Nov 05 What to expect in Mississippi’s 2023 general election By Robert Yoon, Associated Press Tuesday is Election Day in Mississippi, and Republican Gov. Tate Reeves’ bid for a second term tops the list of statewide and local contests that voters will decide. Continue reading
Nov 05 What to expect in Texas’s 2023 general election By Robert Yoon, Associated Press Topping the list of notable races in Tuesday’s election in Texas are races for mayor of Houston and Uvalde, as well as 14 proposed changes to the state constitution. Continue reading
Nov 05 What to expect in Virginia’s 2023 legislative elections By Robert Yoon, Associated Press Control of Virginia’s legislature is up for grabs in Tuesday's off-year general election. Republicans hold a slim majority in the House of Delegates, while Democrats hold an equally narrow majority in the state Senate. Continue reading
Nov 03 An Ohio amendment serves as a testing ground for statewide abortion fights expected in 2024 By Julie Carr Smyth, Christine Fernando, Associated Press A constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights in Ohio will be decided in what is expected to be a preview of abortion battles across the country in 2024. Continue reading
Oct 23 Indonesia top court rejects presidential age limit, clearing legal path for 72-year-old frontrunner By Andi Jatmiko, Niniek Karmini, Associated Press Indonesia's top court rejected an effort to block presidential candidates who are over 70 or implicated in human rights abuses, clearing the legal path for a septuagenarian former general's ultra-nationalist campaign. Continue reading
Oct 11 Abortion rights and marijuana questions expected to drive Ohioans to polls as early voting begins By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Heavier-than-normal turnout is expected Wednesday as early voting begins in Ohio's closely watched off-year election. Continue reading
Sep 22 Both parties rally supporters as early voting begins in Virginia’s closely watched legislative elections By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press Early voting has begun in Virginia's costly, high-stakes and closely watched legislative elections after a week in which elected officials and candidates rallied their supporters across the state. Continue reading
Sep 14 A cash-for visas scandal hits Poland’s anti-migration government, weeks before elections By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press The scandal comes just weeks ahead of parliamentary elections in which Poland's strongly anti-migrant ruling party is hoping to win an unprecedented third term. Continue reading
Sep 12 Guatemalan authorities raid electoral facilities, open boxes of votes By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press The raid was apparently part of some of the various ongoing investigations related to the national elections that culminated last month in the election of Bernardo Arévalo. Continue reading
May 15 What lies ahead for Thailand after dramatic opposition election victory? By Grant Peck, Hrvoje Hranjski, Associated Press Thailand’s opposition racked up a stunning majority of the 500 seats at stake in the race for the House of Representatives, dealing a major blow to the establishment parties and the former general who has led the country since seizing power in… Continue reading