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(Ben Gray\/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__credit\u0022\u003E\u00a9 AP\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\n \u003C\/figure\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\n\u003Cp style=\u0022margin-bottom:11px\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:11pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022tab-stops:197.7pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003EOver \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/electproject.github.io\/Early-Vote-2020G\/index.html\u0022 style=\u0022color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E16 million people\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E have already voted in the 2020 US election via a combination of early in-person voting and mail-in absentee voting. But while some states have expanded voting rights \u2013 making it possible to vote early and in a myriad of ways \u2013 others have put barriers in place. Here is an update on early voting developments in a handful of states across the country: \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\t\u003Cli style=\u0022margin-left:8px\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:11pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia:\u003C\/strong\u003E A \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/electionlawblog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020-10-11-Opinion-dckt-964_0.pdf\u0022 style=\u0022color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003Efederal court ruling\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E on October 11 allowed the state to continue using voting machines known as ballot-making devices rather than limiting votes to hand-marked paper ballots. However, the first day of early in-person was chaotic, with reports of long lines at polling places across the state, including at Atlanta\u2019s State Farm Arena, home arena of the National Basketball Association\u2019s Atlanta Hawks, which is being used as a voting center. Voting at the State Farm Arena was delayed for \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/10\/12\/politics\/georgia-early-voting-lines-election-2020\/index.html?utm_term=160258457947904f308fd3eb4\u0026amp;utm_source=Five+Things+for+Tuesday%2C+October+13%2C+2020\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_campaign=250330_1602584579480\u0026amp;bt_ee=sJ03wcVTQ6HDtCeFn52a0C7gJkCdKvLVxKVTuRPVwfyP2mMmfBaOyNXyn624X3R5\u0026amp;bt_ts=1602584579480\u0022 style=\u0022color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003Eabout an hour\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E due to a technical glitch with the electronic pollbooks, which allow election officials to verify voters\u2019 identities. Despite these challenges, voters turned out in record numbers, with 126,876 people casting ballots on Monday. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\t\u003Cli style=\u0022margin-left:8px\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:11pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECalifornia:\u003C\/strong\u003E The California Secretary of State and Department of Justice ordered the California Republican Party on Monday to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/10\/12\/politics\/california-ballot-drop-boxes\/index.html?utm_term=160258457947904f308fd3eb4\u0026amp;utm_source=Five+Things+for+Tuesday%2C+October+13%2C+2020\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_campaign=250330_1602584579480\u0026amp;bt_ee=sJ03wcVTQ6HDtCeFn52a0C7gJkCdKvLVxKVTuRPVwfyP2mMmfBaOyNXyn624X3R5\u0026amp;bt_ts=1602584579480\u0022 style=\u0022color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003Eremove unofficial ballot\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E boxes they had placed in at least three counties \u2013 Fresno, Los Angeles, and Orange County. Some of the boxes were marked \u201cofficial.\u201d State officials warned that the use of unauthorized absentee ballot drop boxes \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov\/ccrov\/pdf\/2020\/october\/20240jl.pdf\u0022 style=\u0022color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003Eviolated state law\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\t\u003Cli style=\u0022margin-bottom:11px; margin-left:8px\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:11pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETexas:\u003C\/strong\u003E A federal appeals court on October 13 issued a ruling that allowed Governor Greg Abbot to proceed with limiting the number of ballot drop-off sites to one per county, even in counties with millions of residents. Texans came out in big numbers on the first day of early voting on Tuesday, but many of them were met with long lines. In Fort Bend County, home to nearly 400,00 registered voters, a \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2020\/10\/13\/us\/trump-vs-biden\/long-lines-to-vote-early-in-texas-stem-from-increased-turnout-glitches-and-elimination-of-straight-ticket-voting\u0022 style=\u0022color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003Eprogramming\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E glitch rendered all voting machines at 30 voting sites unusable. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EEarly voting began in Texas on Tuesday with long lines in San Antonio and outside of Houston, some the result of increased turnout and others linked to voting machine failures. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/gBGNGv56df\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/gBGNGv56df\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/HrrSLELOvs\u0022\u003Epic.twitter.com\/HrrSLELOvs\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u2014 The New York Times (@nytimes) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimes\/status\/1316061182579572736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003EOctober 13, 2020\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\u0022https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\t\u003Cli style=\u0022margin-bottom:11px; margin-left:8px\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:11pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFlorida: \u003C\/strong\u003EAlthough Floridians voted in 2018 to restore voting rights for people with felony convictions who had completed their sentences, a recent federal appeals court ruling in the state \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/florida-politics\/buzz\/2020\/09\/11\/florida-felons-lose-voting-rights-case-in-federal-appeals-court\/\u0022 style=\u0022color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003Eupheld\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E