Bristol Sets Aug. 11 Primary Hours, Absentee Voting Schedule
Bristol polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Aug. 11, while the city lists in-person absentee-voting hours for Aug. 7 through 9.
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Missouri election chief rejects petition seeking public vote on Trump-backed congressional districts
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejected a petition seeking a public vote on the state’s congressional districts, but a court could still order the referendum onto the ballot before the 2026 elections.
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California leads multistate lawsuit challenging federal pressure over election-security funding
California announced a multistate lawsuit challenging federal conditions on public-safety funding, arguing that grants are being used to pressure states over election administration.
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Wyoming secretary of state defends primary system ahead of August election
Secretary of State Chuck Gray issued a June 12 defense of Wyoming’s primary system as voters, candidates and parties prepare for the Aug. 18 primary.
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Wes Moore Takes NGA Chair With Service, Federalism Agenda
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore now leads the governors’ association as states prepare for fights over federal authority, elections, workforce policy and health.
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Massachusetts enters the final month before its September 1 statewide primary
Massachusetts’ 2026 state primary is scheduled for Sept. 1, followed by the Nov. 3 general election. State materials also set out early-voting administration and cost-certification work for both elections.
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Montana Supreme Court upholds voter ID law in statewide election-administration case
The Montana Supreme Court issued a July 10, 2026, decision on the state’s voter-identification law. Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen said the result supports election integrity, while key details of the ruling were not included in the available announcement.
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Frederick County lists Brunswick’s Aug. 4 municipal election as canceled
Frederick County’s 2026 municipal-election schedule marks Brunswick’s Aug. 4 election as canceled. The county page lists July 14 as Brunswick’s registration deadline but does not state why the election was canceled or list a replacement date.
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Ohio announces $1 million for poll-worker recruitment and training
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced $1 million in grants for county boards of elections to recruit and train nearly 40,000 precinct election officials ahead of the November 2026 general election.
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South Dakota candidate-withdrawal deadline is 5 p.m. Aug. 4
Candidates seeking to withdraw from South Dakota’s Nov. 3, 2026, general election have until 5 p.m. local time Tuesday, Aug. 4, under the Secretary of State’s official calendar.
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Pennsylvania sues over federal conditions tied to nearly $6 million in homeland-security funds
Pennsylvania joined a multistate lawsuit challenging federal conditions attached to 2026 Homeland Security Grant Program funding, including election-related and immigration-enforcement requirements.
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Illinois attorney general joins lawsuit challenging conditions on federal counterterrorism grants
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a multistate lawsuit contesting election-system conditions attached to federal Homeland Security Grant Program funding.
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Spokane voters head into the August 4 primary amid contested local races
Spokane-area voters face Washington’s August 4 primary, which will narrow qualifying local and county contests under the state’s top-two system.
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Minnesota certifies candidates for Aug. 11 primary as election-law changes take effect
Minnesota’s secretary of state certified candidates for federal and state offices for the Aug. 11 primary, while portions of a new election-administration law took effect Aug. 1.
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Wyoming voter registration closes Aug. 3 ahead of Aug. 18 primary
Wyoming’s voter-registration period for the 2026 primary closes Aug. 3, according to the Secretary of State’s election calendar. The primary is scheduled for Aug. 18.
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Virginia Beach prepares for Aug. 4 primary as voting logistics remain in focus
Virginia Beach voters are approaching Virginia’s Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026 primary election, with city notices and election-period deadlines highlighting the need to confirm individual voting details.
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Federal judge dismisses DOJ suit seeking New Mexico voters’ private data
A federal judge dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit seeking unredacted personal information from New Mexico voter records, according to the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office.
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Connecticut early voting opens Aug. 3 ahead of Aug. 11 primary
Connecticut’s early-voting period for the Aug. 11, 2026 primary runs Aug. 3 through Aug. 9. Unaffiliated voters needed to register with a party by noon July 31 to take part during early voting.
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Minnesota secretary of state highlights election-equipment accuracy testing before Aug. 11 primary
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon’s office highlighted public accuracy testing of voting equipment ahead of the state’s Aug. 11, 2026 primary election.
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Wisconsin absentee-ballot dispute reaches court before August 11 primary
A Wisconsin judge ruled that voters who already returned absentee ballots for the August 11 primary cannot receive replacement ballots, following a Wisconsin Elections Commission vote on ballot-change guidance.
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Minneapolis schedules public voting-system tests before Aug. 11 state primary
Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services will conduct public tests of systems used to tabulate polling-place and absentee ballots before the Aug. 11 Minnesota State Primary.
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Nevada officials announce permanent court block of federal election-order provisions
Nevada officials said a federal district court permanently barred enforcement of challenged presidential election-order provisions involving voter registration, election funding and ballot counting.