- Her Ballot Didn’t Count. She Faces 5 Years in Prison for Casting It. A Texas woman is appealing her conviction of voting illegally in the 2016 election. A lawyer says her prosecution “guts the entire purpose of the provisional ballot system.” https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/us/texas-provisional-ballot-appeal.html 465 comments politics
- Texas Court of Criminal Appeals will review Crystal Mason’s controversial illegal voting conviction | The Tarrant County woman faces a five-year prison sentence for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election while on supervised release for a federal conviction. Her vote was never counted. https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/31/crystal-mason-texas-voting-ruling/ 11 comments politics
- Giuliani used provisional ballot to vote in 2020 election, same method he disparaged in fighting to overturn results https://thehill.com/homenews/news/534723-giuliani-used-provisional-ballot-to-vote-in-2020-election-same-method-he 29 comments nottheonion
- Crystal Mason, jailed for illegal voting conviction after casting provisional ballot, seeks to have conviction overturned https://www.texastribune.org/2020/12/01/crystal-mason-voting-conviction-texas/ 4 comments politics
- Biden increases lead in Georgia to 7,248 votes, with 14,000 Democratic-leaning provisional ballots remaining https://www.newsweek.com/georgia-lead-biden-over-trump-1545720?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter#echobox=1604739047 209 comments politics
- Pennsylvania court orders some provisional election ballots set aside https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-pennsylvania-lawsuit-iduskbn27m2nt 9 comments politics
- Vote Gap in Georgia Remains Tight as Officials Anticipate Provisional, Military Ballots https://www.newsweek.com/vote-gap-georgia-remains-tight-officials-anticipate-provisional-military-ballots-1545629 18 comments politics
- Pennsylvania court orders some provisional election ballots set aside https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-election-pennsylvania-lawsuit-idukkbn27m2ns 13 comments politics
- More ballots arriving in Georgia from overseas and provisional voters https://www.ajc.com/politics/more-ballots-arriving-in-georgia-from-overseas-and-provisional-voters/2iku3wm5xzd7fdqe5daokyxtmy/ 61 comments politics
- Video from 2004 shows Trump filling out provisional ballot https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/07/31/trump-ballot-access-hollywood-2004-dons-take-ctn-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/ 4 comments politics
- Video from 2004 shows Trump filling out provisional ballot. https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/07/31/trump-ballot-access-hollywood-2004-dons-take-ctn-vpx.cnn 7 comments politics
- Federal Judge Orders Georgia to Review Thousands of Provisional Ballots https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/11/georgia-election-provisional-ballots/ 4 comments politics
- Federal judge delays certification of Georgia election results, citing concerns over provisional ballots https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/13/federal-judge-delays-certification-georgia-election-results-citing-concerns-over-provisional-ballots/?utm_term=.6f84a9965152 4 comments politics
- Judge Orders GA To Protect Provisional Ballots, Wait Until Friday To Certify Results https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/judge-orders-provisional-ballots-protected-georgia-governor-race 3 comments politics
- Judge orders Georgia to protect provisional ballots in Abrams-Kemp race https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/judge-orders-georgia-protect-provisional-ballots-abrams-kemp-race-n935561 125 comments politics
- Judge Orders Review of All Provisional Ballots in Georgia Governor Race https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-orders-review-of-all-provisional-ballots-in-georgia-governor-race 1625 comments politics
- Federal judge orders Georgia to protect provisional ballots https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/federal-judge-orders-georgia-to-protect-provisional-ballots/871757849 5 comments politics
- Stacey Abrams' campaign disputes number of uncounted provisional ballots https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/stacey-abrams-campaign-disputes-number-uncounted-provisional-ballots-n934791 17 comments politics
- Florida teacher finds ‘provisional ballot box’ in storage area https://nypost.com/2018/11/08/florida-teacher-finds-provisional-ballot-box-in-storage-area/amp/ 36 comments politics
- Federal Judge Orders Georgia to Reveal Tally of Provisional Ballots https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-08/u-s-judge-orders-georgia-to-reveal-tally-of-provisional-ballots?utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&cmpid=socialflow-facebook-business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=facebook 471 comments politics
- Thousands of provisional ballots could flip Florida races now too close to call https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/08/florida-recounts-underway-provisional-ballots-tallies/1937762002/ 4 comments politics
