Pennsylvania’s Al Schmidt is pleased about progress combating threats and misinformation — but disappointed state legislators haven’t enabled faster counting of mail ballots.

Americans began casting their first in-person votes on Friday in a presidential election six weeks away that both Republican and Democratic leaders call the most important in generations.The stakes are high: Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and other party leaders have described Republican nominee Donald Trump as a threat to democracy,

Some state averages started later in 2024 because of a lack of sufficient early polling. Source: Averages by The New York Times; polls collected by FiveThirtyEight and The Times. Nate CohnChief political analyst Despite a strong debate performance,

Trump majority on the battleground state's election board approved the move, which critics from both parties warn could lead to delays in reporting results.

Georgia 's State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the number of paper ballots by hand after voting is completed, a change that critics worry could delay the reporting of election night results.

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday reinstated a pair of controversial Arizona election security laws aimed at preventing people from being registered to vote in multiple jurisdictions.

Georgia election officials are requiring poll workers to tally the number of ballots by hand. The State Election Board voted 3-2 on Friday to approve the new rule, going against the advice of the state attorney general’s office,

Virginia voters are beginning to cast their ballots in a contentious presidential election year, with several competitive congressional races on the ballot. Here’s what to know about the Nov. 5 election as early voting begins in the state.

Experts and election officials warned that the election board’s new rule could be used to sow doubt about election results.