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,

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

Some voters can cast their ballot in person Friday in Minnesota, Virginia and South Dakota. 45 days out, here is where Trump and Harris stand.

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.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In-person voting for this year’s presidential election began Friday, a milestone that kicked off a six-week sprint to Election Day after a summer of political turmoil.

Suspicious packages were sent this week to election offices in more than 20 states, leading to an FBI investigation, triggering evacuations and rattling staff, according to a CNN survey of state offices and Associated Press reporting.

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.

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,

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.

Election spending lifts some parts of the economy, keeping local newsrooms afloat and creating temporary jobs that support a politician’s campaign. But all those billions don’t add up to a noticeable impact on the U.S. economy overall, experts told us.