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Vote-swapping campaign for 2024 fell short of its aims - Votebeat
3 days ago · Vote-swapping sites protected by First Amendment — for now. In 2000, websites like vote-swap2000.com, votexchange2000.com, and NaderTrader.com launched in response to an article by constitutional law professor Jamie Raskin (now a U.S. congressman from Maryland), proposing vote swapping as a way to prevent protest votes from costing Gore the election.
Wisconsin Elections Commission seeks answers on uncounted …
14 hours ago · Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here. The Wisconsin Elections Commission unanimously authorized an investigation Thursday into Madison’s mishandling of nearly 200 absentee ballots …
The Votebeat stories that made a mark on us in 2024
Dec 23, 2024 · Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. This news analysis was originally distributed in Votebeat’s free weekly newsletter. Sign up to get future editions, including the latest reporting from Votebeat bureaus and curated news ...
Madison failed to count nearly 200 absentee ballots during the …
6 days ago · Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here. On Election Day in Madison, nearly 200 absentee ballots slipped through the cracks. They weren’t processed or counted. Most of ...
Court blocks Arizona from enforcing several election rules
Dec 19, 2024 · Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here. Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes exceeded his authority in several instances when making changes to the state’s election manual last year, a Maricopa County …
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Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization committed to reporting the nuanced truth about elections and voting at a time of crisis in America. Our mission is to help people understand our system of democracy so they can participate in strengthening it. Our approach is …
Early voting showed resilience of U.S. election system so far.
Nov 4, 2024 · Voters at a school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Nov. 3, 2024, the last day of early voting. The first big test for the election system included Michigan's new offering of early in-person voting.
Texas’ election transparency rules could undermine ballot secrecy ...
May 29, 2024 · Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. This story was reported in partnership with The Texas Tribune, a member-supported, nonpartisan newsroom informing and engaging Texans on state politics and policy.
How Votebeat’s reporting impacted elections in our first year
May 26, 2023 · Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here. After experimenting with a new kind of niche election coverage as a “pop-up” newsroom in 2020 — focused on the voting process and the system itself rather than candidates or campaigns — Votebeat officially launched one year ago as a ...