Voting by mail

The U.S. Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots in states that refuse to turn over lists of voters under a proposed rule, the agency’s chief executive said Wednesday, angering Democrats who warn the decision will disenfranchise voters.

Democratic leaders in California agree that speeding up the vote count would be nice. But they refuse to pursue any changes that would decrease voter access despite voter frustration with the slow trickle of results.

As election officials across the country steel themselves for the midterm elections in less than five months, President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail threatens to upend their preparations.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is walking back, for now, a plan to sweep up data on millions of Americans who vote by mail under President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail ballots.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allow states to access federal citizenship data by June 30 and plans to monitor the flow of mail ballots for signs of voter fraud, according to a court document.

California has new rules meant to speed up ballot counting, but elections experts and county officials say close races could still take weeks to resolve.

Voting by mail has, over the decades, proven to be easy, convenient and secure. But some of the features that make it secure can trip up voters who fail to pay attention to the details.

The U.S. Postal Service on Friday took its first major step to carry out President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail.

The agreement comes after Secretary of State Tobias Read announced changes to the state’s practices in January.

The May 19 primary will determine who will face off in the November general election.

Oregon, the first state to adopt universal mail voting, is one of more than 20 states suing to block the order

State leaders, including Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read, say they plan to challenge the order.