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The polls close. News anchors begin projecting the winners. Yet in many counties and states, the numbers will keep changing for days after Election Day. That’s exactly how the process is designed to ...

With eight days until Election Day, it’s hard to tell which election threats matter most. In this special edition of The Markup, we’re breaking through the noise to make sense of the latest trends and ...

Nearly every state has changed its voting laws in some way since the last midterm election. In some states, these were minor amendments voters will not even notice. But in other states, the changes ...

We have all seen the stories leading up to this year’s elections: sweeping executive orders, threats of federal takeovers, and constant doomsday scenarios. But, as usual, the reality is more nuanced.

When voters go to the polls, they won’t just choose who represents them. Voters in 18 states will also decide how future elections work: what ID you need to vote, how primaries are run, whether states ...

For over 150 years, Americans overseas have relied on absentee voting to participate in U.S. elections. From Union soldiers casting ballots on Civil War battlefields to today’s military members ...

Colorado enacts elections omnibus expanding drop box access, campus voting, and protections against election interference. Gov. Jared Polis signed H.B. 1113, expanding access to drop boxes across the ...

Only U.S. citizens may vote in federal and statewide elections. Potential voters must attest, under penalty of perjury, that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote – and states take ...

Our elections are built with a set of rigorous checks and balances in place, ensuring we have accurate, fair, and secure elections every step of the way. Despite the strength of our elections, we’ve ...

Local and state election boards play an essential — but often overlooked — role in our democracy. While they cannot pass laws, they can make rules about elections, investigate voter challenges, and ...

On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Watson v. RNC, a challenge to Mississippi’s state law that allows election officials to count ballots received no later than five business ...