Supreme Court sides with Democrats in Pennsylvania voting case
It is hard to estimate how many ballots will be affected by the decision or whether it will ultimately impact the outcome of the presidential election.
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Here are the key Electoral College dates to keep in mind ahead of Inauguration Day
Former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the last election put a spotlight on what are essentially ministerial steps between Election Day and Inauguration Day. Here are the key dates ahead.
After a chaotic vote count in 2020, here's what Detroit will do differently this year
Four years ago, Trump supporters, motivated in part by false election fraud claims, loudly protested at a Detroit counting facility. Election officials are determined to avoid a repeat of the chaos.
Worried about your 2024 ballot being counted? These states let you track it online
“There's no need to panic,” an elections expert tells NPR. All but three states have free tracking sites that send updates to voters as their ballot goes through the system.
Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge individuals from voter rolls
The U.S. Supreme Court put on hold a lower court order that stopped Virginia from purging its voter rolls. The order comes less than a week before Election Day.
Voting officials face an 'uphill battle' to fight election lies
The deck is stacked against election officials online, maybe even more so than in 2020. Conspiracy theories can quickly get millions of views while debunks gather a fraction of the attention.
U.S. citizens are among the voters removed in Virginia’s controversial purge
Nadra Wilson and other Virginians got letters saying her U.S. citizenship was in question, along with her voter registration. “I was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. — I'm a citizen,” Wilson told NPR.
Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk over $1 million giveaway to registered voters
The suit alleges that Musk and his super PAC are luring voters to give up identifying information in pursuit of a cash prize. DA Larry Krasner called the scheme “indisputably an unlawful lottery.”
Ballots set on fire in three states as Election Day approaches
Federal officials have been warning that in recent months, some social media users have been encouraging sabotage of ballot drop boxes. "It's a direct attack on democracy," said one local official.
GOP lawsuits about an obscure immigration database may set up election challenges
Florida, Texas and Ohio have filed last-minute lawsuits against the Biden administration demanding data about the citizenship of voters on their state rolls. One expert calls these "zombie" lawsuits.