State Launches Absentee Ballot Tracking Service
North Carolina has launched a new online tool that allows voters to track the status of their absentee ballots.
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New Research Suggests In-Person Voting May Be Less Risky Than Previously Thought
The report concludes Wisconsin voters who braved the pandemic and went to the polls in April did not see a surge in COVID-19 infections, although another study reaches the opposite conclusion.
What North Carolinians Need To Know About Absentee By Mail Voting
This year many North Carolinians will cast their ballot through what's called absentee by mail voting, in order to avoid lines at the polls and potential exposure to COVID-19.
Need A Polling Place With Social Distancing? 3 NBA Teams Offer Venues
The offers come as many NBA players have upped their involvement in social causes. Superstar LeBron James has a new group aimed at protecting Black citizens' voting rights.
Young Activists Pour Energy Into Protests, But What About The Election?
With a presidential campaign and historic demonstrations unfolding, the country's youngest voters and activists are navigating the power of direct action versus electoral politics in real time.
Outbreak's Impact On Elections Will Be Widespread, Director Says
State elections officials are bracing for major impacts on voting in this year's election in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Power Of The Past: Retelling Utah's Suffragette History To Empower Modern Women
Women in Utah became the first in America to vote under an equal suffrage law on Feb. 14, 1870. There are celebrations, but it means confronting the state's uncomfortable polygamy history, too.
Puerto Rico's Internet Voting Plan Threatens Election Security: ACLU
The civil liberties group is urging the U.S. territory's governor to veto a bill that could shift all voting to the Internet by 2028.
Skeptics Urge Bevin To Show Proof Of Fraud Claims, Warning Of Corrosive Effects
Elections specialists worry that politicians' scurrilous claims about voter fraud — when it seldom has a decisive effect on outcomes — erode confidence in democracy.
