States are continuing to Change their Voting Procedures due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.

To date, 28 States have made Changes to their Voting Procedures. This includes: Canceling In-Person Voting, Automatically Sending Mail-in-Ballots to Voters for 2020 Elections, and Extending Absentee Ballot, and Electronic Voter Registration Deadlines.

The following is a Sampling of States which have seen Changes to Election Procedures over the Last Two weeks:

NY Presidential Primary Change - On May 19th, a Three-Judge Panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Affirmed a Lower Court Decision Reinstating New York's Democratic Presidential Preference Primary on June 23rd. There will be No Appeal. The Ballot will have: Biden, Sanders, and Yang, as the choices for President.

Mail-in-Ballot Rules:

California - On May 8th, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), Signed an Executive Order, Directing County Election Officials to send Mail-In Ballots to All Registered Voters in the Nov. 3rd General Election.

Michigan - Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson (D), announced that All Registered Voters in the Aug. 2nd Primary and Nov. 3rd General Election would Automatically Receive Mail-In Ballot Applications.

New Jersey On May 15th, Gov. Phil Murphy (D), issued an Executive Order providing for Expanded Mail-In Voting in the July 7th Elections. All Registered, Active Democratic and Republican Voters will Automatically Receive Mail-in Ballots. Unaffiliated, and Inactive Voters, will Automatically Receive Mail-In Ballot Applications.

Ohio - U.S. District Judge, Edmund Sargus, Ordered the State to Accept Electronic Signatures and Extended the Signature Deadline from July 1st to July 31st for Certain Ballot Measure Campaigns that were Plaintiffs in the Lawsuit.

South Carolina - Gov. Henry McMaster (R), Signed Legislation May 13th, allowing Any Eligible South Carolina Voter to Request an Absentee Ballot for the State's June 9th Primary and Subsequent Runoff Elections.










NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker