With 50 days to Election Day 2020, here's the news that you'll want to know:

(1) lawsuits lead to ballot chaos in two critical battleground states: Colorado and Pennsylvania

(2) poll: 65% of Americans concerned about "maintaining law and order" in America

(3) Biden casts ballot in-person for Delaware primary

Lawsuits causing ballot confusion in two critical 2020 battleground states: Pennsylvania and Colorado.

" In the latest sign of the chaos overshadowing the 2020 election, none of Pennsylvania’s counties will be able to send out ballots to voters Monday, the first day the critical battleground state allows counties to do so." (WPXI)

• What's happening: Lawsuits are already causing election chaos in two critical 2020 states: Pennsylvania and Colorado.

(1) Pennsylvania hasn't yet finalized its ballot, due to the Democratic Party's pending lawsuit. (Democrats want to keep the Green Party off the ballot.) That means that, although counties have received and processed absentee ballot applications, they can't send out any ballots.

It's estimated that the ballot will be finalized by early October. Delays in getting ballots certified and mailed out to voters, though, raises concerns about logistical problems: last month, the U.S. Postal Service told Pennsylvania it may not be able to deliver ballots on time.

(2) In Colorado, a federal judge barred the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from sending vote-by-mail information to state residents.

Due to concerns about potential delivery delays, USPS had sent out information to tell voters to "request a vote-by-mail ballot at least 15 days before Election Day and to return the official ballot at least seven days before."

But the lawsuit argues that, since voters can turn in ballots in-person on Election Day, that's "false information" and shouldn't be distributed to voters.

• What's at stake: First, and most important, Americans must be able to vote! Last-minute legal wrangling that makes it more challenging for Americans to cast a ballot is concerning.

Second, given the close margin for victories in battleground states, every vote really matters. President Trump won Pennsylvania by just 44,000 votes in 2016. Small changes to voting procedures -- or delays of days or weeks -- could add up to a substantial difference in election outcomes.

And finally, every drawn-out court case has the potential to become a post-election legal challenge. Unfortunately, this seems more likely every day.

As of today, more than 240 election-related lawsuits in 45 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have been filed. The Biden campaign has a team of 600 lawyers, and the Republican National Committee doubled its legal defense budget.

• What else to know: Last week, experienced lawyer Cleta Mitchell laid out reforms that must happen right now to make sure the increase in vote-by-mail in 2020 doesn't become "a disaster." Check out her analysis here.

Poll: 65% of Americans think "maintaining law and order is a major problem in the country right now."

"Nearly two-thirds (65%) of Americans say that maintaining law and order is a major problem in the country right now. Another 25% say it is a minor problem and 8% say it is not a problem." (Monmouth University)

• What's happening: A new poll out from Monmouth University, a respected pollster, found significant public concern with law and order. From the poll results (check out the full report here):

-- 65% of Americans think "maintaining law and order is a major problem" right now

-- "Republicans and independents who lean toward the Republican Party (77%) are the most likely to say this is a major problem. Only 46% of white non-Republicans agree."

-- "However, non-Republicans who are Black (60%) or of another race or ethnicity (66%) are more likely than white non-Republicans to feel this way."

-- only 45% "think that Joe Biden would have handled this situation better if he was president"

• What's at stake: First, if you've wondered why Joe Biden has started to address unrest and violence, now you know.

National Democrats initially staked out a far different position -- and Kamala Harris tweeted a donation link for a bailout fund -- but have since tried to "walk it back," i.e. changed their policies and approach without acknowledging the change.

Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo had previously warned the left on TV about polling numbers. “Chris, as you know and I know, it’s showing up in the polls, it’s showing up in focus groups. It’s the only thing right now that’s sticking," Lemon said.

Second, expect this to be an issue in the first presidential debate, now just 15 days away. President Trump has been consistent in his law-and-order-focused message.

• What else to know: House Republicans have asked the Department of Justice to investigate the organization of riots across the country. Previously, Sen. Rand Paul had asked for an FBI investigation after he was surrounded by protestors following President Trump's convention speech in D.C.

Biden votes early -- but in-person -- for primary in Delaware tomorrow.

"Joe Biden went to the polls Monday for the Delaware primary despite calls from him and other Democrats that the coronavirus pandemic demands a dramatic increase in mail-in voting. The Democratic presidential nominee traveled to the New Castle County Board of Elections office for Tuesday's Delaware primary election. He told reporters he voted for incumbent Sen. Chris Coons, a Democrat, and he encouraged voters to vote early." (Washington Examiner)

• What's happening: Joe Biden voted one day early ahead of the Democratic primary in Delaware tomorrow. But the item we were most interested in: Biden voted in-person today.

(The Biden campaign has been meticulously thorough in its COVID-19 plan. Check out a write-up from POLITICO here.)

• What's at stake: First, and most important, Americans should be able to vote however they would prefer (and are eligible for) in the 2020 election.

But national Democrats and groups on the left have embarked on a full-scale campaign to:

(1) Automatically mail out ballots to all registered voters, as California (story here) and Nevada (story here) will do this year.

(2) Remove ballot protections normally in place for mail-in ballots, like a lawsuit in Pennsylvania which ends signature verification of ballots, i.e. matching the signature on the ballot to a previous signature from the voter.

All this is done in the name of voter safety which, to be fair, is an important consideration given the unusual and challenging circumstances that COVID-19 presents.

But as Biden votes in-person, albeit absentee, and Democrats call for further COVID-19 lockdowns but Speaker Nancy Pelosi infamously gets her hair cut while her city is shut down ... well, you can draw the conclusions for yourself.