Voter Registration & Rolls
Party's advantage over Republicans is slimmer than at any point since 1998
Attacks on third-party registration groups are increasing across the country. To ensure your registration gets processed with as little fuss as possible, go directly to your local elections office.
The record checks are critical for determining which voters go on the ‘federal only’ rolls. The state will have to resolve the issue in court, with time running out.
The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 7. The Texas Tribune, ProPublica and Votebeat want to hear from people removed from voter rolls.
The Texas attorney general filed a similar lawsuit earlier this week against Bexar County, which includes San Antonio.
Lawsuit alleges that counties aren’t doing enough to verify eligibility. Officials say they’re following the law.
The plan calls for the county to identify eligible voters and send them registration forms. GOP officials say it’s an end-run around state law.
Experts caution against concluding that the totals are a sign of widespread illegal voting.
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.
State and federal laws protect voters from being improperly removed from the rolls if someone questions their eligibility.
The decision is a partial victory for Republicans seeking to restrict participation by ‘federal only’ voters.
Paper forms commonly distributed by political parties and civic groups are often returned with errors that don’t get fixed in time.
Forms related to address changes and ID can trip up voters — and workers — at the polling place.
Voting for the first time can be a big deal regardless of your age, and we want to hear about your experience.
Votec, one of only three companies approved to manage voter registration data, is facing a financial squeeze and asking counties for a 35% surcharge.
For a long time, I didn’t want to think or talk about elections or politics. That changed four years ago.
A bill would have enabled the state to automatically update a voter’s registration after they changed their driver’s license address. To some, that sounded like automatic voter registration.
My first two registration applications seemingly disappeared. Here’s what I had to do to get on the roll in time for the 2024 primary.