Until now, researchers and the public knew very little about how well women were represented outside the federal government.
Edwin J. Viera, Public News Service New York groups are building support with federal lawmakers for several voting-rights bills. In passing the Freedom to Vote Act, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Native American Voting Rights Act, some hope to clarify how people can access their ballot. New York has passed…
Ohioans can now add a copy of their Ohio-issued driver’s license or ID card to their Apple Wallet. But don’t expect to use it as your ID when you go to your local polling place on Election Day. it won’t be accepted. The post Ohio’s new Mobile ID isn’t acceptable as a voting ID at your…
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Conservative groups want a federal judge to force Arizona counties to further investigate the status of voters who have not provided documented proof of citizenship.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is asking a court to remove his name as an independent presidential candidate from Wisconsin’s November ballot, after the state election commission rejected his request to be removed when it finalized the ballots last week.
The legal case against the Ohio Ballot Board over ballot language for Issue 1, the anti-gerrymandering amendment, took an unusual turn last week when two of the board members agreed with the allegations against them.
The lawsuit contends that counties lack the authority to send out unsolicited registration applications.
Michigan clerks who took advantage of new laws that allow them to prepare absentee ballots for counting ahead of election day found during the August primary that they were able to get results out faster, but not without some hiccups. Under expanded pre-processing laws in Michigan, election officials can take in returned absentee ballots, verify…
The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office corrected errors in its finalized primary election results after realizing it incorrectly determined which Green Party candidates will move on to the November election.