Zohran Mamdani won New York City’s mayoral election on November 5, 2025, making history as the first Muslim mayor, the first person of South Asian descent, and at age 34, the youngest mayor in over a century. With nearly 90% of votes counted, Mamdani secured 50.4% of the vote, defeating former …
EAC releases comprehensive 2024 EAVS with 100% response rate from all states/territories. Shows 65% turnout (158M ballots), 72% in-person voting, mail voting down to 30%. 211M registered voters (86.6% of eligible). 98% of jurisdictions use paper ballots or auditable records. Only 80 jurisdictions in …
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Cochise County Supervisor Thomas Crosby’s trial for conspiring to delay the 2022 election certification was pushed back from May to September 2025. Crosby faces felony charges for refusing to certify the county’s votes by the legal deadline, risking 47,000 voters’ ballots. He has …
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All Voting Is Local analysis on April 2, 2025, revealed 34,364 Ohio provisional ballots rejected in 2024 election (10,000 more than 2020 despite lower turnout) after HB 458’s photo ID law took effect. Rejection rate for ID issues tripled, jumping to 28.4% in November 2023. Multiple local races …
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Georgia Supreme Court unanimously ruled the GOP-led State Election Board exceeded its authority by passing rules requiring hand-counting of ballots at polling places. Chief Justice Nels Peterson wrote the Board “cannot go beyond, change or contradict” state law. The court blocked four …
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Arizona’s Cochise County Supervisor Peggy Judd pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for refusing to certify the 2022 midterm election on time, receiving 90 days of probation and a $500 fine. Her plea agreement acknowledges that she knowingly delayed the election canvass, highlighting ongoing …
A coalition led by Campaign Legal Center, ACLU of Georgia, and other civil rights groups sent guidance to Georgia election officials on handling mass voter challenges under SB 189. The letter outlined legal concerns about baseless challenges based on unreliable data, reminded officials of federal …
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The Brennan Center warned that Georgia’s SB 189, effective July 1, 2024, dramatically eases third-party challenges to voter eligibility, enabling mass challenges based on unreliable data. The law requires local boards to hold hearings when there’s “probable cause,” …
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Meta said political content from accounts users do not follow would be non-recommended by default on Instagram and Threads, with an opt-in setting to see such content.
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X (formerly Twitter) reinstated U.S. political ads and emphasized recommendation priority for paid‑verified accounts—shifting political reach toward pay‑to‑play.
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YouTube announced it would no longer remove content alleging fraud in past U.S. elections, shifting to context labels and recommendation interventions.
X (Twitter) announced it would expand permitted political advertising in the United States, loosening a ban in place since 2019. This decision marks a significant shift in the platform’s approach to political content, potentially increasing the platform’s revenue and impact on political …
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Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that corporations can spend unlimited amounts on elections through independent expenditures, enabling creation of Super PACs and dark money networks. The decision dramatically reshaped campaign finance, allowing corporations and unions to spend unlimited funds on independent …
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