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New York Times: Beyond Georgia: A Warning for November as States Scramble to Expand Vote-by-Mail
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Editorial Memo: Recent Primaries Are A Wake Up Call For Policy Makers & Election Administrators
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USA Today: Long lines in Georgia, Lindsey Graham wards off GOP rivals in SC and other takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries
Dennis also called on Raffensperger to create a task force to prepare contingency plans for the upcoming elections.
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Wall Street Journal: In a Warning for November, Voters Endure Long Lines in Georgia’s Primary Election
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Washington Post: In Georgia, primary day snarled by long lines, problems with voting machines — a potential preview of November
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U.S. News & World Report: Widespread Voting Issues Raise Alarm in Georgia Primary
Aunna Dennis, the executive director of Common Cause Georgia which is the state chapter of a nonpartisan watchdog group focused on voting rights, says that multiple polling locations moved within the 48 hours before the election with little warning and didn't provide proper signage to indicate the changes in locations for voters. And when machines stopped working, some locations only had...
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New York Times: ‘The Future Is Blue, Not Purple’: Is This the Year Georgia Flips?
She said the simple question of ballot access should take precedence over any horse-race predictions. “The system is broken here in Georgia,” she said.
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ABC News: Mail-in voting delays in primary cause Pennsylvania to sound alarm about November
“Many of these reforms that we're looking at are systemic and require and require significant additional funding,” Almeida said. “It's a culture shift in Pennsylvania, as this is the first election we've ever voted by mail by these numbers.
“Folks need to understand that it's better to get it right...
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Associated Press: House race drags on after vote-counting board walks out
At the same time, Ferguson said Common Cause is taking stock of whether participation was hindered by the state’s timetable for initiating absentee ballot applications and lengthy delivery times in...
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PBS News Hour: Mail-in voting amid pandemic and protests previews challenges for November election
Albert said there is concern that in the November election, people who request absentee ballots will not receive them, and there will be fewer polling places as counties consolidate them in response to the pandemic.
“There needs to be a rational level of consolidation that ensures that communities who...
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Common Cause Urges Congress to Hold Emergency Session to Pass Anti-Violence Law Enforcement Reform and Protect the Rights of Peaceful Protesters
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Reuters: Confusion, long lines at some poll sites as eight U.S. states vote during coronavirus pandemic
In Indiana, voting rights groups said they heard from many people who reported they never received the absentee mail ballots they had requested.
“That certainly contributed to long lines in Marion County,” said Julia Vaughn, policy director for Common Cause Indiana. Marion County, which includes Indianapolis, consolidated its polling places and had...