Senate Race: 12/8 Update (12/08/08)
• Summary of today's Ohio Supreme Court decision on provisional ballots (12/05/08)
• Ohio Supreme Court to Franklin County - do not count disputed provisional ballots (12/05/08)
• More on the Ohio Election Summit (12/05/08)
• MN Senate Race: 12/5 Update (12/05/08)
• MN Senate Race: 12/3 Update - Ritchie orders absentees to be reviewed by local officials (12/03/08)
• OH-15: Parties file briefs in Skaggs (12/01/08)

November, 2008

• MN Canvassing Board rejects Franken's request to consider rejected absentees in the recount (11/26/08)
• MN Senate Race: 11/25 Update (11/25/08)
• What comes after the recount in Minnesota? (11/24/08)
• MN Senate Race: 11/24 Update (11/24/08)
• MN Senate Race: 11/23 Update (11/23/08)
• Some Minnesota absentee voters learning of ballot rejection (11/21/08)
• MN Senate Race: 11/21 Update (11/21/08)
• EL@M Director, Edward B. Foley, publishes op-ed on Minnesota recounts (11/20/08)
• Minnesota Senate race: Coleman up by 169 votes (11/20/08)
• MN Senate: 11-20 Update... (11/20/08)
• Alaska Senate race: Begich defeats Stevens and a recount is unlikely (11/19/08)
• MN Voter Sues over Her Rejected Ballot (11/19/08)
• VA UOCAVA Suit: McCain Kicked, DOJ Joins (11/18/08)
• Brunner ordered to accomodate disabled voters in correcting deficiencies with their absentee ballots (11/18/08)
• Plaintiff in Skaggs also has confusing absentee ballot status (11/17/08)
• Hearing scheduled in McCain-Palin case over military ballots in Virginia (11/14/08)
• MN Senate race - those 32 ballots were not left in a car for days (11/13/08)
• OH-15: Vote difference either 393 or 149 (11/12/08)
• OH-15: No change and no numbers on outstanding ballots in the district (11/10/08)
• Minnesota county declines to reconsider rejected absentees; may review in the recount (11/10/08)
• First Lawsuit over Minnesota U.S. Senate Result (11/08/08)
• Alaska Senate race outcome will not be known until Nov. 14 (11/07/08)
• Virginia military absentee ballots case update (11/07/08)
• OH-15: Some votes counted twice; corrected numbers increase Stivers lead (11/07/08)
• Close races update - NC goes for Obama, OR Senate race called, 55,000 votes to be counted in Alaska Senate race (11/06/08)
• OH-15 depends on provisional & other uncounted ballots (11/06/08)
• OH-15 congressional race too close to call; may be related to Franklin County poll book mistake (11/05/08)
• Group Wants Extension for PA Absentee Ballots (11/04/08)
• Order Issued in VA Military Ballot Case (11/04/08)
• Ohio GOP Amends Absentee Ballot Suit (11/04/08)
• Ohio SoS issues new directive on counting absentee ballots (11/04/08)
• Indiana SCt Permits Absentees to be Challenged (11/03/08)
• McCain Sues in VA to Count Late Military Votes (11/03/08)
• Sequoia failed to deliver 18,000 absentee ballots to Colorado (11/03/08)

October, 2008

• Indiana judge requires set aside of challenged absentee & early ballots (10/31/08)
• Absentee ballots emerging as a trouble area nationwide (10/31/08)
• Litigation Status Report (10/31/08)
• Thousands of CO Absentees Could Have ID Problems (10/31/08)
• New Indiana Suit re: Absentee Ballots (10/30/08)
• Florida election supervisors considering lawsuit over governor's order to extend early voting hours (10/29/08)
• FL Governor extends early voting hours (10/28/08)
• Trouble Brewing over MI Absentee Ballots (10/24/08)
• Ohio SoS Prohibits Challenges Based on Mismatches (10/23/08)
• Federal judge remands Myhal/Mahal case to Ohio Supreme Court (10/20/08)
• Two Ohio Supreme Court justices recuse themselves and other developments in the Myhal/Mahal case (10/20/08)
• New Ohio Suit Seeks to Block Absentee Ballots Without Checks (10/17/08)
• Indiana early voting proceeds at satellite sites while Lake County Republicans sue to close the sites (10/16/08)
• Federal Court Orders Ohio SoS to Verify Registrations (10/09/08)
• New Ohio suit over observers (10/03/08)
• Ohio Supremes Order Brunner to Honor Ballot Requests (10/02/08)
• Ohio Supreme Court Releases Opinion in 5-Day Case (10/01/08)

