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This ballot measure could reshape voting in Arizona

Republican legislators want to require those casting mail ballots to prove their identity, but voters will have the final say.

A Michigan clerk insisted she could change voters’ registrations. The state just revoked her...

The hardline Republican says she has a mandate to clean the county’s voter rolls — but the state says she overstepped her authority.

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Did county election officials steal election equipment? A special prosecutor is investigating.

The investigation highlights how a dispute between election officials in Arizona’s biggest county could sow chaos in next month’s primary.

How to fix California’s ‘pig in a python’ vote-counting problems

California’s long vote-counting process draws ire from Trump and Republicans. Democrats say it’s a sign of success.

Here’s how the Texas secretary of state’s resignation could complicate the midterm elections

After Secretary of State Jane Nelson’s unexpected resignation, local election officials worry that a replacement could make it harder to administer the midterm elections.

The Trump administration is investigating noncitizen voting in yet another county

The Department of Homeland Security is conducting “an active investigation” of potential noncitizen voters in a swingy suburban Detroit county.

Former Madison deputy clerk reassigned after losing track of 23 Supreme Court race ballots

That same clerk, Jim Verbick, is being sued in his personal capacity for disenfranchising voters in the 2024 election.

Court derails prosecution of Trump allies who served as fake electors

After the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision, the prosecution of the state’s fake electors will have to start from scratch.

Study finds ‘ballot curing’ policies significantly reduce the number of rejected mail ballots

A new study of the 2024 election found that mail voters who were notified about issues with their ballots were 25 percentage points more likely to get their vote counted.

Texas’ top election official resigns

Gov. Greg Abbott will now choose who will oversee the 2026 election in the nation’s second-largest state.

Texas’ top election official resigns

Gov. Greg Abbott will now choose who will oversee the 2026 election in the nation’s second-largest state.

A Democratic governor just set a rogue county clerk free, and election officials are furious

Tina Peters had become a folk hero among those who believed the 2020 election was stolen.

Arizona promised to keep these voters’ data confidential. Years later, it accidentally sent out...

The error, which potentially risked exposing the voters to physical harm and harassment, went undiscovered for nine months leading up to the 2024 election.

Missouri’s new congressional map could get legally blocked. Republicans want to use it anyway.

Missouri Republicans are running out the clock so that they can use their preferred congressional map — no matter what the law says.

Weeks before voting starts, Maricopa County’s top election officials are still warring

Recorder Justin Heap has asked a judge to hold the county board in civil contempt of court, escalating a longstanding and messy dispute over election control.

USPS proposal could let agency reject some federal mail ballot deliveries

The draft rules would require states to submit voter and barcode data to USPS, raising concerns about delays, costs and new barriers to mail voting.

Sending duplicate ballots doesn’t result in problems. Here’s why.

Proper record-keeping and voters’ incentives not to double vote ensure that duplicate ballots are virtually never counted.