NEW: In a victory for voters, the Wisconsin Supreme Court dismisses a lawsuit from a right-wing group seeking to limit early absentee voting sites. Cities can continue use in-person early absentee locations and mobile voting vehicles.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Preserves Municipal Control Over Early Absentee Voting Sites
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
NEW: In a victory for voters, the Wisconsin Supreme Court dismisses a lawsuit from a right-wing group seeking to limit early absentee voting sites. Cities can continue use in-person early absentee locations and mobile voting vehicles.
BREAKING: Maine voters reject a sweeping Republican-backed anti-voting ballot measure that would have created a new photo ID requirement for voting, eliminated programs that expanded access to absentee ballots, ended the state’s permanent absentee voter list and more. Story to come.
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
BREAKING: Maine voters reject a sweeping Republican-backed anti-voting ballot measure that would have created a new photo ID requirement for voting, eliminated programs that expanded access to absentee ballots, ended the state’s permanent absentee voter list and more. Story to come.
I wrote about the absentee Democrats. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
February 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I wrote about the absentee Democrats. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
PETERS: If a state refuses to turn their absentee voter list to the federal govt, will Postal Service still mail their ballots under this proposed rule?
STEINER: No
PETERS: So it basically coerces states to hand over their absentee voter rolls or face consequences of not being able to vote by mail
STEINER: No
PETERS: So it basically coerces states to hand over their absentee voter rolls or face consequences of not being able to vote by mail
June 24, 2026 at 5:04 PM
PETERS: If a state refuses to turn their absentee voter list to the federal govt, will Postal Service still mail their ballots under this proposed rule?
STEINER: No
PETERS: So it basically coerces states to hand over their absentee voter rolls or face consequences of not being able to vote by mail
STEINER: No
PETERS: So it basically coerces states to hand over their absentee voter rolls or face consequences of not being able to vote by mail
Wisconsinites who choose to vote absentee are not second-class citizens, and I cannot and will not accept the suggestion that they have any fewer rights or that their vote counts any less than a Wisconsinite who chooses to cast their ballot in-person on Election Day.
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Evers pushes back against Madison argument in absentee ballot lawsuit
Madison city officials they can't be sued over failing to count 193 mail-in ballots, arguing absentee voting is a privilege, not a right.
www.jsonline.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Wisconsinites who choose to vote absentee are not second-class citizens, and I cannot and will not accept the suggestion that they have any fewer rights or that their vote counts any less than a Wisconsinite who chooses to cast their ballot in-person on Election Day.
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Virginia, Vermont, Mississippi, Minnesota & South Dakota early or early absentee voting has begun. Elect Democrats! VOTE!
September 19, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Virginia, Vermont, Mississippi, Minnesota & South Dakota early or early absentee voting has begun. Elect Democrats! VOTE!
WIN: The Delaware Supreme Court rejected a GOP effort to restrict ballot access for the midterms by upholding the state's permanent absentee voting system.
Eligible military service members and voters with disabilities will continue to automatically receive absentee ballots each election cycle.
Eligible military service members and voters with disabilities will continue to automatically receive absentee ballots each election cycle.
September 22, 2026 at 1:59 PM
WIN: The Delaware Supreme Court rejected a GOP effort to restrict ballot access for the midterms by upholding the state's permanent absentee voting system.
Eligible military service members and voters with disabilities will continue to automatically receive absentee ballots each election cycle.
Eligible military service members and voters with disabilities will continue to automatically receive absentee ballots each election cycle.
Absentee father has words on having children.
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February 16, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Absentee father has words on having children.
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GOOD NEWS: The Wisconsin Supreme Court dismissed a right-wing challenge that sought to limit early absentee voting locations and prevent the use of mobile voting vans.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Preserves Municipal Control Over Early Absentee Voting Sites
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
GOOD NEWS: The Wisconsin Supreme Court dismissed a right-wing challenge that sought to limit early absentee voting locations and prevent the use of mobile voting vans.
So says the absentee Member of the European Parliament for 20 years and now the absentee MP in Parliament and Clacton-on-Sea.
February 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
So says the absentee Member of the European Parliament for 20 years and now the absentee MP in Parliament and Clacton-on-Sea.