September, 2008

• Sixth Circuit Voids Order for Observers during 5-Day Window (9/30/08)
• 5-Day Window Now in 6th Circuit (9/30/08)
• Judge Declines To Rule On 5-Day Window, Allows Party Observers In Polling Places (9/29/08)
• Ohio Supreme Court Backs 5-Day Window (9/29/08)
• Federal Judge Keeps 5-Day Window Open (9/29/08)
• Republicans Ask Federal Judge To Close Five-Day Window (9/26/08)
• Amicus Brief filed in Ohio 5-Day Window Suit (9/24/08)
• 2 voters sue Ohio elections chief (9/18/08)
• Lawsuit to Close Ohio Window Filed (9/12/08)
• Absentee Ballots Fouled Up (9/11/08)

January, 2008

• Republicans Asks Federal Judge To Close 5-Day Window (1/01/08)
• WI: 7 Absentee Ballots Challenged on Residency Grounds (1/01/08)

Commentary

2012

• Sandy Colloquy 2: Can Paper Save Election Day from Sandy? (10/29/12)
• What If . . . (10/22/12)
• New Swing State Website Tool (Among Today's Voting Law News) (10/02/12)

2010

• More Voting by Mail? First, Consider the Hidden Costs (10/20/10)
• Protecting the Voting Rights of Military and Overseas Voters (9/21/10)

2009

• Uncounted Ballots: A Measure of Vulnerability (11/05/09)
• Conscientious Judging on Display (6/01/09)
• Factual Points and Uncertainties Relevant to the Coleman v. Franken Appeal (5/14/09)
• State Law Issues Loom Large in Coleman v. Franken Appeal (5/05/09)
• Situation Normal: Election Too Close to Call (4/01/09)
• Unsurprising Ruling Does Not End Minnesota Senate Case (3/31/09)
• A Victory for the Rule of Law (2/16/09)
• Minnesota Law and Federal Equal Protection (2/12/09)
• In the Coleman-Franken Contest, the Three-Judge Court Will Now Be Tested (2/12/09)
• Understanding Yesterday’s Rulings in Coleman v. Franken (2/04/09)

2008

• Four Sub-Categories of Uncounted Ballots (11/04/08)
• Only in Ohio (11/03/08)
• McCain Likely to Win Ballot Request Fight (9/22/08)

News Wire

Election law news from across the country concerning Absentee Ballots

May, 2013

• Elections bill in Ohio Senate gets caught in partisan crossfire (5/10/13)
• 3 metro-east men accused in absentee ballots case (5/01/13)
• Colorado election bill receives intial approval (5/01/13)

April, 2013

• Mississippi Secretary of State to look for irregularities in absentee balloting (4/29/13)
• House erupts in showdown on voter's rights (4/26/13)
• Early voting measure heads to House floor (4/16/13)
• North Florida absentee ballot fraud case unravels for prosecutors (4/15/13)
• Senate holds firm on witnessing absentee ballots; Pasco elections chief calls it 'a recipe for disaster' (4/12/13)
• Gessler slams election bills; blasts Dems (4/08/13)

March, 2013

• House Dems push change to state election law (3/15/13)
• S.C. early voting bills hit roadblocks (3/07/13)
• GOP bill would limit hours for absentee voting (3/05/13)
• DFL’s proposed election-law changes unlikely without bipartisan support (3/04/13)
• Nebraska secretary of state urges changes to election law (3/04/13)

February, 2013

• Mesquite legislator's bill targets absentee balloting by limiting trips to the mailbox (2/26/13)
• Miami-Dade has authority to enact absentee ballot law, judge rules (2/25/13)
• GOP chair: Vote fraud will be prosecuted (2/18/13)
• Va. senior citizens denied no-excuse absentee voting (2/12/13)

January, 2013

• Judge to rule on Miami-Dade absentee ballot ordinance (1/23/13)
• Senate backs absentee voting for seniors (1/22/13)
• Secretary of State Jon Husted reports high number of provisional and absentee ballots cast in the presidential election (1/10/13)

November, 2012

• Iowa may consider signature verification of voters (11/30/12)
• ‘Massive Confusion’ in Pennsylvania, New Jersey a ‘Hot Bed’ of Problems (11/06/12)
• N.J. Extends Email Voting to Friday, Other States Hurry to Fix Polling Problems (11/06/12)
• Reports of election irregularities surface across U.S. (11/06/12)
• Chart: Early voting down; absentee ballots up (11/06/12)
• Seven Swing State Election Irregularities (11/06/12)
• Glitch held up absentee ballots (11/01/12)

