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Luzerne County, Pennsylvania settled a lawsuit brought by residents alleging that election administration issues — including paper ballot shortages across at least 50 precincts — disenfranchised voters during the county’s 2022 midterm elections.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) signed a hurricane relief bill into law last week, which allocated $5 million to the State Board of Elections to make accommodations for voters after Hurricane Helene.
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Virginia over its voter roll maintenance program targeting noncitizen voters.
Congressional Democrats sent letters to President Joe Biden’s administration and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on Thursday asking for federal funding, resources and support to ensure elections remain accessible amid Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
A federal judge denied a request from voting rights groups on Wednesday to reopen Florida’s voter registration due to the impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The deadline to register was Monday.
A Fulton County judge dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday from Georgia Democrats asking Gov. Brian Kemp (R) to hold ethics hearings on the conduct of the MAGA members of the State Election Board.
The lack of polling places on college campuses appears to be in violation of a 2022 state law requiring campuses with at least 300 registered voters living on campus to have a polling place.
Voters who go to the wrong precinct in Pinal County, Arizona will not be able to cast a ballot this November.
The RNC’s lawsuit asks the court to order Fulton County to hire more Republican poll workers.
Purdue University in Indiana will not have an Election Day polling place this year. The Tippecanoe County Election Board decided not to hold one, even though the campus has had one during the last four presidential elections.
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