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Texas bills to expand voting access could gain support - Votebeat
5 days ago · 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. Republican lawmakers in Texas are signaling this year that they will continue pushing for restrictions on voting in the name of combating voter fraud, including ending countywide voting and requiring proof of citizenship to register.
Michigan data shows who took advantage of early in-person …
Jan 7, 2025 · “I wanted to get it done while I was home,” he said. “This was easy to do, so I’m here.” In all, more than 1.2 million voters cast a ballot early and in person in the 2024 general election, out of more than 5.7 million total ballots cast, or more than 20% of voters.. Expanded access to early voting under Proposal 2 meant that voters could cast …
The most important election issues for 2025, according to experts ...
Jan 6, 2025 · Voters wait in line to vote in the 2024 election at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Maricopa County on Nov. 5, 2024. For election experts looking ahead at 2025, the debate over noncitizen voting safeguards is top of mind.
Vote-swapping campaign for 2024 fell short of its aims - Votebeat
Dec 30, 2024 · Vote-swapping sites protected by First Amendment — for now. In 2000, websites like vote-swap2000.com, votexchange2000.com, and NaderTrader.com launched in response to an article by constitutional law professor Jamie Raskin (now a U.S. congressman from Maryland), proposing vote swapping as a way to prevent protest votes from costing Gore the election.
2 ways Wisconsin can count votes, deliver election results faster ...
Jan 6, 2025 · 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. It’s a known risk for the municipal clerks who run Wisconsin elections: Starting at 7 a.m. on election day, they have around 16 hours to finish counting every vote, or they may start facing accusations of a fraudulent late ...
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The Votebeat stories that made a mark on us in 2024
Dec 23, 2024 · 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 ...
Early voting showed resilience of U.S. election system so far.
Nov 4, 2024 · Voters at a school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Nov. 3, 2024, the last day of early voting. The first big test for the election system included Michigan's new offering of early in-person voting.
Texas’ election transparency rules could undermine ballot secrecy ...
May 29, 2024 · 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 reported in partnership with The Texas Tribune, a member-supported, nonpartisan newsroom informing and engaging Texans on state politics and policy.