- Thousands of provisional ballots could once again flip Florida races too close to call https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/08/florida-recounts-underway-provisional-ballots-tallies/1933075002/ 16 comments politics
- Florida Voters Have Until 5pm To Get Their Provisional Ballots Counted http://www.wlrn.org/post/florida-voters-have-until-5pm-get-their-provisional-ballots-counted 62 comments politics
- Black students forced to cast provisional ballots in Atlanta https://thinkprogress.org/black-students-forced-to-cast-provisional-ballots-in-atlanta-8df7aefdc9e5/ 37 comments politics
- Can Voters Ask for Provisional Ballots If They Are Turned Away at Polls? https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/asking-for-provisional-ballots/ 6 comments politics
- Two Words for Anyone Concerned About Being Able to Vote. Provisional Ballots. You Have Federal Authority to Vote in Absence of Active Registration Status. Spread the Word. http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/provisional-ballots.aspx 37 comments politics
- Alabamians cry ‘voter suppression’ as black voters are forced to cast provisional ballots https://thinkprogress.org/alabamians-cry-voter-suppression-50ddc1b53b3a/ 3447 comments politics
- North Carolina received 60,661 provisional ballots. 51% were rejected. 2% are still pending. Did your vote get counted? https://vt.ncsbe.gov/pvpinsearch/ 89 comments politics
- Amid voting fraud investigation, thousands of Delaware County voters to get provisional ballots. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20161105_amid_challenges__thousands_of_delco_voters_to_get_provisional_ballots.html 7 comments politics
- Thousands of Absentee and Provisional Ballots Will be Tossed Out Next Month. Here's Why, and How to Avoid It http://m.clevescene.com/cleveland/thousands-of-absentee-and-provisional-ballots-will-be-tossed-out-next-month-heres-why-and-how-to-avoid-it/content?oid=4971987&storypage=1 6 comments politics
- A federal court ordered Ohio this week to allow millions of unlawfully purged voters to be allowed to cast a provisional ballot this November, after the state's Republican Sec. of State Jon Husted fought an earlier court order to restore those voters to the rolls http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/randolph-remand.pdf 3 comments politics
- Some say it's time California had statewide rules for provisional ballots http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-provisional-ballots-state-rules-20160724-snap-story.html 3 comments politics
- As vote-by-mail ballots were counted, Sanders’s lead grew Tuesday to 1,349 votes, with 7,000 provisional ballots left to count. http://www.independent.com/news/2016/jun/16/will-bernie-supporters-align-behind-hillary/#comments 24 comments politics
- Provisional Ballots Mishandled in Durham http://www.wral.com/provisional-ballots-mishandled-in-durham/15685134/ 3 comments politics
- Voter ID bill heads to Senate after GOP-led House approves "West Virginia voters would have to show ID at the polls, have someone they know vouch for them, or cast a provisional ballot, under a bill that passed the Republican-led House of Delegates on Friday." http://www.bdtonline.com/news/voter-id-bill-heads-to-senate-after-gop-led-house/article_4cf8927c-d783-11e5-b5a9-5b4c3ab04952.html 14 comments politics
- "Thanks to a series of laws that went into effect this summer, election officials in Ohio can throw out legitimate absentee and provisional ballots that have small errors — such as leaving out a middle name — and in many cases they don’t have to give the voter a chance to fix the problem." http://thinkprogress.org/election/2014/10/31/3587027/ohio-homeless-voter-lawsuit/ 66 comments politics
- Ohio Sec of State Husted fast becoming one of the most despised election officials in the country for his many attempts to restrict early voting and throw out legitimate provisional ballots. He’s also alienating federal judges left and right. http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/11/09/1169321/federal-judge-not-amused-by-ohio-gop-secretary-of-states-last-minute-disenfranchisement-directive/ 7 comments politics
- Remember Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted's directive that would have led to provisional ballots potentially being thrown out? The federal judge assigned to review it is angrily demanding answers. "You have a lot of explaining to do." http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/state/judge-demands-ohio-provisional-ballot-answers-from-husteds-office 28 comments politics
- Four Ways Ohio’s GOP Secretary Of State Is Trying To Swing The Election For Mitt Romney: Trashing Provisional Ballots, Restricting Early Voting, Defying Court Orders, Retaliating Against People Who Oppose Him http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/11/05/1136481/four-ways-ohios-gop-secretary-of-state-is-trying-to-steal-the-election-for-mitt-romney/?mobile=nc 3 comments politics
- If you voted for prop 19 by mail or /w a provisional ballot, double check your vote was counted here and post results. http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-status/? 7 comments reddit.com