Cornell University’s undergraduate student body voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution calling for the university to support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and divestment from major weapons manufacturers. The referendum, which saw a participation…
Inside the private company Maricopa County depends on to power through the last-minute ballot slog
The “bing bong, bing bong” of the security gate bell rings over the loudspeakers at Runbeck Election Services. Polls in Arizona’s presidential preference election closed three and a half hours ago, and ballots have finally arrived here.The loading dock…
The fear of noncitizen voting is as baseless as it has been for 200 years
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Missing voting machine documents raise concern about Pa. county’s testing processes
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.When Northampton County voters cast their ballots in an election last November, it became clear to th…
Wisconsinites with disabilities demand a better way to vote at home, but security concerns may be a hurdle
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.When Stacy Ellingen, a 38-year-old Oshkosh resident with athetoid cerebral palsy, wants to cast a bal…
Illinois lawmakers propose extending Chicago’s moratorium on school closures to 2027
Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.Illinois lawmakers want to extend a moratorium on school closures in Chicago and prevent changes at selective enrollment and magnet schools until 2027, when…
How Pa. secures mail ballots, prevents fraud, and more
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.You may be one of the hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians who plan to vote by mail during the 202…
A Cochise official’s vote for hand-counting ballots came at a cost. Will anyone help her pay it?
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.Peggy Judd listened with interest in late November as Arizona state Sen. Sonny Borrelli urged county …
New Arizona law creates confusion on how counties must track dropped-off mail ballots
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.Poll workers in Maricopa and Pinal counties will do an on-site count of how many mail ballots are dro…
After defeat in undated-ballots case, voting rights plaintiffs seek new ruling in federal appeals court
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.After a court defeat last month, Pennsylvania voting rights organizations are trying to convince a la…