Tag: VBM
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AG Davenport Sues Trump Administration to Block Unlawful USPS Rule Attempting to Restrict Voting by Mail
Unconstitutional USPS Rule Risks Disenfranchising Eligible Voters by Disrupting States’ Mail-In Ballot Procedures Today, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a lawsuit challenging an unlawful United States Postal Service (USPS) rule claiming to grant USPS the authority to regulate vote-by-mail ballots in elections. Motion for TRO Tens of millions…
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Judge Denies GOP VBM Disclosure Challenge
A judge today denied an NJGOP effort to compel election officials to disclose how many Election Day vote-by-mail (VBM) ballots are recorded at area polling locations. Republican attorney Matt Moench (the mayor of Bridgewater) represented the Republican cause in the case. “Our case at its core was for poll workers to give out the counts…
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McKoy v. Mendez: The Paterson VBM Contest at the Heart of the Country
PATERSON – The river flows out to the sea through this down-on-its-heels factory town, and so it is similarly that the vanities and promises, heartbreaks and inanities of this 2020 election too must dissolve in an oceanic mist at some point, probably not on Election Night, and yet not before some resolution occurs in…
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A Tug-of-War over the Election Process, and the Post-Election Challenge
With just five days left until November 3rd, New Jersey election officials say at this point voters might want to consider switching up plans and dropping off their sealed, mail-in ballots at secure drop boxes or taking them directly to County Board of Elections Offices. As the deadline nears in the most consequential election of our…
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Disappearing Mailboxes in the Middle of an Election: ‘Alarming’ Trouble in Atlantic City
Post office boxes are disappearing in Atlantic City and at the moment no one seems to know precisely why, and what the immediate impact will be to a VBM-heavy process created by COVID-19. “We’re completely unaware of it,” said Deputy County Clerk Michael Sommers. He offered speculation about why it was happening, which seemed reasonable…
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Trump Backers Target ‘Left-Wing Media’, Marxists and Nancy Pelosi
PARSIPPANY – This really is a “purple” town – and one that may even be turning “blue.” The mayor, Michael Soriano, is a Democrat and Rep. Mikie Sherrill and Hilary Clinton carried Parsippany in the last two national elections. It was hard to tell that today. There was not one – but two Donald Trump…
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Grewal Announces Lawsuit to Protect U.S. Postal Service and Mail-in Voting
Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced today that New Jersey, New York, and a coalition of state, county and local governments are suing to block the policy and operational changes recently put in place by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The complaint alleges that these changes have already disrupted vital mail services and could hamper…
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Senate Committee Advances Legislation to Improve Vote-by-Mail
In an effort to increase voter participation in the 2020 election, and beyond, the Senate State Government, Wager, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee approved a series of bills today to increase voting accessibility and improve the vote-by-mail processes. “Voting is the most fundamental right in our democracy. As elected officials we must advance the expansion…
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Murphy Lashes out at Trump’s ‘Propaganda Campaign’ to Destroy Election
Governor Phil Murphy this afternoon savaged President Donald J. Trump’s attempts to block the governor’s executive order for a mostly vote-by-mail (VBM) election in the name of public health and public safety during the ongoing coronavirus scourge. From CNN: President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign sued New Jersey Tuesday over the state’s decision to use a hybrid…
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Voting By Mail – A Trumpian Fiasco
By George Ball “[T]he evidence . . . [is] that voting by mail is rarely subject to fraud, does not give an advantage to one political party over another and can in fact inspire public confidence in the voting process, if done properly.” https://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2020/07/research-voting-mail-says-its-safe-fraud-and-disease/166990/. One reason may be the anti-fraud protections built into the voting…