/tags/mail-ballots mail ballots en-US WLRN Thu, 02 Nov 2023 20:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-11-02/politifact-mail-ballot-elections-cares-act-desantis-trump As he seeks the Republican presidential nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis now criticizes former President Donald Trump for approving the election section of the CARES Act. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 20:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-11-02/politifact-mail-ballot-elections-cares-act-desantis-trump Amy Sherman | PolitiFact /government-politics/2023-11-01/desantis-trump-2020-election-mail-ballots Gov. DeSantis said "the Republicans and Trump funded $400 million in March of 2020 for mail ballots." He is partially correct —some of it went toward expanding voting by mail. Officials also used the money to provide safe in-person voting. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 12:30:20 GMT /government-politics/2023-11-01/desantis-trump-2020-election-mail-ballots Amy Sherman | PolitiFact /elections-coverage/2023-01-13/despite-mail-voting-changes-ballot-rejections-remain-relatively-low-in-2022-midterms Hundreds of thousands of mail ballots were rejected across the country during the 2022 general election. That's about 1% of returned ballots, a rate similar to prior years. Fri, 13 Jan 2023 14:00:00 GMT /elections-coverage/2023-01-13/despite-mail-voting-changes-ballot-rejections-remain-relatively-low-in-2022-midterms Ashley Lopez /news/2022-11-08/why-mail-voting-laws-may-slow-the-count-in-some-key-swing-states Some states, like Pennsylvania, may be slower to report election results because of laws that don't allow officials to start preparing mail ballots for counting until Election Day. Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:00:38 GMT /news/2022-11-08/why-mail-voting-laws-may-slow-the-count-in-some-key-swing-states Hansi Lo Wang /national/2022-09-27/voting-explainer-in-many-states-theres-a-process-to-fix-an-error-with-your-ballot Ballot rejections are often the result of relatively minor voter errors. That's why about half of states have a process in place to help voters fix their mail ballots if they do make a mistake. Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:30:00 GMT /national/2022-09-27/voting-explainer-in-many-states-theres-a-process-to-fix-an-error-with-your-ballot Ashley Lopez /2022-04-06/almost-25-000-mail-in-ballots-were-rejected-in-texas-for-its-march-1-primary-election More than 12% of mail ballots were rejected for the primary. That's a far higher rejection rate than in previous contests. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 20:13:21 GMT /2022-04-06/almost-25-000-mail-in-ballots-were-rejected-in-texas-for-its-march-1-primary-election Ashley Lopez /local-news/2022-03-01/palm-beach-county-elections-are-underway-what-you-need-to-know After March 8, Palm Beach County could see a slew of new faces in local positions of power. Tue, 01 Mar 2022 11:00:00 GMT /local-news/2022-03-01/palm-beach-county-elections-are-underway-what-you-need-to-know Wilkine Brutus, Sherrilyn Cabrera, Alyssa Ramos /news/2021-06-04/the-postmaster-general-is-under-federal-investigation-over-campaign-contributions A spokesman for Louis DeJoy says the Department of Justice is probing "contributions made by employees who worked for him when he was in the private sector." Fri, 04 Jun 2021 11:11:55 GMT /news/2021-06-04/the-postmaster-general-is-under-federal-investigation-over-campaign-contributions Alana Wise /news/2021-04-30/florida-legislature-approves-election-reform-bill-that-includes-restrictions Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the measure live on Fox News. It's the latest Republican-led effort to alter state voting rules following record-breaking turnout during the 2020 election. Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:20:44 GMT /news/2021-04-30/florida-legislature-approves-election-reform-bill-that-includes-restrictions Jaclyn Diaz /news/2021-04-26/senate-passes-controversial-vote-by-mail-changes With Democrats likening the measure to Jim Crow-era practices aimed at keeping Black people from voting, the state Senate on Monday passed an elections package that would make it harder for Floridians to cast ballots by mail. Mon, 26 Apr 2021 18:35:52 GMT /news/2021-04-26/senate-passes-controversial-vote-by-mail-changes Dara Kam / News Service of Florida