October, 2012

• Election may not wrap up Tuesday (10/31/12)
• Indiana voters can cast provisional ballots after receiving absentee ballot (10/26/12)
• Ohio Could Keep Us Guessing Past Election Night (10/25/12)
• Absentee ballot still counts if voter dies before election (10/22/12)
• The state of the U.S. election system (10/18/12)
• Romney campaign files lawsuit, seeking more time for military, overseas ballots (10/17/12)
• Error and Fraud at Issue as Absentee Voting Rises (10/08/12)
• Romney seeks extended deadline for overseas voters, including in Michigan (10/03/12)

September, 2012

• DOD IG questions military voting (9/07/12)

July, 2012

• Report: State systems for overseas voters vulnerable (7/26/12)

June, 2012

• DOJ: GA runoff schedule violates federal law (6/22/12)
• Michigan House approves bills to tighten voting laws (6/13/12)

May, 2012

• Kasich's signing of election law 'repeal' doesn't end debate (5/18/12)
• Kasich signs bill to repeal election law (5/16/12)
• Change to Ballot Request Form Angers U.S. Expats (5/10/12)

February, 2012

• Ohio Senate Republicans take another crack at election reform before the fall presidential election (2/06/12)

December, 2011

• Election law changes may be confusing absentee voters (12/23/11)
• Voters to weigh election laws (12/10/11)

September, 2011

• Springer to Lead Rally Again Ohio Election Law (9/06/11)

August, 2011

• Absentee voting rise drawing scrutiny (8/30/11)
• Ohio program focuses on soldiers' right to vote (8/24/11)

July, 2011

• Effort Underway to Block Ohio’s Election Reform Law (7/19/11)
• Election legislation on tap in Senate on Wednesday (7/12/11)

May, 2011

• Possible Voting-day Complications Remain with Absentee Voting Change (5/26/11)
• Ohio Senate Bill Cuts Time for Voting Absentee, Early (5/26/11)
• CA-36: Second Runoff Hangs in Balance as Absentees Loom (5/23/11)
• House approves elections changes (5/19/11)
• bill aims to Help Military Voters (5/10/11)
• Florida GOP Passes Radical Overhaul Of Election Law, Jeopardizing Voting Rights Of Elderly, Military, Students (5/10/11)

March, 2011

• Ball's Senate bill would count votes of soldiers who die (3/17/11)

January, 2011

• Change in law could reduce absentee voting in Tampa elections (1/19/11)
• Washington State Election Law Bills (1/18/11)
• Obama campaign wades into Ohio elections law fight (1/01/11)
• Foes of new election law deliver ample signatures to block it (1/01/11)
• Military Special Elections Voting Bill Offered By Cuomo (1/01/11)

November, 2010

• GOP may challenge 1,675 absentee ballots (11/03/10)
• Illinois Challenge for Military Ballots (11/01/10)

October, 2010

• Military Vote in Question After DOJ Gives Illinois 'Pass' on MOVE Act, Advocacy Group Warns (10/26/10)
• Missing deadline for military mail, election boards hope for the best (10/19/10)
• NYC Election Officials Defend Military Ballot Procedures (10/18/10)
• Justice Department, New Mexico Reach Agreement on MOVE Act Enforcement (10/13/10)
• EXCLUSIVE: New York Violating MOVE Act (10/11/10)
• Uncle Sam files suit, TRO against GEC (10/06/10)
• Senate must pass Disclose Act (10/06/10)

September, 2010

• Counties can mail absentee ballots, judge rules (9/27/10)
• Lawsuit seeks end to Cuyahoga voters' edge in casting ballot by mail (9/20/10)

August, 2010

• Election Code faces changes (8/23/10)
• Bill Would Universalize Absentee Ballots (8/16/10)
• Calif. probe spotlights absentee ballot abuse (8/10/10)
• Voting absentee? Better have a witness address (8/02/10)

July, 2010

• Going camping? Ballot reform will make absentee process easier (7/12/10)
• Military voters to get earlier ballots this year (7/07/10)
• State Senate OKs absentee ballot bill (7/01/10)

June, 2010

• Rep. Reeves' legislation protecting voting right of U.S. Military is passed by full legislature (6/22/10)
• Many Nevadans, Californians vote by mail in primary (6/10/10)
• New laws make it easier to obtain, fill out absentee ballot application (6/08/10)
• Voting measure signed into law (6/07/10)
• Military Voting Bill Signed into Law (6/01/10)

May, 2010

• Iowans file more than 9,000 absentee ballots (5/25/10)
• Benefits, risks of e-mail ballots weighed (5/23/10)
• Lincoln County Clerk Fights Voter Fraud Allegations (5/14/10)
• Michiganders want absentee ballots (5/10/10)
• Unlike Oregon, voting by mail not easy in many states (5/10/10)
• Candidates file complaints; injunction against absentee ballots may be sought (5/05/10)
• Web-based absentee ballot tracking (5/03/10)

