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News Articles: voting stories

Volunteers take part in a 2004 voter outreach event in Dearborn, Mich., organized by the Arab American Institute. While there is no federal requirement for Arabic-language ballots, the city of Dearborn recently started requiring election materials to be translated into Arabic.

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  • Elections

A federal law requires translated voting ballots, but not in Arabic or Haitian Creole

The Voting Rights Act requires some states and local areas to offer election materials in more than just English. But the support for voters is limited to Spanish, Asian and Native American languages.

June 27, 2022
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
Jim Marchant speaks at a Republican election night watch party on Nov. 3, 2020, in Las Vegas.

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  • Elections

Election denier Marchant is the Republican nominee for Nevada secretary of state

Jim Marchant becomes the latest election-denying GOP candidate to take a step closer to running elections in their state — a trend that has alarmed experts on democracy.

June 15, 2022
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  • Benjamin Swasey
Former state Rep. Cord Byrd, seen here in March 2020, was tapped by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to be Florida's new secretary of state, an appointment that has drawn criticism.

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  • Elections

Critics worry Florida's new elections chief will make the office more partisan

Cord Byrd, who was tapped by Gov. Ron DeSantis, has refused to say Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and will be in charge of Florida's new election crimes unit.

June 13, 2022
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  • Ashley Lopez
Republican New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu wanted both of the state's congressional districts to remain competitive.

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  • Elections

Competitive congressional districts are on the decline. New Hampshire bucks the trend

The GOP-led legislature passed a map to dramatically redraw the state's two districts. But Republican Gov. Chris Sununu wanted both of the districts to remain competitive.

June 10, 2022
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By:
  • Todd Bookman
Republican New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu wanted both of the state's congressional districts to remain competitive.

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  • Elections

Competitive congressional districts are on the decline. New Hampshire bucks the trend

The GOP-led legislature passed a map to dramatically redraw the state's two districts. But Republican Gov. Chris Sununu wanted both of the districts to remain competitive.

June 10, 2022
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By:
  • Todd Bookman
James Craig, a former Detroit police chief, is among the Republican candidates for Michigan governor who've been blocked from the ballot after the state's elections bureau said they failed to file enough valid nominating signatures.

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  • Elections

Why several Republican candidates for Michigan governor were blocked from the ballot

State officials blocked five GOP candidates from the ballot after signatures they submitted included alleged forgeries. The Republicans said they were unaware of problems with the signatures.

June 02, 2022
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  • Colin Jackson, Michigan Public Radio Network

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