Republicans scrutinize voting rolls and ramp up for mass challenges ahead of election


by Reading Eagle

Reading Eagle— Some states have made it easier to remove registered voters from the rolls. Trump-aligned groups have launched data analysis tools to aid in large-scale challenges to voter registrations.

www.thestar.co.uk—Delivery of postal votes delayed in some Barnsley wards ahead of local elections. In an email seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, candidates were told that BMBC is ‘aware of some issues regarding the delivery of postal votes’, and bosses are working with Royal Mail to ensure they are delivered in time. Cudworth, Dearne North, Monk Bretton, Royston, Wombwell and Rockingham wards are mostly affected. Postal votes must be received by 10pm on May 2, the day of the election, or they will not be counted. Voters can drop off their vote at the ballot box at the Town Hall...

WBOY—Mac Warner emphasizes early voting ahead of West Virginia Primary Election. Early voting opens up for West Virginia residents this week ahead of the upcoming Primary Election which has led Secretary of State Mac Warner to take a trip across the state to emphasize the importance of getting your vote in early.

41NBC News—Macon-Bibb Board of Elections dismisses voter challenges; cites federal voting law. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb Board of Elections members voted Monday to dismiss three voter eligibility challenges, citing the National Voter Registration Act, which bars changes to voting rolls within 90 days of an election. “All challenges must be received 90 days prior to any federal elections, and as we received this April 19, systematically, we cannot manipulate a voting