April, 2010

• Texas AG investigating voter fraud allegations (4/22/10)
• Missouri House OKs absentee voting, voter ID measures (4/22/10)
• Bill makes military voting easier (4/05/10)

March, 2010

• New MN law changes absentee voting after '08 race (3/25/10)
• Bill aims to streamline absentee voting (3/10/10)
• Idahoans abroad could get help with absentee voting (3/10/10)
• Minnesota legislators smooth absentee balloting (3/09/10)

February, 2010

• Absentee voting bill passes house (2/17/10)
• Brown sponsors voting rights bills (2/11/10)
• Senate makes absentee voting easier (2/02/10)

January, 2010

• Voting Absentee? New bill makes it easier (1/25/10)
• Alabama House OKs military,overseas voting legislation (1/21/10)
• Uncle Sam files suit, TRO against GEC (1/01/10)

December, 2009

• All Military Installations to Aid in Voter Registration (12/18/09)

November, 2009

• Absentee ballots simplified in wake of Senate race (11/13/09)
• Ritchie wants new design instructions for absentee ballots (11/13/09)
• Colorado ranks high in its effort to count military ballots (11/06/09)
• The Idaho League of Women Voters supports permanent absentee voting (11/03/09)
• Ritchie praises federal overseas voter act (11/02/09)

October, 2009

• State may be on fast track to pass military voting bill (10/30/09)
• Military ballot law has states in a time squeeze (10/29/09)
• Congress passes bill to ease military voting snags (10/22/09)
• Michigan considers e-mailing absentee ballots overseas (10/15/09)
• Secretary of State candidate tells Saginaw County League of Women Voters election reform needed (10/15/09)
• State puts its stamp of approval on vote-by-mail (10/02/09)

September, 2009

• Military voters may be shut out in special election for N.Y.'s 23rd Congressional District (9/29/09)
• Election boards wonder if military ballots are too costly (9/26/09)
• Yamada bill would test-run all-mail elections (9/10/09)
• Confusion over absentee ballot law (9/10/09)

August, 2009

• Legislation Introduced Today to Fix Michigan’s Broken Military Voting System (8/29/09)
• Absentee initiative passes muster with Idaho AG (8/17/09)
• Absentee ballot push for military to make sure overseas votes count (8/16/09)
• New Jersey offers more mail-in voting options (8/16/09)
• Vote By Mail backers aimto qualify for 2012 ballot (8/15/09)
• How Negron’s aggressive absentee ballot campaign clinched Senate seat before election day (8/05/09)
• Absentee voters to play a key role in Detroit primary (8/03/09)
• House acts to improve absentee ballot tracking (8/01/09)

July, 2009

• Voting by mail gets another look (7/26/09)
• Senate panel votes to facilitate military voting (7/15/09)
• Assemblyman pushes vote by mail clarification bill (7/09/09)
• An election law change would help troops vote (7/03/09)
• Clerks push legislation to streamline absentee voting for Americans overseas (7/03/09)
• Charges filed over absentee ballots (7/03/09)

June, 2009

• Corzine OKs vote-by-mail legislation (6/30/09)
• Wis. elections officials considering changes including early voting, new absentee deadlines (6/26/09)
• McCarthy's bipartisan Military Voting Protection Act passes committee (6/23/09)
• Absentee voters overwhelmingly vote against mayoral recall (6/23/09)
• Your State Could Be Minnesota (6/22/09)
• Idaho group pitches permanent absentee initiative (6/19/09)
• Initiative would let Idaho voters sign up for permanent absentee ballots (6/18/09)
• Republican Freeholders Call on Corzine to Veto Vote By Mail Act (6/18/09)
• Navy Reservist to Run Pentagon's Voting Assistance Program (6/16/09)
• Assembly OKs Election Reform Package (6/16/09)
• Absentee voting fix not enough, advocates say (6/12/09)
• An absentee voting success story (6/10/09)
• Ohio county pushes vote-by-mail to trim problems (6/08/09)
• Many rely on mail-in ballots (6/06/09)
• Bill passed to make voting by mail easier in N.J. (6/01/09)

May, 2009

• Atlantic City rejects almost half of applications for absentee ballots (5/31/09)
• Military voting bill likely won't apply to 2010 elections (5/31/09)
• Congress Must Help Military Vote (5/28/09)
• Ill. House votes to make absentee voting easier (5/20/09)
• Minnesota House approves no-excuse early voting bill (5/15/09)
• Bill filed to improve absentee balloting by military (5/13/09)
• 40 percent of military absentee ballots not counted in NY (5/13/09)
• Voter ID / voter citizenship / e-mail absentee bills stall (5/12/09)
• Stanley proposal to allow absentee ballots for any reason passes the House, now moves to Senate (5/11/09)
• No-reason absentee voting approved by House (5/06/09)