a requirement that they pay all fines, court fees, and restitution before being able to vote legally, which has effectively gutted the landmark law. An estimated \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/in-florida-the-gutting-of-a-landmark-law-leaves-few-felons-likely-to-vote\u0022 style=\u0022color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E31,000 - 45,000 people with felony convictions\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E registered to vote since the law went into effect, but the majority of them are believed to owe fees. The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition \u2013 which was behind the ballot initiative to restore the right to vote for people with felony convictions \u2013 has been attempting to help them pay their fines. They were recently bolstered by a nearly \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/09\/24\/916625348\/bloomberg-adds-16-million-to-a-fund-that-helps-florida-felons-get-chance-to-vote\u0022 style=\u0022color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E$16 million\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E donation from former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli style=\u0022margin-left:8px\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:11pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPennsylvania:\u003C\/strong\u003E On Saturday, a federal judge in Pennsylvania \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2020\/08\/show_temp.pl2_.pdf\u0022 style=\u0022color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003Edismissed a lawsuit\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E by Donald Trump\u2019s campaign to limit the number of ballot drop boxes across the state and invalidate mail-in ballots if the voter\u2019s signature did not match the one on file. The Trump campaign argued that these rules would prevent voter fraud, but the judge \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/10\/10\/922673818\/judge-blocks-trump-campaign-attempt-to-limit-use-of-drop-boxes-in-pennsylvania\u0022 style=\u0022color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003Esaid\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E that the campaign offered no hard evidence that voter fraud would occur. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EPennsylvania, Kentucky and Virginia have already received more early ballots than they did in the entire 2016 presidential election.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nSeveral other states have topped 2016 numbers for mail ballots returned. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/dZ50ZiSnNt\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/dZ50ZiSnNt\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u2014 Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylegriffin1\/status\/1316415975890120704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003EOctober 14, 2020\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\u0022https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\t\u003Cli style=\u0022margin-left:8px\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:11pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichigan:\u003C\/strong\u003E Election law in Michigan mandates that clerks wait until election day to begin counting mail-in ballots. However, on October 6, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law a bill passed by the state legislature to give clerks 10 extra hours the day before the election to prepare the ballots for counting, which may speed up the tallying on election day. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/detroit.cbslocal.com\/2020\/10\/06\/gov-whitmer-signs-bill-allowing-clerks-extra-time-to-process-absentee-ballots\/\u0022 style=\u0022color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003Ecalled\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E the new law a \u201csmall step in the right direction.\u201d Other election reform bills aimed at providing relief to clerks have \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/10\/11\/us\/elections\/vote-by-mail-election.html?name=undefined\u0026amp;region=inline\u0026amp;label=Voting\u0026amp;module=hub_Band\u0026amp;block=\u0026amp;action=click\u0026amp;pgtype=LegacyCollection\u0026amp;impression_id=c7841c60-0d79-11eb-9bfe-9dca41d74b0a\u0022 style=\u0022color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003Estalled\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E in the state legislature. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli style=\u0022margin-bottom:11px; margin-left:8px\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:11pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENew Jersey:\u003C\/strong\u003E A federal judge in New Jersey \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnn\/2020\/images\/10\/06\/nj.opinion.pdf\u0022 style=\u0022color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003Eruled\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E against a Trump campaign motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the state from allowing officials to process mail-in ballots 10 days before the election and those received two days after the election, including those without a postmark. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\t\u003Cli style=\u0022margin-bottom:11px; margin-left:8px\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:11pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVirginia:\u003C\/strong\u003E The Virginia online voter registration portal crashed after a fiber optic cable was cut on Tuesday morning, the final day to register to vote in Virginia. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkHerringVA\/status\/1316185247822893056?s=20\u0022 style=\u0022color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003Eannounced\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E that he had filed a brief in federal court to extend the voter registration deadline to make up for time lost while the website was down. Gov. Ralph Northam \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2020\/10\/13\/us\/trump-vs-biden\/after-virginias-portal-crashes-on-the-last-day-to-register-to-vote-the-governor-calls-for-an-extension\u0022 style=\u0022color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003Esaid\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:12.0pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:107%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif\u0022\u003E he would support an extension of the deadline. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null},{"command":"insert","method":"prepend","selector":".js-view-dom-id-blog_live_feed__blog_body_block__376741__en","data":"","settings":null}]