Harrisburg, PA – Acting Secretary of State Leigh M. Chapman today celebrated the seventh anniversary of online voter registration (OVR) in the commonwealth and reminded eligible Pennsylvanians to register to vote or update their existing registration by Oct. 24 for the November general el
The number of Wisconsinites registered to vote as of Aug. 1 is approaching the state's highest total for this figure as turnout is expected to increase for high-profile, closely contested midterms.
A sign at an Appleton polling place on Aug. 9, 2022 indicates where people can register to
McLean County is one of 11 counties in the state to receive funds for new paper-ballot-based, auditable voting machines ahead of the November elections. The county has been allocated $20K for the new voting equipment.
In 2021, state legislators passed House Bill 574, which require voting
In most American elections, the winning candidate is the one who receives the most votes, even if most voters selected someone else. Some states in the Deep South hold runoffs between the top two vote-getters if no candidate receives at least 50% of total votes, ensuring whoever wins is s
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson speaks to reporters on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, at his Capitol office in Jefferson City while announcing that he is calling a special legislative session to co
The passing of the Voting Rights Act in August 1965 prohibited the use of Jim Crow laws and discriminatory tests to disenfranchise Black voters.
On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, legislation that sought to remove the discriminatory obstacles pla
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As parts of rural Nevada plan to count ballots by hand amid misinformation about voting machines, the Nevada secretary of state's office on Friday approved regulations for counties to hand count votes starting as soon as this fall's midterm elections.
But the revised regulations will no
Gov. Mike Parson announced Monday that state lawmakers will be returning to the Missouri Capitol after the Labor Day weekend to weigh passing a $700 million income tax cut and slate of agricultural tax incentives.
Parson’s proposal would lower the state’s top income tax rate fro
The N.C. Rules Review Commission rejected a request by the N.C. State Board of Elections on Thursday to tighten up restrictions on election observers for the upcoming general election in November.
NCSBE voted unanimously at their board meeting on August 16 to adopt temporary rule changes