A group of Black residents is pushing a ballot initiative to change Columbus' 'weird' district system, arguing the current setup dilutes Black voting power.

A Republican voting overhaul is back on Capitol Hill — with an added photo identification provision and an altered name.

Eight out of 10 voters backed reforms intended to safeguard democracy and increase women’s participation in politics.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the special primary to fill the vacancy left by Gov. Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey's 11th Congressional District just days ...

Democracy was designed for a world of carrier pigeons. Micro-voting, biometric identity and decoupled governance could finally upgrade the signal-to-noise ratio.

The countdown is on for the 2026 Oscar nominations. To make it this far, members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have been mainlining movies for the past several weeks (317 films ...

Democrats are playing catch-up in having online influencers and content creators promote their candidates and priorities.

Bill Belichick obviously should not have to wait in line to get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but at least he has company. Bill Walsh was not elected on the first ballot. Bill Parcells waited ...

When Alabamians head to the polls in November to choose the state’s next governor and U.S. senator and make selections down the ballot for sheriff and county commission, many may not feel they need to ...

From calls for his Republican party to "nationalize" voting to his repeated false claims of a stolen election, President Donald Trump is ramping up attacks on the electoral system ahead of this year's ...

Any plans to vote over the weekend for the Senate District 9 run-off election were frozen due to the winter storm that iced over North Texas. Tuesday is the last scheduled day for early voting before ...