November 4, 2016 Judge orders North Carolina counties to restore thousands to voter rolls A federal judge ordered three North Carolina counties to restore thousands of voter registrations canceled too close to Election Day after the NAACP sued over the removals.
October 25, 2016 Thousands of dead people likely on Indiana voter rolls, analysts say A data analysis firm hired by a voter registration group said on Tuesday that Indiana's voter database is riddled with errors, including thousands of people over the age of 110 who would likely be deceased but are still on the registration list.
September 10, 2016 Court strikes down proof-of-citizenship voting requirement in 3 states A federal appeals court on Friday blocked Kansas, Georgia and Alabama from requiring residents to prove they are U.S. citizens when registering to vote using a national form.
September 9, 2016 Michigan straight-party voting ban won't take effect The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to let Michigan's new ban on straight-party voting take effect for the November election, rejecting state officials' request to halt lower court rulings that blocked the Republican-sponsored law.
August 2, 2016 Tennessee legislator caught taking opponent's yard signs A state lawmaker in Tennessee was arrested for theft Tuesday after someone got him on camera removing a rival's campaign signs last month.
July 29, 2016 Federal appeals court blocks North Carolina voter ID law A federal appeals court blocked a North Carolina law requiring photo identification to cast in-person ballots, ruling Friday that it was enacted "with discriminatory intent."
July 23, 2016 Virginia high court strikes down gov's order giving felons right to vote Virginia's highest court has struck down Gov. Terry McAuliffe's executive order restoring voting rights to more than 206,000 felons.
July 19, 2016 Wisconsin residents without ID can vote in November, judge rules Wisconsin residents who can't obtain photo identification will still be able to vote in November's general election, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, carving out an exception to state law that requires all voters to show photo IDs at the polls.
May 2, 2016 Something stinks in Peoria: Lawsuit claims congressmen called candidate a cheatin' hog man One local cattle man is suing two prominent elephants for dragging his name through the pig slop, muddying his chances to be on the county board and stinking up his reputation.
December 21, 2015 Ex-candidate Christine O'Donnell says tax records 'illegally accessed' Christine O'Donnell, the Republican candidate who mounted a spirited and ultimately unsuccessful bid for Senate in Delaware three years ago, now claims that her tax records were apparently breached -- possibly in an attempt to smear her.
