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More back and forth court rulings in Texas, one of five states without no-excuse absentee voting this year. And a Montana court struck down so-called ballot harvesting law, which limited options to vote for Native Americans.

100 million people didn't vote in 2016, and the Knight Foundation commissioned a report to find out why. Plus, Biden's veepstakes are ramping up, and new names are being floated in the meantime.

Today's the last day of Oregon's primaries -- and they've been holding them by mail for over 20 years. And despite the Trump campaign's push to prevent expansions of mail-in elections, studies show they are in fact secure.

The Biden campaign is targeting 16 swing states, including newly competitive Arizona, Georgia, and Texas. Plus, President Trump fired another inspector general last Friday.

South Carolina is the latest state to allow residents to vote absentee without an excuse for its next set of elections. There are six states remaining where COVID-19 is not a valid reason to request a mail ballot.

Four faithless electors took their cases to the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday. And even after the largest voting rights expansion in a long time, many returning citizens aren't sure whether they're eligible, though a federal judge is likely to rule in their favor.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for three subpoenas of President Trump's tax returns. And there were two special elections, in CA-25 and WI-07, plus statewide primaries in Nebraska yesterday.

Today there are special elections in the 25th District of California, and the 7th District of Wisconsin. Plus, primaries in Nebraska.

California's 25th District has a special election tomorrow, to replace former Democratic Rep. Katie Hill. Plus, Oklahoma's legislature reinstated a notary requirement for absentee ballots, after the State Supreme Court temporarily removed it for the pandemic.

It's the last day of National Teachers Appreciation Week, but the National Education Association says teachers should be more involved in the process of reopening the economy. Advocates are concerned about Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos's new guidelines on Title IX.