Lauren Aguirre

Philadelphia

Engagement Editor at Votebeat

Journalist. Local news lover. Engagement editor @votebeatus. Formerly @phillyinquirer & @azcentral. In love with Philly. ❤️ Texan. Sci-fi nerd. She/her. 🗞️

Articles

Adrian Fontes, David Scanlan talk running elections with proof of citizenship requirement

2 weeks ago | votebeat.org | Lauren Aguirre

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. Currently, there is no federal requirement to show proof of citizenship in order to vote. Instead, voters across the country must attest to their citizenship under penalty of perjury. President Donald Trump’s executive order on elections included a requirement for proof of citizenship.
A proof-of-citizenship requirement for voting? Tell us what you think.

4 weeks ago | votebeat.org | Lauren Aguirre |Jen Fifield |Alexander Shur |Flavia P Franco

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. In late March, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on elections that included a requirement that Americans prove their citizenship in order to register to vote.
Democratic attorneys general from 19 states sue Trump over his executive order on elections

1 month ago | votebeat.org | Jen Fifield |Lauren Aguirre |Alexander Shur |Flavia P Franco

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. Democratic attorneys general in 19 states are together suing Trump over his sweeping executive order on elections, saying that it is an illegal attempt to usurp state control of electionsthat “would cause imminent and irreparable harm” if the courts don’t intervene.
Suspicious Pennsylvania voter registration forms linked to Arizona activist’s company

Oct 31, 2024 | votebeat.org | Jen Fifield |Maria Contreras |Hayley Harding |Lauren Aguirre

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat’s free newsletters here. Two Pennsylvania counties have identified an Arizona-based company as the source of thousands of last-minute voter registration applications that they are investigating.
Long wait for Wayne, Macomb county results can let misinformation thrive

Oct 31, 2024 | votebeat.org | Jen Fifield |Maria Contreras |Hayley Harding |Lauren Aguirre

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here. In Michigan’s Wayne and Macomb counties, it’s common for several hours to pass between when polls close and when unofficial results — the ones used to call races across the country — start to come in.
Maricopa County’s extra-long ballot has already caused some problems

Oct 31, 2024 | votebeat.org | Jen Fifield |Maria Contreras |Hayley Harding |Lauren Aguirre

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. Arizona’s long ballot has already caused a few slight delays in Maricopa County during the first few weeks of early voting, along with other complaints that may continue through Election Day on Tuesday and beyond. The county had to stretch its ballot onto two sheets of paper, front and back, for the first time in nearly two decades.
When will Texas election results come in? Here’s how the process unfolds.

Oct 31, 2024 | votebeat.org | Maria Contreras |Hayley Harding |Lauren Aguirre |Carrie Levine

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. Soon after polls close at 7 p.m. on Election Day, election officials begin to post early voting totals that will give Texans their first glimpse of results. But knowing the actual outcome of the election could take much longer, as election officials follow a long list of procedures to ensure your vote is counted accurately.
Do you know how the Electoral College works? Take this quiz.

Oct 30, 2024 | votebeat.org | Lauren Aguirre |Jessica Huseman |Carter Walker

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat’s free national newsletter here. The presidential election is unique in American democracy because of the Electoral College. It’s the only election that is decided this way, as laid out in the U.S. Constitution. Most other elections in the country are decided by a simple majority or plurality of all votes cast.
Mail-in ballot

Jul 18, 2024 | cumberlink.com | Lauren Aguirre

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A date detail: The last two digits of the year

Jul 18, 2024 | winonadailynews.com | Lauren Aguirre

One feature of the redesigned envelope was a date field with the first two digits of the year — "20″ — prefilled. But as election day approached, voters were returning ballots without writing "24″ after the prefilled "20."On the Friday before the election, Deputy Secretary for Elections Jonathan Marks sent an email to counties advising them to count ballots even if the envelope didn't have the last two digits of the year.