Mainers like absentee voting. Question 1 would make that option harder.
Mainers like absentee voting. Question 1 would make that option harder.
The November referendum has been framed around requiring voter ID, but it also includes a host of changes to absentee voting.
www.pressherald.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Mainers like absentee voting. Question 1 would make that option harder.
Know why trump wants control of the USPS?
Absentee ballots.
Absentee ballots.
February 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Know why trump wants control of the USPS?
Absentee ballots.
Absentee ballots.
SCOOP: The filing paints Musk as an absentee father and reveals new details about the duo's relationship.
SCOOP: Ashley St. Clair sues Elon Musk for custody of new son
The filing paints Musk as an absentee father and reveals new details about the duo's relationship.
www.usermag.co
February 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
SCOOP: The filing paints Musk as an absentee father and reveals new details about the duo's relationship.
Michigan, absentee ballots have gone out. The election is HERE.
Make sure you have a plan to vote by November 3rd to get money out of politics, put money in pockets, and pass Medicare for All!
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Make sure you have a plan to vote by November 3rd to get money out of politics, put money in pockets, and pass Medicare for All!
🗳️ abdulforsenate.com/vote 🗳️
September 24, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Michigan, absentee ballots have gone out. The election is HERE.
Make sure you have a plan to vote by November 3rd to get money out of politics, put money in pockets, and pass Medicare for All!
🗳️ abdulforsenate.com/vote 🗳️
Make sure you have a plan to vote by November 3rd to get money out of politics, put money in pockets, and pass Medicare for All!
🗳️ abdulforsenate.com/vote 🗳️
Immediately following the ruling, Delaware's Department of Elections said it would start sending out absentee ballots to eligible voters this week.
Read the full story:
Read the full story:
Delaware absentee ballot law greenlit for midterms
Eligible voters who cannot otherwise vote in person — including voters with disability or sickness, religious observance or employment responsibilities — can use the state's permanent absentee ballot ...
www.democracydocket.com
September 22, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Immediately following the ruling, Delaware's Department of Elections said it would start sending out absentee ballots to eligible voters this week.
Read the full story:
Read the full story:
I’m an expat and voted absentee. Feeling so nervous
To my Canadian friends and colleagues, today, happy “elbow up” voting.
April 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I’m an expat and voted absentee. Feeling so nervous
🚨BREAKING: On behalf of North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans, North Carolina Asian Americans Together, Down Home North Carolina and individual voters, Elias Law Group has SUED North Carolina over its last-minute restrictions on absentee ballots. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
North Carolina mail ballot restrictions will cause ‘arbitrary disenfranchisement,’ new lawsuit warns
The suit follows the State Board of Elections' vote to pass new absentee ballot memos — skirting legislative review and ignoring significant public dissent — the same day the state started sending out...
www.democracydocket.com
September 22, 2026 at 5:59 PM
🚨BREAKING: On behalf of North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans, North Carolina Asian Americans Together, Down Home North Carolina and individual voters, Elias Law Group has SUED North Carolina over its last-minute restrictions on absentee ballots. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
42,000 Louisianians voted absentee before Gov. Jeff Landry suspended primaries for the state’s six U.S. House races
42,000 Louisianians voted absentee before Gov. Landry suspended US House primaries • Louisiana Illuminator
The Louisiana Secretary of State received more than 42,000 absentee ballots from voters for the May 16 election by the time Gov. Jeff Landry suspended primaries last week for the state’s six U.S. Hous...
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May 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
42,000 Louisianians voted absentee before Gov. Jeff Landry suspended primaries for the state’s six U.S. House races
ABSENTEE VOTING
Maine has one of the highest voter turnouts in the U.S.
40% of Mainers depend on absentee ballots.
Maine voters and voices matter.
It is critical to Save Maine Absentee Voting.
Pine Tree Activism will be listing several opportunities on how you can help.
#SaveMaineAbsenteeVoting
Maine has one of the highest voter turnouts in the U.S.
40% of Mainers depend on absentee ballots.
Maine voters and voices matter.
It is critical to Save Maine Absentee Voting.
Pine Tree Activism will be listing several opportunities on how you can help.
