The State of Hawaii passed Act 136, SLH 2019, to implement elections by mail starting in 2020. All registered voters will receive a ballot packet in the mail approximately 18 days before the election. Not registered to vote? Register online.
Primary Registration Deadline: July 9, 2020
General Registration Deadline: October 5, 2020
Primary Election*: August 8, 2020
General Election*: November 3, 2020
* Voting closes at 7:00 p.m.
The move is the latest example of the pandemic’s sweeping effects on the 2020 presidential election and the latest blow to traditional party nominating conventions that historically have marked the start of fall general election campaigns. Read more
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The move is the latest example of the pandemic’s sweeping effects on the 2020 presidential election and the latest blow to traditional party nominating conventions that historically have marked the start of fall general election campaigns. Read more
In an abrupt reversal, President Donald Trump now is encouraging voters in the critical swing state of Florida to vote by mail after months of criticizing the practice, and only days after threatening to sue Nevada over a new vote-by-mail law. Read more
Black women have long been the heart of the Democratic Party — among the party’s most reliable and loyal voters — but for decades that allegiance didn’t translate to their own political rise. Read more
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, like the man she might serve as vice president, prizes loyalty in her ranks and occasional mischief in her workplace. Read more
Biden said in May that he hoped to name his pick around Aug. 1 and told reporters this week that he would “have a choice in the first week of August.” Read more
Five states — Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and Utah — relied on mail-in ballots even before the coronavirus pandemic raised concerns about voting in person this coming November. Read more
It was the first time Trump publicly raised the idea of pushing back the balloting. Read more
President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, both promise sweeping progress over the next four years —- via starkly different paths. Read more
Biden’s list, at the least, suggests that he wants to defuse any tensions around his relationship with Harris. Read more
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