New Hampshire towns are now equipped with absentee ballots for the Sept. 8 primary, Secretary of State Dave Scanlan announced Monday.  But requesting those ballots could require some extra steps this year under new laws tightening proof of identity requirements.  To obtain a ballot this election cycle, absentee voters must either go to their town […]

Since 1994, the Alaska Republican Party has sent absentee ballot applications to registered voters across the state, urging voters to cast their ballot by mail.  The party continued the process this year, despite denunciations of mail-in voting by President Donald Trump, who has called voting by mail “cheating.” In a mailer sent to some voters […]

The North Carolina Senate Elections Committee advanced a pair of election law bills Tuesday, drawing mixed reactions from voting rights advocates. The first bill, House Bill 834, received mostly praise, as it extends the period during which voters are able to cure problems on their ballots from three business days after the election to five […]

Voting rights advocates said Monday they are stepping up voter protection efforts for this year’s midterm elections in the face of efforts they say will hinder legitimate voters.  Senate Republicans are scheduled Tuesday to begin consideration of House Bill 958, which passed the House with only Republican votes.  After the House passed the elections bill […]

This week’s editorial cartoon is inspired by the following story:  NC elections board vote makes it easier to throw out mail-in ballots