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New voting laws and state discrepancies leave young voters anxious about their absentee ballots
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHoward University senior Maysen Odom has never missed an election since she turned 18. “My mom...
Two democracies are forming in the U.S. — ZIP Code determines which one you're in
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times) For the record: 11:27 a.m. Oct. 20, 2022: For a brief time in 2020,...
Thousands of TX voters complained of long lines, harassment. Advocates urge more protection
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoAfter two years of fears of electoral dysfunction and violence, voting rights advocates breathed...
Here’s where voting hours were extended on Tuesday
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe deadline for voters to cast their ballots was extended in certain counties across the country Tuesday, stretching out the timeline for midterm...
Tussle in Texas over how elections are run could spread to other states
Stateline.org via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJun. 1—A move by Texas Republicans to abolish the position of Harris County elections administrator and hand new oversight powers to the governor-appointed secretary of state could provide a ...
Voting rights effort targets those held in jails across US
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe voting precinct could have been any one of hundreds throughout Chicago, except that these voters...
Election Latest: Isolated Glitches Force Polls to Stay Open Late
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- Problems with voting machines and systems were sporadic as millions of Americans went...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNone of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. CLAIM: An image shows...
Major voting rights trial is unfolding in Texas: What to know
ABC News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA federal trial is unfolding over whether a 2021 voting rights law in the state violates the U.S....
In Connecticut, a rare election do-over could oust a sitting mayor
NBC News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIn January, voters in Bridgeport, Connecticut, will head to the polls for an unusual contest: a...