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In a 4-3 ruling, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld a recent directive from Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) that effectively prohibits authorized individuals from returning an absentee ballot to a drop box on behalf of a family member or voter with disabilities.
A Georgia judge ruled yesterday that certifying election results is a mandatory duty for county election officials.
The right-wing organization Citizen Outreach Foundation voluntarily dismissed three lawsuits it filed in Nevada that asked county election officials to process around 30,000 voter challenges weeks before the election.
A federal judge denied a right-wing group’s request to require Arizona county election officials to verify the citizenship status of every federal-only voter ahead of the November general election. Current practices for voter roll maintenance will stay in place as litigation continues.
A federal judge today ensured voters who need assistance can still receive it by striking down key provisions in Texas’s controversial Senate Bill 1.
A judge today denied a request to extend Georgia’s voter registration deadline after Hurricane Helene disrupted voter registration efforts a week before the deadline.
A federal judge denied a request from voting rights groups on Wednesday to reopen Florida’s voter registration due to the impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The deadline to register was Monday.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is challenging the ability of certain voters who live overseas but are U.S. citizens to cast a ballot in Michigan.
A Fulton County judge dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday from Georgia Democrats asking Gov. Brian Kemp (R) to hold ethics hearings on the conduct of the MAGA members of the State Election Board.
New Mexico residents with past felony convictions will be able to vote thanks to an agreed upon court order between pro-voting groups and state officials.