Most voters never see the first election. In New Jersey, the deadline is tomorrow at 4 PM and campaigns are still scrambling for signatures just to qualify. If they fall short, they’re out before voters ever hear their name. No signatures, no ballot, no choice. #NewJersey #BallotAccess #Elections

This is how the system works across the country. In Connecticut, candidates have just 42 days from Ap... https://instagr.am/p/DWNg1d9jIWs/

#MaineQuestion1 is a good reason to vote in an "off-year" election (you know, when the sneaky types try and pass shit!).

#Mainers like #AbsenteeVoting. Question 1 would make that option harder.

The November referendum has been framed around requiring #VoterID, but it also includes a host of changes to absentee voting.

Rachel Ohm, August 24, 2025

Excerpt: "#MaineVoters have come to increasingly rely on absentee or #MailInBallots — a practice that is routinely targeted by #Republicans politicians as rife with potential fraud, even though evidence doesn’t support that.

"During last year’s presidential election, almost half of all votes cast were absentee. The latest citizen-initiated proposal would make that more difficult.
If passed, it would prohibit voters from requesting absentee ballots by phone, and would require older Mainers and those with disabilities to renew their eligibility each year. The proposal also would limit the number of #DropBoxes municipalities are allowed to have and prohibit them from including prepaid return postage."

Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/08/21/question-1-would-make-changes-to-absentee-voting-an-option-mainers-increasingly-like/

Archived version:
https://archive.md/CuNbt

#Absentee #BallotAccess #Disabled #Poor #MaineVoters #DisabilityRights #VoterDisenfranchisement #USPol #MainePol #USElections

#VisuallyImpaired #voters sue #NewHampshire over changes to #Absentee #BallotAccess

The plaintiffs say the new law will deter some voters with #disabilities from participating in the democratic process at all, even after they have registered to vote

By Steven Porter Globe Staff, Updated August 21, 2025, 9:30 a.m.

"Three people with visual impairments are suing New Hampshire officials to challenge the constitutionality of a law that will soon tighten #PhotoID requirements for voters seeking an #AbsenteeBallot.

"The plaintiffs — Adele Robertson of #ExeterNH, Daniel Frye of #ConcordNH, and Regina Wilson of #BrentwoodNH — allege the new law, known as #SenateBill287, will impose a significant burden on every #AbsenteeVoter statewide.

" 'And, in some cases, these burdens will entirely prevent voters from exercising their #RightToVote,' their lawsuit states.
Under the new rules imposed by #SB287, voters will be required to either bring a photo ID to their local election officials to request an absentee ballot in person, or submit a copy of their ID or a notarized signature along with their application.
While proponents said the legislation will better protect election integrity, critics said the changes will add barriers that disproportionately impact #seniors, voters with #disabilities, and those living in #rural parts of the state."

Read more:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/21/metro/nh-blind-disabilities-voters-absentee-ballots/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/DWXKG

#VoterDisenfranchisement #DisabilityRights #USPol #NHPol #AbsenteeVoting #USElections

What if candidates didn’t have to beg billionaires for ad money?
What if elections were fair—because access was guaranteed?

That’s what the Equal Campaign Access Act (ECAA) does.

Read the plan. Share your thoughts:
makecampaignsfair.com/advocate/legislation

#MakeCampaignsFair #EndCitizensUnited #BallotAccess #CampaignFinance #congress

open primary ballot measure closer to Arizona ballot after judge dismisses single topic lawsuits from both major parties

https://www.kjzz.org/kjzz-news/2024-08-09/judge-initiative-to-create-arizona-open-primary-doesnt-violate-single-subject-rule

Could end up with some ranked choice options as well

#AZpol #BallotAccess #USElection2024

#SCOTUS #Colorado #BallotAccess
Were liberal justices ready to dissent in Trump ballot case?

"In a per curiam opinion, the nine justices agreed the Colorado Supreme Court overstepped its bounds by trying to kick the 45th President off the ballot."
https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/were-liberal-justices-ready-to-dissent-in-trump-insurrection-clause-case-metadata-suggests-they-were/

#SCOTUS #Colorado #BallotAccess
"The majority had no reason to nullify the insurrection clause other than an obvious desire to ensure that no other federal candidates are nixed from the ballot because of their participation in Jan. 6."

Slate:
The Supreme Court's unanimous Trump ballot ruling is actually a 5–4 disaster.

"The majority had no reason to nullify the insurrection clause."
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/03/supreme-court-trump-colorado-ballot-disaster.html

#SCOTUS #Colorado #BallotAccess #2024PresidentialElection
Free link.

Read the Supreme Court Decision in the Trump Colorado Ballot Case - The New York Times

"The justices ruled that the 14th Amendment did not allow Colorado to bar the former president from the state’s primary ballot. The justices offered different reasons, but the decision was unanimous."
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/03/04/us/supreme-court-ruling-trump-colorado.html