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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.
Hamtramck's clerk says other officials entered her office when 37 opened absentee ballots were stored there. Should they be counted?
Ballot custody questions complicate resolution of Michigan election
Hamtramck's clerk says other officials entered her office when 37 opened absentee ballots were stored there. Should they be counted?
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November 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Hamtramck's clerk says other officials entered her office when 37 opened absentee ballots were stored there. Should they be counted?
County canvassers raise questions after absentee ballots in Dearborn were in the wrong type of container, breaking the chain of custody.
Michigan city’s election clouded by worker misstep
County canvassers raise questions after absentee ballots in Dearborn were in the wrong type of container, breaking the chain of custody.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
County canvassers raise questions after absentee ballots in Dearborn were in the wrong type of container, breaking the chain of custody.
More than three dozen absentee ballots weren’t counted on election night as a result of “human error” at the Michigan city’s absentee ballot counting board.
Hamtramck’s tight mayoral election hinges on county canvassing
More than three dozen absentee ballots weren’t counted on election night as a result of “human error” at the Michigan city’s absentee ballot counting board.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
More than three dozen absentee ballots weren’t counted on election night as a result of “human error” at the Michigan city’s absentee ballot counting board.
Chester County is launching an investigation to find out how independent and third-party voters were left off the pollbook. Local Republicans are pressing for answers, too.
Pennsylvania county seeks explanation for Election Day pollbook error
Chester County is launching an investigation to find out how independent and third-party voters were left off the pollbook. Local Republicans are pressing for answers, too.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Chester County is launching an investigation to find out how independent and third-party voters were left off the pollbook. Local Republicans are pressing for answers, too.
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Anyway if you told me in 2020 when the CEO of Chalkbeat called to ask if it was a good idea to start a voting publication that 5 years later @levinecarrie.bsky.social would be its EIC and @baseballot.bsky.social would me its managing editor, i would have maybe slapped you. HERE WE ARE.
Pennsylvania voters were out Tuesday to decide whether three state Supreme Court justices deserve another 10-year term, a normally sleepy race that drew national political attention this year.
Parties and interest groups spent millions of dollars. Did they break through?
Parties and interest groups spent millions of dollars. Did they break through?
How Pennsylvania voters reacted to national spotlight on judicial retention races
Parties and interest groups spent millions of dollars. Did they break through?
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November 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Pennsylvania voters were out Tuesday to decide whether three state Supreme Court justices deserve another 10-year term, a normally sleepy race that drew national political attention this year.
Parties and interest groups spent millions of dollars. Did they break through?
Parties and interest groups spent millions of dollars. Did they break through?
Jolt Initiative says Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to shut the group down are retaliation for a previous lawsuit and part of a campaign to “undermine and silence civil rights groups.”
Latino civic group hits back at Texas official in fight over voter registration drive
Jolt Initiative says Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to shut the group down are retaliation for a previous lawsuit and part of a campaign to “undermine and silence civil rights groups.”
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November 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Jolt Initiative says Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to shut the group down are retaliation for a previous lawsuit and part of a campaign to “undermine and silence civil rights groups.”
There are reasons to keep a close eye on how this unfolds. But historically, monitoring efforts have been routine and uneventful — a normal part of how our democracy safeguards itself.
What to make of the feds sending election monitors to N.J. and California
There are reasons to keep a close eye on how this unfolds. But historically, monitoring efforts have been routine and uneventful — a normal part of how our democracy safeguards itself.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
There are reasons to keep a close eye on how this unfolds. But historically, monitoring efforts have been routine and uneventful — a normal part of how our democracy safeguards itself.
The federal pardon, which is largely symbolic, covers the so-called fake electors, some of whom still face state charges.
Trump pardons Giuliani and other allies who worked to overturn his 2020 election loss
The federal pardon, which is largely symbolic, covers the so-called fake electors, some of whom still face state charges.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The federal pardon, which is largely symbolic, covers the so-called fake electors, some of whom still face state charges.
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to mail ballot laws, specifically whether ballots can still be counted if received after Election Day.
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Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws
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November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to mail ballot laws, specifically whether ballots can still be counted if received after Election Day.
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The video was shot Tuesday as a bipartisan team of two workers and a supervisor began unloading the drop box, which has a capacity of 1,500 ballot envelopes but at the time had 3,000 stuffed into it, Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly said.
