A group of Republican state attorneys general are pushing back against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s comments made in March at a church in Selma, Alabama, where he discussed using the Department of Justice (DOJ) to interfere in state voting laws. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, in a letter supported by 15 other GOP prosecutors, […]
STONINGTON, Conn.—For the first time, Connecticut has allowed people to cast ballots early, in person, ahead of an election, years after almost every other state in the country offered voters that option. Saturday marks the final day of early voting before Tuesday’s presidential primary and turnout so far has been light. After the first three […]
Montana’s Supreme Court on March 27 struck down four major voting reform laws passed by the state’s Legislature in 2021 after ruling they are unconstitutional. In a sweeping 4-3 decision (pdf), the court reaffirmed a 2022 lower court ruling that found the four bills are unconstitutional and cannot be enforced. The ruling marked a victory […]
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging a District of Columbia law allowing “noncitizen residents” to vote in local elections. Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an appointee of President Barack Obama, found that a group of seven citizen plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge the legislation. Their lawsuit against the D.C. Board of Elections, filed […]
“Protecting the vote” in the upcoming November election is the most critical task for the Republican National Committee (RNC), co-chair Lara Trump said. In an interview with Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” on March 10, Ms. Trump listed the top priorities at the RNC for the GOP candidate to win the 2024 presidential election. “We […]
Maine started in-person absentee voting on Monday for the upcoming Republican primaries on March 5. Former president Donald Trump is still on the ballot as the state’s Secretary of State awaits the Supreme Court’s Colorado ruling before deciding to keep or remove him from Maine’s primary ballot.
A Wisconsin judge ruled on Jan. 8 that the use of a mobile van to facilitate absentee voting violates state election laws, marking a win for Republicans who had challenged the city of Racine after the vehicle drove to various locations throughout the city and collected absentee ballots in 2022. Racine County Circuit Court Judge […]
Senate Republicans in Alabama introduced new legislation on Dec. 12 aimed at promoting election security by ensuring non-American citizens are not able to vote in federal elections. Known as the “Citizen Ballot Protection Act,” the measure was introduced by Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and is the senate companion to Bill H.R.4316, which was introduced by […]
The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have passed a $886 billion defense bill, which President Joe Biden is poised to sign. See how each member voted below. House Voted for bill: Rep. Alma Adams (D-N.C.) Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.) Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) Rep. Mark Alford (R-Mo.) Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.) Rep. Colin Allred […]
A group of House Republicans has met in Atlanta to discuss federal voting law ahead of the 2024 elections. They’re introducing what they call America’s most conservative election integrity bill in over 20 years. President Joe Biden scores a diplomatic win. After intense lobbying by Western leaders, including by Mr. Biden, Turkey made a sudden […]
GUATEMALA CITY—Polling stations closed on Sunday evening in Guatemala’s tight presidential election, which has been dominated by international concerns over corruption, the exclusion of a leading candidate and the cost of living. The contest is expected to go to a run-off in August, with former First Lady Sandra Torres tipped to win the first round […]
ATHENS—Greece’s conservative New Democracy party stormed to victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday with voters giving reformist Kyriakos Mitsotakis another four-year term as prime minister. With most votes counted, New Democracy was leading with 40.5 percent of the vote and 158 seats in the 300-seat parliament, interior ministry figures showed. It was more than […]
The Oklahoma Senate on Feb. 22 approved legislation aimed at helping county election boards remove illegal aliens from voter registration rolls in a move that lawmakers say will prevent unlawful voting from taking place. The bill, known as SB 377, was authored by state Sen. Brent Howard (R-Dis. 38) at the request of Oklahoma’s Secretary of the State Election Board. Specifically, under […]
Many Arizonans waited in long lines to vote in person on Nov. 8 as mistrust over mail-in ballots and concern about the election integrity grow. Some voters shared their thoughts at the polls.
Authorities in Maricopa County, Arizona, say they appear to have found a solution to tabulation issues on Nov. 8 in dozens of polling stations across the county. Earlier in the day, election officials said that tabulators in about 20 percent of polling sites in the county were malfunctioning. Voters were still able to vote at locations […]
More than 20 million Americans have cast absentee ballots or voted in-person ahead of the 2022 midterms, according to researchers in an update on Sunday morning. Some 12.5 million have cast mail-in ballots while nearly 8 million have voted early and in-person, data from the University of Florida’s Election Project shows. The project compiles voting […]
More than 6.1 million people have already voted early across the United States, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Election Project. So far, according to the project, 5 million mail-in ballots have been returned and nearly 1.1 million people have voted early and in person. Florida is one of the states leading the […]
