Be sure to stay up-to-date on the latest news from around the country concerning voting rights.
Local election officials in Florida call for scrapping new ID rules for
Florida County election supervisors are imploring the state to toss out new vote-by-mail restrictions set to go into effect next...
Trump says he’s ‘more angry’ and ‘more committed’ to White House bid
Former President Donald Trump claimed he is “more committed” than ever to winning the White House, as he resumed his...
Democrat Adam Schiff announces bid for Feinstein’s US Senate seat in California
Representative Adam Schiff announced Thursday that he will be running for Senator Dianne Feinstein’s seat in what is bound to...
GOP action on mail ballot timeline angers military families
Ohio’s recently passed election law notably shortens the window for mailed ballots to be received, despite no evidence that the...
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia to seek reelection
United States Senator and 2016 Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Kaine said recently that he will seek reelection in 2024. Given...
Democrat Ruben Gallego Challenges Newly Independent Kyrsten Sinema for Arizona Senate
Arizona Democratic Representative Ruben Gallego announced he will seek the nomination for the Senate this Monday, attempting to defeat incumbent...
New Hampshire Democrats to Biden: Changing primary calendar will ‘wreak havoc’ on
New Hampshire Democrats are pushing President Biden not to change the party’s primary calendar, claiming proposed changes will “wreak havoc”...
Concerns over Santos’ backstory were known prior to the election
Worries over Representative George Santos’ backstory spread over the summer and into the fall campaign season, issues regarding the recently...
‘The most important election nobody’s heard of’
Control over the Wisconsin Supreme Court is on the ballot in 2023 with major state and federal implications. At present,...
DeWine Oks photo ID requirement, other election restrictions
Republican Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a package of election law changes Friday including the state’s first photo identification requirement...
Oregon had the nation’s highest turnout rate in the November 2022 election
For the first time in the state’s history, Oregon achieved the highest rate of voter turnout in the nation for...
A voter fraud movement is growing in Louisiana. Election officials say it’s
A rising number of Republicans in Louisiana have spent months claiming that the state’s elections are hindered by widespread fraud....
Dark-money political nonprofits were big spenders in Colorado’s 2022 election
In an effort to influence Colorado’s voters in the recent midterm election, over 42 million dollars came from political nonprofits...
Ginni Thomas Says She Regrets Post-Election Texts to Meadows
Virginia Thomas says she regrets texting the then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows following the 2020 Presidential Election. The...
2024 Contest Comes Into View With Hurdles for Both Parties
Republicans and Democrats are both entering 2023 with many questions and concerns about the candidates and policies they want to...
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says her support is ‘pretty solid’ as she
Republican National Committee Chairman Ronna McDaniel is facing significant backlash from Republican leaders regarding her effort to secure another two-year...
Biden’s Bullish 2024 Talk Does Little to Tamp Down Chatter
Following a strong Democratic showing in the 2022 midterm elections President Biden said his, “intention is to run again.” In...
Americans are sick of lawmakers bickering. They don’t have much hope that
Recent polling shows that three quarters of American citizens want members of Congress to compromise with the other political party,...
Texas Republicans propose a Florida-style election police force as it tees up
Texas Republicans began laying the groundwork for a number of state level voting changes, including an election police force like...
Young, Scrappy and Hungry: Gen Z in the Midterm Elections
Maxwell Alejandro Frost, a 25-year-old activist and Democrat, recently became the newly elected representative for Florida’s 10th Congressional District defeating...
Sinema leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent
Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema has decided to leave the Democratic Party and register as an independent. In an interview with...
Georgia runoff: Democratic U.S. Senator Warnock beats Trump-backed rival
Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock won re-election in a tight Georgia runoff on Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger and former football star...
Early voting for Georgia Senate runoff shattered records. Why?
Early voting in Georgia’s Senate runoff between Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker broke daily voting records three times...
What to know about Moore v. Harper, the high-stakes election case before
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of Moore v. Harper this Wednesday December 7th, a case that...
New state voter fraud units finding few cases from midterms
A number of state-level law enforcement units were created after the 2020 presidential election to oversee voter fraud, but more...
How independent voters saved Democrats
Independent voters were a major source of support for Democrats in the midterm elections. In fact, the “red wave” that...
