Maricopa County has been a hotbed of false election claims since 2020. Officials there have some changes planned this year to try to improve election administration and tamp down on misinformation.
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Why some Republican-led states are limiting who can vote in party primaries
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.
Wisconsin voters can once again return ballots by drop box, state high court rules
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has reversed a 2022 ruling banning the use of ballot drop boxes in the swing state.
After controversial court rulings, a Voting Rights Act lawsuit takes an unusual turn
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.
Republicans are turning Biden’s voter registration order into a partisan flash point
Three years after President Biden issued an executive order for boosting voter registration, GOP officials are ramping up efforts to turn it into a partisan flash point before this fall’s election.
Georgia voter registration challenges are fueled by Eagle AI
There are concerns that a new election data system that’s being pushed by conservative activists and is fueling many mass challenges of registrations could kick legitimate voters off the rolls.
4 people are charged in a Connecticut city election misconduct case
Four people involved with a 2019 mayoral primary in Connecticut’s largest city were charged for allegedly misusing absentee ballots. Similar accusations roiled the 2023 mayoral election as well.
1 in 10 eligible U.S. voters say they can’t easily show proof of their citizenship
An estimated 21.3 million adult U.S. citizens don’t have or can’t easily access documents proving their citizenship. The findings raise concerns about requiring proof when registering eligible voters.
Republicans are targeting late-arriving mail ballots ahead of the 2024 election
Many states, like crucial Nevada, allow mail ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day to be counted — even if they arrive after Election Day. Republicans say this violates federal law.
Missouri joins other red states in trying to stamp out ranked choice voting
Five states have banned ranked choice voting in the last two months, bringing the total number of Republican-leaning states now prohibiting the voting method to 10. Missouri could soon join them.


