Five states — Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and Utah — already use automatic mail-in balloting systems. In 2016, California voters enacted the California Voter’s Choice Act, which allows counties to opt-in to a mail-in balloting system as the state gradually moves to an automatic mail-in balloting system. The most populous counties in California have opted-in … Read more
I have done political science empirical research for years that frequently involves examining polling data. In recent years I have observed this troubling fact: Americans are not as divided as frequently lamented by the media. There is, in fact, remarkable agreement among a large majority of Americans on most “divisive” issues. But in poll after … Read more
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar has teamed up with former Georgia House Minority Leader and gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, now chair of Fair Fight Action, in a new video promoting efforts to expand voting-by-mail and early voting ahead of the November general election. Klobuchar and Abrams team up to promote vote-by-mail, other expansions: The roughly three minute video, … Read more
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports, Gov. Mike DeWine wants to postpone Ohio’s Tuesday primary election till June 2 due to coronavirus: Less than 24 hours before it was to have taken place, Ohio officials are seeking to delay the state’s presidential primary election until June 2, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday. DeWine, a Republican, said … Read more