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The Secretary of State’s Office didn’t initially check with the Department of Public Safety, which collects proof of citizenship from people who register to vote through them.
Texas flagged 2,724 voters as potential noncitizens. Hundreds may have already proven their citizenship.
The Secretary of State’s Office didn’t initially check with the Department of Public Safety, which collects proof of citizenship from people who register to vote through them.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The Secretary of State’s Office didn’t initially check with the Department of Public Safety, which collects proof of citizenship from people who register to vote through them.
Write-in votes frequently lead to ties in municipal election cycles.
How Pennsylvania resolves tied elections, and why they keep happening
Write-in votes frequently lead to ties in municipal election cycles.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Write-in votes frequently lead to ties in municipal election cycles.
The losing candidate for mayor of a Michigan city has sued to count 37 ballots that were disallowed due to security concerns.
Lawsuit could reverse election decided by only 6 votes
The losing candidate for mayor of a Michigan city has sued to count 37 ballots that were disallowed due to security concerns.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The losing candidate for mayor of a Michigan city has sued to count 37 ballots that were disallowed due to security concerns.
Redistricting is a technical and often confusing process. Here are seven questions to test your knowledge.
How well do you understand redistricting? Take this quiz and find out.
Redistricting is a technical and often confusing process. Here are seven questions to test your knowledge.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Redistricting is a technical and often confusing process. Here are seven questions to test your knowledge.
Legal scholars say Trump’s 2020 election pardon may have unintended consequences.
Did Trump accidentally pardon a man accused of voter fraud?
Legal scholars say Trump’s 2020 election pardon may have unintended consequences.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Legal scholars say Trump’s 2020 election pardon may have unintended consequences.
Dallas joins a growing list of cities that are consolidating elections to improve participation and save money.
Why moving the timing of an election matters
Dallas joins a growing list of cities that are consolidating elections to improve participation and save money.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Dallas joins a growing list of cities that are consolidating elections to improve participation and save money.
Write-in votes frequently lead to ties in municipal election cycles.
How Pennsylvania resolves tied elections, and why they keep happening
Write-in votes frequently lead to ties in municipal election cycles.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Write-in votes frequently lead to ties in municipal election cycles.
Michigan Republicans’ letter asking the Trump administration for “comprehensive oversight” of the state’s 2026 elections doesn’t cite any clear legal authority for such an intervention.
A GOP request pushes the limits on federal interference in elections
Michigan Republicans’ letter asking the Trump administration for “comprehensive oversight” of the state’s 2026 elections doesn’t cite any clear legal authority for such an intervention.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Michigan Republicans’ letter asking the Trump administration for “comprehensive oversight” of the state’s 2026 elections doesn’t cite any clear legal authority for such an intervention.
A legal battle over the states mid-decade redistricting continues ahead of the candidate filing deadline.
U.S. Supreme Court temporarily restores Texas’ new congressional map
A legal battle over the states mid-decade redistricting continues ahead of the candidate filing deadline.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
A legal battle over the states mid-decade redistricting continues ahead of the candidate filing deadline.
They didn’t provide many concrete examples.
Republicans want ‘comprehensive oversight’ of Michigan’s 2026 election — meaning what?
They didn’t provide many concrete examples.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
They didn’t provide many concrete examples.
The share of ballots rejected over signature mismatches doubled in the latest election compared with 2024. A supervisor asks: Does that help build trust?
Maricopa County supervisors question new approach to verifying ballot signatures
The share of ballots rejected over signature mismatches doubled in the latest election compared with 2024. A supervisor asks: Does that help build trust?
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November 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The share of ballots rejected over signature mismatches doubled in the latest election compared with 2024. A supervisor asks: Does that help build trust?
Redistricting is a technical and often confusing process. Here are seven questions to test your knowledge.
How well do you understand redistricting? Take this quiz and find out.
Redistricting is a technical and often confusing process. Here are seven questions to test your knowledge.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Redistricting is a technical and often confusing process. Here are seven questions to test your knowledge.
First, a switch to new congressional maps. Now, a switch back to the old ones, with another reversal still possible. “It’s just crazy,” a GOP leader says.
Court order on Texas redistricting jolts election officials ahead of key deadline
First, a switch to new congressional maps. Now, a switch back to the old ones, with another reversal still possible. “It’s just crazy,” a GOP leader says.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
First, a switch to new congressional maps. Now, a switch back to the old ones, with another reversal still possible. “It’s just crazy,” a GOP leader says.
The state is expected to ask the U.S. Supreme Court for a pause that would allow the new district lines to take effect while an appeal plays out.
Texas’ gerrymandered congressional maps are blocked. What happens next?
