Voting

H.R. 1 would transfer the power to draw congressional districts from state legislatures to independent, non-partisan commissions.

Bills introduced in California and Oregon are the latest in an ongoing movement to enfranchise more young people.

The alleged fraud took place behind the scenes: the work of election officers, not individual voters.

Residents flock to a local polling precinct to cast their votes on February 6th, 2019, in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, southern Philippines.

New research in Los Angeles shows that people support expanded transit options based on party affiliation and frustration with congestion—but not to ride it themselves.

If the election results are accurate, this could be the DRC's first democratic transfer of power since the country gained independence from Belgium in 1960.

Supporters of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Union for Democracy and Social Progress party demonstrate outside the party headquarters in Kinshasa on December 20th, 2018, to protest against the postponed elections.

Brazilians are registered in their local municipalities, so they must return to those locations on election day—even if it takes them nearly a full day to do so.

The vote is one of the central ways democracies give people a voice in their government.

Ballot measures are unique in that there's no clear signal telling voters what party each issue is aligned with.

Attorneys oversee the ballot process at the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Warehouse on November 15th, 2018, in West Palm Beach, Florida.

The five boroughs saw unusually high precipitation on Tuesday, with nearly 100 percent humidity, as New Yorkers trudged through the rain to cast their ballots.

Turnout levels appear to have been high—and high numbers of Latinxs told their friends and families to vote too.

Across the country, Americans had their enthusiasm to vote tested by problems at polling places including long lines and a shortage of ballots.

Voters in three of four states with marijuana ballot proposals passed initiatives that loosen restrictions on the substance, but that won't necessarily result in nation-wide expansion of this policy.

Though these ballot initiatives address the state's homelessness problem, many homeless people won't be able to vote on them.

Issue 2 would amend the Arkansas constitution to require a photo ID at the polls and disqualify provisional ballots that aren't certified with proper ID.

In one of the most consequential mid-term measures nationwide, Florida's Amendment 4 would automatically restore voting rights to most felons who complete their sentences.

A collection of some of our most important and timely stories, from a wide-ranging interview with Dana Rohrabacher to an investigation into how southern states are making it harder for former felons to vote.

Many states require election officials to compare a voter's signature with existing records before issuing and counting absentee ballots, but advocates are filing lawsuits to end the practice.

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The campaign to make sense of the mid-term elections will begin almost the moment the polls close on Tuesday, and it will have a substantial effect on 2020.

Contrary to popular belief, the U.S. Postal Service will deliver your ballot even if there's no postage on the envelope.

Want to vote but unsure of your state's laws? Don't worry, we've got you covered.