L.A. city charter amendments and L.A. County ballot measures: A last-minute guide
Charter Amendment FF would give some members of smaller L.A. policing departments access to the same retirement benefits enjoyed by the vast majority of the…
Nearly 60% of voters in North Carolina have cast a ballot, setting new early-voting record
1 of 2 | According to North Carolina’s State Board of Elections, roughly 4,465,548 million of the state’s 7.8M registered voters have so far cast…
Battleground states’ vote-counting rules complicate when a winner is likely to be named
Unless polling that portends a paper-thin margin between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump is completely wrong — a possibility because of dizzying…
Battleground Arizona: A final push on abortion, immigration in whisker-thin presidential race
PHOENIX — Vice President Kamala Harris thinks she can win the election on an abortion rights message. Former President Trump thinks he can win on…
How might Trump steal 2024 election? Look back at 2020 playbook
In 1948, beset by labor issues and changing technology, the Chicago Daily Tribune was forced to print its first presidential election night issue with only…
Democrats hope to win Georgia. Do Republicans have the edge?
ATLANTA — Four years ago, Deborah Scott played a key role in helping President Biden win Georgia, leading a band of mostly Black women to canvass,…
Shasta County faces another pivotal election — and more uncertainty over voting
As a devoted Republican who runs a cattle ranch and proudly talks about owning a gun, Shasta County Supervisor Mary Rickert is an unlikely progressive…
Supreme Court rejects GOP’s appeal to disqualify some Pennsylvania mail voters
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday turned down an appeal from the Republican National Committee and refused to disqualify Pennsylvania voters who had sent in…
How does the electoral college work?
After all the ballots in this year’s presidential contest are cast, the count will begin to be reported. But in the United States’ unusual election…
Iowa election officials sued by 4 naturalized citizens who say their right to vote was harmed
DES MOINES — Four voters and a Latino civil rights group sued Iowa’s top election official, alleging he infringed upon their rights when he directed election…
Republicans ask Pennsylvania court to put on hold decision on mail ballot envelope rules
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republicans wasted no time in appealing a Pennsylvania court decision that would relax the rules for mail ballots, asking the state Supreme Court…
How will Asians vote in Orange County? These ‘ballot parties’ might offer clues
When the first generation of Vietnamese refugees began arriving in Orange County decades ago, many of them harbored a longing to participate in the political…
Ballot box fires in Washington, Oregon destroy hundreds of ballots
A ballot box fire in Portland, Ore., early Monday morning destroyed three ballots. Another ballot box fire half-an-hour later and 15 miles away in Vancouver,…
FBI: Russians made fake video depicting ballots for Trump being destroyed
YARDLEY, Pa. — Russian actors were behind a widely circulated video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, U.S. officials confirmed Friday.The…
Early voting is surging, but it’s unclear who benefits
HENDERSON, Nev. — After Katie Kern and her father, Robert Kern, cast their ballots for former President Trump in this suburb of Las Vegas, they said…
Column: Bonds on November ballot are worthwhile, but very, very costly
SACRAMENTO — There’s a lot more on the election ballot than Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump, although those two rightfully are drawing extraordinary attention. The race…
Torrance measure asks voters to raise council’s pay by over 2,000%
Tucked into an anti-corruption measure on the Nov. 5 ballot in Torrance is a provision that would vastly increase pay for the city’s mayor and…
Supreme Court could be asked to decide these disputes in a close election
WASHINGTON — In a nail-biter election Nov. 5, expect the losing side to challenge the results in court.After former President Trump’s 2020 defeat, his supporters filed…
Republican lawsuits target rules for overseas voters, but those ballots are already sent
ATLANTA — The latest method of voting to fall into the political crosshairs is the way overseas voters — including members of the military stationed abroad…
Cornel West campaign to appeal judge’s decision barring him from Pennsylvania ballot
Cornel West (pictured, 2015) campaign attorney Matthew Haverstick said Friday the campaign will appeal a federal court decision barring West from Pennsylvania's ballot. U.S. District…