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Ashley Murray/States NewsroomThe Trump administration on Wednesday renewed its request to the U.S. Supreme Court to quickly decide a case over an executive order restricting voting, a day after a Massachusetts federal judge expanded an injunction on the order nationwide. -
Jules Hotz/CalMattersThe Trump administration wants to link emergency preparedness grants for states to its preferences on immigration enforcement and the administration of elections.
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Secretary of State Tobias Read urged Oregonians to turn their ballots in at dropboxes if they live more than 50 miles from the Portland area. -
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened on Friday to prosecute election officials in states that don’t “participate in securing the elections” ahead of the November midterms. -
The Supreme Court ruled nothing in federal law prohibits California, Oregon and other states from accepting ballots that arrive via mail after Election Day. -
California voters will decide on 14 statewide policy proposals come November, including the high-stakes billionaire tax, an $11 billion affordable housing bond and voter ID requirements. -
A Massachusetts judge blocked the order, meaning it won’t impact this year’s general election. -
The U.S. Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots in states that refuse to turn over lists of voters under a proposed rule, the agency’s chief executive said Wednesday, angering Democrats who warn the decision will disenfranchise voters. -
Democratic leaders in California agree that speeding up the vote count would be nice. But they refuse to pursue any changes that would decrease voter access despite voter frustration with the slow trickle of results. -
Supporters can still intervene in court to defend the election measure after county leaders opted not to take on the legal fight. -
The measure would make sweeping changes to elections in the far Northern California county, some of which appear to directly violate state election laws. -
Hilton advances to the November general election, where he’ll face longtime politician Xavier Becerra. -
California voters approved a top-two primary election designed to encourage moderation. But in most races, it ends in a conventional Democrat vs. Republican. Some are ready to scrap the top two. -
California has new rules meant to speed up ballot counting, but elections experts and county officials say close races could still take weeks to resolve.
