Democrats and Republicans And Vote-by-Mail

As always, thanks to Rick Hasen’s team.

• Top Story: Jonathan Lai on Twitter: In Pennsylvania’s Recent Primary, More Democrats Voted by Mail and More Republicans in Person: Big National Implications for November

• Josh Douglas, Election Law Prof at U KY, on Twitter: KY Federal Court Rejects Claim to Open More Polling Places for Upcoming Primary with Most Voting Shifted to Absentee Balloting in Light of COVID-19

• “Trump Sees Voter Fraud, But Election Chiefs in Red Counties Do Not”

• “Pa. NAACP sues state for changes to election law before November’s election”

• Michigan: “Judge won’t put immediate stop to Benson’s mailing of absentee ballot applications”

• The latest episode of the Reasonably Speaking, which is a podcast of the American Legal Institute brings together experts to discuss the merits and shortcomings of Vote-by-Mail, and where we stand now.

• Politico: California Enacts Mail-In Ballot Bill with Surprising GOP Support

• AP: A Network of Deep-Pocketed Progressive Donors Announces a $59M Vote-by-Mail Campaign

• R-Street: The Conservative Case for Expanded Access to Absentee Ballots, with Downloadable PDF of Talking Points

• Jonathan Lai on Twitter: In Pennsylvania’s Recent Primary, More Democrats Voted by Mail and More Republicans in Person: Big National Implications for November