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• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Retiree Demands for Mail Ballots

  September 17, 2020: HARRISBURG – In a significant development in the fight to protect the civil rights of millions of older Pennsylvania voters, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court today ruled that any ballot that is postmarked by election day must coun Read More >

• Trump Campaign and Republican Party Will Not Appeal Minnesota Voting Rights Settlement

  August 18, 2020: Voters Can Vote by Mail Without a Witness Signature; Receipt Deadline Extended by One Week ST. PAUL, MN – The Republican National Committee and the Trump for President campaign today agreed not to appeal a settlement reached b Read More >

• Iowa Alliance Online Convention

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• Secretary of the Commonwealth Withdraws Objection to Extending Ballot Receipt Deadline

  August 13, 2020: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  HARRISBURG – In a significant development in the fight to protect the civil rights and health of millions of older Pennsylvania voters, Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar has withdrawn her ob Read More >

• North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans Sues State of North Carolina to Remove Barriers to Absentee Voting in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic

  August 10, 2020: RALEIGH – Today, the North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans, filed a lawsuit in the North Carolina Superior Court to protect the rights of older North Carolina voters during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alliance was joined Read More >

• Major Barriers to Voting by Mail in the General Election Removed as a Result of Retirees’ Lawsuit

  August 03, 2020: ST. PAUL, MN – The civil rights and health of hundreds of thousands of older Minnesota voters will be significantly better protected in November thanks to a new settlement with the Secretary of State of Minnesota. “This is Read More >

• Absentee Ballot Delivery Failures in Wisconsin Draw New Legal Challenges to Give Voters Fail-Safe Options

  June 29, 2020: [gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="11069"] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Wisc. – Despite the heroic efforts of municipal clerks preparing and mailing out an unprecedented number of absentee ballots in Wisconsin’s Apr Read More >

• Alliance for Retired Americans Sues State of Maine to Remove Barriers to Absentee Voting in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic

  June 24, 2020: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUSTA – Today, the Alliance for Retired Americans and two of its members, Don Berry and Doug Born, filed a lawsuit in the Maine Superior Court to protect the rights of older Maine voters during the COV Read More >

• Judge Signs Consent Decree: Removes Barriers to Absentee Voting for Minnesota’s August Primary as a Result of Retirees’ Lawsuit

  June 17, 2020: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ST. PAUL, MN – Today Minnesota County District Court Judge Sara Gerwig signed the consent decree between the Minnesota Alliance for Retired Americans Educational Fund and the Secretary of State of Minnes Read More >

• Barriers to Absentee Voting for Minnesota’s August Primary Lifted as a Result of Retirees’ Lawsuit

  June 16, 2020: For Immediate Release ST. PAUL, MN – In a significant voting rights case affecting hundreds of thousands of Minnesota voters, the Minnesota Alliance for Retired Americans Educational Fund and three of its members reached a se Read More >