Justice Dept. Explores Using Criminal Charges Against Election Officials

Such a path could drastically raise the stakes for federal investigations of state or county officials, bringing the department and the threat of criminalization into the election system. Read More

FACT FOCUS: Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ does not let him delay or cancel elections

That's false. There is nothing in the legislation that would allow Trump, or any future president, to stop an election from going forward. Read More

Miami Officials Canceled An Election — What This Could Mean for Democracy

Miami officials are facing a lawsuit after they voted to cancel the city's upcoming November election, pushing it to next year. Read More

CIA review criticizes procedures but not conclusions of intelligence report on 2016 Russia election interference

An intelligence assessment after the election found that Russia waged an information warfare campaign designed to boost Trump’s prospects and damage Hillary Clinton's candidacy. Read More

Exclusive: 2024 Election Results Lawsuit Advances as Documents Requested

SMART Elections reported in February that a software update to some ES&S systems were not sufficiently tested. Jack Cobb, the director of the federally accredited testing lab Pro V&V, previously told ... Read More

Voters favored casting early and mail ballots in last year’s presidential election, report shows

Casting mailed ballots remained popular among voters in last year’s presidential election, even as President Donald Trump has tried to undercut the process through a wide-ranging executive order. Read More

Zohran Mamdani moves on to an unusual general election for New York City mayor

Mamdani won the Democratic primary, NBC News projects, and will face the incumbent, Eric Adams, in the general election. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo may keep running, too. Read More

Following Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone’s resignation, a special election to replace him will cost at least $13.1 million

Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors this week set Nov. 4 as Election Day, with a potential runoff scheduled for Dec. 30 ... Read More

Colin Allred's Chances of Winning Texas Senate Election: Polls

"You shouldn't have to have a son in the NFL to own a home. Everything's backwards," said Allred in his Senate race announcement video. Read More