Oct 14 Justice Department threatens California with legal action over claim of noncitizens on voter rolls By Safiyah Riddle, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The U.S. Department of Justice has threatened California with possible legal action over what it says are noncitizens believed to have received mail ballots for next month’s midterm elections. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 6:08 How local officials are testing voting machines to ensure election integrity By Liz Landers, Matt Loffman Midterm election season culminates on one important Election Day, but voting is already underway in many states. For the local officials who run elections, the work started even earlier. Liz Landers reports on how they prepare for voting and why… Continue watching
Oct 07 Scars from Oct. 7 fuel deep divisions over Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election By Josef Federman, Associated Press As Israel gears up for its first elections since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents are putting it at the heart of their campaigns. Continue reading
Sep 30 Democrats want a blue wave. New Hampshire is Exhibit A for why that may not happen By Steve Peoples, Holly Ramer, Steven Sloan, Associated Press Five weeks before Election Day, Democratic optimism is soaring. But glaring vulnerabilities threaten to undermine the unstoppable blue wave that Democrats believe is coming. Look no further than New Hampshire, where Democratic leaders are sounding the alarm about political challenges… Continue reading
Sep 25 Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for now By Ali Swenson, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on a controversial federal voter database before November’s elections, granting President Donald Trump a temporary win in his aggressive campaign against noncitizen voting. Continue reading
Sep 23 Trump's focus on noncitizen voting has led to 160 arrests. That shows it's rare, experts say By Ali Swenson, Associated Press The Trump administration's whole-of-government effort to find and prosecute noncitizens illegally on state voter rolls has resulted in about 1,600 voter fraud cases that have led to 160 arrests, Homeland Security Investigations senior official Matthew Millhollin said in a press… Continue reading
Sep 18 DHS may have violated state election law, Virginia's AG says after whistleblower report By Associated Press Virginia's attorney general said Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security may have violated several state laws after a whistleblower accused its employees of misrepresenting themselves on voter lookup tools to hunt for noncitizen voters. Continue reading
Sep 17 Trump's push to restrict mail ballots failed. Other efforts to reshape the midterms continue By Ali Swenson, Associated Press The Supreme Court this week closed the chapter on one of Trump’s effort to dramatically overhaul of the nation’s mail voting processes. But the case was just one example of the Republican president’s numerous attempts to assert federal control over the upcoming midterms. Continue reading
Sep 09 Ballots discounted for late postmarks surged in Washington and Oregon after Postal Service changes By Gene Johnson, Associated Press The number of ballots rejected for late postmarks has soared in the vote-by-mail states of Washington and Oregon, according to newly released data highlighting concerns about recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations ahead of this fall's pivotal midterm election. Continue reading
Sep 06 Trump administration makes another appeal to Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions By Lindsay Whitehurst, Gary Fields, Associated Press The filing came after U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani extended an order against the Postal Service enforcing President Donald Trump’s executive order for the November elections. Continue reading