voting stories

National

Florida felons could get a bit more clarity on their voting rights with a new proposal

5:00am August 28, 2024

Florida election officials say they're working to “streamline” a process for formerly incarcerated people to figure out whether they're eligible to vote. It's something advocates have long asked for.

Queue Listen Now

Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Holds Rally In Glendale, Arizona

National

RFK is unable to withdraw his name from ballots in some swing states

4:00am August 27, 2024

In dropping his presidential bid, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he'd seek to remove his name from about 10 battleground state ballots, but an NPR review finds it is likely not possible in certain states.

A new mail-voting exhibition is a reminder that its use dates back to the Civil War

5:00am August 24, 2024

A new exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum is a reminder that voting by mail with absentee ballots in the U.S. goes back more than 160 years before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Queue Listen Now

National

Supreme Court grants GOP bid to require citizenship proof for some Arizona voters

2:43pm August 22, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court has for now granted a Republican request to require Arizona voters to submit proof of their U.S. citizenship when using the state’s registration form.

In his quest for ballot access, RFK Jr. hits a roadblock in New York

11:34am August 13, 2024

by Ashley Lopez

A New York judged ruled against independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., saying his petition did not use a legitimate address. The campaign blasted the ruling and pledged to appeal.

Politics & Government

The GOP continues a legal fight against mail ballots that arrive after Election Day

5:03am August 07, 2024

by Ashley Lopez

Ahead of this year's election, Republicans have been trying to stop some states — including swing state Nevada — from counting valid postmarked mail ballots that don't arrive until after Election Day.

Politics & Government

Arizona local official who defended elections against GOP attacks is ousted in primary

1:32pm July 31, 2024

by Ben Giles

Stephen Richer, who’s been a fierce defender of the integrity of Maricopa County elections since he was elected as county recorder, has lost a Republican primary to keep that role.

Why some Republican-led states are limiting who can vote in party primaries

11:24am July 08, 2024

by Ashley Lopez

Some Republican-led states are going against a broader trend and restricting who can participate in primary elections, in an effort to have more ideological purity among their nominees.

Queue Listen Now

Early Voting Begins In Swing State Of Wisconsin

Politics & Government

Wisconsin voters can once again return ballots by drop box, state high court rules

10:58am July 05, 2024

by Sarah Lehr

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has reversed a 2022 ruling banning the use of ballot drop boxes in the swing state.

Americans Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day

After controversial court rulings, a Voting Rights Act lawsuit takes an unusual turn

5:01am July 04, 2024

by Hansi Lo Wang

Civil rights groups decided not to ask the Supreme Court to review a court ruling that could help end a key way of enforcing the Voting Rights Act, raising questions about the landmark law’s future.