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News Articles: voting stories

The Department of Justice is suing Alabama and its top election official, Secretary of State Wes Allen, alleging the state removed voters from rolls too close to this year’s general election.

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  • Elections

Justice Department sues Alabama, claiming it purged voters too close to the election

In a new lawsuit, the Justice Department claims Alabama violated federal law by systematically removing voters fewer than 90 days before a federal election.

September 30, 2024
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
An election official organizes mail-in ballots to be sorted for the 2020 general election in West Chester, Pa.

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  • Elections

Legal questions about Pennsylvania mail-in ballots loom as voting starts

As voters in the key swing state of Pennsylvania start receiving mail ballots, multiple legal fights over how the ballots of mail-in voters should be counted are still playing out in the courts.

September 27, 2024
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
The Libertarian Party's Chase Oliver, seen here in 2022, appears on presidential ballots in seven key states.

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  • Elections

Here's who's on ballots in the 7 states likely to decide the presidential election

With the presidential election considered a toss up, the votes that third-party and independent candidates receive in key states could decide the White House. Here's who's on those state ballots.

September 26, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Swasey and
  • Ashley Lopez
Voters wait in line at a Las Vegas polling place on Nov. 8, 2022. Voters in Nevada — and several other states — may enact big changes to their election systems.

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  • Elections

Voters in several states could upend how their elections are run

Voters in a record number of states — including the battlegrounds of Arizona and Nevada — are set to decide this fall whether to enact far-reaching changes to how their elections are run.

September 24, 2024
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
Georgia's State Election Board members meet to discuss proposals for election rule changes at the state capitol in Atlanta Friday.

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  • Elections

Georgia's Republican-led election board OKs controversial rule to hand-count ballots

Republicans advanced the ballot hand-counting measure over the opposition of Georgia’s Republican secretary of state and attorney general and dozens of local election officials.

September 20, 2024
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By:
  • Sam Gringlas
A person drops applications for mail-in-ballots into a mailbox in 2020 in Omaha, Neb.

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  • Elections

Voters are advised to return their ballots early because of mail delay concerns

Election officials are raising concerns about the U.S. Postal Service's ability to handle this fall’s expected influx of election mail. But USPS say it’s ready to deliver the country’s ballots.

September 20, 2024
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday against the Green Party's bid to put its presidential candidate, Jill Stein, on the Nevada ballot.

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  • Law

Supreme Court rejects Green Party's appeal to put Jill Stein on Nevada ballot

The court’s action upheld a decision of the Nevada Supreme Court.

September 20, 2024
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
A voter fills out their New Hampshire presidential primary ballot at a polling location in Bedford on Jan. 23.

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  • Elections

Concerns about noncitizen voting drive sweeping new restrictions in New Hampshire

A new law in New Hampshire will require anyone registering to vote for the first time in the Granite State to provide documentation they are U.S. citizens, like a birth certificate or passport.

September 19, 2024
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By:
  • Miles Parks and
  • Todd Bookman
Zach Manifold is the elections director in suburban Atlanta’s Gwinnett County, where training for 2,000 poll workers begins this week.

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  • Elections

Georgia election officials worry a GOP-led board will OK last-minute voting changes

Georgia election officials have said they are “gravely concerned that dramatic changes” approved by the State Election Board “will disrupt the preparation and training processes already in motion.”

September 18, 2024
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By:
  • Sam Gringlas
A voter places a ballot in a drop box outside of the Maricopa County Elections Department on Aug. 2, 2022 in Phoenix. A records flaw risks blocking nearly 100,000 people from voting in state and local races in Arizona in the upcoming elections.

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  • Politics

A records flaw could block thousands in Arizona from voting in state and local races

Arizona officials say the flaw could disqualify nearly 100,000 people from voting in non-federal races. At issue is proof of citizenship records required by the state to participate in such elections.

September 18, 2024
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By:
  • Wayne Schutsky
A hazmat crew from the National Guard's Civilian Support Team investigates after a suspicious package was delivered to election officials at the Missouri secretary of state's Jefferson City, Mo., office on Tuesday.

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  • National

The FBI is investigating packages sent to election officials in more than 15 states

The FBI and the U.S. Postal Service were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to elections officials in more than 15 states. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

September 18, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press

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  • Elections

How to register to vote in 2024

Here's what you need to know to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every state ahead of the 2024 general election.

September 17, 2024
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By:
  • Clayton Kincade,
  • Hansi Lo Wang,
  • and 4 more
Michael McDonald, the chair of Nevada’s Republican Party, shakes hands with former President Donald Trump at a January event for Trump’s reelection campaign in Las Vegas. McDonald is one of this year’s 14 presidential electors who are linked to efforts to reverse Trump’s 2020 defeat.

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  • Elections

14 pro-Trump electors linked to efforts to reverse his 2020 loss are back for 2024

The return of 14 Republican presidential electors linked to efforts to reverse Donald Trump’s 2020 loss raises questions about what they will do if Trump loses again in their states.

September 12, 2024
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
People gather outside the Florida Supreme Court in Tallahassee earlier this year. Voting rights groups challenging the state’s congressional map are counting on the court to reinstate a district that gave Black voters in the northern part of the state the opportunity to elect their candidate of choice.

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  • Elections

Protections for minority voters are at the center of a Florida redistricting case

Voting rights groups challenging the state congressional map want the Florida Supreme Court to reinstate a district that gave Black voters in one region the chance to elect their preferred candidate.

September 12, 2024
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By:
  • Valerie Crowder
The Nesbett Courthouse, where state judges in the Third Judicial District hear cases in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, is shown on Tuesday. A judge there issued a ruling in a unique ballot case for the state's high-profile U.S. House election.

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  • Elections

He's in a New York prison. Yet a judge let him stay on a U.S. House ballot — in Alaska

A fringe candidate who's never been to Alaska and is currently in federal prison in New York is set to appear on the general election ballot for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, after a judge’s ruling.

September 11, 2024
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By:
  • Jack Darrell / KRBD
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