Mail Voting Millions

Mail-in voting has become common and there are measures to secure it

As more Americans vote through paper ballots, election officials have been working to make sure those ballots arrive on time and securely.

Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot process could cause vote count lag

Voters in Pennsylvania will likely need to wait until after Election Day to find out which presidential candidate won the state's 19 electoral votes.

Postal Service anticipating 'uptick in ballots,' recommends voting by mail Tuesday

The United States Postal Service said it is anticipating an “uptick in ballots” and recommends that if people are going to vote by mail, they do it by Tuesday. “We continue to recommend that is a ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Early, mail-in votes raise questions about possible election results

The first votes of the 2024 presidential election are rolling in, raising questions about what can be gleaned from the data in forecasting the possible outcome of the race. Almost all states and ...

Politics - The Hill - 20 hours ago

Royal Mail couriers vote to strike as labour tensions mount

The union’s vote at the group’s eCourier unit casts a shadow over Daniel Křetínský’s £5.3bn takeover deal

World - Financial Times - 12 hours ago

Elon Musk says all voting should be 'in person' while his super PAC promotes voting by mail

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Evening Report — Millions vote early as polls drift toward Trump

{beacon} Evening Report © AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin/Evan Vucci Millions vote early as polls drift toward Trump More than 14 million Americans have already cast their ballots with two weeks to go ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

More than 4 million cast early votes in NC, Georgia

More than 4 million people in North Carolina and Georgia have cast their ballots early, surpassing records in the critical battleground states. The North Carolina State Board of Elections said as ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Nearly 30 million early votes already cast in 2024 elections

Nearly 30 million voters across the country have already cast their ballots. But which party could be benefiting the most from those early numbers? Political strategists Hyma Moore and Erin Perrine ...

More than 30 million votes already cast ahead of election

More than 30 million voters have already cast their ballots, with more Republicans voting early than in past elections. NBC News' Hallie Jackson reports.

Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago

35 million Americans have voted early with Election Day around the corner

With 10 days left until Election Day, more than 35 million Americans have participated in early voting. Of those, more than 19 million have voted by mail. In all, nearly 65 million mail-in ballots ...

More than 1 million votes cast in Georgia during early voting period

More than 1 million votes have been cast in the critical battleground state of Georgia just days after early voting opened in the state. Georgia shattered records with more than 300,000 ballots ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Nearly 9 million have cast ballots as early voting starts across the US

More than half of the country offers voters a chance to cast their ballot before Election Day on Nov. 5, but each state decides when to start.

Early voting is underway in dozens of states with 28 million ballots cast so far

More than 28 million people have cast ballots — either in-person or by mail — in the 2024 general election in early voting.

More than 55 million people have voted early in run-up to Election Day

More than 29 million early votes have been cast in-person and another 25.9 million mail ballots have been returned.

USPS releases holiday mailing deadlines, key dates

USPS has released its holiday mailing deadlines. Send by Dec. 18 for ground and first-class mail, Dec. 19 for priority mail and Dec. 21 for priority express to the lower 48 states.

Mail carriers reach tentative contract with USPS

Letter deliverers have been working without a contract since May 2023.

Mail carriers reach tentative contract with USPS that includes air-conditioned trucks

Some 200,000 letter carriers reached a tentative deal with the Postal Service.

Mail Carriers, USPS Strike Tentative Contract for Raises, Upgraded Trucks

Postal workers have been working without a contract since May 2023.

Business - Inc. - October 19

Appeals court deems Mississippi mail-in ballot deadline illegal

A federal appeals court ruled that Mississippi’s law allowing mail ballots to be received after Election Day is illegal, a decision that escalates a consequential legal battle even as it may not ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Russian actors made fake video of mail-in ballots burning

U.S. officials said that Russian actors made the fake video showing mail-in ballots marked for former President Trump burning in Pennsylvania which circulated this week. “The IC [Intelligence ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Nevada Supreme Court rejects GOP mail ballot challenge

Nevada’s Supreme Court affirmed a lower court decision Monday allowing mail ballots to be counted if they arrive without a postmark up to three days after the Nov. 5 election. A majority of the ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

