This is a story in progress; I’ll try to get more information soon. American Prospect is reporting that Capitol Forum (paywall) is saying Trump’s toady Postmaster General is striking another blow at voting by mail: The Postal Service has informed states that they’ll need to pay first-class 55-cent postage to mail ballots to voters, rather…
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contesting Biden ballots: will the GOP buy the Trumpian phantasm of banana republicanism
One score years ago, and this time TPUSA could be the Drumpfjugend to lead the Brooks Brothers Riot 2.0. The limited imagination of conservatives can only imagine as reactionaries. Trump vs Biden: can America conduct a fair election? Amid fears the president will not accept the result, the pandemic is exposing longstanding failings in the…
Gov. Jared Polis (D. CO) Is Determined To Get Voters Motivated To Cast Their Ballots For Joe Biden
Received this e-mail today from Governor Jared Polis (D. CO) in support of former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign: The last weeks and months have exposed many hard truths about our nation — about racial injustice, about our public health system, and about how we treat our workers. One glaring, undeniable takeaway is that…
325 Thousand Absentee Ballots Requested in Jefferson County, KY For Upcoming Primary.
Spectrum News reported that at the end of closing tonight there were 325,596 application requests for absentee ballots in Jefferson County, Kentucky for the June 23rd Primary. Today was the last day to apply for an absentee ballot. The largest city in the state of Kentucky, Louisville, is in Jefferson County. The total number of…
PA Democrats Help You Find Your Polling Place To Drop Off Your Ballots For Tomorrow's Primary
Received this e-mail today from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: The past few days have been difficult for Pennsylvania and our entire nation. The unconscionable murder of George Floyd was only the latest painful incident in an exhausting, centuries-long string of racist violence in America. We hear all those who are speaking out, and we stand…
PA Dems Continue To Help Voters Find Their June 2nd Primary Polling Location To Drop Off Ballots
Received this e-mail today from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: As part of its efforts to keep PA Primary voters safe, Allegheny County has moved or consolidated many local polling locations to ensure sufficient staff and ample space for physical distancing. If you plan to vote in person on June 2nd, please click here to locate your June 2nd…
Pennsylvania Democrats Help Voters Find Their Locations To Drop Off Their Ballots In Person
Received this e-mail today from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: Your county must have your ballot in-hand by 8:00 PM on Primary Day for your vote to be counted. With only six days until the deadline, the safest way to ensure your vote is returning it in person. SEE DROPOFF LOCATIONS Visit PADems.com/dropoff to view locations by…
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D. NM) Helps Voters Get Their Absentee Ballots Before The June 2nd Primary
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D. NM): It’s never been more important to make a plan for voting. With our primary election coming up on Tuesday, June 2nd, I know many of us are both eager to vote and trying to figure out how to do it safely. During this pandemic,…
All California Voters Will Receive Mail Ballots this Fall
California’s Democratic Governor Gavin Newson is having a ballot mailed to every voter in the state for this fall’s election and strongly urging every voter to vote by mail or adhere to strict new rules for voting in person to preserve public health in the pandemic. http://www.latimes.com/… California currently has a patchwork system for voting…
PA Democrats Keep Up The Push To Make Sure Voters Get Their Mail-In Ballots Before June 2nd
Received this e-mail from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: Today is exactly one month from the June 2nd Pennsylvania primary, and we're leading a statewide team of Democratic candidates to make it the biggest day for Vote By Mail yet: 25,000 Democratic mail-in ballot requests in one day! REQUEST YOUR BALLOTor click here if you signed up…
PA Democrats Double Down On Dial-Out-The-Vote Efforts To Help Voters Get Their Mail-In Ballots
Received this e-mail today from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: The most unwelcome thing in my inbox all week was this email: a forwarded note from Team Trump outlining their plans to engage millions of supporters nationwide this weekend. And I'll be honest: I have no doubt this weekend will be a big success for them….
Greg Palast: Mail-in ballots could reelect Trump in 2020
Greg Palast visited with Politics Done Right to discuss mail-in ballots and voting. He explains why vote-by-mail could reelect Donald Trump. Palast recently wrote the article titled “Vote-by-Mail could cost Dems the Election: Mail-in Voting puts Millions of Minority Ballots at Risk” that expands on this interview. From Georgia to Wisconsin, 17 million voters have been erased…
PA-AG: Attorney General Josh Shapiro (D) Helps Voters Register For Vote By Mail Ballots
Received this e-mail from Attorney General Josh Shaprio’s (D. PA) re-election campaign: Voting is a right. It should never be a privilege for just a few. Last week in Wisconsin, Americans exercising their constitutional right to vote had to wait in line for hours at the polls. Hundreds of polling locations were closed. Thanks to…
Gov. Tom Wolf's (D. PA) PAC Helps Voters Get Their Vote By Mail Ballots By May 26th
Received this e-mail from Gov. Tom Wolf’s (D. PA) PAC, Wolf PAC: We are in the midst of a global public health emergency, and there is nothing more important than the health and safety of the American people. That's why we're urging Pennsylvanians to vote by mail. If you haven't already signed up to vote…
PA-10: Eugene DePasquale (D) Helps Voters Get Their Mail-In Ballots To Help Flip PA Back To Blue
Received this e-mail from the congressional campaign of Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale (D. PA-10) , who is running to unset Trumper Rep. Scott Perry (R. PA-10): Team, There have been a few big updates to this year’s primary election, and we wanted to make sure you have the most up-to-date information on how to…
Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. (D. PA) Helps PA Voters Request Their Mail-In Ballots
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Jr. (D. PA): In 2016, 1.8 million eligible Democratic voters in Pennsylvania didn't vote. Donald Trump won the election by 44,292 votes. This year, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, even more Democratic voters may stay home on Election Day both in the primary and the general…
PA Dems Launch Huge Day Of Action At-Home Phone Bank To Help Voters Get Their Mail-In Ballots
Received this e-mail today from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: Voting by mail is how we're going to expand our democracy, keep voters safe, and win at every level in 2020. And to share that plan with Dems across PA, we're making hundreds of thousands of calls between now and the PA primary on June 2nd. Can…
Pelosi and Schumer Need To Hang Tough With Moscow Mitch On Mail In Ballots For November.
Given what just happened in WI, Pelosi and Schumer must draw a line on funding for mail in ballots this fall. Moscow Mitch is going to fight this with every fiber of his satanic being because more people voting means Republicans will lose. Trump said so. And Pelosi and Schumer had to whittle down their…
Refusing To Be Like Wisconsin, Pennsylvania Democrats Help Voters Sign Up For Mail-In-Ballots
Received this e-mail today from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: The Republican Party is using a global pandemic to suppress the vote everywhere they can. In Pennsylvania… Speaker Mike Turzai flagrantly put voters and democracy at risk when he forced special elections to take place amidst social distancing last month. In Wisconsin… Republicans fought all the…
Trump, who requested a mail ballot a month ago, says 'mail ballots are corrupt'
Oh, Jesus, watch this derrière-chapeau try to claim that mail-in ballots are the end of democracy (second tweet). x Trump accuses Wisconsin Democrats of wanting to move today's election because they were scared about Trump endorsing a Republican, not because of the deadly pandemic. He then pushes lies about mail-in voting enabling cheating. pic.twitter.com/vWLUR4p7Pz— Aaron Rupar…
