“A federal judge on Thursday blocked an order from Ohio’s secretary of state that would have required counties in the state to install ballot drop boxes just at the local election office, allowing additional drop boxes to be placed in areas that need them,” CNN reports.
Supreme Court Rejects GOP Attack on Ranked Voting
The Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday night for ranked-choice voting to be used in Maine, delivering a blow to Republican challengers, CNN reports.
Judge Extends Arizona Registration Deadline
“A federal judge extended the voter registration deadline in Arizona from October 5 to October 23 on Monday, ruling in favor of two advocacy groups who sued to push the deadline back due to the coronavirus pandemic,” CBS News reports.
It Turns Out No Ballots Were Found In Wisconsin Ditch
“No Wisconsin absentee ballots were found in mail discovered in a ditch in the Fox Valley last week,” the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
“Three trays of mail were found in a ditch in Greenville last week, and the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office said at the time it included several absentee ballots.”
Officials Planning for Election Day Violence
“Bracing for possible civil unrest on Election Day, the Justice Department is planning to station officials in a command center at FBI headquarters to coordinate the federal response to any disturbances or other problems with voting that may arise across the country,” the Washington Post reports.
Texas Governor Orders Ballot Drop Off Sites Closed
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) “issued an order Thursday requiring counties to close multiple locations where voters can drop off completed mail-in ballots,” the Austin American Statesman reports.
“As an election security measure, counties will be limited to one dropoff site where poll watchers — designated by political parties and candidates — must be allowed to observe ballot deliveries by voters.”
South Carolina GOP Asks Supreme Court to Intervene
“South Carolina Republicans asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to reinstate the witness signature requirement for mail ballots ahead of the November election, extending the legal turmoil over the rule even as tens of thousands of ballots have been sent to voters across the state,” the Washington Post reports.
“The request to the high court comes after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit on Wednesday left in place an order blocking the requirement because of the risks associated with in-person voting during the coronavirus pandemic.”
Voting Machine Memory Sticks Stolen In Philadelphia
“A laptop and several memory sticks used to program Philadelphia’s voting machines were stolen from a city warehouse in East Falls, setting off a scramble among elections officials to investigate the theft and ensure the machines could not be compromised before Election Day,” the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
“The equipment appeared to be taken this week, sources said. Officials immediately began checking to make sure none of the voting machines had been compromised while also working to contain the fallout for fear of how President Donald Trump and his allies might use the news to cast doubt on the integrity of the city’s elections.”
The Attack on Voting
A must-read from Jim Rutenberg at the New York Times:
“How President Trump’s false claim of voter fraud is being used to disenfranchise Americans.”
Some Brooklyn Absentee Voters Getting Wrong Envelopes
“With five weeks left until the Nov. 3 election, many voters are eager to cast their ballots absentee and early. A growing number of registered voters in Brooklyn, however, received ballots on Monday with an incorrect return address,” NBC New York reports.
Pennsylvania GOP Asks Justices to Halt Ballot Extension
Pennsylvania Republicans asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a major state court ruling that extended the deadlines for mail-in ballots to several days after the election, the Allentown Morning Call reports.
Axios: “It’s the first election-related test for the Supreme Court since the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and could decide the fate of thousands of ballots in a crucial swing state that President Trump won in 2016. What the court decides could signal how it would deal with similar election-related litigation in other states.”
GOP Fraud Claims Viewed Skeptically by Courts
A review by the Washington Post of nearly 90 state and federal voting lawsuits “found that judges have been broadly skeptical as Republicans use claims of voter fraud to argue against such changes, declining to endorse the GOP’s arguments or dismissing them as they examined limits on mail voting.”
“In no case did a judge back President Trump’s view — refuted by experts — that fraud is a problem significant enough to sway a presidential election.”
Another Judge Blocks Postal Service Changes
A federal judge in Philadelphia granted a request on Monday to block changes to the U.S. Postal Service that have slowed mail deliveries, citing the potential for “irreparable harm” as large numbers of voters prepare to cast ballots by mail, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Another Judge Bars Postal Service Delivery Cuts
“A third federal judge on Sunday ordered the U.S. Postal Service to halt changes that have delayed mail delivery nationwide, handing the latest judicial rebuke to unilateral service cuts that critics allege would suppress mail-in voting in November’s elections,” the Washington Post reports.
Trump Spent Year Building Legal Network
“A year before President Trump alarmed Americans with talk of disputing elections last week, his team started building a massive legal network to do just that,” Politico reports.
“Dozens of lawyers from three major law firms have been hired. Thousands of volunteer attorneys and poll watchers across the country have been recruited. Republicans are preparing pre-written legal pleadings that can be hurried to the courthouse the day after the election, as wrangling begins over close results and a crush of mail-in ballots. Attorneys from non-battleground states, including California, New York and Illinois, are being dispatched to more competitive areas and trained on local election laws.”
Wisconsin GOP Leaders Try to Stop Ballot Collection
Wisconsin’s two most powerful Republican lawmakers sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Madison City Clerk’s Office on Friday ahead of a ballot collection event to be held in city parks Saturday, calling the effort “illegal” and warning the ballots would be challenged in court and potentially invalidated, the Wisconsin State Journal reports.
Barr Briefed Trump on Probe Into Discarded Ballots
A Justice Department official told ABC News that Attorney General William Barr personally briefed President Trump about the DOJ’s investigation into a small number of ballots in Pennsylvania that were found to be discarded, prior to the information being made public.
President Trump went on to first reveal the investigation in an interview with Fox News Radio, where he, without evidence, argued that it bolsters his baseless claims of widespread fraud in mail-in voting.
Chris Hayes: “Yes, but did they do it on a tarmac? That’s all that counts.”
Philip Bump: What we know about those discarded ballots in Pennsylvania.
Michigan Moves to Ease Processing of Absentee Ballots
“Michigan lawmakers voted Thursday to made it easier for clerks to process a surge in absentee ballots in the battleground state’s presidential election by letting them start a day earlier than normal,” the AP reports.
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