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Jul 10

Watch 4:52
Trump fires election commission members in latest attempt to control voting process

By Geoff Bennett, Liz Landers, Matt Loffman

With planning for the midterm elections well underway, President Trump has ousted the remaining members of a bipartisan federal agency that helps state and local officials run smooth elections and certify voting equipment. White House correspondent Liz Landers explains what…

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Jul 02

Watch 6:38
How legal battles across the country could complicate the midterms

By Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz

As President Trump attempts to wield greater power over election administration ahead of the midterms, dozens of legal battles are currently underway across the country. Their outcomes could shape how elections are run this fall. Liz Landers discussed more with…

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Jun 01

Watch 7:42
New report shows misinformation is a threat to election security

By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson

New rules proposed by the U.S. Postal Service would make states give data on voters who receive mail-in ballots for federal elections. This after President Trump tightened mail-in voting rules with a stated goal of making more secure elections. But…

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Jun 01

Why a surge of election-related websites could spell rising cyber threats for the midterms

By Liz Landers

Check Point, a cyber security company, found that in January of this year, approximately 1,300 newly registered domains contained the keyword "election," and approximately 2,957 contained "vote."…

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May 21

Watch 6:59
New Mexico secretary of state explains law barring armed federal agents at polls

By Liz Landers, Doug Adams

With the primary season underway, election officials are preparing for November. Some Democratic-led states, worried about the possibility of armed soldiers or ICE officers appearing near polling places, are taking steps to counter what they see as a potential effort…

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Mar 11

Americans are increasingly worried about voting, new poll shows

By Matt Loffman

Americans’ confidence that their elections will be run fairly has dropped to its lowest point in years, according to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.

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Feb 13

WATCH: DHS Secretary Noem speaks about SAVE Act and election security in Phoenix

By Associated Press

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem used a news conference outside Phoenix to pitch the Republican voting and elections bill that passed the U.S. House earlier this week. Noem called it an opportunity “to show that we’re serious about securing our…

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Nov 05

Georgia judge: Republican absentee ballot lawsuit 'frivolous'

By Associated Press

A federal judge Tuesday scolded Republican Party attorneys for what he called a "frivolous" lawsuit that accused election officials in seven Georgia counties of breaking the law by letting voters hand-deliver their absentee ballots over the weekend. An attorney for…

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Nov 05

Election Day unfolds relatively smoothly after massive turnout by early voters

By Christina A. Cassidy, Ali Swenson, Associated Press

The final day of voting in the 2024 presidential election arrived with tens of millions of Americans having already cast their ballots. Those include record numbers in battleground states like Georgia and North Carolina.

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Nov 04

Watch 3:52
Election security officials tracking misinformation and groups trying to sow chaos

By Geoff Bennett, Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev

Federal officials responsible for securing the election and critical infrastructure said that while they were tracking small scale disruptions to the vote, they saw no evidence of activity that could affect the outcome. The threats to influence and interfere include…

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