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Voting rights for 16- and 17-year-olds: Could this trend become the norm?

4 days ago | votebeat.org | Jessica Huseman

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. This news analysis was originally distributed in Votebeat’s free weekly newsletter. Sign up to get future editions, including the latest reporting from Votebeat bureaus and curated news from other publications, delivered to your inbox every Saturday.
Arizona tries again to ensure that counties get manual election audits done

1 week ago | votebeat.org | Jen Fifield

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. In Arizona, where distrust in elections runs high, many people agree that a manual check of election results could help boost confidence. And state law requires counties to do such audits. Yet they aren’t always happening. That’s because state law has strict conditions on who appoints the workers, who participates, and when it happens.
Q&A: What county election officials in Pennsylvania want from lawmakers

1 week ago | votebeat.org | Carter Walker

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Pennsylvania’s free newsletter here. Yes, counties still need more time before Election Day to process mail ballots. And while you’re at it, Harrisburg, please adjust the deadlines for voters applying for mail ballots. County election officials brought their wish lists to a panel moderated by Votebeat Pennsylvania reporter Carter Walker at the Thomas R.
A second federal judge partially blocks Trump’s executive order on elections

2 weeks ago | votebeat.org | Carrie Levine

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. A federal judge Friday issued a second preliminary injunction blocking some provisions of the sweeping executive order on elections that President Donald Trump signed in March.
Finding election workers is hard. Arizona is doing something about it.

2 weeks ago | votebeat.org | Natalia Contreras |Alexander Shur |Jessica Huseman |Jen Fifield

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. This news analysis was originally distributed in Votebeat’s free weekly newsletter. Sign up to get future editions, including the latest reporting from Votebeat bureaus and curated news from other publications, delivered to your inbox every Saturday.
Wisconsin bill could push more election disputes into the court system

3 weeks ago | votebeat.org | Alexander Shur

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here. A Republican-backed bill would make it easier to go to court to challenge the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s rulings on administrative complaints — a shift that could increase the number of election-related lawsuits.
What the REAL ID saga tells us about implementing proof-of-citizenship rules

3 weeks ago | votebeat.org | Jessica Huseman

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. This news analysis was originally distributed in Votebeat’s free weekly newsletter. Sign up to get future editions, including the latest reporting from Votebeat bureaus and curated news from other publications, delivered to your inbox every Saturday. You know the REAL ID that you need to have if you want to board a plane? The deadline to get one was supposed to be May 7.
Carrie Levine is named editor-in-chief of Votebeat

4 weeks ago | votebeat.org | Jen Fifield |Natalia Contreras |Alexander Shur |Carter Walker

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. Civic News Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Carrie Levine as the new editor-in-chief of Votebeat, its nonprofit newsroom dedicated to election administration coverage.
Wisconsin clerks back GOP proposal to expand early voting, but want some tweaks

1 month ago | votebeat.org | Alexander Shur

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here. Wisconsin Republicans are proposing an expansion of early voting, with new requirements for municipalities statewide, but some local officials say the one-size-fits-all mandate wouldn’t make sense for Wisconsin’s smallest communities.
Why Maricopa County recorder wanted to send unsolicited mail ballots — and why he can’t

1 month ago | votebeat.org | Jen Fifield

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. When Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap proposed sending mail ballots for a July election to a group of voters who hadn’t requested them, the suggestion seemed to come out of nowhere.