Election Security
There are significant legal and practical barriers to sending the military to polling places. But some officials are still worried.
Lists of noncitizens are prone to error, and comparing them to the voter rolls can lead to false positives.
It’s the process that keeps ballots secure. When it’s not maintained, voters can be disenfranchised.
After years of collaboration on election security, states say federal support is retreating — and trust is collapsing.
Discussions at an annual conference spotlight the concerns hanging over preparations for the midterms.
The ruling affirms the result of the Michigan city’s close mayoral race but may not resolve the dispute.
County officials said the name used for a background check didn’t match the court database, and they’ve identified steps to prevent it from happening again.
The DOJ has now sued at least 21 states in search of voter information that election officials say would be illegal to disclose.
The move could prompt a lawsuit, as the federal government has sued over a dozen states in its quest for unredacted voter rolls and other information.
Legal scholars say the president’s language in the pardon of his allies was ‘sloppy.’
The federal government doesn’t usually intervene in election administration, and the GOP request was vague about what it envisioned.
The Michigan city had an unusually high number of mail ballots that needed extra signature checks.
Rep. Alex Kolodin’s legislation would tighten restrictions and add a new proof-of-citizenship requirement.
GOP county canvassers raise security concerns about the office where the ballots were found.
Should a pivotal batch of ballots be counted, even after a potential security breach?
County canvassers raise questions after absentee ballots were stored in the wrong type of container.
Election officials in Los Angeles and Orange counties said federal monitors did not disrupt election processes.
A video showing the workers transferring ballots sparked threats and misinformation. But the county recorder says they followed the law and relevant procedures.
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap asked the court to stop the audit, but the judge said he hadn’t established that supervisors’ actions violated the law.
There are reasons to be wary, but historically, such efforts have been a routine part of how our democracy safeguards itself.