Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. It’s finally Election Day 2026, and voters across the country are heading to the polls. Will they face any obstacles there? The specter of federal…

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. Once voters have cast their ballots in an election, that’s usually the end of the story for them. But for election officials, things are far from…

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. The U.S. Department of Justice is planning to send around 1,000 election monitors to observe next week’s midterm elections — the department’s…

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here. This story was adapted from an article originally published July 21, 2026. This Election Day, all eyes are again on Arizona. But when will voters,…

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. Election officials heading into Election Day describe widespread stress and anxiety over the Trump administration’s ongoing threats against election…

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Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. The U.S. Department of Justice is planning to send around 1,000 election monitors to observe next week’s midterm elections — the department’s…

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Dion Nissenbaum Votebeat October 29, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free…

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. This story was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public…

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. The Justice Department has sent yet another round of letters to state election officials warning them that they could face criminal prosecution for…

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. As soon as polls close on election night, everyone wants to know one thing: who is going to win. But counting more than 100 million ballots — a…

The letters, sent to all 50 states, remind officials to preserve election records. They come one day after a federal judge warned the Trump administration to stop threatening election workers.

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. The Justice Department has sent yet another round of letters to state election officials warning them that they could face criminal prosecution for…

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. This story was produced with support from the Pulitzer Center. ALAMO, Tex. – Eustorgia Santos de Torres has lived here for four decades. Last year, she…

State lawmakers passed strict restrictions in SB1 that criminalize paid workers helping voters with mail ballots.

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. More Americans are heading to the polls and relying less on mail ballots this election as voter preferences shift, according to a Votebeat analysis.…

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. Less than three weeks before Election Day, the Trump administration filed an election lawsuit against the state of California, claiming the state…

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. When Dolly Parton’s sister, Stella, reported last week that a voting machine in Nashville had incorrectly recorded her vote selection three times,…

The Potter County Republican Party lawsuit argues, without providing proof, that voting machines could be vulnerable. Texas law already requires a portion of paper ballots to be hand counted.