Tag Archives: absentee voting

Reuters reports: U.S. voters have cast more than 47 million votes for the Nov. 3 presidential election, eclipsing total early voting from the 2016 election with 12 days to go, according to data compiled by the U.S. Elections Project. Some 47.5 million Americans have turned in ballots, roughly eight times the number of early votes cast at about same point …

Politico reports: Republicans typically hold a slight edge in absentee ballot returns in Florida elections. But this year, there’s been a stunning development. For the first time ever at this stage of a general election, Democrats here are outvoting Republicans — and by a mammoth 384,000-vote margin through Tuesday. As of Tuesday, Democrats accounted for almost 51 percent of the …

Knoxville’s ABC News affiliate reports: Tennessee election officials say the fear of contracting the coronavirus doesn’t meet the criteria to vote by mail due to illness in the state. Elections Coordinator Mark Goins [photo] said Tuesday the determination was made in consultation with the attorney general’s office. Officials are advising their local counterparts to prepare as though all 1.4 million …

The Hill reports: President Trump and first lady Melania Trump have cast their ballots in the 2018 midterm elections. A White House spokesperson said Friday that both Trumps voted by absentee ballot in New York “a few weeks ago.” That means they will not have to travel to the state, where they are registered to vote, to cast a ballot …

The New York Times reports: More Americans are taking advantage of absentee and early voting this year, with 28 million ballots already cast nationwide and four days of the campaign still to go. In 18 states and Washington, D.C., advance vote counts have already surpassed those of the last midterm election. “We’re in uncharted territory with the size of this …

The Hill reports: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign is encouraging early voters in Pennsylvania to find out how they can change their ballots. In a tweet posted early Tuesday morning, Trump adviser Dan Scavino provided a phone number for Pennsylvanians to call should they wish to change their “early vote.” “We hear you Pennsylvania! Nobody likes to be duped! …