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Americans across the nation are casting ballots on the final day of voting in the 2024 election.

Why Oklahoma has an ‘only citizens’ measure on the ballot

By Adam Kemp

As Election Day nears, voters in Oklahoma are weighing a ballot measure that would restrict voting "only" to U.S. citizens, echoing a broader Republican effort to fight noncitizen voting, which is already rare.

Fires set in Washington ballot drop boxes ‘direct attack on democracy’

By Gene Johnson, Claire Rush, Associated Press

Another fire at a transit center drop box in Vancouver destroyed hundreds of ballots.

Most Americans don’t trust AI-powered election information: AP-NORC/USAFacts survey

By Ali Swenson, Linley Sanders, Associated Press

The findings reveal that even as Americans have started using generative AI-fueled chatbots and search engines in their personal and work lives, most have remained skeptical of these rapidly advancing technologies, particularly when it comes to information about high-stakes events…

New citizens in Michigan share what voting means to them

By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

New American voters, those who came to the U.S. as immigrants, refugees or asylum seekers, and have since become citizens, are an increasingly important group of voters in the United States.

Abortion measures on the ballot in 41 states, voters to have say on other tough questions

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press

More than 140 ballot measures are going before voters in the general election. They include constitutional amendments in at least nine states to enshrine abortion rights.

More states move to restrict guns at polling sites to protect workers, voters from threats

By Barbara Rodriguez, Jennifer Gerson, The 19th

At least a half-dozen states have introduced legislation this year that would either explicitly ban firearms at polling locations or expand existing restrictions.

Poll says Americans lack confidence in the primary election process, major political parties

By Nicholas Riccardi, Linley Sanders, Associated Press

With the Republican primaries around the corner, a new poll finds that party members aren't sure votes in the presidential nominating contest will be counted accurately.

Federal court deals blow to Voting Rights Act, barring lawsuits from private parties

By Christina A. Cassidy, Ayanna Alexander, Associated Press

A divided federal appeals court on Monday ruled that private individuals and groups such as the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act, a decision voting rights advocates say…

Report finds people with disabilities continue to face outsized barriers to voting

By Katherine Gilyard, The 19th

From transportation troubles to a lack of accessible equipment, researchers estimate that if accommodations were prioritized, over 2 million more votes would be cast.