Carter Walker

Carter Walker

Reporter, Votebeat Pennsylvania

Carter was previously a reporter at the LNP in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he covered political extremism, including election misinformation, for the past year. He is originally from Chester County, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Penn State with a journalism degree. After working at the Times West Virginian, he returned to Pennsylvania to cover government and politics with a focus on investigative work.

The case offers a lesson for local officials who are fielding requests for third-party access to their voting machines.

The cause of the error remains unclear. Officials note that there’s no way the extra votes could have been counted.

GOP voters are coming around to it, too, as state law makes requesting a ballot easier.

A pair of decisions from the court combine to guarantee the state’s voters some recourse if they make a mistake on their ballot, such as a missing signature or date.

Some states turned in a limited data set, excluding sensitive personal information, but feds are demanding more.

After years of back-and-forth court rulings, voters may finally get some clarity on a disputed election rule.

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The program has come under attack from conservatives in recent years.

A guide to understanding the conflict between improving election security and safeguarding voting rights.

The contests have become more partisan following court battles over mail voting and redistricting.