Articles for Voting Sites

How Hurricane Helene could swing the election after storm battered two crucial swing states
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How Hurricane Helene could swing the election after storm battered two crucial swing states

Daily Mail  

Hurricane Helene, which tore through the southeastern United States and took more than 185 lives, may also effect this year's presidential election. Hurricane Helene, which tore through North Carolina and Georgia and took more than 185 lives, may effect this year's presidential election It particularly devastated heavily Republican areas of the two states, giving Vice President Kamala Harris a potential …

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Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs the use of mobile voting vans and who can bring election lawsuits
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs the use of mobile voting vans and who can bring election lawsuits

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with whether a Republican had standing to bring a lawsuit that challenges the use of a mobile voting van in 2022 and seeks to ban their use in any future election in the presidential battleground state. Vebber said he didn’t know if the court could, but if it did, “I think …

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L.A. County reaches settlement with Justice Department over ADA violations at voting sites
4 months, 3 weeks ago

L.A. County reaches settlement with Justice Department over ADA violations at voting sites

LA Times  

L.A. County agreed to make its voting sites more accessible to voters with disabilities as part of a settlement announced Thursday with the U.S. Department of Justice. L.A. County agreed to hire an expert to make its voting sites more accessible to voters with disabilities as part of a settlement announced Thursday with the U.S. Department of Justice. The county …

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Wisconsin Supreme Court keeps ban on mobile absentee voting sites in place for now
6 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court keeps ban on mobile absentee voting sites in place for now

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court kept a lower court’s ruling banning the use of mobile voting sites in the upcoming presidential election in place for now, a win for Republicans. Justice Rebecca Bradley, one of the three dissenting conservative justices, said the order by the liberal majority was the latest in an “ongoing effort to resolve cases in …

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Wisconsin judge rules that absentee voting van used in 2022 was illegal
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin judge rules that absentee voting van used in 2022 was illegal

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge has ruled that state law does not allow the use of mobile absentee voting sites, siding with Republicans who had challenged Racine’s use of a voting van that traveled around the city in 2022. The van was used only to facilitate early in-person voting during the two weeks prior to an election, Racine City …

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Proposal for troops at voting sites on hold in Washoe County
2 years, 10 months ago

Proposal for troops at voting sites on hold in Washoe County

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — A sweeping proposal to reform election procedures in Washoe County has been put on hold amid heavy criticism of some of the changes, including returning to mostly paper ballots and posting National Guard troops at all voting sites in the Reno-Sparks area. In addition to posting the National Guard troops at voting sites, Herman’s proposal would designate …

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How embattled police plan to guard polling stations on election day
4 years, 1 month ago

How embattled police plan to guard polling stations on election day

LA Times  

Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy R. Hilz, right, and Houston Police Officer T. Jones direct traffic Friday at a Houston stadium parking lot drive-by polling place and drop site for mail ballots. He’s also on an election security working group with current and former state attorneys general and other elected officials from both parties, “making sure we educate our police officers …

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LeBron James’ group touts sports venues as mega-voting sites
4 years, 5 months ago

LeBron James’ group touts sports venues as mega-voting sites

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — If basketball icon LeBron James gets his way, NBA arenas and other sports venues around the country will be mega polling sites for the November general election. James and his voting rights group, formed this spring with other black athletes and entertainers, are joining with other professional basketball leaders and Michigan’s top elections official to push for mega …

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