Voting Access
Voters will decide whether to solidify the state’s strict voter ID requirement in the state constitution.
Lawmakers signal some room for agreement on expanded voter ID rules and revised mail ballot procedures.
Proposals to allow online registration and broaden photo ID options may have a chance to advance.
More than 1.2 million voters cast their ballots early in person.
One change could help contain those conspiracy theories about late-night “ballot dumps.”
Will lawmakers pass more safeguards against noncitizen voting? Will new levels of trust enable wider voting access?
Online matches gave some swing-state voters a way to feel like they were honoring their beliefs.
A Votebeat analysis shows how such laws risk disenfranchising key voter groups.
A disputed result in the North Carolina Supreme Court race shows some prominent figures won’t stop questioning results they don’t like.
In a year of heightened anxiety and pressure, election officials again succeeded at what they do best: ensuring fair and secure voting.
Out of 72 counties, only one — Dane County — opposed the constitutional amendment.
Maricopa County says it’s taking double the usual time to process the two-page ballot, and other counties were slow to report Election Day results.
While voters in some counties faced long lines or minor technical errors, election administrators across the country reported no major problems.
Ballot printing errors, long lines, and non-credible bomb threats affected voters in some counties, but election administrators reported a smooth day overall.
Only a few problems were reported across the state; millions cast ballots early.
An issue with ballot-on-demand printers created long lines for Native voters.
Voting continues at polling places despite ‘non-credible’ bomb threats in Georgia and minor technical issues in Pennsylvania. Milwaukee got off to a slow start on absentee ballots.
The totals haven’t matched the levels of 2020, when the pandemic kept many voters home, but they’re running above expectations.
Early voting revealed scattered problems and threats, but the system held up. Here’s how Votebeat will cover the next big test during Election Day and beyond.
Some longtime Pinal residents who had never provided their documents were suddenly told they must, despite a recent court decision.