There are 4 article(s) tagged Ellen Hobbs Lyle:

• August 2020

  • Chancellor again orders state to change absentee ballot applications

    A Davidson County chancellor ordered the Secretary of State’s Office to modify its absentee ballot application to reflect the changing position it argued before the Supreme Court in early August.

    By Sam Stockard August 26, 2020

• July 2020

  • Kelsey backs state opposition to expanding absentee balloting in pandemic

    State Sen. Brian Kelsey’s law firm is inserting himself into the state's legal affairs again, getting involved in an absentee ballot battle with a legal brief arguing the Legislature, not the court, should determine the state’s voting laws.

    By Sam Stockard July 20, 2020

• June 2020

  • Chancellor: ‘Shame’ on state for not following absentee voting order

    A Davidson County chancellor chastised the state Thursday for not following a court order on mail-in absentee voting during the COVID-19 pandemic and ordered it to put up a new form by Friday and tell county election officials to comply.

    By Sam Stockard June 12, 2020

  • Chancellor refuses to back off universal absentee ballots

    A Davidson County chancellor is allowing an appeal but refusing to lift an order requiring the state to offer absentee ballots to all voters worried about catching COVID-19 at August and November elections.

    By Sam Stockard June 10, 2020