mail-in ballots

A surge of absentee ballots during last year’s election led to concerns that a larger percentage of mailed ballots could be rejected for arriving past the deadline, not having a voter’s signature or some other reason

The new travel advisory for the district takes effect today. Forty-six states are now considered high risk. News4’s Mark Segraves breaks down the advisory.

The Registrar for Voters in Clark County, Nev., told reporters on Friday that he expects most of the remaining 63,000 mail-in ballots to be counted by Sunday. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was leading in Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, by more than 20,000 votes Friday afternoon.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters on Friday that he expects the state to have a recount as the presidential candidates are separated by a margin of just a few thousand votes. “The focus for our office and for County election officials for now remains on making sure that every legal vote is counted and recorded accurately,” he...

A federal judge ordered the Postal Service on Thursday to continue its sweep of mail facilities to check for undelivered ballots in states that have extended vote delivery deadlines, such as North Carolina and Pennsylvania, NBC News reports.

Part of the election battle playing out in Pennsylvania is happening in a D.C. courtroom. Voting rights groups sued the U.S. Postal Service over concerns about mail-in ballots that might not be accounted for. The News4 T-Team’s Scott MacFarlane reports.

Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar spoke to reporters Thursday about where the battleground state’s elections officials are in the ballot-counting process. Boockvar also dismissed any possibility of widespread voter fraud and stressed the security of Pennsylvania’s election system.

As votes continue to be counted in the remaining battleground states, former Vice President Joe Biden spoke briefly to the press on Thursday to call for the continued counting of legally cast ballots. “Democracy is sometimes messy. It sometimes requires a little patience as well. But that patience has been rewarded now for more than 240 years with a system...

Demonstrators have gathered in cities across the country on Wednesday to call for all legally cast ballots to be counted in the presidential election.

A federal judge in D.C. slammed the U.S. Postal Service for missing a court-ordered deadline to check for any missed mail-in ballots in postal facilities around the country on Election Day. Investigative Reporter Scott MacFarlane has been following the case.

Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson held a press conference on Wednesday morning to give updates on the ballot tabulation in the crucial swing state.

President Donald Trump continued to question the validity of millions of early, mail-in ballots, threatening legal action challenging any votes that come in after Election Day. At least 21 states and the District of Columbia allow ballots postmarked by election day to be counted if they arrive after Tuesday, including at least four critical swing states.

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.