Elections

A judge is set to hear arguments on whether to release a report by a special grand jury tasked with investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies broke any laws as they sought to overturn his narrow 2020 election loss in Georgia.

Democrats and Republicans have been working on the legislation since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol, where Trump supporters echoing his false claims of election fraud interrupted the congressional certification of Joe Biden’s victory

Kari Lake, the Republican defeated in Arizona governor’s race, is formally challenging her loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs.

The Supreme Court is taking up a case with the potential to reshape elections for Congress and the presidency.

Democrats have voted to remove Iowa as the leadoff state on the presidential nominating calendar and replace it with South Carolina starting in 2024.

The former chairperson of a local Democratic Party in Connecticut must serve two years’ probation and pay a $35,000 fine for fraudulently submitting absentee applications and ballots for dozens of people without their knowledge during a local election. John Mallozzi, 72, the former chair of the Stamford Democrats, was found guilty in September of 14 counts of both second-degree forgery…

It was supposed to be a red wave that former President Donald Trump could triumphantly ride to the GOP nomination as he prepares to launch another White House run.

Connecticut voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure that gives Connecticut’s General Assembly the go-ahead to consider legislation that would create an in-person early voting system. Connecticut was one of only four states in the U.S. without any form of early voting, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Currently, the constitution has several provisions that dictate the...

Voters approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime.

A State Department spokesman said Tuesday that the U.S. welcomes international election observers to monitor the midterms, including by the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE).

Gavin Newsom was re-elected Tuesday by beating little-known Republican state Sen. Brian Dahle.

A New York appeals court on Tuesday upheld a new state law allowing absentee ballots to be reviewed before Election Day, saying it would would be “extremely disruptive” to change the rules with absentee voting already underway. The decision from the Appellate Division of the state Supreme Court reverses a lower court ruling that declared New York’s early review...

News 4 New York’s Tracie Strahan has the latest on the governor’s race in New York.

A federal lawsuit says a Georgia man and his family “have faced threats of violence and live in fear” since the movie “2000 Mules” falsely accused him of ballot fraud during the 2020 election.

With polls seemingly tightening and early voting set to begin, both Kathy Hochul and Lee Zeldin are launching their last-ditch efforts to garner support. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

Tracie Strahan reporting on what you need to know before you head to the polls

It’s election season which can only mean one thing: lots and lots of political spam. Here’s how to put an end to unwanted texts, calls and emails.

Early voting for New York candidates in opens this Saturday.

New York’s plan to start counting absentee ballots early hit a roadblock Friday when a state judge ruled the law constitutional. Saratoga County Judge Diane Freestone said the law clashes with an individual’s constitutional right to challenge ballots in court before they’re counted. It was unclear immediately Friday if New York Democrats would appeal the decision. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s...

Republican activists who believe the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump have crafted a plan that, in their telling, will thwart cheating in this year’s midterm elections.