Voting

State and local election officials around the country are taking major steps to keep poll workers and voters safe amid a hostile political environment.

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Ranked choice voting has become more popular in recent years, particularly at the municipal level.

Here’s a look at some of the most common rules and requirements when it comes to casting a ballot for United States elections.

Voter fraud does happen occasionally. When it does, we tend to hear a lot about it. It also gets caught and prosecuted.

The NBC News Stay Tuned Gen Z poll shows young voters are feeling a housing squeeze and are pessimistic about the economy.

Several election officials report low voter turnout on day one of early voting but see this election as a chance to test the process.

Early voting for the Connecticut primaries started Monday, as the state continues to roll out the process for the very first time this election cycle. Registered Republicans across the state can vote on their nominee for the U.S. Senate, and some districts also have nomination battles for Congress or the state legislature. Several election officials reporter low voter turnout...

The bipartisan group has until January to present their analysis on a potential change to how Connecticut ballots are cast.

A false narrative suggesting that over half a million migrants had registered to vote in swing states shows how quickly misinformation can spread — and how difficult it is to stop.

Democrat Bill Dauphin has been elected to the Vernon Town Council during a special election held Tuesday. The Registrar of Voters said Dauphin won by over 100 votes after tying with Republican candidate Bill Campbell during a recount of votes cast in the general election. Dauphin received 1,767 votes and Campbell received 1,633 votes, according to the Registrar of Voters….

A divided federal appeals court on Monday ruled that private individuals and groups such as the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act, a decision that contradicts decades of precedent and could further erode protections under the landmark 1965 law.

A special election will be held in Vernon after two candidates vying for the 12th seat on the Town Council had tied votes. The Vernon Registrar of Voters conducted a recount of Tuesday’s election results after two votes divided candidates Bill Dauphin and Bill Campbell. Both candidates received 2,693 votes, respectively. That recount resulted in a tie, according to town…

Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas is encouraging voters, including young voters, to register to take part in elections as she kicks off National Voter Registration Day.

Alabama Republicans have rejected proposals to create a second majority Black voting district, despite an order from the U.S. Supreme Court to redraw congressional district boundaries.

The Supreme Court has lifted its hold on a Louisiana case that could force the state to redraw congressional districts to boost Black voting power.

The Supreme Court has issued a surprising ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case, ordering the creation of a second district with a large Black population.

Conservatives have called for the party to emphasize early voting after a disappointing 2022 midterms and a years-long campaign from Trump and his allies to cast doubt on the system.

Republican former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie kicked off his presidential campaign Tuesday evening, promising to be the only candidate in a crowded GOP primary field willing to directly take on former President Donald Trump. Christie, who also ran for president in 2016, began his bid under the slogan “Because the truth matters” with a town hall in New Hampshire,…

The justices are expected to rule in the coming weeks in another case out of Alabama that could make it much more difficult for minority groups to sue over gerrymandered political maps that dilute their representation