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Supreme Court Leaves Mail-In Voting Protections in Place
17+ hour, 10+ min ago (283+ words) New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a legal victory Sept. 14 after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block a lower court order preventing the U.S. Postal Service from implementing a new rule governing mail-in ballots for the 2026 federal election. The Supreme…...
Ballot Questions more difficult for voters with disabilities to understand
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (638+ words) by Howard Gorrell | September 16, 2026 | Commentary | 0 | While Fight Back MD supports a “YES” vote and Protect Maryland Votes urges a “NO” on the November 2026 congressional redistricting amendment (Question 3), respectively, Sen. Cheryl Kagan, D, of Montgomery County has led efforts to make…...
US Supreme Court Blocks Trump Postal Ballot Plan but Leaves 2028 Election Rules Unclear
5+ hour, 35+ min ago (1191+ words) The justices stopped a major challenge to mail voting rules, but their brief order leaves the next election disputes almost entirely open. The U.S. Supreme Court’s latest ruling on mail-in voting did not explain how the justices will act in future…...
Clarendon Hills Clerk Referendum Set for Nov. 3 Ballot
47+ min ago (443+ words) Clarendon Hills voters will decide on Nov. 3 whether to strip the village clerk position of its elected status and hand appointment power to the village president instead. The measure would take effect in May 2027, and it lands just weeks before…...
Here's why Abe Lincoln in sunglasses will be on Indiana ballots
5+ hour, 4+ min ago (372+ words) An image of a sunglasses-wearing Abraham Lincoln will appear near the top of Indiana election ballots this fall. That is the emblem submitted by the Lincoln Party to appear in the section for voters choosing to cast straight-ticket ballots — even…...
Here are the eight Colorado midterm ballot measures funded by billionaires
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (315+ words) What's really going on in western Colorado In general, the measures backed by Advance Colorado’s uber-wealthy donors seek to deregulate polluting industries, increase prison sentences, cut taxes, make it harder to raise taxes on Colorado’s wealthiest residents and make it…...
Voting by U.S. mail will remain free and fair
9+ hour, 2+ min ago (487+ words) It took them a few tries, but a majority on the U.S. Supreme Court has now correctly ended Donald Trump’s cynical and partisan effort to muck around with mail ballots during the fast coming midterm elections. The justices behind the ruling…...
After Supreme Court mail-in vote ruling, see how many Americans use it
17+ hour, 56+ min ago (630+ words) Illustration by USA TODAY In a major blow to his administration, the Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in ballots. Trump has said he wanted to end mail-in voting, but voting by mail is already widespread throughout…...
Why The Supreme Court Blocked Trump And The Postal Service From Restricting Mail In Voting For The Midterms
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (462+ words) The U.S. Supreme Court voted 7-2 to block Trump administration USPS mail voting restrictions, keeping standard mail ballot procedures intact for the 2026 midterms...
Commentary: Vote-by-mail system worth fighting for.
21+ hour, 54+ min ago (480+ words) Whether we agree politically, or whether we couldn’t disagree more — your vote is your sacred responsibility and right. Recently President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security claimed to have identified hundreds of thousands of illegally registered voters in four states....