The state is expected to ask the U.S. Supreme Court for a pause that would allow the new district lines to take effect while an appeal plays out.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The state is expected to ask the U.S. Supreme Court for a pause that would allow the new district lines to take effect while an appeal plays out.
The city had an unusually high number of mail ballots that needed extra signature checks.
Six votes: ‘Cured’ ballots make Michigan election a photo finish
The city had an unusually high number of mail ballots that needed extra signature checks.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The city had an unusually high number of mail ballots that needed extra signature checks.
Rep. Alex Kolodin wants to abolish the list of voters who automatically receive mail ballots and add a new proof-of-citizenship requirement.
Arizona proposal would tighten restrictions on early voting
Rep. Alex Kolodin wants to abolish the list of voters who automatically receive mail ballots and add a new proof-of-citizenship requirement.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Rep. Alex Kolodin wants to abolish the list of voters who automatically receive mail ballots and add a new proof-of-citizenship requirement.
The decision is a major blow to Republicans who had pushed Texas’ GOP leaders to draw new lines to help protect the party’s narrow U.S. House majority.
Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms
The decision is a major blow to Republicans who had pushed Texas’ GOP leaders to draw new lines to help protect the party’s narrow U.S. House majority.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The decision is a major blow to Republicans who had pushed Texas’ GOP leaders to draw new lines to help protect the party’s narrow U.S. House majority.
Local election officials say the proposed minimum hours will be a burden for their offices and could end up decreasing voter access in small towns.
Wisconsin clerks see early-voting bill as a potential headache
Local election officials say the proposed minimum hours will be a burden for their offices and could end up decreasing voter access in small towns.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Local election officials say the proposed minimum hours will be a burden for their offices and could end up decreasing voter access in small towns.
Thousands cast the last-resort ballots after a pollbook printing error left out the names of third-party and independent voters.
Chester County accepts vast majority of provisional ballots from 2025 election
Thousands cast the last-resort ballots after a pollbook printing error left out the names of third-party and independent voters.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Thousands cast the last-resort ballots after a pollbook printing error left out the names of third-party and independent voters.
Election officials were surprised by the deal, but now say they’re not expecting big changes under the new owner, Scott Leiendecker’s Liberty Vote.
What the surprise sale of Dominion Voting Systems means for election officials
For now, not much. Election officials say they’re not expecting big changes under the new owner.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Election officials were surprised by the deal, but now say they’re not expecting big changes under the new owner, Scott Leiendecker’s Liberty Vote.
Judge Sparkle Sooknanan said there were “serious issues at stake” in the dispute over whether the federal government’s changes to the federal tool are legal.
Judge seeks urgent decision on changes to SAVE database for voter screening
Judge Sparkle Sooknanan said there were “serious issues at stake” in the dispute over whether the federal government’s changes to the federal tool are legal.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Judge Sparkle Sooknanan said there were “serious issues at stake” in the dispute over whether the federal government’s changes to the federal tool are legal.
Dallas joins a growing list of cities that are consolidating elections to improve participation and save money.
Why moving the timing of an election matters
Dallas joins a growing list of cities that are consolidating elections to improve participation and save money.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Dallas joins a growing list of cities that are consolidating elections to improve participation and save money.
County canvassers raised questions about the security of the ballots after learning that non-election officials in Hamtramck had breached the secure office where the ballots were found.
Michigan city’s late ballot discovery leads to disenfranchisement of 37 voters
County canvassers raised questions about the security of the ballots after learning that non-election officials in Hamtramck had breached the secure office where the ballots were found.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
County canvassers raised questions about the security of the ballots after learning that non-election officials in Hamtramck had breached the secure office where the ballots were found.
Rep. Scott Krug says his Republican colleagues should adopt a “reality-based” mindset in the fight over ballot drop boxes. But he’s struggling to win them over.
Stalled reforms highlight Wisconsin GOP’s rift over election policy
Rep. Scott Krug says his Republican colleagues should adopt a “reality-based” mindset in the fight over ballot drop boxes. But he’s struggling to win them over.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Rep. Scott Krug says his Republican colleagues should adopt a “reality-based” mindset in the fight over ballot drop boxes. But he’s struggling to win them over.
Voters in Texas’ 18th Congressional District waited months for an election to fill a long-vacant seat. Now, they’ll have two elections within weeks of each other.
Texas congressional runoff will run right into the next election cycle.
Voters in Texas’ 18th Congressional District waited months for an election to fill a long-vacant seat. Now, they’ll have two elections within weeks of each other.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Voters in Texas’ 18th Congressional District waited months for an election to fill a long-vacant seat. Now, they’ll have two elections within weeks of each other.