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New York will immediately allow all voters in the state to request a mail-in ballot for the November elections.Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed bills into law…
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With Election Day less than three months away and no end to the coronavirus pandemic in sight, election officials in New York are scrambling to handle an…
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Louis DeJoy, an ally of President Trump, has come under fire in recent weeks for what's viewed as directives to slow down the USPS in order to suppress absentee or mail-in votes.
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It is not clear why the invitation has not been accepted, but those familiar with the exchange say the delay is unusual, considering that absentee ballots will go in the mail as soon as September.
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The state has agreed to suspend a requirement that mail-in ballots must be signed before two witnesses or a notary. The high court rejects a Republican effort to reinstate the rule this fall.
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President Trump on Thursday evening reiterates his interest in denying the U.S. Postal Service funds, which he says would kneecap efforts to expand mail-in voting.
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President Trump on Wednesday repeats the unsubstantiated claim that he would not support wide use of mail-in voting because it leads to fraud.
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Louis DeJoy's political donations have sparked questions about whether he has an interest in affecting the delivery of mail ballots. He said the Postal Service has "ample capacity" to handle them.
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As the coronavirus pandemic has upended normal balloting, a need for more information about how to navigate voting by mail could be particularly acute among young people of color.
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An NPR analysis finds that more than 50,000 absentee and mail-in ballots were rejected this year for arriving late. While it's a relatively small number, they could prove crucial in a close election.