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Postal Service Delays Disenfranchised Thousands of Legally-Cast Ballots This Fall
Because more than half the states – including most of the key battlegrounds – don’t provide a grace period for ballots that arrive after Election Day, it is likely 25,000-50,000 ballots nationwide were ultimately rejected because of USPS problems.
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How Many Ballots Did Postal Service Delays Actually Disenfranchise During the 2020 Election?
While U.S. Postal Service workers likely delivered more than 99.9% of the country’s mail ballots in time to be counted this year, it also appears that tens of thousands were disenfranchised by postal delays.
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4 Dozen Undelivered Ballots Found at Miami-Dade Post Office, Sparking Investigation
United States Postal Service officials are looking into a video shared by the Florida House Democratic Leader showing what he says are piles of unsorted mail sitting in a Miami-Dade post office, sparking concerns that valid ballots won’t be counted.
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If Your Mail-In Ballot Hasn't Arrived, Don't Stress: Provisional Ballots Are Your Plan B
If you are one of the many people who voted by mail this year, you may be stressing out if your local election officials haven’t officially accepted your ballot yet. But don’t worry, you have a Plan B to make sure your vote is counted. It’s called a provisional ballot. NBCLX’s Chase Cain explains how it works....
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Guide to Florida's 2020 General Election: What Will Be on the Ballot?
Florida may play a key role in in determining who will win the 2020 presidential election, but the state’s residents will also be voting on amendments and important local races in November. Here’s what you need to know about what (and who) is on the Florida ballot. For information on how to register and important voting deadlines, check out...
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NBC Tests USPS Speeds Before Election But Finds Little Sign of Improvement
The U.S. Postal Service isn’t delivering mail as quickly as it should, but the delays don’t appear significant enough – at this time – to disrupt an election, according to a September test by NBCLX and NBC Owned Television Stations.
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Florida Voters Already Casting Ballots in Presidential Race
Florida voters are already casting ballots in a state that could prove crucial in the presidential election
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Official: Toilet Display Mocking Mail-In Voting Is a Crime
A Michigan resident’s apparent joke showing disdain for voting by mail is no laughing matter for one local elections official
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Guide to Florida's 2020 General Election: Everything You Need to Know About Voting
Election day is just days away across the nation, but no two states are alike. Here’s what you need to know about voting in Florida to help you prepare to cast your ballot. For information on who (and what) will be on the ballot, check out our guide to the 2020 Florida ballot. The 2020 general election will take place…
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POLL: Democrats Plan to Mail Ballots Much Earlier Than Republican Voters
The partisan war over how voters cast ballots in a pandemic isn’t just leading more Democrats to plan on voting by mail this fall; it’s also leading far more Democrats than Republicans to heed United State Postal Service warnings to play it safe and get ballots in the mail well before Election Day.
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6 Myths About Mail-In Voting Debunked
NBCLX’s Chase Cain exposes the truth about six circulating vote-by-mail myths ahead of the 2020 election.
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Election 2020: 5 Things to Do to Make Sure Your Vote Is Counted
With both sides calling this the most important presidential election in decades, you want to make certain that your vote is counted. NBCLX’s Clark Fouraker has a checklist of the five most important things you should do to make sure your ballot doesn’t get disqualified this November.
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House to Subpoena Postmaster General Over Mail Delays
The House Oversight Committee intends to subpoena Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
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Broward County Announces 24 Vote-by-Mail Drop Off Locations for November Election
Voters in Broward County choosing to cast their vote by mail for November’s general election will have two dozen new locations to drop off their ballots amid concerns over potential slowdowns within the United States Postal Service. The county announced Monday that 24 secure locations will be placed across the area in response to questions from voters during the primary…
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The Myth: Ballot Burglars
The Attorney General has been warning of ballot burglars. Sounds scary, right? But as NBCLX Chase Cain uncovered, these election boogie men are more fantasy than fact.
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Debunking the Myth: The Truth About Casting Your Ballot by Mail
Many Americans are confused about voting by mail and have fears that using the mail to cast your ballot will generate voter fraud. Debra Cleaver, founder and CEO of VOTEAMERICA, a non-profit that helps Americans vote by mail, joined NBCLX to debunk some mail voting myths and sort through conflicting messages on absentee voting.
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Postmaster General Suspends Changes to USPS After Widespread Backlash
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced Tuesday that the USPS is halting some operational changes to mail delivery until after the November election. The abrupt reversal comes as more than 20 states announced they would be suing to stop the changes.
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Postal Slowdown Could Put Mail-In Votes In Jeopardy
An unlikely battlefield has emerged in an election season like no other: the U.S. Postal Service. President Trump is drawing sharp criticism for admitting he wants to block billions of dollars in funding for the Postal Service in order to limit mail-in voting during the pandemic.
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Despite Virus Threat, Black Voters Wary of Voting by Mail
Many Black voters are skeptical of voting by mail even as states seek to expand that option during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Groups Drop Challenge to Florida Vote-by-mail Rules
Voter advocates aligned with Democrats have dropped a federal lawsuit challenging some of Florida’s vote-by-mail rules in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic