Voting

State and local election officials around the country are taking major steps to keep poll workers and voters safe amid a hostile political environment.

Early voting for the 2024 election in Illinois has ramped up with dozens of new sites opening on Oct. 21, including in all 50 of Chicago’s wards. Voters can cast their ballots through Nov. 4, ahead of Election Day on Nov. 5.

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Ranked choice voting has become more popular in recent years, particularly at the municipal level.

Here’s a look at some of the most common rules and requirements when it comes to casting a ballot for United States elections.

Voter fraud does happen occasionally. When it does, we tend to hear a lot about it. It also gets caught and prosecuted.

As the presidential election approaches, voters in several Illinois counties can begin early voting today, with most locations opening between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. Chicago and Cook County voters will have to wait until October 3rd and 9th, respectively.

Early voting in many Illinois counties is set to start as soon as next week, giving voters plenty of time to weigh in on key races, including the presidential election.

The NBC News Stay Tuned Gen Z poll shows young voters are feeling a housing squeeze and are pessimistic about the economy.

A false narrative suggesting that over half a million migrants had registered to vote in swing states shows how quickly misinformation can spread — and how difficult it is to stop.

As voters head to the polls in 16 states across the country, here’s what we know about Super Tuesday.

A divided federal appeals court on Monday ruled that private individuals and groups such as the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act, a decision that contradicts decades of precedent and could further erode protections under the landmark 1965 law.

Alabama Republicans have rejected proposals to create a second majority Black voting district, despite an order from the U.S. Supreme Court to redraw congressional district boundaries.

The Supreme Court has lifted its hold on a Louisiana case that could force the state to redraw congressional districts to boost Black voting power.

The Supreme Court has issued a surprising ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case, ordering the creation of a second district with a large Black population.

Conservatives have called for the party to emphasize early voting after a disappointing 2022 midterms and a years-long campaign from Trump and his allies to cast doubt on the system.

Republican former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie kicked off his presidential campaign Tuesday evening, promising to be the only candidate in a crowded GOP primary field willing to directly take on former President Donald Trump. Christie, who also ran for president in 2016, began his bid under the slogan “Because the truth matters” with a town hall in New Hampshire,…

The justices are expected to rule in the coming weeks in another case out of Alabama that could make it much more difficult for minority groups to sue over gerrymandered political maps that dilute their representation

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to launch his second campaign for the Republican nomination for president next week in New Hampshire.