Election Day – California Globe

SCOTUS Blocks Trump USPS Mail-Ballot Security Rule for Midterms, Citing Timing

September 15, 2026 10:15 amSeptember 15, 2026 10:18 am

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday night refused to lift a nationwide injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s U.S. Postal Service rule on federal mail-in ballots, leaving California’s universal vote-by-mail system, and Nevada’s, untouched less than seven weeks before the November...

Ninth Circuit Dismisses RNC Challenge to Nevada’s Post-Election Mail Ballot Counting

August 21, 2026 12:36 pmAugust 21, 2026 12:48 pm

In a memorandum disposition filed Friday (see below), a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed the Republican National Committee’s long-running appeal challenging Nevada’s law that permits counting certain mail-in ballots received up to...

Lombardo Blasts Nevada Democrats for Delaying Election Results and Blocking Integrity Reforms

August 19, 2026 9:41 amAugust 19, 2026 9:41 am

Florida delivers election results on Election Night. Nevada? Days, or even weeks, later. That’s the blunt reality Governor Joe Lombardo highlighted in a pointed X post Wednesday, declaring the delay “unacceptable” and pinning the blame squarely on Democrats who...

Justice Alito Destroys SCOTUS Ruling in Mail-in Ballot Case

June 29, 2026 7:00 pmJune 29, 2026 7:19 pm

The United States Supreme Court ruling Monday on Watson v. Republican National Committee is a significant defeat to anyone who takes “Election Day” and election law seriously. The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots...

Obama-Appointed Judge Permanently Blocks Trump Election Integrity Executive Order

June 24, 2026 3:12 pmJune 24, 2026 3:12 pm

In a sweeping decision issued Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper, an Obama appointee, permanently enjoined key provisions of President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14399 aimed at verifying U.S. citizenship in federal elections and bolstering election integrity. In doing...

Nevada Primary Election Day: Dismal Early Voting Turnout Undermines Democrats’ ‘Expanded Access’ Claims

June 9, 2026 2:57 pmJune 10, 2026 8:47 am

Today is Primary Election Day in Nevada, yet early voting turnout has been dismal despite the state’s universal mail-in ballot system — one of the most expansive “barrier-free” voting regimes in the nation and on par with California’s. With ballots...

California’s Third World Elections: Slow Count Looms as Officials Blame ‘So Many Candidates’ for Delayed Results

June 2, 2026 2:01 pmJune 3, 2026 7:19 am

Election Day is something of a misnomer in California. By state law, the process of voting and tabulating ballots stretches far beyond the traditional single day of in-person polling. With universal mail-in ballots sent out to every registered voter up...