RNC asks Supreme Court to intervene in Pennsylvania mail ballot case

The Republican National Committee (RNC) asked the Supreme Court on Monday for an emergency order that would prevent Pennsylvanians whose mail ballots are rejected for technical reasons from having ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Disguised in Mail’s froth about Thomas Tuchel is an issue worth worrying about | Barney Ronay

The fury of the newspaper’s star sports writer about a German managing England means a central point gets lost in translation. Well, that kicked off a bit didn’t it? By now it seems fairly clear we ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Pennsylvania top court rules provisional ballots must be counted after mail ballot rejections

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a 4-3 decision that state law provides voters whose mail ballots are rejected an opportunity to vote by provisional ballot. More than 1.1 million ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day in Mississippi shouldn't be counted, appeals court says

A federal appeals court ruled that a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted if they are postmarked before election day — but received up to five days after Election Day — is ...

Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago

Russian actors made video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, FBI says

Tech - ABC News - 4 days ago

Pennsylvania appeals court rules timely mail ballots with improper dates should be counted

A Pennsylvania appeals court ruled Wednesday that the state constitution prohibits the disqualification of timely mail ballots because of a missing or improper date. Though the 3-2 majority ...

Politics - The Hill - 57 minutes ago

A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for Elon Musk

Donald Trump's potential administration could benefit from Elon Musk's efficiency efforts, as he could be put in charge of a government efficiency commission to cut down on bureaucracy and save ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Early voting begins in Wisconsin

Early voting began Tuesday in Wisconsin, one of the key battleground states in the 2024 presidential election. Nancy Cordes reports.

Why I’m Voting

Editorial members reflect on their personal stakes in the 2024 election

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Biden votes early in Delaware

President Biden on Monday voted in the 2024 election while in his home state of Delaware, casting his ballot in a race that he was running in just a few months ago. “Joseph Biden, now voting,” ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

No, noncitizens are not voting in droves.

Studies have shown that noncitizen voting is essentially nonexistent in federal elections in the United States.

Tech - The New York Times - Yesterday

Early voting tops 50M

More than 51 million voters have already cast their ballots, according to a tracker from the University of Florida, with just a week to go until Election Day. More than 24 million mail ballots ...

Politics - The Hill - 21 hours ago

Latest in Mail Voting Millions

Mail-in voting has become common and there are measures to secure it

Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot process could cause vote count lag

Postal Service anticipating 'uptick in ballots,' recommends voting by mail Tuesday

Early, mail-in votes raise questions about possible election results

Royal Mail couriers vote to strike as labour tensions mount

Elon Musk says all voting should be 'in person' while his super PAC promotes voting by mail

Evening Report — Millions vote early as polls drift toward Trump

More than 4 million cast early votes in NC, Georgia

Nearly 30 million early votes already cast in 2024 elections

More than 30 million votes already cast ahead of election

35 million Americans have voted early with Election Day around the corner

More than 1 million votes cast in Georgia during early voting period

Nearly 9 million have cast ballots as early voting starts across the US

Early voting is underway in dozens of states with 28 million ballots cast so far

More than 55 million people have voted early in run-up to Election Day

USPS releases holiday mailing deadlines, key dates

Mail carriers reach tentative contract with USPS

Mail carriers reach tentative contract with USPS that includes air-conditioned trucks

Mail Carriers, USPS Strike Tentative Contract for Raises, Upgraded Trucks

Appeals court deems Mississippi mail-in ballot deadline illegal

Russian actors made fake video of mail-in ballots burning

Nevada Supreme Court rejects GOP mail ballot challenge

RNC asks Supreme Court to intervene in Pennsylvania mail ballot case

Disguised in Mail’s froth about Thomas Tuchel is an issue worth worrying about | Barney Ronay

Pennsylvania top court rules provisional ballots must be counted after mail ballot rejections

Mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day in Mississippi shouldn't be counted, appeals court says

Russian actors made video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, FBI says

Pennsylvania appeals court rules timely mail ballots with improper dates should be counted

A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for Elon Musk

Early voting begins in Wisconsin

Why I’m Voting

Biden votes early in Delaware

No, noncitizens are not voting in droves.

Early voting tops 50M

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