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Archive for March 2020

North Carolina Partners with DMV to Launch Online Registration

By Doug Chapin | March 31, 2020

North Carolina’s State Board of Elections has partnered with the Department of Motor Vehicles to offer residents the opportunity to register to vote or update their records online without conducting other DMV business.

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Hawaii to Seek Updated Voter Signatures in Preparation for VBM in 2020

By Doug Chapin | March 30, 2020

Hawaii’s election office is asking all voters to update their signatures in preparation for the state’s transition to vote by mail in 2020. It’s just one of many steps the Aloha State is taking to get ready for the statewide primary in August and this November’s general election.

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CTCL’s Whitney May in ElectionlineWeekly on Pollwork During a Pandemic

By Doug Chapin | March 27, 2020

The March 26, 2020 electionlineWeekly features a story by Whitney May of the Center for Tech and Civic Life about the experiences she and her colleagues had as pollworkers during the March 17 Illinois primary.

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Federal Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Includes $400M for 2020 Elections

By Doug Chapin | March 26, 2020

A new federal coronavirus stimulus bill, passed unanimously by the Senate and expected to receive House approval today, will provide states with $400 million in federal funds to assist with vote-by-mail and other 2020 election changes necessitated by pandemic-related concerns.

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Georgia to Mail Absentee Applications to All Active Voters for May 19 Primary

By Doug Chapin | March 25, 2020

The State of Georgia will mail absentee ballot applications to every active registered voter in the state for the May 19 primary in response to concerns about in-person voting during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Virginia Local Officials Ask to Move May, June Elections to All Vote-by-Mail

By Doug Chapin | March 24, 2020

Two associations of Virginia local election officials have asked the state to move the upcoming May local elections and June Congressional primaries to all vote-by-mail.

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Pushing the Envelope: Increased Demand in Wisconsin Creates Pressure on Supply of VBM Materials

By Doug Chapin | March 23, 2020

As more Wisconsin voters shift to vote-by-mail for the upcoming April 7 state primary, local election officials are facing dwindling supplies of envelopes and other materials and the state election commission is moving to resupply them and advising on how otherwise to pick up the slack.

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Wisconsin Lawsuit Seeks to Alter Registration, Absentee Rules for April 7 Primary in Wake of Coronavirus

By Doug Chapin | March 20, 2020

A new lawsuit in Wisconsin seeks to alter the state’s rules and deadlines for voter registration and absentee ballots in response to public health concerns related to the coronavirus.

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Vote-by-Mail in Response to Coronavirus: What Would It Take?

By Doug Chapin | March 19, 2020

As growing concerns about the coronavirus’ impact on elections leads to calls for vote-by-mail, there is a corresponding uptick in questions about whether states can make the move quickly enough for this year’s elections – and if so, what it would take to do so.

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EAC Permits States to Use HAVA Funds for Coronavirus Response

By Doug Chapin | March 18, 2020

Yesterday, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission announced that states can use the federal funds made available under the Help America Vote Act to support the cost of response to the coronavirus (COVID-19).

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