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In Response To Justice Department, Arizona Senate Republicans Halt Plan To Canvass Voters

By NPR News May 7, 2021

Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined and recounted Thursday by contractors hired by the Republican-led Arizona Senate. CREDIT: Matt York/AP

Responding to concerns raised by the U.S. Justice Department about aspects of a controversial election review, the leader of Arizona's state Senate says plans to go door-to-door asking residents about their voting history are "indefinitely" on hold.Read More

Judge Blocks Trump Campaign Attempt To Limit Use Of Drop Boxes In Pennsylvania

By NPR News October 10, 2020

In this May 2020 photo, a voter casts her mail-in ballot at in a drop box in West Chester, Pa., prior to the primary election. On Saturday a federal judge blocked a Trump campaign lawsuit to limit the use of drop boxes in the state. CREDIT: Matt Rourke/AP

Republicans have challenged state laws that they say will lead to voter fraud. The judge said the Trump campaign's concerns were mere speculation. In reality, voter fraud is extremely rare.Read More

North Dakota And Native American Tribes Settle Voter ID Lawsuits

By NPR News February 15, 2020

Delaine Belgarde (right) shows the new Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa identification card, in Belcourt, N.D., in 2018. CREDIT: Blake Nicholson/AP

Tribes had sued because the law required voters to present identification with their home's street address — which often doesn't exist on reservations. Emergency rules will broaden the ID allowed.Read More

Washington Had High Voter Turnout This Year, But Lower In Counties Like Yakima. Why?

By Esmy Jimenez November 30, 2018

If Washington voters don't mail in ballots, they can return them in person to drop boxes like this one at the Yakima County Elections Office. CREDIT: ESMY JIMENEZ/NWPB

In 2018, San Juan County had the highest voter turnout at nearly 84 percent, while Yakima County had the lowest at 61 percent. One major reason for that gap: demographics. Read More

Judge Rules Native Americans In North Dakota Must Comply With Voter ID Law

By NPR News November 2, 2018

Residential roads with no street name or number signs, such as this one in Belcourt, N.D., are common on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. Under recently tightened state rules, voters in North Dakota are required to present identification with a street address, which is a hurdle for Native Americans. CREDIT: Blake Nicholson/AP

A federal judge has ruled that Native Americans in North Dakota must comply with the state's recently tightened voter ID law. At the same time, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Hovland acknowledged that the law had raised concerns.Read More

IDs Of Many Native Americans Won’t Be Accepted At North Dakota Polling Places

By NPR News October 13, 2018

This June, instructions were posted at an early voting precinct in Bismarck, N.D. In that primary election, tribal IDs that did not show residential addresses were accepted as voter ID. But those same IDs will not be accepted in the general election. CREDIT: James MacPherson/AP

The Supreme Court has upheld a state law requiring voters' IDs to have street addresses, which many reservations do not use. Native American groups are now scrambling to prepare for Election Day.Read More