Election Laws
As House Republicans push again for a national proof-of-citizenship law, some states remove voters they have flagged as noncitizens — perhaps incorrectly.
ACLU says it’s ready to sue if the threat emerges again: ‘If you refuse to certify, you will be held responsible.’
The Texas attorney general filed a similar lawsuit earlier this week against Bexar County, which includes San Antonio.
The Commonwealth Court ruling says Butler County voters whose mail ballots were rejected were entitled to have their provisional ballots counted.
The suit is a rare preemptive move to head off a crisis after the November election — like the kind that happened in 2020.
State law appears to make it nearly impossible for qualified nominees to get their names removed. One lawmaker wants to change that.
Disenfranchising citizens over ‘inconsequential paperwork errors’ violates voting rights, a state court says. The GOP will appeal.
Disputes involve provisional ballots, ‘notice and cure’ procedures, and the date requirement.
Coming upgrades would allow counties to do without outside vendors, officials say.
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office launched an investigation into an allegedly improper voter registration effort.
In Arizona, GOP challenges Congress’ power over elections; In Chicago, Democrats refocus on voting rights legislation.
A mistake on a Douglas County ballot shows how mistakes can happen, and how errors aren’t easily forgiven in this political climate.
Texas Secretary of State’s Office will send election inspectors to Harris County, the state’s most populous, in November.
The Justice Department is threatening a lawsuit over lapses in the April election. One of the towns may not have had the machines in August, either.
After ‘activist rulemaking’ in Georgia, experts are still confident officials can thwart local efforts to interfere with finalizing presidential results.
Why the secretary of state’s office originally overlooked write-in candidates who had enough votes to win.
State and federal laws protect voters from being improperly removed from the rolls if someone questions their eligibility.
The option was legalized again in July. It will be more widely available in November.
If the Maricopa and Pinal board meetings are any indication, expect more challenges to results in November.
Guidance and directives are a regular part of election administration in Pennsylvania, and will be again in 2024.