Voting

After a challenge by Republican officials in North Dakota, a federal appeals panel struck down a key way of enforcing the Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination in seven states.

New academic standards in Oklahoma call for the teaching of "discrepancies" in the 2020 election, continuing the spread of a false narrative years after it was first pushed by Trump and his allies.

All 36 Oregon counties have an election with ballots due May 20. Local races, such as school board or community college seats, are up for grabs.

Data entry errors that allowed noncitizens to be registered to vote in Oregon go much further back than state officials previously acknowledged, a report issued by the Oregon Department of Transportation on Friday shows.

A DOGE staffer working in the Social Security Administration has been pushing questionable claims about noncitizens voting — apparently using data that court records suggest DOGE shouldn't have.

Eighteen states count mail-in ballots that are received after Election Day, but a new order by President Trump challenges the practice.

The bill stands little chance of passing, but inspired a torrent of testimony that flooded the site Monday.

The case is nearly identical to a case the court ruled on two years ago from Alabama, though the outcome could make it more difficult for minorities to prevail in redistricting cases.

Utah's new law is part of a larger effort by Republicans to limit the window in which mail ballots can be counted during an election.

Secretary of State Tobias Read, a Democrat, says the order would disenfranchise eligible voters without increasing security.