In a situation the Portland Press Herald called a “strange set of circumstances,” Maine voters passed a popular referendum during Tuesday's election which repealed a recent state law that would have delayed the use of ranked choice voting.

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In Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Ohio’s processes of removing people from the voter rolls does not violate federal law.

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Elections are at the core of American democracy, but even after 200 years we still haven’t worked out all the kinks. And Tuesday’s so-called “Super Tuesday” primaries in eight states were no exception.

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Eight states—Alabama, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota—hold their state primaries today, June 5.

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The midterm elections are doubly important this year. Not only are state and congressional control at stake, but the midterms represent the unofficial start to the 2020 redistricting cycle, which begins after the census data are released in early 2021.

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Looking nationwide, 16 states plus the District of Columbia allow 17-year-olds to vote, and the number is slowly growing.

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Should there be more money in political campaigns or less? There’s no right answer, of course. But there are lots of opinions.

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On Tuesday, Ohio’s voters overwhelmingly said “yes” to changing how congressional districts will be adopted in the Buckeye State, come 2021. This is not only a big deal for Ohio but is also a major development in the often highly contentious redistricting process.

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With so much importance riding on a name, it may not come as a surprise that many states have decided to codify what can or cannot be included as part of a candidate’s name on a ballot.

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What do Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, North and South Dakota all have in common? In addition to being Western, largely rural states, each sent legislators to Cheyenne, Wyo., to attend the Elections Security: States Teaming Up meeting hosted by NCSL

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