Knoxville voters face final day of early voting before Aug. 6 county election
Knox County voters can cast ballots at any listed early-voting site through 3 p.m. Saturday before returning to assigned precincts on Aug. 6.
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Hayward voters will decide whether to update the city’s 48-year-old business tax
Hayward voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to update the city’s 1978 Business License Tax structure, with a City Attorney analysis due Aug. 3.
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Missouri’s Income-Tax Elimination Amendment Goes Before Voters
Missouri voters will decide Amendment 5 on August 4. A yes vote would create a revenue-based framework to phase out the individual income tax while authorizing broader sales and use taxes.
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Massachusetts Senate Advances Public Records Proposal as Ballot Question Looms
The Massachusetts Senate advanced S.3200 on July 30, but the public-records proposal still needs House action and would not take effect until 2027 if enacted.
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Manchester voters have one last early-voting window Aug. 1
Manchester voters can vote early Saturday, Aug. 1, before the Aug. 6 election combining city, county, state and federal contests. Check your ballot and precinct.
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Hawaii Voter Service Centers Open Ahead of the Aug. 8 Primary
Hawaii voter service centers offer accessible in-person voting, same-day registration, voter-information updates and ballot return through Aug. 8. Ballots must be received by 7 p.m. that day.
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Georgia’s New Election-Equipment Law Leaves 2026 Voting System in Place
Georgia’s SB 3EX keeps the current electronic ballot-marker and scanner framework as the operative system for the November 3, 2026, election while creating a committee to recommend a possible hand-marked paper-ballot system for the 2028 election cycle.
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Wisconsin judge blocks replacement of returned absentee ballots before Aug. 11 primary
A Dane County judge rejected a request to replace returned absentee ballots before Wisconsin’s Aug. 11 primary. Voters with unreturned ballots remain subject to statewide deadlines.
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Wyoming Voters Face New Registration Rules and an Aug. 3 Deadline Before the Primary
Wyoming’s Aug. 18 primary brings new registration documents, late-registration options, absentee deadlines and a new post-election ballot audit.
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Pateros EMS levy question appears on Aug. 4 ballot
Pateros voters will decide an EMS levy question Aug. 4. Drop boxes close at 8 p.m.; mailed ballots must be postmarked by Election Day.
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Pennsylvania Lawsuit Puts Nearly $6 Million in Emergency Funding at Issue
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s July 23 lawsuit challenges federal election-related grant conditions. It does not change how Pennsylvanians register, vote or have ballots audited.
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Oregon Animal-Cruelty Initiative Fails to Qualify for 2026 Ballot
Oregon election officials found Initiative Petition 28 lacked enough valid signatures for the November 3, 2026, ballot. A state estimate outlined potentially large fiscal effects if the measure had passed.
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Stony Creek voters: What to know before the Aug. 4 primary
Stony Creek voters have a final Saturday early-voting option on Aug. 1, plus same-day registration, absentee deadlines and a mayoral special election.
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Missouri Amendment 4 Would Make Citizen-Led Constitutional Changes Harder
Missouri voters will decide Aug. 4 whether citizen-led constitutional amendments must win majorities in all eight congressional districts.
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Dryden Township Voters Face Aug. 4 Primary; Early Voting Ends Aug. 2
Dryden Township voters can vote early through Aug. 2, apply in person for an absentee ballot by 4 p.m. Aug. 3, or register and update an address through Aug. 4.
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Maryland approves voting-system contract worth up to $109.4 million for 2028
Maryland approved a statewide voting-system contract with a five-year base value of $84,909,900.53. Optional renewals could raise the contract’s maximum value to $109,381,984.13 as officials prepare for the 2028 presidential election.
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Louisiana AI Laws Take Effect Aug. 1 for Deepfakes and Political Ads
Two Louisiana laws taking effect Aug. 1 create new criminal penalties for sexual deepfakes and require disclosures on certain AI-generated political ads.
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Buc-ee’s annexation petition rejected; Mansfield issue stays off November ballot
Richland County election officials rejected a petition seeking a Mansfield vote on Buc-ee’s annexation, keeping the issue off the November 3 ballot.
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Kentucky Federal Judge Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Over Unredacted Voter List
A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department’s Kentucky lawsuit seeking an unredacted statewide voter-registration list, but the department’s appeal keeps the dispute active.
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Idaho Abortion Rights Initiative Heads to November Ballot; Arguments Due July 31
Idaho voters will decide Proposition 1 on November 3, 2026. Arguments for or against the proposed reproductive-rights law are due to the Secretary of State by 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time on July 31.
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Alabama Supreme Court Expedites Tuberville Appeal as Ballot Deadlines Near
The Alabama Supreme Court accelerated briefing in a challenge to Tommy Tuberville’s eligibility, but the schedule could extend beyond Alabama deadlines for replacing a nominee or changing candidate certifications.
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Washington voters face final deadlines before Aug. 4 primary
Washington voters can still return ballots, update registration in person and check ballot status before the Aug. 4 primary deadline.