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News Articles: voting stories

A ballot drop box in in Vancouver, Wash., was set ablaze early Monday morning, destroying hundreds of ballots.

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  • Politics

Ballots set on fire in three states as Election Day approaches

Federal officials have been warning that in recent months, some social media users have been encouraging sabotage of ballot drop boxes. "It's a direct attack on democracy," said one local official.

October 28, 2024
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By:
  • Lisa Hagen
A person leaves an early voting site after casting a ballot on Oct. 21 in Deland, Fla. Florida is one of three states that recently sued the Biden administration over citizenship checks of voters.

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  • Elections

GOP lawsuits about an obscure immigration database may set up election challenges

Florida, Texas and Ohio have filed last-minute lawsuits against the Biden administration demanding data about the citizenship of voters on their state rolls. One expert calls these "zombie" lawsuits.

October 28, 2024
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By:
  • Jude Joffe-Block and
  • Miles Parks
A Jackson, Miss., precinct worker reaches for more "I Voted" sticker on Nov. 7, 2023.

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  • Elections

Appeals court sides with GOP on Miss. law that provides grace period for mail ballots

A conservative appeals court sided with Republicans in ruling against a Mississippi law that allows election officials to count mail ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive after it.

October 25, 2024
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
A rural polling location is seen in Lancaster County, Pa., on Nov. 8, 2022.

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  • Elections

Pennsylvania county halts hundreds of potentially fraudulent voter registration forms

Officials in Lancaster County in the swing state of Pennsylvania say they identified hundreds of potentially fraudulent voter registration applications.

October 25, 2024
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By:
  • NPR Washington Desk
Voters line up outside of an early voting location for the 2022 midterm election in Woodbridge, Va.

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  • Elections

A judge orders Virginia to restore registered voters purged too close to Election Day

A judge ruled that Virginia violated a federal law by systematically purging registered voters too close to this fall’s election. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin says the state is appealing.

October 25, 2024
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
A voter drops a ballot into the drop box at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix on Wednesday.

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  • Elections

Ballot drop boxes are often the subject of false claims. Here's what to know

Election officials say ballot drop boxes are a secure and accessible way for voters to return mail ballots, but they've also been the subject of numerous attacks from Donald Trump and his allies.

October 25, 2024
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Workers at the Wake County Board of Elections prepare to mail absentee ballots in September in Raleigh, N.C.

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  • Elections

Republican lawsuits over overseas and military voting hit setbacks in 2 swing states

In Michigan and North Carolina, two Republican legal challenges to the legitimacy of ballots cast by U.S. citizens living abroad, including U.S. military members, hit setbacks Monday.

October 22, 2024
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
Elon Musk speaks as part of a campaign town hall in support of Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump in Folsom, Pa., on Thursday.

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  • Politics

Gov. Shapiro calls Musk's $1M offer to Pennsylvania voters 'deeply concerning'

Trump supporter Elon Musk says the daily prize money is meant to “support the Constitution,” but an election law expert calls it “clearly illegal.”

October 21, 2024
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By:
  • Luke Garrett
People wait in line to cast ballots during early voting at a polling station in Black Mountain, North Carolina, on Friday.

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  • Elections

The race is so close. Here's what happens if there's a 269-269 Electoral College tie

It’s very unlikely — but theoretically possible — that the presidential election ends with an Electoral College tie. If it did come to pass, here's how the next president would be determined.

October 21, 2024
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
Absentee ballots are prepared to be mailed at the Wake County Board of Elections on Sept. 17 in Raleigh, N.C.

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  • Elections

What to know about Republican challenges to overseas and military voting

In three swing states, GOP groups are suing to challenge the ballots cast by U.S. citizens living abroad, including military members. Many voting experts say these cases are likely to go nowhere.

October 20, 2024
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
A voter walks toward a polling place to cast their ballot for Alabama’s March primary election in Mountain Brook, Ala.

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  • Elections

A federal judge has ordered Alabama to stop trying to purge voters before Election Day

A judge temporarily blocked Alabama’s voter removal program after finding the state violated federal law by systematically purging voters too close to this fall’s election.

October 16, 2024
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen holds a news conference in Lincoln, Neb., on Nov. 4, 2020. The Nebraska Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a ruling that countered the Republican Evnen's directive on voting rights for formerly incarcerated felons.

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  • Elections

Nebraska Supreme Court clears the way for people with felony convictions to vote

Nebraska’s highest court ruled against top state officials as it upheld a law providing felons with a path to register to vote after completing their sentences.

October 16, 2024
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
Georgia's State Election Board members discuss proposals for election rule changes on Sept. 20 in Atlanta.

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  • Elections

Georgia judge counters GOP-led state election board on certification and hand counts

Local election board members in Georgia cannot refuse to certify election results in any scenario, even if they report concerns about fraud or errors, a state judge has ruled.

October 15, 2024
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By:
  • Sam Gringlas
A person stops to watch a screen in Washington, D.C., displaying the presidential debate between Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump in September.

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  • Elections

The stark divide between Harris and Trump on voting rights

Harris wants to make it easier for eligible voters to cast ballots and rebuild Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination, while Trump pushes for more restrictions to voting access.

October 13, 2024
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
The Department of Justice is photographed on June 8, 2023. The department has brought a suit against Virginia election officials that accuses the state of striking names from voter rolls in violation of U.S. law.

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  • Politics

The Justice Department says Virginia is illegally striking voters off of voter rolls

The lawsuit alleges that an executive order issued in August by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin requiring daily updates to voter lists to remove ineligible voters violates federal law.

October 12, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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