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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 · 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 · US
Partisan redistricting fights that began after a push by President Donald Trump have reshaped House districts across the country.
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.
News · TX
Federal charges announced in Texas come amid Trump’s broader attention to noncitizen voting, but they are not tied to a specific election or race.
News · WI
The Supreme Court rejected voting changes, while federal officials remain focused on Wisconsin election administration.
News · VA
West Virginia voters will decide in November whether to add a citizen-only voting provision to the state constitution.
News · AK
The project also includes “I Voted” sticker designs, but it is not tied to a candidate, campaign or specific election contest.
News · US
The certification identifies the candidates and ballot measures that will go before voters in the November General Election.
News · DE
The group is gathering signatures while a lawsuit challenges emergency provisions attached to two data center ordinances.
News · ID
Proposed changes to mail-in ballots have prompted concern among Idaho election officials, with the issue centered on election administration.