Voting Access
Chalkbeat and Headway received more than 500 questions from teens about this year’s presidential election. Here are their most frequently asked questions — and our answers.
An investigation into Maricopa County’s process found young, new and unaffiliated voters are more likely to have the signature on their ballot envelope rejected.
Neither military nor ‘abroad,’ many residents of U.S. territories — including veterans — are left out of the presidential election.
Judge strikes down strict voter assistance rules in Texas’ 2021 rewrite of election laws
Backers of Proposition 140 gathered enough valid signatures to put the measure on the November ballot, the justices decided.
A judge hears arguments in a dispute with Pinal County, which is refusing to follow a new state election rule aimed at reducing the number of rejected ballots.
Amid devastation, officials must determine which voting sites are still usable, and how to deal with interrupted mail. Their decisions could be pivotal.
Motor-vehicle agency labeled longtime residents as U.S. citizens, without obtaining proof. The state now says more than 218,000 voters are affected.
In several swing states, control of legislative chambers — and agendas — is on the ballot in November.
As demographics shift, advocates from Las Vegas to Alaska are fighting to make voting accessible for citizens who speak different languages.
The error put the eligibility of nearly 100,000 voters in limbo. The court said it would be too late — and unfair — to limit their rights now.
After a setback in appeals court, the plaintiffs are taking their case directly to the state Supreme Court, where it could get tied up in complex issues.
Election officials face a special challenge in translating ballots into historically oral languages. Are they delivering?
The amendment would explicitly prohibit what some municipalities around the country allow: voting by noncitizens in local elections.
The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 7. The Texas Tribune, ProPublica and Votebeat want to hear from people removed from voter rolls.
Tarrant County official said he proposed the cuts to save costs. Critics accused Republicans of suppressing votes of young Democrats.
Several cities are listed with varied spellings, and voters who choose the wrong one might not be able to find their polling place.
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.
In Arizona, GOP challenges Congress’ power over elections; In Chicago, Democrats refocus on voting rights legislation.
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.