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VOTING RIGHTS
NEWS & ANALYSIS
Wednesday
April 01, 2020
TOP STORIES
Coronavirus-caused election delays mean a second Super Tuesday is on the schedule for June (USA Today): “But with coronavirus postponements mounting, 11 states are now scheduled to vote on June 2 — the most states on a single day since Super Tuesday. Nearly 700 delegates will be up for grabs, compared to the 215 that were originally supposed to be allocated on June 2.”

Federal appeals court refuses to revisit felons voting rights decision (Tallahassee Democrat): “Striking another blow against Gov. Ron DeSantis, a federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a ruling that felons who have served their time but are unable to pay “legal financial obligations” must be allowed to vote.”

Trump linking of easing voting rules to GOP woes creates knowing fury on the left (The Fulcrum): “Progressive democracy reform groups are seizing on a brief comment from President Trump as smoking gun evidence Republicans oppose making it easier to vote because they fear doing worse with bigger turnout.” Opinion: We Need A Constitutional Amendment That Guarantees The Right To Vote (TPM)
 
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CORONAVIRUS ROUNDUP
Pelosi, state Democrats push for more funds for mail-in voting (The Hill): “Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and more than 50 state Democratic officials advocated strongly on Tuesday for Congress to give states more funding to support mail-in and absentee voting efforts as part of the next coronavirus stimulus bill.”

Political realities may dilute GOP opposition to mail-in voting amid coronavirus (Yahoo News): “Republican lawmakers have so far blocked attempts to prepare for massive mail-in balloting in the presidential election. But Democrats think that resistance is likely to fade as they realize that the coronavirus will keep their own voters from the polls this fall.”

Opinion: End of the republic? We’re No. 1 in voter turnout — for a reason the president thinks is ‘crazy.’: “It turns out our state’s recently concluded presidential primary had the highest voter turnout among all the states that have voted in the 2020 election so far — 49.6%.”

Coronavirus delays leave thin slate of Democratic presidential contests in April (Reuters): ‘The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically reshaped the Democratic presidential nominating calendar, forcing many states to curtail in-person voting or delay primary contests to May or June in an attempt to limit the health risks.”

Opinion: The November election is going to be a nightmare (WaPo)

Is America ready to vote during a pandemic in November? (Politico)
 
STATE NEWS
Georgia

Georgia GOP congressional delegation seeks election delay
Jacksonville Journal Courier - March 31

Iowa

Iowa to send absentee ballot request form to every registered voter
KMA Land - April 1

Kansas

Kansas Democrats Voting By Mail Only In Presidential Primary
KMUW - March 31

Maryland

State lawmakers are now pushing for in-person voting in June
FOX Baltimore - April 1

New Mexico

New Mexico Secretary Of State Supports All-Mail Primary Election
KRWG - March 31

North Carolina

North Carolina expands online voter registration options because of COVID-19 outbreak
WXII - March 31

Ohio

Voting rights groups file lawsuit challenging new Ohio election date
Dayton Daily News - March 31

Missouri

Messenger: St. Louis voter disappears — for a while — because of clerk error in southwest Missouri
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - March 31

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania expecting $14.1M in ‘election assistance’ grants from stimulus package 
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - March 31

West Virginia

First digital vote cast in May 12 primary by West Virginian with physical disability
The Journal - March 31

Wisconsin

High court tells Wisconsin clerk to take down voter ID advice
WBAY - March 31

Some Wisconsin sites lack the workers for in-person voting
FOX 47 - March 31
 
 
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