Jul 29 Distrust in election process grips Nevada community By Sam Metz, Associated Press Water rights, livestock rules and marijuana licenses are among the many local dramas that consume the time of the five commissioners in this vast swath of rural and deeply Republican Nevada. Continue reading
Jun 23 WATCH: Trump pressured Justice Department to seize states’ voting machines, former DOJ officials say By Kenichi Serino Jeffrey Rosen, former acting attorney general, testified on June 23 as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack presented its findings to the public. Continue reading
Jun 16 New Mexico prosecutor says Republican-led county commission must certify vote By Morgan Lee, Associated Press New Mexico's top prosecutor on Thursday told a Republican-led county commission to comply with an order to certify results from its primary election, the latest development in a case arising from far-right conspiracy theories over voting machines. Continue reading
Jun 14 GOP commission refuses to certify New Mexico primary results over distrust of voting machines By Morgan Lee, Associated Press Votes in a New Mexico community are at risk of not counting after a Republican-led commission refused to approve primary election results over distrust of Dominion vote-tallying machines. Continue reading
Oct 22 Arenas, stadiums find new life as safer options for voting By Kate Brumback, Larry Lage, Associated Press Voters casting ballots in these mega voting sites say they're providing a safe and efficient way to vote amid the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 8:05 What election officials think about paper ballots and voting machines By Miles O'Brien During this election, early and absentee voting are expected to reach record levels, with mail-in ballots drawing significant attention as a result. President Trump has repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that voting by mail is not safe or reliable -- but… Continue watching
Jun 12 Georgia poll worker describes ‘overwhelming’ voting chaos By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The chaos during Georgia's primary elections frustrated voters, but also put a strain on poll workers. Some were staffing the polls for the first time on Tuesday after concerns about the coronavirus scared away more experienced workers. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 5:49 Chaos in Georgia primary yields ‘moment of reckoning’ for election officials New voting machines, trouble with absentee ballots and a pandemic combined to create chaos in Georgia’s Tuesday primary. After some voters waited in line more than five hours to cast their ballots, Georgia’s secretary of state called the problems “unacceptable”… Continue watching
Feb 28 California voting changes raise concerns for Super Tuesday By Janie Har, Associated Press The "Super Tuesday" primary in the country's most populous state comes amid changes aimed at expanding voter participation, including new voting equipment and vote centers that are replacing polling places in some counties. … Continue reading
Feb 23 Reliability of pricey new voting machines questioned By Frank Bajak, Associated Press In the rush to replace insecure, unreliable electronic voting machines after Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential race, state and local officials have scrambled to acquire more trustworthy equipment for this year’s election, when U.S. intelligence agencies fear even… Continue reading