States have been taking measures for mail-in voting coronavirus elections. This report explores where each state stands in this regard.
Absentee and Mail Voting articles on Democracy Chronicles
Absentee and mail voting systems are a benefit to people who may not be able to attend a polling station in person, either through a physical disability, absence from the locality, or work requirements - although the general public can greatly benefit as well with easier access to the ballot. Also see our section on American democracy or our articles on the Internet and Voting, Military Voting or just general Voter Access.
These States Still Haven’t Expanded Mail-In Voting Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The coronavirus imposed mail-in voting. While some states have taken steps to ensure its implementation, four states in particular are lagging behind.
States are facing major challenges in making vote-by-mail effective for November 2020
Traditional voting has intrinsic challenges. States are facing major novel hurdles preparing for coronavirus vote-by-mail elections in November 2020.
States limiting access to vote-by-mail based on age are in breach of the constitution
There is a legal age for voting, 18 in the U.S. Some states are limiting access to absentee voting using age. Rights groups warned this is unconstitutional.
While Trump tries to discredit mail voting, GOP officials move ahead with plans
Trump persists in discrediting vote-by-mail warranted by coronavirus. This has not stopped some GOP officials from pushing on with increasing mail-in voting
States push millions of people toward absentee voting amid pandemic
Mail-in voting is viewed as the way to go in 2020 elections due to the coronavirus. State and local election administrators are pushing voters to use it.
WATCH: Pelosi speaks on coronavirus funding for mail-in voting, election security
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a news conference May 21 on the 100th anniversary of the House of Representatives’ passage of the 19th Amendment.
‘A game-changer’: Pandemic forces shift in black voter outreach
The coronavirus has forced a shift in black voter outreach. “Historic voter suppression helps drive preference to vote in person”.
Coronavirus has made the 2020 election a perfect storm for voting rights lawsuits
The coronavirus pandemic imposed a modification of election methods. This has, in turn, provoked legal battles of potentially historical proportions.
America Is Woefully Unprepared for a COVID-19 Election
It is becoming increasingly evident that America is unprepared for a COVID-19 election. This is worrying as 1 million votes are at stake.