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In small towns, even GOP clerks are targets of election conspiracies
A polling location in Jefferson City the morning of Aug. 6 (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).PORT AUSTIN, Mich. — Deep in the thumb of Michigan’s mitten-shaped Lower Peninsula, Republican...
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Swing states prepare for a showdown over certifying votes in November
An election observer monitors two poll workers processing absentee ballots in the Milwaukee Election Commission warehouse on Aug. 13. Discrepancies in the count could be used by county canvassing...
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In the tightest states, new voting laws could tip the outcome in November
Voters in Grand Rapids, Mich., cast their ballots during the state’s August primary. LEFT: Michigan was one of the swing states that has greatly expanded voter access since 2020. (Matt...
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‘Firehose’ of election conspiracy theories floods final days of the campaign
Lisa Posthumus Lyons, the Republican clerk for Kent County, Mich., has to remind voters that elections are run by people and mistakes can occur; it doesn’t mean there’s a conspiracy. In the final days...
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Recent safeguards should quash efforts to overturn election results, experts say
Two election observers watch election workers at the Milwaukee Election Commission’s warehouse south of downtown during the August primary. The post-election period in swing states, including...
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Ranked-choice voting faces cloudy future after election setbacks
Ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to rank political candidates by preference, is used statewide in Alaska and Maine and in major U.S. localities such as New York City and San Francisco (Melissa...
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