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News · KS
A proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot has become a point of debate in the race for Kansas Secretary of State.
News · CA
A Los Angeles Times contributor is urging California to adopt an identification law intended to ensure votes count.
News · MS
Mississippi voters seeking to cast an absentee ballot must meet eligibility rules, applicable deadlines and the state’s new in-person process.
News · CT
Peter Lumaj and Stephanie Thomas were projected to win uncontested 2026 primaries for Connecticut secretary of the state.
News · MN
NBC News projected Tad Jude to win the Republican primary and Steve Simon to win the uncontested Democratic primary for secretary of state.
News · MD
Question 3 would ease constitutional limits on congressional maps but would not change districts for the 2026 midterm election.
News · KS
The proposal would clarify Kansas constitutional language on voter eligibility, while advocates say it would protect voter integrity.
News · KS
A proposed amendment would let Kansas voters decide whether to change state constitutional wording concerning voting rights.
News · CA
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 13 measures into law and linked the package to concerns about Trump’s involvement in California elections.
News · NC
North Carolinians may submit comments as the State Board of Elections reviews 29 election-related rules.
News · OR
Oregon voters will not be asked to decide a measure concerning the criminalization of hunting and fishing.
News · WI
Fall election results could influence who makes later decisions about how Wisconsin elections are run.
News · VA
AP projects Virginia voters approved a referendum to redraw the state’s congressional map with the goal of favoring Democrats.
News · WV
The West Virginia Secretary of State announced convictions involving Jan Hite King and another Cabell County resident.
News · CA
The package creates felony penalties for seizing ballots and interfering with election systems before results are certified.
News · VA
Virginia voters can begin casting ballots in an election featuring a Senate seat, a congressional race and proposed amendments.
News · WV
The November measure would place a U.S. citizenship requirement for voting in the West Virginia Constitution.
News · VA
Virginians can begin voting early Friday in general and special elections involving three proposed constitutional amendments.
News · ND
The League of Women Voters of North Dakota has released a free, nonpartisan guide ahead of the November 3 general election.
News · ME
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows presented the first formal printing of Maine’s original Constitution since 1876.
News · CA
Prop. 5 is described as changing California recall elections, but its exact rules and election date are not identified.
News · VA
The Virginia Mercury guide concerns the 2026 midterm election but is not directly connected to a specific race, office or candidate.
News · KS
State officials concluded a new law reaches voter forms but does not make election officers responsible for enforcing its gender-marker rules.
News · WV
A proposed amendment on citizen-only voting will go before West Virginia voters in November.
News · CA
The party official apologized for saying dead people voted but continues examining the issue independently of any identified race.
News · VA
Virginians will elect members of Congress and decide three proposed constitutional amendments on Nov. 3, 2026.
News · UT
The review flagged possible deceased voters on Utah’s rolls and one person who voted twice, while finding no significant fraud.
News · SD
South Dakota’s secretary of state says immediate implementation could cause mistakes and delays, while the attorney general supports lifting a court block.
News · ID
The board’s action follows financial problems and a federal order barring President Donald Trump’s name from the performing arts venue.
News · TX
Federal charges in Texas put election enforcement at the center of Trump’s broader attention to voting by noncitizens.