Mail Voting
Voters told Votebeat that they just don’t trust the mail anymore.
Democratic mail ballot requests are down from both 2022 and 2024, but there could be several reasons for that.
Top issues include voter ID laws, redrawn congressional maps and cementing laws ensuring only American citizens vote
Votebeat asked 31 experts in election law and administration about the likelihood that Trump sends troops to the polls, candidates challenge the election results, and more.
Postal Service urges people to ‘mail early’ to ensure ballots are counted
Tuscarora Township allegedly waited almost a week after receiving its ballots to put them in the mail.
At least 8,500 voters across three suburban Detroit communities got ballots that listed a local library board candidate in the wrong section.
Voters will weigh in on dozens of races, including U.S. senator, governor, and many other offices.
The first ballots are hitting mailboxes across the Keystone State, meaning the 2026 election is officially underway.
The Supreme Court decision blocking mail ballot restrictions allows election officials to focus on planning for the November election.
The Supreme Court ruling marked the culmination of a frenzied, monthslong legal battle.
A majority of justices declined to allow the U.S. Postal Service to put new restrictions in place for November.
Mullin has shifted more focus onto elections since July, declaring that “election security is national security.”
Election experts question whether it’s possible to comply with the Postal Service’s new mail ballot rules by November.
Monday’s Supreme Court ruling doesn’t end a messy legal fight over Trump’s efforts to restrict mail ballots for the midterms.
The 2027 removals will be the first under a state law that requires officials to remove voters from the list if they don’t cast their mail ballot for two consecutive general election cycles.
About 1,300 ballots were marked undeliverable in Navajo County during the July 21 primary. Votebeat gathered data and records to investigate.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rebuked a lower court’s 2025 ruling that struck down nine provisions of a sweeping election law related to voter assistance.
The ruling throws a new wrench in the president’s plans to involve the U.S. Postal Service in absentee voting this November.
The U.S. Postal Service has warned that time is growing short to make changes for the midterms.