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June 4, 2023

absentee voting

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Georgia Senate passes bill to end no-excuse absentee voting

March 8, 2021 Ben Nadler, Associated Press

ATLANTA — Georgia’s state Senate narrowly passed a bill that would end no-excuse absentee voting Monday, as Republicans move to roll back voting access after record turnout led to Democratic victories in the state’s presidential […]

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GOP leaders seek election integrity changes

January 14, 2021 Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press

ATLANTA — Changes to the way millions of Americans voted this year may have contributed to record turnout, but that’s no guarantee the measures making it easier for some to cast ballots will stick around […]

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NC’s 2020 election defined by legal battles over absentee ballot rules

November 3, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — From early in election season to the very last week, North Carolina’s State Board of Elections, run by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s appointees, and the state’s legislature, run by Republicans, have fought a […]

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Nov. 12 deadline stands as Supreme Court declines appeal

October 30, 2020 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH – The N.C. State Board of Elections’ agreement with left-leaning plaintiffs will stand and allow a nine-day period following Nov. 3’s general election for the return of absentee ballots. “Even with the deadline extension, […]

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Absentee ballot request deadline is 5 PM Tuesday

October 26, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – The N.C. State Board of Elections is reminding voters that the deadline to request a ballot by mail in the 2020 general election is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27. The NCSBE says requests […]

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North Carolina resumes processing deficient absentee ballots

October 19, 2020 Jonathan Drew, Associated Press

North Carolina issued new guidance Monday for counties to proceed with dealing with more than 10,000 deficient absentee ballots, which have been in limbo because of ongoing court battles over a witness requirement for voting […]

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Thousands of N.C. voters wait weeks for absentee ballots

October 13, 2020 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — Weeks from the election, three of North Carolina’s most populous counties are often taking two weeks or more to send absentee ballots out to voters who request them, an Associated Press analysis shows. […]

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Judge delays ruling on absentee ballot procedure

October 7, 2020 The Associated Press

GREENSBORO — A federal judge leveled sharp criticism on Wednesday against a procedure loosening absentee ballot laws, but declined to immediately rule in a tangle of election-related lawsuits. U.S. District Judge William Osteen, who’s presiding […]

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In battlegrounds, absentee ballot rejections could triple

September 8, 2020 Christina A. Cassidy and Frank Bajak, Associated Press

ATLANTA — Thousands of absentee ballots get rejected in every presidential election. This year, that problem could be much worse and potentially pivotal in hotly contested battleground states. With the coronavirus creating an expected surge […]

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N.C. voters to begin receiving general election ballots

September 4, 2020 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH – The State Board of Elections has spent months preparing for the 2020 general election, and even up until Sept. 4 rules were still being finalized for absentee ballots, early voting locations, and verification […]

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