New York's commissioner of education was the highest-paid state executive official in 2025 Welcome to the Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, Brew. Ballotpedia · Sep 14
Alaska drops voter misconduct cases against American Samoans who wrongly checked 'US citizen' box Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who wrongly checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen The Independent UK · Sep 12
AI Chatbots Get Nearly 1 in 3 Voting Questions Wrong — And the Errors Climb Higher in Spanish AI chatbots get almost 1 in 3 voting questions wrong, a new study finds — and the error rate climbs higher when the same questions are asked in Spanish. Latin Times · Sep 12
‘The future scares me’: why unemployment has become biggest election issue for young New Zealand voters As mainstream parties vie for votes with promises of jobs and economic growth, young people may take more convincing The Guardian - AU · Sep 11
Trump Promises to Pay Voters $5,000 While Pushing Bill to Ban Future Presidents From Opening the Border Donald Trump has pledged a $5,000 payment to every adult US citizen if Republicans retain Congress, while proposing legislation to restrict future presidential border policies. International Business Times UK · Sep 11
There is a long history of bribery in US politics – is Donald Trump continuing it? This week, Donald Trump made American voters an offer that he hopes they can’t refuse. If his Republican Party wins the upcoming midterm elections, every adult citizen will receive a “Trump Dividend” of US$5,000 (£3,700). The Conversation · Sep 11
Anthropic says it disrupted an AI-powered election manipulation platform targeting Malaysia Company claims operation used more than 1,000 fake X accounts, a bogus news site, and fabricated intelligence dossiers to target Malaysian voters The Independent UK · Sep 11
Missouri becomes one of seven states to have a measure on the initiative and referendum process on its Nov. 3 ballot Welcome to the Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, Brew. Ballotpedia · Sep 11
Three statewide candidate filing deadlines in the next two weeks With Delaware holding the final 2026 statewide primary on Sept. 15, this year’s remaining candidate and voter deadlines are for the Nov. 3 general election. Three states have statewide write-in candidate filing deadlines in the next two weeks. Ballotpedia · Sep 11
Congressional map changes triggered frustration more than confusion for some Missouri voters Rapid changes in Missouri's political map confused voters about which congressional district they would have been in The Independent UK · Sep 10
Trump lost 23 legal battles over voter data. Now DOJ is demanding election officials hand it over Republican and Democratic election officials in 30 states receive ‘threatening’ letters to retain sensitive voter data The Independent UK · Sep 10
Mexico Launches 2027 Election Process With More Than 19,000 Public Offices at Stake Mexico formally launched its 2026-2027 electoral process on Thursday, beginning preparations for a massive midterm election that will put more than 19,000 public offices before voters and help determine the balance of political power during the second half of President Claudia Sheinbaum's term. Latin Times · Sep 10
Trump dangled his $5k ‘dividend’ to voters. Here’s how other countries have been buying elections for decades IN DEPTH: Trump’s pledge to buy American voters has shocked many but such practices have been taking place in elections across the globe for decades, Bryony Gooch reports The Independent UK · Sep 10
How will Trump’s $5,000 ‘dividend’ work – and is it legal? President Donald Trump promises to reward voters if they back Republican candidates at November’s midterms but provides few specifics, inviting questions and controversy The Independent UK · Sep 10
The Times of India · Sep 10 Trump goes desi: First voter ID, now cash in the account US President Donald Trump may never admit it, but it’s self-evident. The self-proclaimed oldest democracy is beginning to borrow from political toolkit of the world’s largest democracy.
The Independent UK · Sep 10 Trump pitches controversial $5,000 voter payout at Texas rally in desperate attempt to stave off midterm defeat IN FULL
Newslaundry · Sep 10 A Delhi SIR mystery: 728 of 729 voters deleted in booth, poll official says their homes ‘unauthorised’ Before Delhi's Special Intensive Revision, one booth covering part of Bela Estate — a jhuggi-jhopri cluster on the Yamuna floodplains in Zone O — had 729 registered voters. When the draft roll was published in August, it retained just one name: a 99.8 percent deletion rate at this single booth.
The Economic Times · Sep 10 Nandan Nilekani, Infosys co-founder, named in SIR's ‘no-mapping’ category Nandan Nilekani and his family received Election Commission notices regarding voter list discrepancies. These notices were generated because their names were not found in the 2002 voter list. Officials are checking records to resolve these discrepancies without issuing further notices. Nilekani currently leads a government task force on examination reforms.…
USAFacts · Sep 10 Split-ticket voting definition Split-ticket voting means voting for candidates from different parties, such as for president and Congress.
USAFacts · Sep 10 Precinct definition Precincts determine voters' ballot choices and polling locations. In 2024, states reported 95,815 polling places nationwide.
Reason · Sep 9 The Trump Administration's Long, Fruitless Hunt for Voter Fraud Comes to Rhode Island The Justice Department’s election integrity tour has turned up nothing, while ignoring the threats to elections that voters actually fear.
Ballotpedia · Sep 9 Missouri voters to decide amendment requiring voter approval for certain legislative changes to initiative process and voter-approved laws On Sept. 3, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that an initiative related to the state's initiative process may appear on the Nov. 3, 2026, ballot. The initiative would amend the constitution to establish the citizen initiative and referendum process as fundamental rights and prohibit the state legislature from “weakening citizens’…
Latin Times · Sep 9 President Trump Asks Supreme Court to Revive System for Checking Voter Rolls for Noncitizens as Midterms Loom Critics argue that measures being pushed by the administration could improperly flag eligible voters and point to research indicating that noncitizen voting is rare
Latin Times · Sep 9 Javier Loya on Why Texas Has Become the Country's Most Contested Electorate, and Why Hispanic Business Leaders Are Setting the Terms With the launch of Proyecto Lone Star, the argument over Hispanic voters has moved from demographics to opportunity. Javier Loya, Co-Chair of Bienvenido's Empresarios, says that is exactly where it belongs.
International Business Times UK · Sep 9 'Vote With Confidence': Elon Musk Is Allegedly Stealing Your Personal Data for Advertising Firms Elon Musk's America PAC is under scrutiny over its Vote Safe website, which allegedly collects extensive voter data for targeted marketing, raising privacy concerns ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.