Midterms free of feared chaos as voting experts look to 2024
Before the midterm elections, experts feared the potential for chaos at the ballot box. Following the tumultuous 2020 presidential election,...
GOP’s Lackluster Fundraising Spurs Post-Election Infighting
Several Republican candidates are in a round of finger pointing after a lackluster performance in the recent midterm elections. Several...
Maricopa County election official moved to ‘undisclosed location’ for his safety following
Bill Gates, the chairman of the Maricopa County board of supervisors, has been moved to an undisclosed location due to...
How Georgia’s new voting law affects the Senate runoff
The new election law which took effect last year creates one large change in the upcoming Senate runoff election between...
Behind Michigan Democrats’ ‘once in a generation’ midterm win
Michigan Democrats achieved an astonishing feat in this year’s midterm elections controlling all three branches of state government in 2023....
Democrats would have gotten crushed this election without young voters
Democrats have fared significantly better in the midterms than many pundits and analysts expected, they have held control of the...
Nevada voters back big changes to their election system
Nevada voters have approved a ballot measure by 52.8% establishing open primary elections where the top five candidates advance and...
Trump’s favorite candidates disappoint on Election Day, raising questions about his 2024
Former President Donald Trump was the clear leader of the Republican party heading into the midterm elections making many endorsements...
Kari Lake raises unfounded doubts about election results in Arizona governor race
Republican Kari Lake is behind Democrat Katie Hobbs with over half of precincts reporting. Even though things could change and...
Abortion election results: Kentucky rejects constitutional amendment on abortion
Kentucky voters have rejected a constitutional amendment that would have dictated there is no right to abortion care in the...
Over 140 threats against election workers recorded in Maricopa County
Between July 11th and August 11th of this year, the Maricopa County elections office recorded at least 140 combative and...
Biden takes aim at GOP election deniers in the final stretch of
President Biden is scheduled to make a speech in Maryland the day before the upcoming midterm elections in support of...
Carmel poll worker removed from early voting site responds to GOP interference
A poll worker in Carmel, Indiana was removed from their early voting site after accusations of illegal activity from country...
Economy Is Top Election Issue; Abortion and Crime Next
Recent polling shows the economy is considered the most essential policy issue for voters in the midterm elections. Poll results...
Bernie Sanders tours Texas hoping to amp up progressive turnout, including in
Senator Bernie Sanders toured Central and South Texas this weekend in an effort to engage progressive voters as early voting...
Black Church Tradition Survives Georgia’s Voting Challenges
Leaders of black churches across Georgia rallied on Sunday, continuing the longstanding tradition called “souls to the polls”, that encourages...
Clarence Thomas Freezes Order for Lindsay Graham to Testify Before Georgia Grand
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas temporarily paused a lower court order requiring Senator Lindsay Graham to testify in front of...
Arizona Officials ‘Deeply Concerned’ by Armed ‘Vigilantes’ at Ballot Drop Box
Election officials in Arizona were gravely concerned after two individuals considered to be ‘vigilantes’ were seen dressed in tactical gear...
Early Voters in Georgia Face Obstacles Under State’s New Election Law
An increasing number of early voters in the Georgia midterm election have faced challenges during the early voting period due...
GOP Goes to Court Again Over Pennsylvania Mail Ballots 
Over the fall semester, students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have led the Husker Vote Coalition, a nonpartisan effort that...
Thousands Sign Petition Asking Temple to Cancel Classes on Election Day
Over the fall semester, students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have led the Husker Vote Coalition, a nonpartisan effort that...
Husker Vote Coalition Gets Students Engaged in Democracy 
Over the fall semester, students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have led the Husker Vote Coalition, a nonpartisan effort that...
Judge: Trump Knew Vote Fraud Claims in Legal Docs Were False
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that former President Donald Trump signed legal documents challenging the results of the 2020 election...
Body Camera Footage Reveals Confusion Over Florida Gov. Desantis’ Voter Fraud Arrests
Police body camera footage shared with CBS News shows multiple citizens arrested by Governor Ron Desantis’ Office of Election Crimes...
