Nov 02 Hospitals help patients get out the vote while stuck in bed By Kristen de Groot, Associated Press For those in the hospital unexpectedly, that process isn't exactly simple. Continue reading
Oct 23 At least 50 Afghans died in election day violence. Will future votes be safer? By Larisa Epatko Despite a shroud of violence and voting delays, more than 4 million Afghans cast their ballots in parliamentary elections last weekend, according to the country’s election commission. Continue reading
Oct 17 In Georgia, black voters were ordered off a bus headed to the polls By Associated Press A group that encourages African-Americans to vote says about 40 black residents of a senior living center in Georgia were told to get off a bus taking them to the first day of in-person early voting. Continue reading
Oct 13 Formerly convicted Florida residents sound off on voter disenfranchisement By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green On Nov. 6, more than six million Americans will be unable to vote because of a felony conviction on their records. More than a quarter of them live in Florida. Continue reading
Sep 30 How Australia can help the U.S. make democracy harder to hack By Scott Shackelford, Matthew Sussex, The Conversation In the drumbeat of reports about Russian attempts to undermine U.S. democratic institutions with trolls, Twitter bots and cyberattacks on congressional candidates, it is easy to forget that the problem of… Continue reading
Sep 29 Michigan voters to decide how their electoral maps are drawn By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press Voters in Michigan will decide in November whether to entrust how their voting districts are drawn to an independent commission rather than the Legislature. Continue reading
Sep 26 Young people feel anxious about election, poll finds By Juana Summers, Associated Press With weeks to go until the November midterm elections, more young Americans are interested but, according to a new poll, they're also feeling more anxious about the results. Continue reading
May 17 Lack of paper trail a concern amid fears of election hacking By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press As the midterm congressional primaries heat up, roughly 1 in 5 Americans will be casting ballots on machines that do not produce a paper record of their votes. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 5:02 This Supreme Court gerrymandering case could redraw the political landscape By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court delved again into the high-stakes debate over what is and isn't allowed when lawmakers draw electoral districts. In the latest case, the court heard arguments over whether a Maryland district was redrawn to help Democrats. Marcia Coyle… Continue watching
Mar 18 Illinois primary puts focus on security of state voter rolls By Christina A. Cassidy, Sarah Zimmerman, Associated Press Two years ago, Illinois was the lone state known to have its state election system breached in a hacking effort that ultimately targeted 21 states. Continue reading