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News Articles: voting stories

People cast early ballots in the upcoming midterm elections at a polling station on Tuesday in Anchorage, Alaska.

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  • National

What is voter intimidation and how concerned should you be?

Concerns of voter intimidation are heightened this midterm election season, but it's important to remember you will likely have a normal voting experience.

November 04, 2022
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By:
  • Wynne Davis
A disputed document by one of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, depicted here in a painting by Thomas Rossiter, has been cited in a Supreme Court case about a once-fringe legal theory that could reshape federal elections.

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  • Elections

A controversial election theory at the Supreme Court is tied to a disputed document

The reliability of a document by one of the U.S. Constitution's framers has long been under serious doubt. North Carolina Republicans cited it in a case that could upend election laws.

November 03, 2022
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
A man shouts into a bullhorn as Trump supporters gather in front of the Maricopa County Elections Department in Phoenix, where ballots were being counted following the 2020 presidential election. Federal officials have warned about violence erupting after this year's election, with experts particularly concerned about the period after Nov. 8.

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  • Elections

Concerns of violence grow as Election Day nears

Researchers say the days following the election may pose a greater risk of violence than Election Day itself, particularly in locations where vote counting drags on.

November 02, 2022
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By:
  • Odette Yousef and
  • Miles Parks
A poll worker handles ballots for the midterm election, in the presence of observers from both Democrat and Republican parties, at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Elections Center in Phoenix on Oct. 25.

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  • Technology

False information is everywhere. 'Pre-bunking' tries to head it off early

The idea is to show people the tactics and tropes of misleading information before they encounter it in the wild — so they're better equipped to recognize and resist it.

October 29, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond

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  • Elections

2020 changed how America votes. The question now is whether those changes stick

The pandemic led to a historic rise in early voting, as 70% of the electorate cast ballots before Election Day in 2020. In 2022, it looks like more of the same.

October 28, 2022
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By:
  • Miles Parks
The warehouse at the Maricopa County Elections Department is seen on Sept. 8. The Maricopa sheriff says he's stepped up security around ballot drop boxes after a series of incidents involving people keeping watch on the boxes.

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  • Elections

Monitors at Arizona ballot drop boxes draw complaints of voter intimidation

Arizona's secretary of state has referred at least six potential voter intimidation complaints near ballot drop boxes to law enforcement.

October 26, 2022
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By:
  • Ben Giles

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  • Elections

In the U.S., some 4.6 million people are disenfranchised due to a felony conviction

An estimated 2% of the U.S. voting age population is ineligible to cast a ballot due to a felony conviction. State-level felon disenfranchisement rates vary dramatically.

October 25, 2022
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
A Dominion Voting Systems ballot scanner is seen in this 2021 file photo. Election deniers have spread conspiracies about the Denver-based company's voting machines.

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  • Elections

Clerks battle false claims as they prepare to administer elections

Even though it wasn't a swing state in 2020, Colorado has been at the forefront of false claims that the election was stolen.

October 25, 2022
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By:
  • Bente Birkeland
Conspiracy theories about Brazil's electronic voting machines, shown here, have spread online. Far-right influencers in the U.S. have seized on Brazil's election as a way of keeping conspiratorial narratives alive ahead of the U.S. midterms in early November.

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  • Elections

Why false claims about Brazil's election are spreading in far-right U.S. circles

American election deniers are recycling lies about voting machines to claim Brazil's presidential election is being rigged and to cast doubt on the U.S. midterms.

October 22, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Republican state officials in Louisiana are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on which voters should be categorized as Black when testing whether a map of election districts dilutes the political power of Black voters.

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  • Elections

Who counts as Black in voting maps? Some GOP state officials want that narrowed

Republican officials in Louisiana are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to set a narrower definition of "Black" for redistricting that excludes some Black people and could minimize their voting power.

October 20, 2022
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
Voters fill out their ballots at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds in Bozeman, Mont., on Nov. 3, 2020.

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  • Elections

Late changes to election laws mean Montana voters were sent inaccurate information

A pamphlet sent to voters includes information based on laws passed last year by Republicans. But a district court judge struck down the laws late last month.

October 20, 2022
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By:
  • Shaylee Ragar
Matthew DePerno, the Republican nominee for Michigan attorney general, speaks during a Trump rally on Oct. 1 in Warren, Mich. DePerno is being investigated for his involvement in an alleged scheme to tamper with voting machines.

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  • Elections

The Republican nominee for Michigan attorney general is under investigation himself

Matthew DePerno, the Trump-backed nominee for state attorney general, is being investigated for an alleged plot to seize and tamper with voting machines.

October 18, 2022
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By:
  • Colin Jackson, Michigan Public Radio Network
A poll worker sanitizes ballot marking machines at an early voting location in Inglewood, Calif., on Oct. 29, 2020. The Los Angeles County district attorney alleges that the CEO of Konnech, which makes scheduling software for poll workers, improperly gave Chinese contractors access to sensitive employee data.

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  • Investigations

Election software CEO is charged with allegedly giving Chinese contractors data access

The Los Angeles County district attorney alleges that the CEO of Konnech, which makes scheduling software for poll workers, improperly gave Chinese contractors access to sensitive employee data.

October 14, 2022
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach and
  • Miles Parks
Power crews work to restore electricity in the wake of Hurricane Ian on Oct. 6 on San Carlos Island, in Florida's Lee County.

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  • Elections

Florida governor eases voting rules in counties slammed by Hurricane Ian

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an order extending early voting and mail ballot access for certain voters who were affected by Hurricane Ian ahead of elections this fall.

October 13, 2022
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
Poll workers and voters are seen during Wisconsin's state primary on Aug. 9. While experts say the overwhelming majority of American poll workers are dedicated to a fair and secure election, some officials are worried about poll worker interference.

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  • Elections

Election officials worry about potential poll worker interference this November

The vast majority of American poll workers step up to ensure that elections are safe and fair. But some officials are worried that nefarious actors may infiltrate the worker ranks this year.

October 09, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
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