The Beacon Journal was provided wrong information.) What's the No. 1 reason absentee ballots were thrown out in Summit County in the November 2022 election? They were late.

The nation’s multilayered election processes provide many safeguards that keep voter fraud generally detectable and rare, ...

Voters who don't drop their absentee ballot in their own city or township, run the risk of their ballot not being counted.

Schools use mock elections to help build voting habits early and help students understand the electoral process.

Why is it that some states have nearly all the ballots counted within hours of polls closing while others take weeks?

The Wisconsin Supreme Court reinstated the drop boxes in July, overturning a 2022 decision that deemed them illegal.

The U.S. general election on Nov. 5 is far from a nationally administered contest. The 50 states and the District of Columbia ...

The key to a close race in Michigan is to wait for Wayne, Oakland, and Washtenaw counties to release significant batches of ...

On Oct. 9, the Washington County Board will vote on spending $3,000 to help its municipalities provide surveillance for its election drop boxes.

Roughly 50 years ago, about 95% of voters cast their ballots in person on Election Day. That number has fallen gradually as ...

If you think you're in need of an absentee ballot, now's the time to start the application process. Learn how to do so here ...

More than 200 people stood in line to vote Tuesday in Butler and Warren counties at the board of elections when early voting opened for the Nov. 5 election at 9 a.m. across Ohio.