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Tom Cole’s Bipartisan Reputation Gets Put to the Test in Trump’s Partisan Washington
May 09, 2025
The Oklahoma Republican oversaw one of the most partisan appropriations cycles in history, but Democrats believe they can still work with him.
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Frio County public officials among six indicted after elections investigation, Paxton says
May 07, 2025
The county judge, two city council members and others are accused of vote harvesting.
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Clint Curtis, an Outspoken Opponent of the Use of Voting Machines, Has been Selected as Shasta County’s Next Top Elections Official
May 01, 2025
Florida-based attorney Clint Curtis has been selected as the County’s top election official despite never having worked in an elections office.
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Hageman quietly resumes in-person town halls
April 22, 2025
Less than a month after canceling in-person town halls due to safety concerns, Rep. Harriet Hageman has restarted the process, though you’ll have to register to attend.
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Election results: Door County supports Crawford for Supreme Court; Sturgeon Bay re-elects Ward as mayor
March 01, 2025
A majority of the county’s voters also voted in favor of a referendum to add the existing voter ID requirement to the state constitution, which also won statewide.
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Wyoming county clerks push back against Gray’s ballot drop box stance
January 23, 2025
As lawmakers considered a bill to ban ballot drop boxes, county clerks stood by the security of Wyoming’s elections and a decades-long interpretation of state law.
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In Wisconsin, do you need more proof of ID to vote than to buy a gun?
January 16, 2025
Wisconsin Watch partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Read our methodology to learn how we check claims.
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Two changes that could speed up Wisconsin election results — and stave off conspiracy theories
January 10, 2025
One would give election officials more time to process absentee ballots. The other would streamline early voting.
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Complaint asks governor to remove Weston County Clerk from office
December 27, 2024
The official request from eight qualified electors follows a general election error that resulted in an initial miscount and drew fierce criticism.
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Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism
INEC’s Broken Promises
December 20, 2024
Altered voting tallies, poor electoral oversight casts doubt over Nigeria’s presidential elections.
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Delaware poll accessibility improved for voters with disabilities in 2024
December 11, 2024
Nationwide, among in-person voters in 2022, the rate of difficulties was over three times higher among people with disabilities than those without disabilities, according to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission 2022 Disability and Voting Accessibility Survey.
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Protests put some final NC election results on hold. Candidates hope to disqualify enough voters to win.
November 22, 2024
Republicans finishing 2nd in close contests for North Carolina Supreme Court and legislature protest groups of voters, hoping to change the outcome. Meanwhile, recounts are underway in nearly all of the state’s counties.
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Why a West Texas county is building a new courthouse even after voters rejected the proposal
November 21, 2024
Officials took the extraordinary step of taking on new debt to replace the old courthouse, which has been plagued by rats and other pests, elevator breakdowns and flooding.
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As Goes the Black Belt, So Goes Georgia
November 13, 2024
As chair of the Bryan County Democrats, Keith McCants says that to win statewide, Democrats need to go outside of Atlanta.
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A record number of Vermont voters cast ballots in last week’s election
November 12, 2024
Officials certified statewide election results Tuesday, including the closely contested lieutenant governor’s race.
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