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Cards Against Humanity offers payouts to new swing-state voters, responding to Musk's PAC
The progressive card game company is paying new voters who come up with plans and disparage Donald Trump online.
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What is voter fraud, and how common is it?
There are several types of voter fraud that make headlines every election – but how common is voter fraud really? Here’s what you need to know.
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What to know about Maryland's US Senate debate: Candidates and how to watch
Maryland is just weeks away from electing a new U.S. Senator, and the only scheduled debate between the top two candidates will air this Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on News4.
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Lawsuit says Virginia is illegally purging legitimate voters off the rolls
A coalition of immigrant-rights groups and the League of Women Voters in Virginia has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Attorney General Jason Miyares of an ongoing “purge” of voter rolls that will disenfranchise legitimate voters. The lawsuit, filed Monday, argues that an executive order issued in August by Youngkin that requires daily updates to voter lists...
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What is ballot gathering? And what are the laws around this controversial practice?
While the practice of ballot collection is legal in 35 states, the rules vary significantly from state to state.
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There are no gun-related ballot measures initiated by voters in 2024
Seven states had tried to get 11 citizen-led firearm referendums on the ballot this year, but all of them failed, according to Victoria Rose, who tracks the measures for the elections database Ballotpedia.
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Justice Department sues Alabama saying state is purging voter rolls too close to election
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Alabama and its top election official.
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Newsmax and Smartmatic settle 2020 US election defamation lawsuit
The terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but Newsmax has said Smartmatic recently dropped its damages claims by more than $1 billion.
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Rudy Giuliani disbarred in DC after pushing Trump's false 2020 election claims
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was disbarred in Washington, D.C., Thursday, months after he lost his law license in New York for pursuing false claims that then-President Donald Trump made about his 2020 presidential election loss.
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Georgia State Election Board requiring hand count of ballots for November election
Georgia election officials are requiring poll workers to tally the number of ballots by hand.
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Virginia officials research noncitizens on voter rolls
More than ever before this election year, Virginia election officials are examining whether noncitizens might be voting. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.
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Young voters in Montgomery County learn the ropes to be poll workers
Young voters in Montgomery County learn how to be poll workers for the upcoming November election. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.
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FBI investigating suspicious packages sent to election officials in more than a dozen states
The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Tuesday were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in more than a dozen states.
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Smartmatic's defamation suit against Newsmax over 2020 election reporting appears headed for trial
Smartmatic is suing cable network Newsmax over on-air statements implying that Smartmatic participated in rigging the results, and that its software was used to switch votes.
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Election officials warn that widespread problems with US mail system could disrupt voting
State and local election officials told the the head of the U.S. Postal Service in a letter Wednesday that it hasn’t fixed persistent deficiencies.
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Mark your calendar: These are the proposed dates for the presidential and VP debates
Dates have been floated for three presidential and two vice presidential debates ahead of the 2024 election. Here’s what you need to know.
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Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, one-time hero to election deniers, convicted in computer breach
Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, the first local election official to be charged with a security breach after the 2020 election amid unfounded conspiracy theories, has been found guilty by a jury on most of the charges she faced.
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Prince George's County holds special primary election to replace ex-councilmember
Voters in Prince George’s County will head to polls Tuesday to vote in a special primary election to fill an at-large vacant council seat. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday night. The election seeks to replace ex-councilmember Mel Franklin after he resigned after being charged with embezzlement in June. According to the charges,...
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Prince George's County voters head to polls to vote in special primary election
Voters in Prince George’s County are headed to the polls Tuesday to vote in a special primary election after an at-large council seat became vacant following the resignation of councilmember Mel Franklin. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.
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Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis to cooperate in Arizona fake electors case, charges to be dropped
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign Jenna Ellis will cooperate with Arizona prosecutors in exchange for charges being dropped against her in a fake electors case.