Montana Judge Knocks Down Republicans’ Tighter Voting Laws
A Montana judge struck down three Republican-sponsored laws that restricted voting in the state, ruling that the laws were unconstitutional...
Voter Intimidation? Black Voters Over-Represented Among Those Arrested So Far for Election
A review by the Palm Beach Post has found that the vast majority of Florida residents arrested under Governor Ron...
2020 Election Conspiracists Could Soon Oversee Voting in U.S. Battleground States
Two far-right U.S. politicians, Republicans Jim Marchant of Nevada and Mark Finchem of Arizona, are tied or leading in races...
New Missouri Voter ID Law Survives Legal Challenge
A Republican-backed law requiring Missouri voters to present a photo ID at their polling places survived a court challenge with...
Conspiracy Theorists and 16-Hour Days: Inside the Stress Elections Officials Face Ahead
Election administrators across the state of Texas have faced increased scrutiny and stress since the 2020 election cycle. Since the...
With a Marijuana Pardon, Biden Tries to Light Up Voters He Needs
President Biden’s decision to pardon marijuana smokers on the federal level aims to increase voter turnout for two key democratic...
Sidney Powell’s claims against Dominion Voting tossed by judge
A Trump-appointed district court judge in Washington, D.C. has thrown out a counter-suit brought against Dominion Voting Systems, Inc. The...
Alabama activists press voting rights in U.S. Supreme Court showdown
The US Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a case this October 4th on congressional redistricting decisions in Alabama. Voting...
Senate’s Electoral Count Act reform heads for broad bipartisan vote
The US Senate appears likely to pass within the coming months a bill to reform how electoral votes for the...
Tarrant County residents can help test voting machines Sept. 23
In an effort to increase citizens’ confidence in the integrity of the election process and encourage them to turnout and...
Study ranks New Hampshire last in country for ease of voting
A study conducted by the Election Law Journal concluded that New Hampshire imposed the highest “cost of voting” of any...
House passes election reform bill to curb future interference; 9 Republicans join
A bill to reform the process for certifying the election of the President of the United States has passed the...
Word spacing issue keeps abortion rights amendment from ballot; court fight expected
The Michigan State Supreme Court may get the last word on whether Michigan voters will get the chance to weigh...
Twitter plan to fight midterm misinformation falls short, voting rights experts say
While the major social media company Twitter is reviving policies it first instituted in 2018 – this time to combat...
The Forgotten Constitutional Weapon Against Voter Restrictions
A former attorney for the Department of Justice has brought a long-shot lawsuit to federal court in Washington, D.C., arguing...
A federal law requires translated voting ballots, but not in Arabic or
Voting rights advocates are calling for an expansion of section 203 of the Voting Rights Act in order to require...
Nye County first in nation to offer voting in Shoshone language
In order to remain in compliance with a section of the Voting Rights Act, Nye County, Nevada will become the...
Noncitizens in Multnomah County could be granted right to vote
This November, voters in Multnomah County, Oregon will be presented with a ballot question over whether to extend the right...
US sues Arizona over proof of citizenship voting law
Assistant Attorney General Kristin Clarke of the US Department of Justice has said that a new Arizona voting law constitutes...
New York judge strikes down NYC law granting voting rights to noncitizens
A NY State Supreme Court judge has invalidated a law passed by the New York City Council which would have...
States add early voting, and women could benefit – but it’s complicated
Non-partisan, civic organizations such as Voting Rights Lab are saying that early voting opportunities are particularly useful to women, who...
Seattle to consider ‘approval’ voting option
Supporters of “approval voting” have acquired enough signatures to introduce in Seattle’s city council an initiative to adopt the election...
New Mexico Supreme Court orders all-GOP county commission to certify primary’s results
Despite the protests of its entirely Republican membership, the Otero County Commission has been ordered by New Mexico’s highest court...
Crist asks federal government to safeguard Florida’s voting rights
U.S. Representative and candidate for Florida Governor Charlie Crist has written a letter to the U.S. Attorney General requesting support...
Battle over voting rights for noncitizen residents in NYC elections officially enters
Local Law 11, passed by the New York City Council last December, is facing a challenge in the Richmond County...
