Absentee ballot
Confusion in Florida’s Early Voting
In Florida, there has been some confusion and a little chaos over early voting in Miami-Dade County. Yesterday, voters lined up outside the Miami Dade elections office in Doral. They’d been told earlier in the day by the Elections Department that they would be able to cast absentee ballots in person. But it turned out that the Miami-Dade Mayor, Carlos […]
Displaced New Jersey Voters Allowed to Vote by Fax, Email
Over the weekend, it was announced that any New Jersey voter displaced from their primary residence because of the storm will be considered an “overseas voter” and can apply for an absentee ballot by email or fax. This is how it works: If that application is approved by the county clerk, he or she then […]
Colleges Roll Voter Registation Into Freshman Orientation
Every four years, college campuses are bombarded with volunteers trying to get register young voters, but this year many of these volunteers found that many of the students were already registered to vote. Many colleges have established their own voting registration drives during orientation, class registration, and through online initiatives. This has resulted in thousands […]
How Important Is Early Voting?
Election Day may be more than a month away, but early voting has already begun. Voters in South Dakota and Idaho began casting their ballots on September 21, while voters in Iowa lined up outside polling stations late last week. In the upcoming weeks, dozens more states will open their voting booths. In total, 32 states and […]