Voting Archives

A man casts a vote in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary on February 20th, 2016, in West Columbia, South Carolina.

News in Brief

Internal Documents Reveal the Flawed Nature of Trump’s Voter Fraud Commission

Thousands of recently released documents make clear that the commission's work was driven by a small number of members who were convinced—without evidence—that voter fraud was widespread.

Jessica Huseman

Voters cast their ballots on November 4th, 2008, in Clifton, Virginia.

News in Brief

‘I Pledge to Vote’ Gets People to the Polls

Recent research identifies a promising way to get first-time voters to cast a ballot.

Tom Jacobs

People vote in the Super Tuesday primary.

Social Justice

Should Convicted Felons Lose the Right to Vote?

At least six million United States citizens cannot vote in the U.S. because they have been convicted of a felony, but there is a growing movement to change that.

Kimberly R. Kras

News in Brief

One Town’s Fix for Latinx Disenfranchisement: Letting People Vote More Than Once

After a lawsuit found Latinx citizens underrepresented, Mission Viejo could become the first California city to enact "cumulative voting."

Jack Herrera

Election officials tally presidential candidates' ballots during counting operations for Zimbabwe's general election at the David Livingston primary school in central Harare on July 30th, 2018. Voting closed in Zimbabwe's first election since the former president was ousted after 37 years in power as observers warned of possible shortcomings in July 30th's landmark poll.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Tallying Votes for Zimbabwe’s Presidential Elections

Voting closed in Zimbabwe's first election since the former president was ousted after 37 years in power.

Pacific Standard Staff

Voters cast their ballots at voting booths in New York City, New York.

News in Brief

A Voting-Machine Manufacturer Installed Remote-Access Software

Election Systems and Software admitted to installing remote-access software on election management systems sold between 2000 and 2006.

Kate Wheeling

A sign in Jackson, Mississippi, circa 1961.

Economics

How Racial Animosity Helped Republicans Take Control of the Post-Civil Rights South

The seeds of the Trump movement were laid more than 50 years before his bid for the White House, after Southern Democrats suffered a series of voter defections.

Jared Keller

Reince Priebus speaks at the Republican National Convention on August 27th, 2012, in Tampa, Florida.

News in Brief

Three Ways of Governing as a Minority Party

Republicans are settling in to be the minority party in power for many years to come, and they are increasingly testing many voters' faith in the system.

Seth Masket

News in Brief

A Federal Judge Blocks Kansas’ Proof of Citizenship Law

In the three years after the law took effect, about one in seven voter registration applications in the state were blocked because the individuals failed to provide proof of citizenship.

Rebecca Worby

Morning light shines outside the U.S. Supreme Court building on March 20th, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

What Constitutional and Election Law Professors Are Saying About the Supreme Court’s Ohio Voter Purge Ruling

Are other states poised to follow Ohio's lead?

Rebecca Worby