Updates
What changed in voting and elections, from the reporting that broke it, with each state's own dates and the answers behind it.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Protect Democracy sues DOJ over planned national voter database
Reporting by Protect Democracy
Border Patrol agents at Florida voting site were trying to vote, official says
Reporting by CBS News
Buncombe County explained how early votes are secured in North Carolina
Reporting by WLOS local news
Pima County libraries served as early voting sites through Friday
Reporting by KVOA
New York early voting drew more than 250,000 in first two days
Reporting by NBC New York
Wisconsin voter groups reported concerns about federal agents at polls
Reporting by WBAY
Wisconsin voters will decide three constitutional referendums Nov. 3
Reporting by WUWM
Florida voters must bring photo ID with signature to vote
Reporting by NBC 6 South Florida
Wisconsin Elections reminded voters of one-week deadline before Nov. 3
Reporting by @WI_Elections on X
Pima County, Arizona added early voting sites in late October 2026
Reporting by KOLD News 13 (Tucson)
Ohio asked voters to report AI chatbot errors on election rules
Reporting by The Times of India
Cameron County says poll worker initials on ballots will not void votes
Reporting by KRGV Channel 5, Weslaco
Texas voter groups sued for records on registration backlog
Reporting by Bloomberg Government News
Democrats asked court to block Trump administration voter roll actions
Reporting by Democracy Docket on Bluesky
Alabama Secretary of State issued Election Day reminders for November 3
Reporting by Alabama Secretary of State, newsroom
Senate candidate urged police poll watchers in Detroit, sparking claims
Reporting by Bridge Michigan
Wisconsin Senate bill would repeal absentee voting instruction rule
Reporting by Wisconsin Legislature
Monday, October 26, 2026
Syracuse woman charged with voting illegally says she didn't know she wasn't a citizen
Reporting by PBS
Pennsylvania county sent duplicate mail ballots to 157 voters
Reporting by Votebeat
York County voters faced Tuesday election for Congress and state offices
Reporting by York Daily Record
Texas officials say initials on ballots are legal and won't stop count
Reporting by Click2Houston
Trump said he ordered DOJ to sue Alaska over Senate race ballot
Reporting by Democracy Docket
Texas candidate who died in September remains on November ballot
Reporting by Newsweek
Ballot tabulator malfunction disrupted early voting in Greensboro
Reporting by WXII
California asks court to dismiss DOJ lawsuit over alleged noncitizen voters
Reporting by Democracy Docket
Trump DOJ appealed California ballot case before judge ruled
Reporting by Democracy Docket
DOJ sending election monitors to Utah after lieutenant governor refused voter rolls
Reporting by Democracy Docket
Justice Department charged 48 noncitizens with election-related crimes
Reporting by Justice Department
Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to block student IDs for voting
Reporting by Democracy Docket
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Miami-Dade County offers early voting at any county site
Reporting by Miami-Dade County Elections Department
Buncombe County rejected 45 absentee ballots for return errors
Reporting by WLOS local news
North Carolina auditor took control of election boards
Reporting by Elon News Network
Fani Willis says someone fraudulently registered to vote in her name in New York
Reporting by WSB-TV
New York officials say stray marks on ballots do not disqualify votes
Reporting by WHEC.com
North Carolina governor's claim about mail ballot rejections contradicted by data
Reporting by WRAL
Lower Michigan clerk discussed election security on podcast
Reporting by Upper Michigan's Source
Trump warned of foreign meddling and federal agents searched voter rolls
Reporting by Election Law Blog (Rick Hasen)
Advocacy group outlines what it calls interference efforts in 2026 midterms
Reporting by Protect Democracy
Johnson County, Iowa, brought voting to a high school football game
Reporting by KCRG News (Cedar Rapids)
Elon Musk spent approximately $190 million on Texas Senate race
Reporting by Texas Public Radio
Michigan county clerk tried to remove voters, state intervened
Reporting by Governing
Early voting opened in Rockland County, New York
Reporting by Patch
Early voting began in Westchester County for November 3 election
Reporting by Black Westchester
Trump administration demanded California counties segregate ballots
Reporting by Marc Elias on Bluesky
Dallas County cut early voting satellite sites to two for 2026
Reporting by The Des Moines Register
GOP operative's Pennsylvania home used by out-of-state voters in 2024
Reporting by The Bulwark
Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit for Utah voter rolls
Reporting by Democracy Docket
DOJ to send election monitors to four Pennsylvania counties
Reporting by WHP Harrisburg
Federal judge halted noncitizen voter investigation in New York
Reporting by WHEC.com
Dubuque County reminded voters to return mail ballots by deadline
Reporting by Telegraph Herald
Early voting began in Michigan for the November 2026 election
Reporting by Detroit Free Press
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Ohio early in-person voting hours expanded to include weekends
Reporting by The Columbus Dispatch
White House proposed rule to prohibit federal voter registration funding
Reporting by WMNF 88.5 FM
Arizona replaced its election night results reporting system
Reporting by StateScoop
Wisconsin judge ruled against backup plan for late mail ballots
Reporting by Wisconsin Watch
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