Even people who respect the sanctity of elections sometimes malign them. Many Democrats, for example, have wrongly suggested that voter-identification laws undermine the system by causing large ...

With only two Democrats on the ballot, the party is guaranteed to at least temporarily narrow the slim Republican majority in the House.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Precinct volunteers Camella Pruett, left, and Veronique Curuchague, assist voters at the San Luis Obispo County Clerk Recorder’s ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Department of Justice is demanding that Minnesota send records of its voter registration process, alleging concerns with the state's vouching system. According to the ...

A campaign for a 2026 ballot measure to overhaul Michigan elections by allowing voters to rank their preferred candidate in order of preference has halted its signature collection efforts. "Rank MI ...

The polls have been closed and the votes have been counted. This week's winners are Braelyn Simon of Assumption boys basketball and Maddie Vega of South Lafourche girls basketball. Simon received 50% ...

Six voting systems Louisiana displayed for public testing this summer have been certified to advance to the state’s bidding process, Secretary of State Nancy Landry announced Thursday. Just one of ...

(THE CONVERSATION) American democracy is straining under countless pressures, many of them rooted in structural problems that go back to the nation’s founding. Chief among them is the “pick one” ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Following the city-wide referendum in which a majority of voters favored a 10-1 local voting system, City Council members have thrown their support behind codifying the ...

Anne Arundel County is facing some of the most complex school system decisions in years — overcrowding, redistricting, staffing shortages and major budget pressures. Yet one of the eight votes that ...