World Oct 04 Serb separatist Dodik declares victory in Bosnia vote as ethnic tensions and EU hopes collide By Eldar Emric, Associated Press
Politics Sep 25 Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for now 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. By Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Politics Sep 23 Trump's focus on noncitizen voting has led to 160 arrests. That shows it's rare, experts say 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… By Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Politics Sep 17 Trump's push to restrict mail ballots failed. Other efforts to reshape the midterms continue 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. By Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Politics Sep 13 The secret ballot has been an article of faith in U.S. elections. That's being tested in Georgia The system's vulnerability has been drawing increased attention, with election security advocates criticizing state election officials for failing to fix it before the November elections. By Kate Brumback, Associated Press
Aug 16 Republicans won the redistricting competition. Don't tell that to this California congressman By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press President Donald Trump last year told GOP-controlled states to redraw their maps before this year's midterm elections to increase the number of winnable seats for Republicans in order to help the party hold onto the U.S. House. Continue reading
Jun 24 Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote By Julie Carr Smyth, Michael Casey, Associated Press The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper in Boston effectively converts a preliminary injunction she issued a year ago, in which she temporarily blocked many of Trump’s efforts to overhaul elections, into a permanent ban. Continue reading
Jun 21 Colombians vote in a presidential runoff that pits an outsider against a progressive By Regina Garcia Cano, Astrid Suárez, Associated Press The options before voters were business owner and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and Iván Cepeda, a lawmaker and heir to the political movement of outgoing President Gustavo Petro, the nation’s first leftist leader. Continue reading
Jun 17 Georgia Republicans choose Collins for Senate and Jackson for governor, a mixed result for Trump By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Georgia Republicans delivered a split decision for Donald Trump in Tuesday runoffs, opting for the president’s preferred U.S. Senate candidate but rejecting his choice for governor in favor of a billionaire first-time candidate who spent freely from his personal fortune… Continue reading
Jun 14 Georgia's vote-counting method will soon be banned. Lawmakers will try to find a fix this week By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Legislators passed a law two years ago barring the use of the QR code printed on ballots that the state relies on to tally votes beyond July 1 of this year, but no replacement method was ever implemented. Continue reading