April, 2009

• Mich. House passes no-reason absentee ballot legislation (4/30/09)
• Legislators not ready to put their stamp on mail-in ballots (4/28/09)
• Defeat this attack on voters (4/26/09)
• Time for election reform (4/24/09)
• Military voting bill has just one legislative hurdle left (4/23/09)
• Brunner offers election reforms (4/22/09)
• House OKs bill allowing overseas Internet voting (4/16/09)
• Iowa House OKs absentee ballot bill (4/16/09)
• Absentee voting begins (4/15/09)
• Quinn looks at letting voters mail in ballots (4/15/09)
• Absentee ballots disputed in Lodi (4/15/09)
• Low turnout has state debating voting by mail (4/14/09)
• Mail-in ballot bill stalls in MT house (4/10/09)
• Carnahan says amendment would restrict voting (4/10/09)
• ‘Late’ balloting is likely to be reviewed (4/09/09)
• Absentee count begins in N.Y. special election (4/08/09)
• Man admits voting for Obama in late wife's name (4/08/09)
• Senate backs Kaine on absentee voting; bill heads to House (4/08/09)
• Judge rejects Gerry Goldsmith lawsuit; Jack McDonald to stay as Palm Beach mayor (4/07/09)
• Kaine tries again for ‘no-excuse’ absentee voting (4/07/09)
• Absentee Ballot Measure Advances (4/07/09)
• Analyzing the Absentee Ballots in the New York 20 Special House Election (4/02/09)
• Murphy's lead down to 6 votes; GOP holds edge in absentee filings (4/02/09)
• Absentee Ballots to Decide N.Y. House Race (4/01/09)
• New York to Count Up to 10,000 Votes in House Race (4/01/09)

March, 2009

• Post office delivery of Palm Beach mayoral runoff absentee ballots debated in court (3/19/09)
• Bill requires early counting of absentee ballots (3/17/09)
• Absentee ballot system could see overhaul (3/17/09)
• Election officials push bill to allow counties to go to all mail-in ballots (3/17/09)
• Balink predicts chaos if Election Day drop-offs allowed (3/17/09)
• Absentee ballot woes not unique to Minnesota, survey finds (3/12/09)
• 4 election concerns targeted for reform (3/11/09)
• Early-voting bill clears first hurdle in House (3/10/09)
• Ohio Concerned About Number Of Provisional Ballots (3/10/09)
• Vote-By-Mail Debate Heads to Illinois House Committee (3/09/09)
• Court refuses to reconsider state ballot rules (3/09/09)
• OK soldiers get more time to vote (3/09/09)
• Justus Voting Bill Making Slow Progress in Session (3/06/09)
• Conn. considers no-excuse absentee ballots (3/06/09)
• State finds room for improvement on absentee ballots (3/06/09)
• Senate Panel Sets Sights on Absentee Vote 'Harvesting' (3/05/09)
• Loser in Palm Beach mayoral recount to file challenge (3/02/09)
• Florida Sen. Bill Nelson backs letting military vote by e-mail (3/01/09)

February, 2009

• Browning Proposing Tweaks to Voting Laws (2/27/09)
• Committee supports all-mail elections (2/27/09)
• Lawmakers Approve New Absentee Ballot Deadline (2/27/09)
• Utah House OKs bill to limit absentee voting (2/26/09)
• Ritchie discusses election issues (2/25/09)
• Browning wants to beef up overseas voting via e-mail (2/24/09)
• Coalition Says Voting in Florida Too Hard (2/24/09)
• Federal Government Drops Absentee Ballot Dispute With Vermont (2/23/09)
• Vote by mail bill on hold in NJ Senate (2/23/09)
• Overseas voting reforms said to have paid off (2/23/09)
• How local clerks can help voters (2/23/09)
• Utah House panel backs bill to end 11th-hour absentee voting (2/20/09)
• Berks election board says early voting would be costly (2/20/09)
• House wants new voting methods (2/18/09)
• Common Cause advises voting changes (2/17/09)
• Robin Carnahan wants troops to get ballot by e-mail, fax (2/16/09)
• Oklahoma panel OKs absentee voting bill (2/12/09)
• Alabama Moves One Step Closer to Early Voting (2/12/09)
• Absentee voting bill defeated (2/12/09)
• Bringing PA voting into the 21 century (2/12/09)
• Mo. bill lets military ballots arrive late (2/12/09)
• Renewed attempt on mail ballots surfaces (2/11/09)
• Clean, open elections (2/10/09)
• Military Heroes Voting Access Bill Passes House (2/10/09)
• Many U.S. voters abroad never received '08 ballot (2/09/09)
• Efforts to help overseas voters cast ballots had little effect in 2008 election (2/05/09)
• Legislators consider mail-in ballots pilot project (2/05/09)
• Legislators consider mail-in ballots pilot project (2/05/09)
• Ramsey County official promotes election law changes to St. Paul City Council (2/04/09)
• Virginia Senate Approves Absentee-Voter Bill (2/03/09)
• Senate bill addresses absentee ballot issues (2/03/09)
• State Senate passes 2 absentee voting bills (2/02/09)

