Voting

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.

Voting by mail has, over the decades, proven to be easy, convenient and secure. But some of the features that make it secure can trip up voters who fail to pay attention to the details.

While GOP lawmakers try to convince moderates that a voter ID requirement is a “common sense” idea, they continue to push President Donald Trump’s debunked fraud narrative.

Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read talks elections at virtual town hall ahead of primary.

The agreement comes after Secretary of State Tobias Read announced changes to the state’s practices in January.

Shasta County voters will consider a ballot measure that faced legal challenges before the primary election.

California makes it easy to vote, with mail-in ballots and registration at the DMV. An upcoming ballot measure would add new voter ID requirements compelling people to prove their citizenship before they cast a ballot.

Legislative Democrats on the Assembly Elections Committee advanced a bill on Wednesday aimed at keeping armed officers away from polling places and daycare facilities.

The May 19 primary will determine who will face off in the November general election.

In most places, a county clerk race draws little attention. In Shasta County, it’s become a referendum on how elections should be conducted.

Oregon, the first state to adopt universal mail voting, is one of more than 20 states suing to block the order

A judge sealed the warrants allowing a sheriff to seize 600,000 ballots. News organizations say the public has a right to see what’s in them.