elections

Legislation to allow local school board elections to become partisan died in the House Monday.

Forcing school board candidates to declare a political party took a step closer to reality in the Indiana House Elections Committee Wednesday

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday in a case that could upend federal elections across the country.

That’s according to a new poll of 950 registered voters commissioned by the Brennan Center for Justice and R Street Institute. The poll found that a belief in widespread election fraud and irregularities was overwhelmingly concentrated among Republican voters.

The legislation would allow more local clerks to start pre-processing absentee ballots two days before an election.

A paperwork error regarding party affiliation is enough to keep a political candidate off the ballot. That decision was released Thursday by the Michigan Supreme Court.

The campaign that created a state independent redistricting commission is focusing now on the November races for public office. Voters Not Politicians’ political action committee plans to oppose candidates who are election deniers.

The Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act would amend the Voting Rights Act to implement penalties, including fines and prison sentences, for anyone who threatens, intimidates, or gets violent with election workers, including volunteers and election equipment workers.

Michigan’s local and county clerks need additional state resources to ensure this year’s elections run smoothly, according to an open letter associations representing both groups sent to state leaders this week.

This year’s elections could reshape state government in ways we haven’t seen in our lifetimes. As part of the weekly series MichMash...