January, 2009

• Lawmakers like Web votes for troops (1/31/09)
• Wash. considers online voting for overseas voters (1/31/09)
• Lawmakers like Web votes for troops (1/31/09)
• Wash. considers online voting for overseas voters (1/31/09)
• Permanent list of absentee voters may be required (1/28/09)
• Senate votes to loosen absentee balloting laws (1/27/09)
• Franken Has the Lead, but Coleman Has His Day in Court (1/26/09)
• Va. Senate Passes No-Excuse Absentee Voting (1/26/09)
• Va. Senate Passes No-Excuse Absentee Voting (1/26/09)
• Vote-by-mail balloting becomes more popular (1/22/09)
• Were Votes Counted Twice? Maybe (1/22/09)
• Republicans are prepared to contest special election over 22 uncounted votes. (1/22/09)
• Minn. election officials suggest improvements (1/21/09)
• Gov. Kaine Announces Legislation to Expand Absentee Voting (1/21/09)
• Voters ballots rejected (1/20/09)
• Coleman camp wants one more look at rejected absentee votes (1/19/09)
• Absentee ballots drive Sulligent mayor challenge (1/17/09)

December, 2008

• Election judge is dumbfounded her ballot was rejected (12/30/08)
• Court orders campaigns, officials to decide absentees (12/19/08)
• Tossed absentees added to count (12/18/08)
• Panel of judges rejects tallying of late-arriving overseas ballots (12/17/08)
• Alabama AG Speaks Out Against Absentee Voting Lawsuit (12/17/08)
• Minn. high court weighs rejected absentee ballots (12/17/08)
• Absentee ballots get day (or days) in court (12/17/08)
• Ohio House shrinks early voting period (12/16/08)
• Coleman asks court to intervene in rejected absentee ballot count (12/13/08)
• Editorial: State should look at no-reason absentee voting (12/11/08)
• VA Board Of Elections Still Facing Absentee Ballot Lawsuit (12/08/08)
• Judge Not Likely to Order Late Ballot Count (12/08/08)
• Senate GOP pushes election changes (12/03/08)
• Absentee ballots challenged (12/03/08)
• Secretary of State's office asks counties to sort rejected absentee ballots (12/02/08)
• Senate pursues quick action on election reform (12/02/08)
• Lawmakers spar over bill to restrict Ohio early voting (12/02/08)
• Opinion: End excuse rules for absentee voting (12/01/08)

November, 2008

• How many ways can voting go wrong? (11/21/08)
• Dems want early voting, other changes (11/12/08)
• One of Nebraska's Electoral Votes Still Undecided (11/06/08)
• Crush of absentee, provisional ballots leaves count unfinished (11/06/08)
• Ballot problems delay Gallatin vote count (11/05/08)
• Clerk confronts late ballots (11/05/08)
• Ohio Republicans file late lawsuit over absentee ballot counting (11/04/08)
• Absentee ballot problem surfaces (11/04/08)
• Ohio GOP Presents More Complaints About Election Official (11/04/08)
• Appeals court likely to rule on challenged ballots (11/03/08)
• Sequoia Voting Systems Failed to Deliver 18,000 Absentee Ballots to Colorado County (11/03/08)
• Long lines, yes; longer hours, maybe (11/01/08)
• Judge rules for GOP on absentee ballots (11/01/08)

