Election Security
A bill to overcome a court hurdle passes the Legislature after a proposed constitutional amendment falls short.
Heather Honey joins the agency as a deputy assistant secretary.
After a conservative activist’s social media post suggested that they were up to something, the Benedictine Sisters of Erie went public and ‘contested the falsehood immediately.’
Republicans invested heavily in promoting early and mail voting in 2024. Now the president is promising to wipe out the practice entirely.
The data shapes political representation, but it also drives decisions on funding, infrastructure, business, and emergency planning. Altering how it’s collected could undermine all of that.
A look at key questions about the legality and logistics of the president’s proposal.
The state is holding off on fulfilling the DOJ request for now, while it switches to a new voter registration management system. The letter raises legal and privacy concerns.
New letter seeks voter rolls, and details on election officials’ survey responses. The scope of the request raises privacy issues.
Internet-linked systems raise security concerns, but experts say the risk isn’t so great.
Republicans have long questioned the state’s high rate of registration.
What is the U.S. doing with uploaded records? And how is the state handling search results? Lawmakers and watchdogs push the Department of Homeland Security for more transparency.
Investigators suspect Iran, as candidate photos were swapped with images of Ayatollah Khomeini, two days after U.S. airstrikes.
The Secretary of State’s Office shut down the site for a week after discovering unusual activity ahead of the July 15 primary.
A flurry of letters seek access to voter rolls and details on registration procedures, in support of Trump’s directives.
The facility was at one point used as used by an “unauthorized” person for shelter, according to the election commission’s latest report on the ballot snafu.
Attorney General Ken Paxton says the cases involve more than 100 voters, mostly in Harris County.
After Democrats’ 2024 losses, skepticism is seeping into the left — which could be a bad sign for turnout.
Several other states are facing new scrutiny as the Trump administration refocuses election-law enforcement.
A technical committee will soon review proposed changes to certification guidelines for voting systems. Local officials worry about the potential cost — and the impact on public faith.
The state’s in-house system has limitations that make it impractical for big cities. A committee is looking at commercial alternatives.