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Pima County official blasts threats, misinformation spurred by video of election workers
Law enforcement have been notified about threats against Pima County election workers stemming from a video of them transferring ballots on Nov 4.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The video was shot Tuesday as a bipartisan team of two workers and a supervisor began unloading the drop box, which has a capacity of 1,500 ballot envelopes but at the time had 3,000 stuffed into it, Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly said.
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Election officials in Los Angeles and Orange counties said the monitors did not disrupt any election processes.
What federal election monitors did in California
Election officials in Los Angeles and Orange counties said the monitors did not disrupt any election processes.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Election officials in Los Angeles and Orange counties said the monitors did not disrupt any election processes.
Lydia McComas, 28, decided in college that she wanted to work in elections, and focused her education around that goal. Veteran officials are looking to people like her as turnover accelerates.
Wisconsin official typifies a new era in election administration
Lydia McComas, 28, decided in college that she wanted to work in elections, and focused her education around that goal. Veteran officials are looking to people like her as turnover accelerates.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Lydia McComas, 28, decided in college that she wanted to work in elections, and focused her education around that goal. Veteran officials are looking to people like her as turnover accelerates.
Law enforcement have been notified about threats against Pima County election workers stemming from a video of them transferring ballots on Nov 4.
Pima County official blasts threats, misinformation spurred by video of election workers
Law enforcement have been notified about threats against Pima County election workers stemming from a video of them transferring ballots on Nov 4.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Law enforcement have been notified about threats against Pima County election workers stemming from a video of them transferring ballots on Nov 4.
Our reporters and editors nominated the candidates. A ranked choice election determined the winner. Which animal clawed its way to the top?
How ranked choice voting works, shown through a pet mascot election
Our reporters and editors nominated the candidates. A ranked choice election determined the winner. Which animal clawed its way to the top?
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November 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Our reporters and editors nominated the candidates. A ranked choice election determined the winner. Which animal clawed its way to the top?
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap asked the court to stop the audit, but the judge said he hadn’t established that supervisors’ actions violated the law.
A judge allows audit of Maricopa County’s election technology to go ahead
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap asked the court to stop the audit, but the judge said he hadn’t established that supervisors’ actions violated the law.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap asked the court to stop the audit, but the judge said he hadn’t established that supervisors’ actions violated the law.
Third-party and unaffiliated voters were forced to either vote with a provisional ballot or return later.
Pennsylvania county printed incomplete pollbooks. Here’s what happened.
Third-party and unaffiliated voters were forced to either vote with a provisional ballot or return later.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Third-party and unaffiliated voters were forced to either vote with a provisional ballot or return later.
The controversial ballot measure aimed to provide additional geographic representation in the Detroit suburb.
Dearborn voters overwhelmingly reject wards proposal
The controversial ballot measure aimed to provide additional geographic representation in the Detroit suburb.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The controversial ballot measure aimed to provide additional geographic representation in the Detroit suburb.
Pennsylvania voters were out Tuesday to decide whether three state Supreme Court justices deserve another 10-year term, a normally sleepy race that drew national political attention this year.
Parties and interest groups spent millions of dollars. Did they break through?
Parties and interest groups spent millions of dollars. Did they break through?
How Pennsylvania voters reacted to national spotlight on judicial retention races
Parties and interest groups spent millions of dollars. Did they break through?
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Pennsylvania voters were out Tuesday to decide whether three state Supreme Court justices deserve another 10-year term, a normally sleepy race that drew national political attention this year.
Parties and interest groups spent millions of dollars. Did they break through?
Parties and interest groups spent millions of dollars. Did they break through?
Parties and interest groups spent millions of dollars. Did they break through?
How Pennsylvania voters reacted to national spotlight on judicial retention races
Parties and interest groups spent millions of dollars. Did they break through?
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Parties and interest groups spent millions of dollars. Did they break through?
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva’s Arizona constituents await help as House speaker blocks her swearing-in.
It has been more than a month since she was elected to fill her father’s 7th Congressional District seat.
It has been more than a month since she was elected to fill her father’s 7th Congressional District seat.
Arizona’s newest U.S. representative waits for her chance to represent
As House Speaker Mike Johnson blocks her swearing-in, constituents are left on hold.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva’s Arizona constituents await help as House speaker blocks her swearing-in.
It has been more than a month since she was elected to fill her father’s 7th Congressional District seat.
It has been more than a month since she was elected to fill her father’s 7th Congressional District seat.