2020 Elections

Reuters reports: United Parcel Service and FedEx on Friday shot down social media calls that they step in to deliver mail-in ballots from the U.S. Postal Service, which is warning states of potentially “significant” delays. “State ballots must be postmarked to be considered valid and only the USPS has lawful postmarking status. Therefore UPS, FedEx and other private parties cannot …

The Washington Post reports: New Jersey will conduct its general election mostly by mail because of the coronavirus pandemic, sending ballots to active registered voters while also providing the option to vote in person, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced Friday. The state piloted a hybrid voting model during its July 7 primary, Murphy said during an interview with CNN and …

The Washington Post reports: Former vice president Joe Biden’s presidential campaign announced Friday it would host virtual “watch parties” for the Democratic National Convention next week. Party conventions are typically raucous affairs, carefully planned and choreographed to energize voters and to kick off the final sprint toward Election Day. But the coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult for groups to …

The New York Post reports: President Trump said during an exclusive Oval Office interview on Thursday that his campaign is “putting New York in play” against Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Trump told The Post that he believes a spike in violent crime and high taxes can help him win his home state in an upset against Biden …

Mediaite reports: Nearly six in 10 Black voters reported that they are “more likely” to vote for presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden after he chose Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) as his running mate earlier this week. A new Morning Consult poll found that 43 percent of Black voters said they were “much more likely” to vote for Biden in the …

The Associated Press reports: Dodger Stadium will serve as a vote center for the presidential election in November, making the Dodgers the first Major League Baseball team to make their venue available for voting. Any registered voter in Los Angeles County can visit the stadium over a five-day period. Parking will be free. Further details will be announced later. The …

NPR reports: Democrat Joe Biden’s lead has expanded to double-digits against President Trump in the presidential election, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. Biden now leads Trump 53% to 42%, up from an 8-point advantage at the end of June. It comes as 71% of Americans now see the coronavirus as a real threat, up significantly over the last several months, …

19thNews.com reports: When asked if she would take a role in a potential Biden administration, former secretary of state and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton didn’t entirely rule it out. But for now, she’s focused on getting Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, elected. “I’m ready to help in any way I can because I think this …

Politico reports: Joe Biden’s campaign raised $26 million in the 24 hours after he selected Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate — an eye-popping total that shows the campaign’s growing fundraising strength as the election draws nearer. Biden announced the fundraising total during the ticket’s first virtual grassroots fundraiser on Wednesday evening, immediately following Biden and Harris’ first joint …

Roll Call reports: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday said he has already received a number of pitches from people who are seeking to fill Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris’s (D) Senate seat if she and Joe Biden win the White House this November. “You may be the only one that hasn’t, unless you just did. And …

CNN reports: Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, and his running mate Kamala Harris will deliver remarks this afternoon in Wilmington, Delaware. After the speech, Biden and Harris are set to appear together at an online fundraiser for “grassroots” small-dollar donors. Yesterday, Biden announced Harris was his vice presidential pick for the 2020 election ballot, making the California senator …

Cleveland.com reports: Secretary of State Frank LaRose said Wednesday he is banning county boards of elections from offering more than one drop box for completed absentee ballots this November, saying it’s grown too late to make changes to how Ohio will administer this year’s presidential election. LaRose, a Republican, more than three weeks ago formally asked Ohio Attorney General Dave …

The Hill reports: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is leading President Trump in five of six battleground states, according to a new poll released on Wednesday. Biden leads Trump by 6 points in Florida, 50 to 44 percent, and the former vice president leads by 5 points in Michigan, 48 to 43 percent, according to the “States of Play” …

Nate Silver writes for FiveThirtyEight: Joe Biden currently has a robust lead in polls. If the election were held today, he might even win in a landslide, carrying not only traditional swing states such as Florida and Pennsylvania but potentially adding new states such as Georgia and Texas to the Democratic coalition. But the election is not being held today. …

The Associated Press reports: Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota survived a stiff Democratic primary challenge Tuesday from a well-funded opponent who tried to make an issue of her national celebrity, the latest in a string of victories by a new generation of emboldened progressive lawmakers. Omar, seeking her second term in November, easily defeated Antone Melton-Meaux, an attorney and mediator …

CBS News reports: Joe Biden has selected his running mate, revealing to top advisers on Tuesday the woman he will invite to join his Democratic presidential ticket, two people familiar with the matter tell CNN. He is poised to make the announcement as early as Tuesday. The former vice president had spoken directly to the final contenders, according to people …

Politico reports: Former Vice President Joe Biden maintains a 10-point lead over President Donald Trump less than three months from November’s general election, a poll out Tuesday shows. Biden leads the president 51 percent to 41 percent among registered voters nationwide, according to the Monmouth University survey, a slight tightening of the race since late June, with Biden ticking down …

Courthouse News reports: A group of Illinois Republicans sued the state’s Democratic governor and others in federal court Monday over a law they claim is designed to expand voting by mail to dilute Republican votes and tilt elections in favor of Democrats, while also risking a spike in voter fraud. The Cook County Republican Party targeted Governor J.B. Pritzker in …

Tucson’s ABC News affiliate reports: The Arizona Secretary of State’s office certified signatures for the marijuana legalization ballot measure. Secretary Katie Hobbs announced it will now be placed on the general election ballot in November as Prop 207. The initiative would legalize the possession and use of recreational marijuana for adults ages 21 years or older and allow those to …

The New York Times reports: About three-quarters of all American voters will be eligible to receive a ballot in the mail for the 2020 election — the most in U.S. history, according to a New York Times analysis. If recent election trends hold and turnout increases, as experts predict, roughly 80 million mail ballots will flood election offices this fall, …