October, 2008

• Opinion: Fight over absentee ballots heats up (10/31/08)
• 2,700 Cuyahoga mail-in ballots in limbo because of voter errors (10/31/08)
• Opinion: Judge to hear ballot suit today (10/31/08)
• Hundreds of Votes Won't Count (10/30/08)
• Ballots from U.S. troops risk being discarded (10/28/08)
• Faulty Ballots Sent to Voters (10/27/08)
• Va. Attorney General: Disputed Ballots Should Count (10/27/08)
• D.C. officials chagrined by faulty absentee ballot (10/25/08)
• McCain campaign says federal absentee ballot wrongly rejected (10/24/08)
• Some voters are mailed incomplete ballots (10/23/08)
• Ballot snafu could affect D.C. absentee voters (10/23/08)
• Some early voters worry their ballot won't count (10/22/08)
• Vote tabulating machines pass test as absentee ballot count awaits (10/22/08)
• In Ohio, Charges Fly in Fight Over Absentee Ballots (10/21/08)
• L.A. County probes possible errors in absentee ballot mailing (10/20/08)
• Changes suggested for counting absentee ballots (10/16/08)
• Ind. GOP warns disputed early votes may be tossed (10/15/08)
• Justice Department Files Suit Against Vermont (10/14/08)
• Washoe ballot confusion should end Friday (10/14/08)
• Aiken Board of Elections votes on absentee voting issue (10/14/08)
• Vt. accused of underreporting overseas ballots (10/14/08)
• Voters Received Wrong Absentee Ballot (10/09/08)
• Opinion: The Mystery of Ohio's Missing Early Voters (10/08/08)
• Postage problems arise with absentee ballots (10/07/08)
• Cuyahoga County's early voting system designed to be accommodating, secure (10/06/08)
• Ohio early voting survives court challenge (10/04/08)
• 4,134 cast ballots for president (10/04/08)
• The Voting Has Begun (10/02/08)
• State Supreme Court overrules Brunner on absentee-ballot checkbox issue (10/02/08)
• Judge Orders Stop On Absentee Ballot Mailing (10/02/08)
• Lawsuit over Ohio Republican absentee-ballot applications thrown out (10/02/08)
• Ballot trouble impedes voters (10/02/08)
• Ohio court dismisses ballot application case (10/01/08)
• One election lawsuit dismissed, other still pending (10/01/08)
• Voters get conflicting advice on when to mail back absentee ballots (10/01/08)
• GOP loses court fight over technicalities in absentee ballot applications (10/01/08)

September, 2008

• Three courts rule on absentee issue (9/30/08)
• Ohio election officials brace for early voting (9/30/08)
• Courts OK Ohio's same-day voting, registration (9/30/08)
• Absentee voting begins, slowly, in Cuyahoga County (9/30/08)
• Voting for president begins in pivotal Ohio (9/30/08)
• 112 vote on first day of early voting (9/30/08)
• Court denies GOP appeal on Ohio early voting (9/30/08)
• Residents register, vote in one stop; early balloting under way (9/30/08)
• Mixed Reviews, Litigation Mark the Start of Absentee Registration and Early Voting Period (9/30/08)
• As Early Voting Begins, GOP Keeps Up the Attack (9/30/08)
• Early voting breeds disputes (9/29/08)
• Ohio GOP encourages voting during special window (9/29/08)
• College voters surrounded by confusing rules (9/29/08)
• One federal judge upholds Ohio's early voting policy; second ruling awaited (9/29/08)
• Ohio Supreme Court upholds early voting window (9/29/08)
• Federal Judge Tells Ohio County To Follow Secretary Brunner's Directive On Same Day Voter Registration, Absentee Balloting (9/29/08)
• Split Ohio Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Brunner On 'Same Day' Registration Directive (9/29/08)
• Federal Judge Allows Party Observers In Polling Places, Declines To Rule On Same Day Voting (9/29/08)
• Courts Allow Same-Day Vote Window to Go Forward in Ohio (9/29/08)
• Ohio Battles Over Tuesday's Early Voting (9/28/08)
• Campaigns try to capitalize on new early-voting period (9/28/08)
• GOP sues in federal court over absentee voting (9/27/08)
• House approves bill to expand absentee ballots (9/27/08)
• Ohio Republican Party Asks Federal Judge To Block Same Day Voter Registration, Balloting (9/26/08)
• Op-Ed: Buckeye State or Banana Republic? (9/26/08)
• Another day, another elections lawsuit (9/26/08)
• After Complaints, Postal Service Shifts Course to Provide Absentee Ballot Applications (9/26/08)
• Lawsuit backs 'same-day' voting (9/26/08)
• Ohio GOP files federal lawsuit over early voting (9/26/08)
• Two justices step aside in early voting case (9/25/08)
• Michigan House approves 'no reason' absentee voting (9/25/08)
• ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit Over Five-Day Voting Window (9/25/08)
• Mich. House OKs 'no reason' absentee voting plan (9/25/08)
• McCain mailer adds wrinkle to voting process (9/25/08)
• Some GOP fliers again give wrong absentee ballot mailing info (9/24/08)
• Ohio voters responsive to absentee voting push (9/23/08)
• Brunner, GOP clash over in-person absentee voting (9/23/08)
• McCain adviser sues Ohio over absentee ballot issue (9/22/08)
• Fight Heats Up in Ohio Over Voting Procedures (9/22/08)
• Second Absent-Voting Suit Filed; Brunner Now Target of 3 Fast-Track Election Cases (9/22/08)
• Secretary of State files response to "same-day" voter registration complaint at Supreme Court (9/22/08)
• Supreme Court is asked for second time to overrule Brunner in dispute over McCain absent ballot forms (9/22/08)
• Editorial: Accept Disputed Ballot Applications (9/21/08)
• Op-Ed: Mail-in voting deserves the stamp of approval (9/21/08)
• Republican Mailing Leaves Florida Voters Confused (9/19/08)
• Voters reminded to check ballot carefully (9/19/08)
• Political Mailers Create Confusion on Absentee Ballots (9/18/08)
• You Ask, We Investigate: Absentee Ballot Mix Up (9/18/08)
• Ballot-application case goes to court (9/18/08)
• Court supervision begins in absentee count (9/17/08)
• Hamilton County Voters Sue over McCain Absentee Ballot Request Forms (9/17/08)
• League of Women Voters Expresses Support for Five-Day Voting Window (9/17/08)
• Voters sue secretary of state over absentee ballot flap (9/17/08)
• Misleading Mailers Descend on Swing States (9/17/08)
• Republicans reject Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's proposal on disputed absentee-ballot requests (9/13/08)
• Voters urged to mail absentees to avoid lines (9/13/08)
• Absentee ballots critical in election (9/12/08)
• Absentee ballot bids invalidated (9/12/08)
• Official: Absentee voting 'so much easier that way' (9/12/08)
• Small check-box, big dust-up in OH (9/12/08)
• Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner must break tie on Cuyahoga County Board of Elections over absentee voting hours (9/11/08)
• Absentee Ballot Applications Rejected Due To Error (9/11/08)
• U.S. Postal Service Says Mail Ballots Early (9/10/08)
• Letter to the Editor: Grand County voters urged to apply for mail-in ballots (9/10/08)
• Legislators like absentee vote proposal (9/09/08)
• Summit Examines Challenges Faced by Military and Overseas Voters (9/09/08)
• Cuyahoga County elections board considers extending hours ahead of Nov. 4 (9/09/08)
• More absentee voting expected in General Election (9/07/08)
• Editorial: Politics stymies voting reform (9/05/08)
• Absentee voting process 'very easy' (9/04/08)
• Less than quarter of those who voted did so at polls (9/04/08)
• Cuyahoga County voters to receive mail ballot applications (9/04/08)
• Absentee voting never easier, and never costlier (9/03/08)

