Due to coronavirus lawmakers are pushing for mail-in ballots ahead of 2020 polls. A battle has erupted over the future of the crippled U.S. Postal Service.
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‘We can’t afford to wait’: coronavirus could shut out droves of new US voters
Low voter registration due to coronavirus is likely to affect sections of the electorate little favourable to the GOP but that could have high turnout.
How Will Chief Justice and Supreme Court Conservative Majority Affect 2020 Election?
Currently, all Supreme Court conservatives are Republican appointees and all liberals, Democratic. This could have bearing on 2020 electoral disputes.
States start to waive excuse requirements for absentee ballots
Some states that had tighter controls regarding vote-by-mail are beginning to make changes for their primaries in light of the coronavirus.
Pandemic sparks partisan brawl over voting by mail
Coronavirus outbreak has ignited a partisan battle over whether the U.S. should enact measures to make it easier to vote by mail [this fall], The Hill.
Milwaukee’s long lines could be a warning ahead of November
Milwaukee voters and officials were angry about long lines and Democrats furious about the non-postponement of the elections. This spells litigation ahead.
Trump: GOP should fight mail-in voting because it ‘doesn’t work out well for Republicans’
Trump’s partisan argument for why mail-in voting should be rejected by the GOP is that it ‘doesn’t work out well for Republicans.
House Republican pushes for bipartisan cooperation on elections during coronavirus crisis
House Republicans are pushing for bipartisan cooperation on elections during coronavirus crisis. The initiative is fronted by Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.).
Wisconsin Election Fight Heralds a National Battle Over Virus-Era Voting
The battles around electoral procedures in Wisconsin throughout Monday augur a nationwide fight over election methods during coronavirus.
Trump campaign declares war on Dems over voting rules for November
Trump disagrees with the Dem’s plan for coronavirus response ahead of November 2020 elections, has launched multi-million-dollar campaign to block them.