elections

Virginia, New Jersey Gubernatorial Primaries May Test Parties' Fractures

4:46pm June 07, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Geoffrey Skelley, elections analyst at FiveThirtyEight, about the gubernatorial primaries taking place tomorrow in Virginia and New Jersey.

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Politics & Government

NC GOP Launches 'Election Integrity Committee'

10:42am June 07, 2021

by Neal Charnoff

The North Carolina Republican Party has formed a committee to address what they are calling “election integrity” in next year's election.

Politics & Government

Peru Heads To A Presidential Election With Two Controversial Candidates

7:53am June 06, 2021

by Philip Reeves

Peru is holding its presidential elections, with a leftist school teacher, Pedro Castillo, facing off against the right-wing daughter of the country's ex-president, the authoritarian Alberto Fujimori.

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Politics & Government

Senate Bill Delays Elections In 35 N.C. Cities

10:27am June 04, 2021

by Neal Charnoff

The North Carolina Senate has passed a bill that would push back some elections until 2022, a move that would impact 35 municipalities.

Contractors working for Cyber Ninjas, the company hired by the Republican-led Arizona state Senate, examine and recount ballots from the 2020 general election on May 3.

Experts Call It A 'Clown Show' But Arizona 'Audit' Is A Disinformation Blueprint

10:18am June 03, 2021

by Miles Parks

"It's an audit in name only," says one former election security official. "It's a threat to the overall confidence of democracy, all in pursuit of continuing a narrative that we know to be a lie."

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Melanie Stansbury speaks during a campaign rally in Albuquerque, N.M., on Thursday.

Democrat Stansbury Keeps New Mexico U.S. House Seat In Party's Hands

10:27pm June 01, 2021

by Alana Wise

Democrats kept control of the U.S. House seat left vacant by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. The victory was expected.

"This is a preventative measure for us," state Rep. Travis Clardy says of the Republican-backed Senate Bill 7, which sought to tighten voting rules, citing a need to prevent fraud. Here, opponents of the bill hold a rally last month at the Texas Capitol i

Here Are The Texas GOP's Reasons For Voting Restrictions — And Why Critics Disagree

7:06pm June 01, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Republicans have produced few examples of fraud — and they're seen as out of proportion to sweeping changes that seek to reshape the way many Texans vote.

Audit In Arizona Is 'A Threat To The Overall Confidence Of Democracy,' Critic Says

5:05pm June 01, 2021

by Miles Parks

Republicans in Arizona ordered an audit to quell voters' doubts about Biden's win. A private company with no experience in elections has been looking at the ballots, but critics say there are issues.

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Texas Gov Greg Abbott pictured in March. He has threatened to block the pay of lawmakers who left the state House chamber rather than vote on a bill they say would make it harder to vote.

Politics & Government

Texas Democrats Walk Out To Block Voting Restrictions; Governor Threatens 'No Pay'

6:54am June 01, 2021

by Sarah McCammon

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott says on Twitter that he will veto funding for the state legislature after Democratic lawmakers walked out, blocking passage of new voting restrictions.

About a year after two women accused him of sexual assault, Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax makes comments during a debate on a bill during the state Senate session at the state Capitol in Richmond in March 2020. Fairfax denies the allegations against hi

Accused Of Assaults He Denies, Justin Fairfax's Run For Va. Governor Tests #MeToo

5:26am May 31, 2021

by Ben Paviour

Two years after Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax was accused of sexual assault, he remains in office and is campaigning to be the state's next governor, raising big questions about race and #MeToo.

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