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Sending duplicate ballots doesn't result in problems. Here's why.
53+ min ago (964+ words) Ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election in April, Green Bay election officials accidentally sent duplicate ballots to 150 voters, prompting an administrative complaint before the Wisconsin Elections Commission and conspiracy theories online. Despite the heightened attention, election officials accidentally sending…...
Here's what's been happening in Pennsylvania ahead of next week's election
1+ week, 6+ day ago (731+ words) Just days remain before Pennsylvania's May 19 primary, when voters will select nominees for state and federal elections this November. The governorship, congressional seats, and control of the state House and Senate are all on the ballot. Some counties have already…...
Pennsylvania's upgrading a key election system but won't say how it's going
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (662+ words) Pennsylvania's latest effort to upgrade its two-decade-old voter registration system has already cost nearly $1. 4 million, according to records obtained by Votebeat and Spotlight PA. Officials hope the updated system will be ready for the 2027 elections. However, the state isn't saying…...
Hundreds of voter registrations at risk of cancellation in Michigan
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1241+ words) Hundreds of voters have reportedly been affected by Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop's attempt to cancel voter registrations in the small northern county, leaving voters confused and local clerks frustrated. The Michigan Bureau of Elections sent a letter to Bishop…...
This Republican uncovered hundreds of noncitizen voters, but thinks fears of widespread fraud are overblown
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (822+ words) The potential risk of noncitizens illegally casting ballots has dominated the national conversation on election policy in recent years. But one major voice on the issue hasn't been heard. Pennsylvania is home to someone who has perhaps more experience addressing…...
These tribal voters have often seen their ballots rejected. A new voting model could fix it.
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (931+ words) After years of lobbying by tribal officials, Apache County will move to a new voting model for the upcoming midterm election, a shift expected to reduce the number of tribal voters" ballots rejected because they were cast in the wrong…...
Faster election results in Arizona? Maybe, if voters use this new option.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1376+ words) Alexandra Flahive approached the "polling place" with a mail ballot in hand. But upon entering, she opted not to drop it off and have the signature on its envelope checked, as hundreds of thousands of Arizonans typically do on Election…...
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What should the penalty be for disenfranchisement? In Madison, affected voters are split
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1336+ words) Some of the 193 disenfranchised Madison voters stopped voting or abandoned absentee ballots. Others oppose the lawsuit filed over the error " revealing deep divides among affected voters. (Michelle Perez for Votebeat) Months before becoming one of the nearly 200 Madison voters in…...
What election officials think about Trump's election push
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (854+ words) Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U. S. Election administration isn't what it used to be. When Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon first took office in 2015, he used to have to explain…...