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The much-anticipated lawsuit over South Carolinas congressional and state legislative maps began in the U.S. District Court in Charleston Monday.

A Michigan township official who promotes false conspiracy theories of a rigged 2020 election could face criminal charges related to two voting-system security…

By Nathan Layne

The Supreme Court is hearing a case Tuesday that experts say could further erode the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act. Yurij Rudensky, senior counsel at the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, joins us. Then, some residents in southwest Florida are seeking shelter at a local high school after Hurricane Ian flooded their homes. WUSFs Cathy Carter reports. And, Henry Louis Gates Jr. talks about a new PBS series focusing on the vast richness of B...

A Michigan township official who promotes false conspiracy theories of a rigged 2020 election could face criminal charges related to two voting-system security…

The new district lines will take effect after 2024 or earlier.

Those 50 and older make up more than half of Wisconsins registered voters, and a new statewide poll shows they want candidates to hear their concerns about issues such as inflation. AARPs 2022 election survey found along with inflation, taxes, government spending, and protecting Social Security and Medicare are key concerns for older voters around Wisconsin. Lisa Lamkins, advocacy director for AARP Wisconsin, said while rising consumer costs affect everyone, they are especially felt by those 5...

Election deniers have convinced a Nevada county to use hand-counted ballots in the upcoming midterms, prompting concerns among some voting experts.

A Nevada democracy watchdog group said social media, blogs, websites and hyperpartisan news organizations are all working overtime to spread disinformation in an effort to influence the midterm elections in November. One debunked claim said voting machine algorithms are changing votes, which has driven two Nevada counties to move to hand-count their ballots, a much less secure process, and more vulnerable to manipulation. Lisa Lynn Chapman, Nevada disinformation state manager at the Institute ...

As the midterm elections approach, there are concerns about whether Latino voters will turn out as much as they have in past elections. In New York, 12% of voters in the 2020 General Election were Latino, up from 10% in 2018, according to a poll by Univision, including a lot of new and young voters. Ameer Patel, vice president of programs for the group Voto Latino, pointed out with such divisive issues as abortion access, gun restrictions, the economy and democracys integrity on the ballot thi...