Massachusetts Senate approves compromise voting rights bill
The Massachusetts State Senate has approved a voting rights bill that would expand early voting opportunities and access to mail-in...
Supreme Court paves way for DOJ to subpoena Texas lawmakers in Voting
The US Supreme Court has rejected a request to vacate subpoenas of three Texas state legislators. By allowing the subpoenas...
‘It’s going to be an army’: Tapes reveal GOP plan to contest
Several tapes obtained by journalists reveal an unprecedented strategy by Republican operatives to install politically-motivated voters as poll workers throughout...
New York on brink of major voting rights act
An ambitious voting rights bill has passed the New York State Senate by a party-line vote (Democrats control both chambers...
Implementation of ranked-choice voting in Nevada would cost more than $3 million
A statewide campaign to implement a ranked choice voting system in Nevada by 2026 hit a potential snag after the...
Effort to recruit poll workers relaunches amid fears of shortage
In response to a worrying shortage of election workers for this year’s upcoming midterms, an alliance of civic organizations and...
How undated ballots could affect Pennsylvania’s GOP Senate race and voters’ rights
The razor-thin Pennsylvania recount between GOP Senate hopefuls Mehmet Oz and Dave McCormick has been further complicated by an ongoing...
Scott paves way for ranked choice voting in Burlington council elections
By permitting the Vermont State Legislature to pass and enact a “charter change bill” without his signature, Governor Phil Scott...
Ballot fiasco delays results in Oregon, vote-by-mail pioneer
An unexpected printing problem on mail-in ballots for Clackamas County, Oregon is causing significant delays in tallying election results for...
REVEALED: Swiss-born billionaire who became mega-donor of ‘dark money’ to Democratic causes
Americans for Public Trust, a right-leaning watchdog group, has filed suit against the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for failing to...
Wisconsin voters with disabilities say their right to vote is at risk
Last January, a Wisconsin judge in Waukesha County ruled in favor of a conservative legal group which had argued that...
New York eyes its own voting rights act after failure at the
As the near-term passage of federal voting rights legislation grows increasingly unlikely, voting rights advocates and state legislators in New...
Georgia seeks dismissal of Fair Fight voting rights case
Defense attorneys have called for a federal judge to dismiss a voting rights case brought against the state of Georgia....
Groups perpetuating Trump’s 2020 election lie face scrutiny and lawsuits
The NAACP has partnered with two other advocacy groups in Colorado to bring a lawsuit against a conservative activist group...
Grand jury report accuses Adkins of forging voters’ signatures
Virginian Democratic Buchanan County Supervisor Trey Adkins has been charged with 82 felony counts, including election fraud. Adkins maintains that...
Appeals court reinstates Florida election law criticized as Black voter suppression
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a ruling by North Florida’s Chief U.S. District Judge, thus reinstating a...
New York’s top court rejects congressional maps drawn by Democrats
The New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, has ordered that congressional election maps be rewritten by a...
ACLU, voting-rights groups ask Ohio Supreme court to force redistricting commission to
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is attempting to persuade the Ohio Supreme Court to require the state’s bipartisan redistricting...
Suit: Mississippi high court districts dilute Black voter strength
Several civil rights organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Southern Poverty Law Center, have filed a suit...
Voting rights groups seek injunction against Florida congressional redistricting plan
Several voting rights advocacy organizations have filed for a temporary injunction against a portion of Florida’s newly drawn Congressional elections...
Abrams seeks to end unlimited donations to Georgia’s Kemp
After failing to secure the right to solicit unlimited campaign donations in the same manner as her opponent, Stacey Abrams...
Effort to boot Greene from ballot could open new avenue of attack
A federal judge has decided to permit the advance of a legal attempt to prohibit Republican US Representative Marjorie Taylor...
Proposed bill requires Americans to vote in elections or face penalty
Democratic US Representative John Larson (CT-1) has introduced a bill that would require all eligible, registered voters to vote in...
‘A plot to destroy democracy’: civil rights group raises alarm at threats
The National Urban League, a non-partisan civil rights organization, has released a report claiming that state legislators and extremist groups...
Judge halts lawsuit against Shelby County Election Commission
A Tennessee judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the Shelby County Election Commission lacks sufficient evidence of voter suppression...