04-27-2020, 10:37 AM
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Virginia just became a no excuse vote-by-mail state. New Hampshire just revised its regulations to allow 'infection concerns' as a legitimate excuse to vote-by-mail in November.
Michigan and Pennsylvania, two key battleground states, also recently enacted no-excuse absentee voting, though they're historically high in-person voting states and have little experience or infrastructure to pull it off.
Democrats secured $400 million for election security/safety measures in the coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress a few weeks back, but were unable to get Republican support for the additional funds needed in the latest relief bill passed late last week. The U.S. Post Office is also reportedly still in need of funding and additional staff from the federal government. There are some serious challenges aside from those as well.
However, the time line is narrowing and secretaries of states and other election officials across the country have begun meeting/conferring with those from established vote-by-mail states (Colorado, Washington, Utah, Oregon, Hawaii) to leverage their processes and be as prepared as possible.
More/Story: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/25...rge-207596
Virginia just became a no excuse vote-by-mail state. New Hampshire just revised its regulations to allow 'infection concerns' as a legitimate excuse to vote-by-mail in November.
Michigan and Pennsylvania, two key battleground states, also recently enacted no-excuse absentee voting, though they're historically high in-person voting states and have little experience or infrastructure to pull it off.
Democrats secured $400 million for election security/safety measures in the coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress a few weeks back, but were unable to get Republican support for the additional funds needed in the latest relief bill passed late last week. The U.S. Post Office is also reportedly still in need of funding and additional staff from the federal government. There are some serious challenges aside from those as well.
However, the time line is narrowing and secretaries of states and other election officials across the country have begun meeting/conferring with those from established vote-by-mail states (Colorado, Washington, Utah, Oregon, Hawaii) to leverage their processes and be as prepared as possible.
More/Story: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/25...rge-207596