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A Black woman drops off her mail ballot in a drop box in Philadelphia in the 2022 election. — Kendall Alexander chose to vote absentee and return her ballot to one of the drop boxes scattered throughout Philadelphia in 2022. (Sue Dorfman for Votebeat)

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Election officials know real problems supercharge baseless allegations. They need to address them.

Problems around the country sparked questions about elections this year, and some officials handled them better than others.

Jessica Huseman

| Today, 12:00pm UTC

Michigan to automatically register people to vote when exiting prison

The law signed this week is the first in the nation and expands the Department of Corrections’ current effort to restore voting rights to returning citizens.

Oralandar Brand-Williams

| December 2

Tax cuts, teacher pension increases at stake after misinformation-led challenge to 2023 election

The governor cannot certify the election results until the challenges are resolved, which experts say could take weeks or months

Natalia Contreras

| December 1

Court ruling on undated ballots brings confusion as counties certify November election results

A federal judge ruled last week that undated and misdated mail ballots must be counted, but it came right in the middle of when counties were finalizing their 2023 election results.

Carter Walker

| November 30

Two Cochise County supervisors indicted for refusing to certify midterm election

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced a state grand jury has indicted Republican Cochise County Supervisors Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd with two felony charges of conspiracy and election interference.

Jen Fifield

| November 29

Pa. counties must accept undated, incorrectly dated mail ballots, federal court rules

The ruling, which found dates on an outer envelope to be “immaterial” to a ballot’s eligibility, has the potential to prevent the disenfranchisement of thousands of voters next year.

Carter Walker

| November 21

What would make it easier for you to vote in Philly?

Philadelphia’s next election is Nov. 7. Local elections historically have low voter turnout compared to federal or statewide elections. We want to know what is impacting your decision to vote or not in the upcoming race for mayor or city council.