Election Laws
Arizona’s election manual sought to make it clear that county supervisors had no choice. But a judge’s ruling says it’s not up to state officials to decide.
Haoxiang Gao’s case has prompted legislative proposals and a petition drive after he allegedly used a loophole to register and vote despite not being a citizen.
The president had asserted authority to regulate voting that the Constitution explicitly grants to Congress and the states.
Organizers of a petition drive get the go-ahead for their campaign to put the proposed requirement before voters in November 2026.
The state says a bill requiring counties to switch to TEAM would make it easier to monitor voter rolls. But the system has had its problems.
Democratic and nonprofit groups are pushing to halt implementation of the order on the grounds that it oversteps the president’s power.
The order would require voters prove their citizenship and submit their ballots so that they arrive no later than when the polls close.
The proposal would require counties who choose to hand count to use ballots that can be scanned and tabulated by a voting machine.
Election officials say they can get behind a modified version of the proposal, which would allow nominees to withdraw from the ballot before an election.
Gov. Greg Abbott sets Nov. 4 special election to fill vacant congressional seat
Lawsuits cite the plain text of Article 1, which gives the president no power to regulate elections.
A multistate coalition says Trump is trying to usurp state authority over how elections work.
If Gov. Abbott doesn’t call an election, the seat could remain vacant until next year, leaving Houston-area Texans without representation.
To ensure that no ballots go missing again, poll workers had to deal with new checklists and an extra load of paperwork.
The state hasn’t adopted electronic absentee voting. So people like Denise Jess must choose between a few imperfect options.
The requirement in state law is a small burden, the judge says, but the state has no compelling reason to enforce it.
Congress decided in 1993 that they posed an unfair barrier to voter registration. Trump and the Republicans are reaching a different conclusion.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to stop Musk’s Green Bay rally and giveaway to registered voters who signed his PAC’s petition.
It’s the billionaire’s second brush with legal controversy over voting-related giveaways.
They’re arguing that voters don’t have the power to set election laws through ballot initiatives, based on a theory that the court has repeatedly rejected.