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Administration’s focus on noncitizen voting has led to 160 arrests. Experts say that shows it’s rare

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration’s whole-of-government effort to find and prosecute noncitizens illegally on state voter rolls has resulted in about 1,600 voter fraud cases that have led to 160 arrests, Homeland Security Investigations senior official Matthew Millhollin said in a press briefing Tuesday. The numbers unveiled just six weeks before Election Day […]

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Early voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress

HENRICO, Va. (AP) — In-person voting for this year’s midterm elections began Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide which party they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues. Election administrators say they are prepared and confident the vote will be […]

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Supreme Court lifts a cloud over midterms, letting mail ballots flow as normal to voters

Even with voting already underway, uncertainty about what might come next had been hovering over preparations for this year’s midterm elections. The U.S. Supreme Court lifted much of that uncertainty late Monday when it rejected President Donald Trump’s push to have the U.S. Postal Service play a central role in deciding who would be able […]

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Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway. The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they’ve used for years and have accounted for nearly […]

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Federal charges announced in Texas are part of broader Trump focus on noncitizen voting

Seven people in Texas who are not U.S. citizens have been charged with illegally voting in federal elections or falsely claiming citizenship, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas announced Tuesday as part of a broader Trump administration focus on noncitizen voting. District Attorney Ryan Raybould said investigators determined the alleged conduct was […]

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Trump’s push to restrict mail ballots has failed. Other efforts to reshape the midterms are ongoing

NEW YORK (AP) — The Supreme Court this week closed the chapter on one of President Donald Trump’s boldest efforts to reshape November’s elections — a plan that would have demanded a dramatic overhaul of the nation’s mail voting processes on what most election officials agreed was an impossibly short timeline. But the case was […]

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Missouri election chief faces whistleblower lawsuit from fired election integrity director

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s former election integrity director filed a whistleblower lawsuit Monday against Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, alleging he was fired after raising concerns that staff were plotting to file a fake complaint in a legal case about the state’s voter database. The lawsuit by Nicholas La Strada, a Republican, […]

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Second federal judge freezes Trump mail ballot order with US Supreme Court poised to weigh in

A federal judge late Sunday ordered that the U.S. Postal Service not implement President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail balloting, adding another obstacle to the administration’s effort to rewrite election rules as the Supreme Court is poised to weigh in on the matter. The nation’s highest court already is considering the administration’s appeal of […]

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The secret ballot has been an article of faith in US elections. That’s being tested in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — Security researchers say rapid advances in artificial intelligence are making it more critical to address a flaw in Georgia’s voting equipment that can allow voters to be matched to their ballots after they have been cast. The system’s vulnerability has been drawing increased attention, with election security advocates criticizing state election officials […]

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Midterm mail ballots start to go to voters as litigation over Trump’s order creates uncertainty

Statewide mail voting for this year’s midterm elections kicked off Friday amid a churning legal battle over President Donald Trump’s attempts to limit the practice and mounting concern over Postal Service changes that some state officials blame for a rise in rejected ballots. The developments have created a sense of uncertainty about a popular voting […]

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Trump again appeals to Supreme Court on mail-voting restrictions with midterm elections looming

BOSTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reject an order by a federal judge that halts it from implementing a new rule regulating mail ballots, hours after being unable to tell that judge whether the computer system that would govern the entire project was operational yet. The administration filed […]

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Aurora Votes 2026: Debate, all-candidates meeting locked in for municipal election

The ballots are locked in, candidates are knocking on doors, and further opportunities to hear from those looking to earn Aurora’s mayoral chains or a place at the Council table have been finalized ahead of the October 26 municipal election. The first all-candidates meeting – a traditional-style debate and meet-and-greet is set for Thursday, October […]

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