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Puerto Rico is preparing for a second round of voting after the U.S. territory’s Supreme Court ordered centers to open this Sunday for many unable to cast a ballot during last weekend’s botched primaries

Puerto Rico has been forced to partially suspend voting for primaries marred by a lack of ballots as officials called on the president of the U.S. territory’s elections commission to resign

More than 102,000 mail-in ballots were rejected by California election officials after the March primaries, largely due to not following deadline and signature requirements.

Voters have rebuffed President Donald Trump and nominated two Republicans he opposed to House seats from North Carolina and Kentucky

Long lines, problems with voting machines and a lack of primary ballots were some of the problems reported during primary elections in Georgia on Tuesday.

Indiana’s first election to feature widespread mail-in balloting concludes Tuesday with an in-person primary that was delayed for four weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly 550,000 voters requested mail-in ballots — more than 10 times the number cast during the 2016 primary — after coronavirus concerns prompted officials to delay the primary originally slated for May 5. VOTING ISSUES Many counties have drastically…

The U.S. Census Bureau wants more time to wrap up the once-a-decade count because of the coronavirus, and that could delay the divisive process of drawing new legislative districts.

While Indiana officials are encouraging mail-in absentee voting, the state will still have in-person voting for its pushed-back primary election on June 2. At Thursday’s coronavirus briefing, Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson updated Hoosiers on the upcoming election that was previously moved from May 5 to June 2 over growing concerns of spreading the coronavirus. Lawson said early in-person…

Voters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin are taking to the polls to vote in the 2020 primaries, even in the middle of the coronavirus outbreak. (WTMJ)

Joe Biden’s continued his surge toward the Democratic presidential nomination with a dominating victory in Florida, the largest delegate prize of the night, and wins in Illinois and Arizona.

Governor Jim Justice, R-W.V., confirmed the existence of the first case of coronavirus in his state.

Joe Biden swept to victory in Florida, Illinois and Arizona on Tuesday, increasingly pulling away with a Democratic presidential primary upended by the coronavirus and building pressure on Bernie Sanders to abandon his campaign.

Illinois’ primary Election Day falls on March 17, when voters will head to the polls to cast their ballots in several races. Here are a few big contests to keep an eye on.

With so many important political races happening across Illinois, it can be tough to keep track of every name on the ballot. That’s why we’ve created a tool to help you learn who your representatives are – and who’s running against them – before you head to your polling place.

Among the freshman lawmakers sworn in to Illinois’ 101st General Assembly are two Democrats with a few differences, but many more similarities.

Nevada brothel owner Dennis Hof, who was running for a seat in the state legislature, died Wednesday after a party to celebrate his 72nd birthday. Porn actor Ron Jeremy told reporters that he discovered his friend’s body.

Nevada authorities say a legal pimp who gained popularity for an HBO series about his business and a Republican candidate for the state Legislature has died.

The New York Democratic Party sent out a mailer four days before the primary election which called Cynthia Nixon weak on Jewish issues and accused her of being silent on anti-Semitism.

Election officials in a majority black Georgia county voted Friday to scrap a widely condemned proposal to eliminate most of their polling places. Concern about the proposal to close seven of nine voting locations in the rural county was “overwhelming,” and is “an encouraging reminder that protecting the right to vote remains a fundamental American principle,” the elections board in...

The first state lawmaker in the nation to be first kicked out of office amid sexual misconduct claims since the #MeToo movement started can run for state Senate, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The justices said Don Shooter’s name can appear on the ballot in the Aug. 28 Republican primary because it appears he’s still a resident of the...