August, 2008

• Editorial: Ohio GOP in a needless lather over register-and-vote window (8/31/08)
• Nonmail sending of ballots no big hit (8/31/08)
• 10K ask to vote absentee (8/27/08)
• Politics sully Ohio absentee ballot plans (8/27/08)
• Voting law may favor youngest and oldest Ohio voters (8/26/08)
• GOP warns of suit over voting law (8/19/08)
• Weekend balloting decision left to Brunner (8/15/08)
• GOP crying foul over absentee-voting law it passed (8/14/08)
• Ohio political party leaders spar over voting rule (8/13/08)
• Corzine signs law expanding voting rights (8/12/08)
• Mail-ins up, but early voting down in today's primary (8/11/08)
• Exercising the right to vote will cost them (8/10/08)
• Law Be Checked On Primary Voting (8/09/08)
• Some voters confused about Denver mail-in ballots (8/08/08)
• Hamilton Co. Urges Early Absentee Voting For November (8/08/08)
• Voting can be chore for military (8/03/08)
• State officials encouraging absentee voting (8/03/08)
• Senate Bill Aimed at Making Absentee Ballots from Overseas Count (8/01/08)

July, 2008

• Absentee voter ranks still growing in some communities (7/30/08)
• Few voters request, return absentee ballot applications (7/30/08)
• Election Day looking like a main event (7/28/08)
• Editorial: Vote in person, or from home? (7/26/08)
• Stutz discusses absentee ballots (7/26/08)
• County to look at change in early voting location (7/26/08)
• Bid to help absentee voters raises election-law concerns (7/25/08)
• Early voting? In vets hall, not mall (7/25/08)
• Should the votes of dead people be counted? (7/24/08)
• Op-Ed: Preparation, partnership and success key words for Election Day '08 (7/24/08)
• Editorial: Michigan Power Grab (7/24/08)
• GOP blasts Brunner for disregarding absentee-ballot law (7/23/08)
• Lines likely in Forsyth (7/23/08)
• State keeps watch on election (7/23/08)
• Editorial: Absentee voting has downside (7/23/08)
• Group asks for stories from overseas voters (7/22/08)
• Commissioners trying to fix broken system (7/21/08)
• NC voting group says expanded early voting needed (7/21/08)
• Election Commission Considers Early Voting For University (7/21/08)
• Chester County Officials Want The Absentee Ballot Deadline Extended (7/17/08)

January, 2008

• Mystery absentee ballots appear (1/01/08)

Litigation

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