Voter Registration & Rolls
A Votebeat analysis shows how such laws risk disenfranchising key voter groups.
The voters, along with nearly 900 in Pinal County, were incorrectly flagged in the counties’ systems. Their ballots will now count.
Some longtime Pinal residents who had never provided their documents were suddenly told they must, despite a recent court decision.
Two counties point to Field+Media Corps, a voter outreach firm whose work has been flagged before by Arizona authorities.
Similar cleanups undertaken by other states have mistakenly snared eligible citizens.
Mary Howard-Elley didn’t pay attention to Gov. Greg Abbott’s noncitizen voting claims — until she learned they affected her
Some people who filled out forms find out too late that they never made it onto the rolls. State lawmakers have resisted efforts to expand online options.
Lancaster officials are investigating a batch of forms, submitted by paid canvassers, that contained false voter information or signatures.
Elon Musk and other Trump supporters have made misleading claims about the state’s voter rolls. But those claims misunderstand the numbers.
Governor gave an inflated number of noncitizens removed from the state’s voter rolls, officials acknowledged, confirming findings by news organizations.
A tally touted in an August press release likely lumped in eligible voters who didn’t respond to questions about their citizenship. Some were removed after being mislabeled as noncitizens.
Party's advantage over Republicans is slimmer than at any point since 1998
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The record checks are critical for determining which voters go on the ‘federal only’ rolls. The state will have to resolve the issue in court, with time running out.
The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 7. The Texas Tribune, ProPublica and Votebeat want to hear from people removed from voter rolls.
The Texas attorney general filed a similar lawsuit earlier this week against Bexar County, which includes San Antonio.
Lawsuit alleges that counties aren’t doing enough to verify eligibility. Officials say they’re following the law.
The plan calls for the county to identify eligible voters and send them registration forms. GOP officials say it’s an end-run around state law.
Experts caution against concluding that the totals are a sign of widespread illegal voting.
Coming upgrades would allow counties to do without outside vendors, officials say.