How we know voter fraud is very rare in U.S. elections
“Research has been consistent over time that voter fraud is infinitesimally rare,” one expert tells NPR.
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This year’s Electoral College map may show another ‘blue shift.’ Here’s why
Differences in how quickly each state’s counties can report this year’s election results may lead to another “blue shift” or “red mirage” on the presidential electoral map.
Driven by Republicans, most Americans are concerned about fraud in the 2024 election
Nearly 90% of likely Donald Trump voters say they are concerned about voter fraud in the general election, a new NPR/PBS News/Maris poll finds, compared with 29% of those who support Kamala Harris.
Hurricane Helene upends election planning in some parts of North Carolina
North Carolina election officials have said early voting will start as planned on Oct. 17. But they don't know how many voting sites might be unusable in the swing state because of Hurricane Helene.
Justice Department sues Alabama, claiming it purged voters too close to the election
In a new lawsuit, the Justice Department claims Alabama violated federal law by systematically removing voters fewer than 90 days before a federal election.
Legal questions about Pennsylvania mail-in ballots loom as voting starts
As voters in the key swing state of Pennsylvania start receiving mail ballots, multiple legal fights over how the ballots of mail-in voters should be counted are still playing out in the courts.
Here's who's on ballots in the 7 states likely to decide the presidential election
With the presidential election considered a toss up, the votes that third-party and independent candidates receive in key states could decide the White House. Here's who's on those state ballots.
Voters in several states could upend how their elections are run
Voters in a record number of states — including the battlegrounds of Arizona and Nevada — are set to decide this fall whether to enact far-reaching changes to how their elections are run.
Georgia's Republican-led election board OKs controversial rule to hand-count ballots
Republicans advanced the ballot hand-counting measure over the opposition of Georgia’s Republican secretary of state and attorney general and dozens of local election officials.
Supreme Court rejects Green Party's appeal to put Jill Stein on Nevada ballot
The court’s action upheld a decision of the Nevada Supreme Court.