DOJ monitored polling sites in 3 Arizona counties. What voters should know
DOJ staff monitored polling sites in three Arizona counties during the July 21 primary. Here is what the monitoring means before the Nov. 3 election.
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Louisiana congressional candidates face Aug. 5-7 qualifying deadline after map fight
Louisiana U.S. House candidates must qualify by 4:30 p.m. Friday for races moved to a Nov. 3 open primary after earlier congressional elections were canceled.
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Why August 3 matters in Kentucky’s debate over a possible McConnell Senate vacancy
Mitch McConnell remains in rehabilitation and says he intends to return. No vacancy has been documented, but Kentucky law would require a special election if one were formally created.
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West Allis voters face August 11 partisan primary deadlines
West Allis voters have several deadlines before the Tuesday, August 11, 2026, partisan primary, followed by local absentee-ballot canvassing and result certification.
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Lynchburg voters face dual primary Tuesday, with polls open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Lynchburg voters must choose one party primary Tuesday, Aug. 4. Polls are open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., and voters in line by 7 p.m. may vote.
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Dearborn Heights voters head to polls Tuesday as primary deadlines arrive
Dearborn Heights polls open Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Here are the final deadlines for registration, absentee ballots and voter help.
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Zimbabwe changes presidential election system as court challenge begins
Zimbabwe’s new law replaces direct presidential voting with a parliamentary election and extends terms to seven years as the MDC seeks a referendum.
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Florida court orders DHS to restore SAVE voter-verification access as appeal continues
A Northern District of Florida judge ordered DHS to restore SAVE bulk-upload and Social Security-number search features, but conflicting federal rulings leave the system’s legal and technical status unsettled.
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DOJ agreement sets UOCAVA deadlines for South Carolina Senate primary
A DOJ-state agreement sets notification, ballot-transmission and return rules for military and overseas voters before South Carolina’s Aug. 11 primary.
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Hialeah voters begin early voting for the Aug. 18 primary
Early voting begins Aug. 3 in Hialeah for Miami-Dade’s Aug. 18 countywide primary, with weekday, evening and weekend hours at John F. Kennedy Library.
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Keiko Fujimori Takes Office After Peru’s Narrow Election Result
Keiko Fujimori took office in Peru after the JNE formally proclaimed her narrow runoff victory, putting crime, stability and accountability under scrutiny.
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Virginia Beach voters have one day left to vote in Aug. 4 primary
Virginia Beach voters who missed early voting must use their assigned precinct Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; mailed ballots must arrive by noon Friday, Aug. 7.
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Chesapeake voters head to the polls Tuesday in the August primary
Chesapeake polls open Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Check your assigned precinct, ballot choice and absentee-ballot return options before voting.
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Vermont primary voters face Aug. 11 deadline as final voting and filing dates near
Vermont’s statewide primary is Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. Here are the remaining candidate-filing, early-ballot and Election Day deadlines, plus how the state’s open-primary ballot system works.
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Cheyenne voters will decide $4 million downtown project as part of Proposition 4
The $4 million Cheyenne downtown proposal is one component of a larger Proposition 4 package on the August 18 primary ballot.
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Religious Liberty Commission Draft Keeps Pressure on Johnson Amendment
A federal commission recommended repealing the Johnson Amendment, but the tax restriction remains in force for churches and religious nonprofits.
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Tennessee’s primary-election AI ads test the limits of the state’s new deepfake law
AI-generated attack ads are appearing before Tennessee’s Aug. 6 congressional primary, but the state’s new disclosure law is enforced through complaints or civil action rather than automatic state review.
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Port St. Lucie approves November question on twice-weekly trash pickup
A nonbinding Nov. 3 ballot question would ask Port St. Lucie voters about paying at least $131 more in 2028 for a second weekly residential trash pickup day.
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Conway Ward 2 special-election candidates begin filing for November ballot
Filing is underway for Conway’s Ward 2, Position 1 special election. Petitions must reach the Faulkner County Clerk’s Office by noon Wednesday, August 5.
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Oxnard’s Measure O Ballot Proposal Would Remove 2029 Sunset Without Raising Tax Rate
Oxnard voters will decide Nov. 3, 2026, whether to remove Measure O’s March 31, 2029, sunset provision while keeping the existing half-cent local sales-tax rate unchanged.
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What Madison voters should know before the Aug. 11 primary
Madison voters have one week to make a voting plan for the Aug. 11, 2026, primary, with absentee sites open through Aug. 7 and a court ruling limiting do-over requests after Mandela Barnes withdrew.
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New Mexico judge dismisses federal lawsuit seeking private voter data
A federal judge dismissed the DOJ’s effort to compel New Mexico’s unredacted voter file, but a July 23 appeal keeps the dispute active before the November 3, 2026, election.
