Election Ballot Measures

FBI investigating ballot box fires in Oregon and Washington

The FBI is investigating fires that were deliberately set in drop ballot boxes in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. The sabotaging of ballots is something federal officials are warning ...

Politics - CBS News - 3 days ago

Vote with your ballot, not your life savings

History shows us that markets move forward regardless of who wins US elections

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

A behind the scenes look at an Arizona ballot printing facility

The Runbeck Election Services facility in Phoenix will print about 35 million ballots for nine states for the November general election. Kris Van Cleave got an inside look at the facility's ...

Ballot drop box fires raise voter concerns

Police are still searching for the person suspected of setting Oregon and Washington drop boxes on fire Monday morning, destroying hundreds of ballots. The attacks prompted increased security ...

Massachusetts Ballot Question 2 and the Value of Standardized Tests

A ballot initiative targets tests rather than fixing problems in the system.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Most ballot box fire voters identified

Authorities identified most of the voters whose ballots were destroyed in dropbox fires in Washington and Oregon. Homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga reports.

How redistricting challenges shape some 2024 ballots

By Wednesday, 57 million Americans had voted early in the 2024 election, some of whom did so in brand-new congressional districts. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser explains how redistricting legal ...

Are Ballot Selfies Legal? That Depends on Where You Live.

New York is among the states where ballot selfies are banned, according to a recent report. Californians can snap away.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - Yesterday

No 10 rejects claims PM received Taylor Swift tickets as ‘thank you’ for security measures – as it happened

Downing St says decisions over protection for the singer were up to Scotland Yard and not the government. Keir Starmer has has welcomed private investment of £550m to make it easier for people to ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

NASA says an astronaut is in the hospital as a 'precautionary measure' after returning from an extended stay in space

Tech - ABC News - October 25

Mega-Donors Pour $8 Million Into Late Push Against N.Y. Abortion Measure

Opponents of the so-called Equal Rights Amendment have cast it as a broad attempt by Democrats to grant rights to transgender athletes and migrants.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Pennsylvania top court rules provisional ballots must be counted after mail ballot rejections

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a 4-3 decision that state law provides voters whose mail ballots are rejected an opportunity to vote by provisional ballot. More than 1.1 million ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot process could cause vote count lag

Voters in Pennsylvania will likely need to wait until after Election Day to find out which presidential candidate won the state's 19 electoral votes.

Half of voters plan to cast ballots early — with a stark partisan divide

Americans are more eager to vote early than they were before the pandemic, but a deep partisan divide on early voting remains, the latest national NBC News poll shows.

Politics - NBC News - October 15

Jimmy Carter votes in Georgia, fulfilling wish to cast ballot for Harris

Former President Jimmy Carter, the first president in U.S. history to reach the age of 100, cast an early vote in Georgia.

As North Carolina begins voting, hurricane devastation complicates casting ballots

State officials are tracking impassable roads and contacting voters who requested absentee ballots to try to get them delivered.

More than 600K ballots cast in Georgia early voting

Georgia residents are casting early voting ballots in record numbers with more than 600,000 votes recorded as of Wednesday, according to the office of Georgia's secretary of state. “As of 3:30pm we ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

More than 350,000 ballots cast as early voting opens in North Carolina

More than 350,000 ballots have been cast in North Carolina on the first day of early voting, according to data reported by the state's elections board. The North Carolina State Board of Elections ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Congressional leaders negotiating potential lame-duck deal to address AI concerns

The discussions between the top four Hill leaders are centered on hopes to pass legislation before January.

Politics - Politico - October 18

Many GOP voters worried poll workers could tamper with ballots: Survey

More than half of Republican voters in a new survey said they are worried poll workers could tamper with ballots during the 2024 election, now less than three weeks away. The poll, released Friday ...

Politics - The Hill - October 19

What if it's President Harris, but a GOP Senate? That's her allies' fear.

A Republican Senate could block Cabinet and Supreme Court picks, as well as legislation.

Politics - Politico - October 20

Republicans head to court in expanding battle about overseas ballots

Overseas voting has become the latest battlefront in Republicans’ legal challenges leading up to the election. Judges in two crucial battleground states, Michigan and Pennsylvania, this week heard ...

Politics - The Hill - October 20

More than 1 million voters cast early ballots in North Carolina

Nearly 1.01 million North Carolinians have already voted in the November general election, state officials reported Sunday. The North Carolina State Election Board said 1,008,123 ballots have ...

Politics - The Hill - October 20

Law enforcement missed ‘pivotal moments’ to engage Trump gunman, House panel finds

The interim report cited several issues in coordination and planning in the lead up to and during the July 13 rally.

Politics - Politico - October 21

Judges reject GOP overseas ballot challenges in Michigan, North Carolina

State judges in Michigan and North Carolina on Monday rejected the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) separate challenges to certain overseas ballots in the key swing states. The RNC alleged the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

House GOP braces for bitter fight over the power to oust a speaker

Most GOP lawmakers despise the rule, which allows a small faction of the conference to wield outsize influence over the agenda. But conservatives are prepared to fight for it.

Politics - Politico - October 22

RFK Jr. asks Supreme Court to take him off Wisconsin’s ballot

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked the Supreme Court for an injunction taking him off Wisconsin’s presidential ballot in an emergency request docketed Wednesday. Since suspending his independent ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Chinese influence operation targets U.S. down-ballot races, Microsoft says

Affected lawmakers — all Republicans — include Rep. Barry Moore of Alabama, Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas and Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee.

Ballots damaged after USPS mailbox lit on fire in Phoenix: Police

An individual lit a fire inside the drive-up collection mailbox early Thursday morning, according to the Phoenix Police Department.

Ballots damaged after Postal Service mailbox fire in Arizona

Several ballots were damaged after a U.S. Postal Service blue collection mailbox was lit on fire in Phoenix, according to the Phoenix Fire Department. Capt. Rob McDade, a spokesperson for the ...