mail-in ballots

More than one-and-a-half million local voters have already sent back mailed ballots for this election, which doesn’t include those who’ve shown up in person. Election officials say turnout has been astronomical. Investigative Reporter Jodie Fleischer breaks down the numbers of where the most ballots have come in so far.

While the U.S. Postal Service works to improve on-time delivery across the country, a new report shows a major slowdown in the D.C. area and the second-worst on-time delivery in the nation. The News4 I-Team has been working with NBC stations around the country to track the speed of mail delivery for months leading up to the election. Investigative Reporter...

While the U.S. Postal Service works to improve on-time delivery across the country, a new Senate report shows a slowdown in the capital region and the second-worst on-time delivery in the nation. The latest News4 I-Team postal service experiment shows those planning to mail in their ballots should do so early, especially in Northern Virginia. The I-Team collaborated with...

Concerns over COVID-19 are making the mail-in ballot a popular option this election season, putting the U.S. Postal Service in the thick of politics. News4’s Derrick Ward talked with local postal officials about why they think your ballot is safe with them.

D.C. mailed a ballot to every registered voter rather than wait for them to request one. The News4 I-Team learned almost 30,000 of those mailed ballots have come back undeliverable. Investigative Reporter Jodie Fleischer reports on what happens to those voters.

Nearly 30,000 ballots mailed to D.C. voters have been returned to the District’s Board of Elections as undeliverable, the News4 I-Team found. Anticipating high turnout in the general election, the District mailed ballots to each of its roughly 480,000 registered voters to encourage early voting amid the pandemic.  More than 100,000 voters have sent back their ballots to be counted,…

Extraneous marks and coffee stains can create problems for election workers and even get your ballot tossed. News4’s Aimee Cho explains what to avoid.

With two weeks until Election Day, more than 35 million Americans have already voted in the 2020 presidential election, according to U.S. Elections Project data Tuesday.

With more than three million mailed ballots throughout the DMV, all three elections offices have created ways for voters to track their ballot through the process. “When you vote in person, you know right away when you slide your ballot into the machine that it’s being counted,” said Fairfax County voter Tim Schick. But the thought was that it...

With more than three million mailed ballots throughout the DMV, all three elections offices created ways for voters to track their ballot through the process, but the News4 I-Team found those systems aren’t perfect. Investigative reporter Jodie Fleischer has details on how voters can find some peace of mind.

Investigative Reporter Jodie Fleischer has a look at how ballots already are being processed and how to make sure your vote counts.

Election officials are starting to sort and check mail-in ballots. Aimee Cho reports.

In D.C., your mail-in ballot requires your signature and that signature must match the signature on file or your vote won’t count. News4’s Mark Segraves explains.

Many states allow local election clerks to verify mail-in ballots days or even weeks ahead of Election Day.

Residents in some parts of D.C. say they found dozens of mail-in ballots bundled together sitting out in the open at mailboxes and apartment complexes. News4’s Cory Smith spoke with the board of elections and reports what the city is doing to fix the issue.

President Trump said poll watchers were thrown out of Philadelphia “voting locations” Tuesday. But the locations he was referring to were not polls, and poll watchers are not allowed to be there.

A federal appeals court has upheld a six-day extension for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin.

Ballots are beginning to be mailed to voters in Maryland

Some voters in Fairfax County, Virginia, who requested mail-in ballots received double ballots. Election officials think up to 1,000 voters may have received two ballots. Maurisa Potts and her husband requested mail-in absentee ballots for the first time this year. “When I got the mail, we got four ballots — two for me, addressed to me, and two addressed to…

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on some Fairfax County voters who received double ballots in the mail.