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Democrats, Republicans Battle in Courts Over Voting Rules Ahead of
Presidential Election

Masood Farivar

   WASHINGTON - With three weeks still to go before the Nov. 3 U.S.
   election, millions of Americans have already cast their ballots by mail
   or at early voting sites across the country.

   In the face of the coronavirus pandemic and a push by many states to
   make it easier to vote by mail, there are estimates that half or more
   of all ballots cast will be by mail or through early voting, according
   to a [1]Brookings Institution study.

   But as the election approaches, a months-long partisan battle over how
   votes are cast and counted is escalating in the courts, underscoring
   the stakes and foreshadowing a possible drawn-out post-Election Day
   fight if the results of the presidential contest are close.

   In a ruling late Monday night, a federal appellate court reinstated
   Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's recent directive limiting the number of places
   voters can drop off their ballots ahead of the election to one per
   county.

References

   1. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2020/08/04/election-night-think-again-election-month-might-be-more-like-it/

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