#SaveMaineAbsenteeVoting
A Ballot Measure Targets Mail Voting in Maine - Bolts
Question 1, on the November ballot, would set up a barrage of new restrictions on absentee ballots that would considerably affect older voters and people with disabilities.
boltsmag.org
September 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
ABSENTEE VOTING
Maine has one of the highest voter turnouts in the U.S.
40% of Mainers depend on absentee ballots.
Maine voters and voices matter.
It is critical to Save Maine Absentee Voting.
Pine Tree Activism will be listing several opportunities on how you can help.
#SaveMaineAbsenteeVoting
Maine has one of the highest voter turnouts in the U.S.
40% of Mainers depend on absentee ballots.
Maine voters and voices matter.
It is critical to Save Maine Absentee Voting.
Pine Tree Activism will be listing several opportunities on how you can help.
#SaveMaineAbsenteeVoting
A Wisconsin judge has ruled that absentee voting in the state discriminates against disabled voters — siding with groups that are seeking to force election officials to allow for electronic casting of ballots.
Wisconsin judge rules that paper absentee ballots violate rights of certain disabled people
A judge has ruled that absentee voting in Wisconsin discriminates against disabled voters, siding with groups that are seeking to force elections officials to allow for electronic ballots.
apnews.com
August 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A Wisconsin judge has ruled that absentee voting in the state discriminates against disabled voters — siding with groups that are seeking to force election officials to allow for electronic casting of ballots.
🧵MISSISSIPPI & MISSOURI
No early voting *but* both have in-person absentee voting
📢 STARTING TODAY ‼️
MS
Form to request absentee ballot + rules & how-to's (scroll down)
www.vote.org/absentee-bal...
MO
Form to request absentee ballot + rules & how-to's (scroll down) www.vote.org/absentee-bal...
No early voting *but* both have in-person absentee voting
📢 STARTING TODAY ‼️
MS
Form to request absentee ballot + rules & how-to's (scroll down)
www.vote.org/absentee-bal...
MO
Form to request absentee ballot + rules & how-to's (scroll down) www.vote.org/absentee-bal...
Early / In-person Absentee Voting Dates
docs.google.com
September 22, 2026 at 3:20 PM
🧵MISSISSIPPI & MISSOURI
No early voting *but* both have in-person absentee voting
📢 STARTING TODAY ‼️
MS
Form to request absentee ballot + rules & how-to's (scroll down)
www.vote.org/absentee-bal...
MO
Form to request absentee ballot + rules & how-to's (scroll down) www.vote.org/absentee-bal...
No early voting *but* both have in-person absentee voting
📢 STARTING TODAY ‼️
MS
Form to request absentee ballot + rules & how-to's (scroll down)
www.vote.org/absentee-bal...
MO
Form to request absentee ballot + rules & how-to's (scroll down) www.vote.org/absentee-bal...
HE USES ABSENTEE BALLOTS REGULARLY
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
HE USES ABSENTEE BALLOTS REGULARLY
the only thing a 15 year old in 2026 wants more than to talk to their dumbfuck absentee parent is to talk to a customer service chatbot their dumbfuck absentee parent set up one afternoon in a fleeting spasm of guilt
My 14 and 11 year old would bully me relentlessly if I attempted this so it sounds like maybe she just raised a stupid as hell kid???
I got nothing.
August 25, 2026 at 2:11 PM
the only thing a 15 year old in 2026 wants more than to talk to their dumbfuck absentee parent is to talk to a customer service chatbot their dumbfuck absentee parent set up one afternoon in a fleeting spasm of guilt
SCOOP: State Supreme Court Candidate Wants Military Absentee Votes Tossed. Years Earlier, That’s How He Voted.
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State Supreme Court Candidate Wants Military Absentee Votes Tossed. Years Earlier, That’s How He Voted.
Republican Jefferson Griffin is trying to overturn his election loss by asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to toss 5,500 military and overseas absentee ballots. He used the same method to vote in...
www.propublica.org
January 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
SCOOP: State Supreme Court Candidate Wants Military Absentee Votes Tossed. Years Earlier, That’s How He Voted.
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@dougbockclark.bsky.social