This week: Last week, the Georgia State Election Board sent letters to the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security asking the Trump administration to order major changes to the state’s voting equipment just weeks before the midterm election. But the board’s chair says its members did not authorize the letters, review them in advance, or know they were being sent.
Also, Pennsylvania’s bill that would ban law enforcement at polling places, the latest in Texas as officials process thousands of delayed voter registrations, and more.
Georgia election board director sent Trump administration demands 2 board members say they never approved
Georgia State Election Board members John Fervier and Salleigh Grubbs say James Mills sent letters to the Justice and Homeland Security departments that they did not approve.
Pennsylvania proposal to ban law enforcement at polling places reflects activist concerns
Pennsylvania Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta has introduced a bill to ban law enforcement at polling places. Activists are afraid Donald Trump will send ICE agents to disrupt the 2026 midterms.
Election officials are scrambling to process voter registration backlog using a system they say does not work
Local officials have repeatedly voiced concerns about Texas’ TEAM software. Now it is complicating their efforts to fix a state-created backlog of voter registrations.
Are Trump’s claims the 2020 election was stolen losing steam?
A decline in the number of candidates who back Trump’s claim the 2020 election was stolen may suggest the impact of the issue is becoming more muted.
Everything you need to know about voting in Wisconsin’s November election
Learn how to register to vote, cast an absentee ballot, and vote in person in Wisconsin’s Nov. 3 midterm election for governor, congressperson, state representatives and more.