Sam Roecker, communications director for the Iowa Democratic Party, noted that Democrats have a three - to - one lead over Republicans in the number
of absentee ballots requested.
The Democrats have built a nearly 5 - 1 advantage statewide in the number
of absentee ballots requested as of Wednesday, with 119,318 compared to 24,909 for Republicans, according to the Iowa Secretary of State's Office.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, giving First Draft an exclusive look at its [Iowa] numbers, says it is ahead of its Republican counterpart in terms
of absentee ballots requested — 58,000 to 31,000.
Not exact matches
Similarly in Florida,
absentee balloting began only Tuesday, but already more than 2.5 million people — nearly one - third
of the total number
of votes cast in 2012 — have
requested ballots.
Nixon had
requested absentee ballots for both the general election and the primary from the Suffolk County Board
of Elections.
This proposal would remove all
of the conditions precedent for
absentee ballots and allow voters to
request an
absentee ballot as an alternative to in - person voting.
Greg Faulkner, the chair
of Community Board 7, who was heavily involved in Cabrera's campaign, told me that they found out all the names and addresses
of the voters who
requested absentee ballots, which will need to be counted before Cabrera is declared the victor.
Gallo said that 300
absentee ballots had been
requested from the Board
of Elections for the primary; they're to be counted next week.
The resolution is in response to the U.S. Department
of Justice's
request to a federal judge to order the state to move its congressional primary to no later than Aug. 18, in order to comply with a federal law requiring
absentee ballots be sent to members
of the military no less than 45 days prior to the Nov. 6, 2012 general election.
Minnesota's Supreme Court has approved a
request by the campaigns
of incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken to extend the deadline local election officials and the two campaigns have to finish sorting through improperly rejected
absentee ballots to January 2, from the previous deadline
of 31.
During a brief hearing on the search warrant application Smith told Herrick that he has established probable cause to support his
request and uncovered enough evidence to show that dozens
of absentee ballots for the Working Families Party were forged and attributed to voters who had no role in filling them out.
The issue started with the U.S. Department
of Justice's
request to a federal judge to order the state to move its congressional primary to no later than Aug. 18, in order to comply with a federal law requiring
absentee ballots be sent to members
of the military no less than 45 days prior to the Nov. 6, 2012 general election.
But there were still votes outstanding: As
of Wednesday, the county had received 2,917
absentee ballots; 1,568 more had been
requested but not returned.
Turner's
request asks for all unscanned
ballots, all
ballots not counted and reasons why, all scanned
ballots placed on a DVD, every
ballot ruled invalid by the Board
of Elections, and all
absentee ballots and
ballots cast at the BOE.
Absentee ballots may be
requested for each individual election beginning on January 1, or 90 days before the date
of an election, whichever is earlier.
If you can't get to the polls you can
request an
absentee ballot from the Ulster County Board
of Elections at 334-5470 or www.co.ulster.ny.us/elections.
A voter may also
request an
absentee ballot by sending a letter to the county board
of election.
Mail - in
absentee ballots are only available upon
request for active members
of the military, those with an illness, physical disability or travel plans that prevent them from voting in person on Election Day, and election workers who are working at a polling place other than their own.
Calone spokesman Rahul Kale said the close margin in the race highlighted Calone's grass roots support — the type
of hard - core voters, he said, who
request absentee ballots.
According to Mr. Parisi, after a hearing on October 11, 2013, Judge Berliner issued an Order from the bench immediately requiring the County Board
of Elections to process the
request for
absentee ballots and forward such
ballots.
As
of today, 101,000
absentee ballots have been
requested in Massachusetts - doesn't look like a low turn - out election.
Approximately 32 percent
of Kentuckians voted in the 2010 midterm primary.As
of Monday, nearly 25,000 voters had voted in person on machines in county clerks» offices and approximately 12,000 mail - in
absentee ballots were sent to voters who had
requested them.According to current statistics, Grimes projects turnout for May 22 will be about par with the midterm elections
of 2014 and 2010, when 26.8 percent and 32.2 percent
of Kentuckians voted, respectively.
The latest concerns in the 11th Ward come amid the county Board
of Elections denying Keefe's
request for copies
of the most recent
absentee ballot applications — which were provided to the public before the Sept. 12 primary.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6, so if you're traveling to the conference, ask your local board
of elections how to
request an
absentee ballot or participate in early voting.