voter suppression

Oct 29th

Over 1,500 absentee ballot requests found in Illinois post office box

ROCK ISLAND — Authorities want to know why more than 1,500 absentee ballot applications in Rock Island County were not collected and returned to the county clerk’s office. Rock Island County State’s Attorney John McGehee on Friday afternoon confirmed the Rock Island County Sheriff’s Department, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, the U.S. Postal Inspector Service […]

May 20th

APWU President: Voting by mail gives more Americans access to ballot box

Voting Rights: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly From the American Postal Workers Union: 05/18/2016 – At a panel discussion sponsored by the National Press Club on May 13, APWU President Mark Dimondstein championed voting by mail, which would give more Americans access to the ballot box. This year’s presidential contest is the first […]