House Bill 7 would make it legal to share ballot selfies, as well as pictures of marked ballots. People who oppose the bill have concerns about vote buying and coercion.
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Hillary Clinton’s popular vote lead is 1.7 million and growing
There are still 2 million ballots left to count in California. Most of those votes will likely go to Hillary Clinton, further running up her lead in the popular vote.
Absentee and early voting opens for general election
Some people are already lining up to cast their votes.
Lost in translation: The difficult but necessary process of creating indigenous language ballots
The words need to mean something in Yup’ik, not just be literal translations from the English. One word in English — “candidate” — ends up being a phrase in Yup’ik.
Ken Koelsch wins Juneau mayor’s seat
Unofficial results from Tuesday’s special election show Juneau voters backed Koelsch with 59 percent of the vote. Koelsch is expected to be sworn in on April 4, after election results are certified.
Voting Machines Could Again Take Center Stage
In 2000, the nation’s biggest election meltdown took place in Florida due to paper butterfly ballots, ancient voting machines and poorly trained poll workers. Old machines are again a worry for some.
Aging Voting Machines Cost Local, State Governments
Most of the machines, adopted by local governments after “hanging chads” left the 2000 presidential election in the balance for weeks, are at least a decade old. And they create a perilous situation: an equipment breakdown on Election Day could mean long lines, potentially leaving some people unable to vote.
Unlikely Advocates Push To Give 16-Year-Olds A Vote — And A Voice
Washington, D.C., residents pushing to enfranchise teens think their opinions matter and the move would boost voter participation. But some worry 16-year-olds aren’t ready to cast ballots.
Ex-Felons Fight To Restore Their Right To Vote
Nearly 6 million former felons will not be able to cast ballots in next year’s presidential election. Thousands are trying to change that by petitioning for clemency.
How Do Congressional Representatives Vote, Anyway?
Few votes are held in the format that existed decades ago, when individual names were read aloud, but electronic voting isn’t mandatory.