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A campaign led by True the Vote has targeted tens of thousands of Texans over their eligibility. But state and federal protections are in place. By. Natalia Contreras. August 15. Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization committed to reporting the nuanced truth about elections and voting in the United States.
How election officials prepare for the risk of political violence in ...
19 hours ago · In response, Michigan’s election officials have stepped up their preparation since the 2020 election — hosting tabletop exercises on everything from AI-sparked misinformation to political violence. “We will be ready — voters should have confidence that we are prepared for any disruption or threats to our system,” Hardmon said.
Legislative races could shape election policies in swing states
Sep 25, 2024 · The prospect of Democrats regaining control of a majority of state legislative chambers for the first time since 2010 is “the greatest long-term threat to our party,” wrote the Republican State Leadership Committee, the party arm that takes the lead on legislative races, in a memo describing spending plans and highlighting battleground races in Arizona, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan ...
Texas lawmakers want voters to give proof of citizenship - Votebeat
2 days ago · Texas lawmakers signal push to require proof of citizenship from voters. Gov. Greg Abbott gave an inflated number of noncitizens removed from the state’s voter rolls, officials acknowledged, confirming findings by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune, and Votebeat. Ken Cuccinelli, a former Department of Homeland Security official in the Trump ...
How Wisconsin’s ballot ‘drawdown’ election law can ... - Votebeat
Aug 5, 2024 · Wisconsin legislators have updated the drawdown law a few times. A 1983 update differentiated absentee ballots from regular ballots, requiring that election officials draw down from a stack of the same ballot type that created the discrepancy. A 2005 law outlined the drawdown process for municipal absentee ballot canvassing, when local election ...
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What do you want to know about voting in 2024? - Votebeat
Nov 20, 2023 · Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here. Votebeat is preparing to cover the 2024 election cycle, and we want to know what questions you may have about how voting and elections work where you live.
Georgia election rule changes raise concerns about ... - Votebeat
Aug 22, 2024 · The significance of certification. The canvass of votes and certification of results is an important step, and it has to happen according to strict deadlines. The initial tally of election results posted on election night remains unofficial, while election officials check the tallies, investigate whether provisional ballots should be counted, check for …
Election misinformation: How officials, media can restore trust
May 2, 2022 · A version of this post was originally distributed in Votebeat’s weekly newsletter. Sign up here.. You’ve seen the news: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy lied, and there’s audio proof.
What is a cast vote record? Election activists seek obscure
Sep 7, 2022 · Elections departments across the country are getting tons of near-identical requests for an obscure document generated by ballot-counting machines, spurred by people who insist this record could help detect fraudulent voting patterns that show former President Donald Trump actually won the 2020 presidential election.