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Ballot language for Virginia redistricting referendum criticized for misleading voters
Democratic officials in Virginia have been accused of misleading voters with the language used in the ballot question for the party’s redistricting plan. The proposed constitutional amendment on the...
FBI raid of voting records meant to find long-elusive evidence of ballot misconduct in 2020 count
When the FBI seized voting records from Fulton County, Georgia, last month it was looking for evidence of “defects” in the vote count from the 2020 election, according to...
Election law about citizenship, GOP says, but Democrats sound alarm over access to ballot
Sen. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee says the national fight over election‑law changes really comes down to one issue: requiring proof of citizenship to vote. Republicans are pushing a vote...
Ugandan long-time president wins election amid opposition claims of ‘massive ballot stuffing’
Uganda's long-time leader Yoweri Museveni has won the country's presidential election, officials say, amid claims by the main opposition leader of "massive ballot stuffing".Mr Museveni, 81, has been in...
Off the ballot, Ugandan president’s son waits in the wings this election
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — One figure looms large ahead of Uganda's elections Thursday, although he is not on the ballot: the president's son and military commander, Muhoozi Kainerugaba.Kainerugaba, long...
Nevada Gov. Lombardo leads ballot initiative to keep biological males out of girls’ sports
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo is heading a petition drive to bar biological males from girls’ scholastic sports, seeking to put the issue directly before the voters after being thwarted...
Missouri court orders new wording for ballot measure seeking to restrict abortion rights
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri appeals court panel ordered new wording Thursday for a ballot measure seeking to roll back abortion rights in the state, ruling that voters...
Illinois congressman forgoes reelection with eyebrow-raising move to place chief of staff on ballot
CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia confirmed Thursday that he won’t seek a fifth term, days after the Illinois Democrat backed a quiet effort to get his chief...
Wisconsin’s governor signs Kennedy-inspired bill allowing candidates to withdraw from the ballot
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Democratic governor on Friday signed a bipartisan bill that will allow candidates to remove their names from the ballot, addressing an issue that arose last...
Rigged! Obama cuts ad for California ballot initiative and questions the legitimacy of 2026 election
Former President Barack Obama told California voters that if they don’t approve a measure to overturn an independent redistricting commission, Republicans would rig the next election and steal the...
