Missouri House members are considering a bill that could require voters to show a photo ID before casting a ballot but allow them to vote before Election Day.

A bill that would allow same-day voter registration at early voting sites cleared the Senate Rules Committee on a 4-3 party-line vote. The committee turned back an attempt to require government-issued photo ID when registering at early voting sites.

Brunner expects to issue a directive soon detailing what county boards of elections must do when the name or other personal information provided by a voter doesn't match state or federal records after an automatic computer check.

Minnesota’s primary election likely will be a month earlier than normal so military personnel and other Americans overseas have plenty of time to cast their ballots.

The commission is recommending that District Attorney General Phil Bivens prosecute convicted felons that have registered to vote in Dyer County.

The Voter ID bill passed through the Senate on Wednesday and will now go through the U.S. Justice Department and State House for final approval.

The state Senate today deferred giving third and final reading to a controversial voter identification bill. In an unusual move, some senators said they wanted to amend the bill, agreed to last week.

Senators voted 29-10 in favor of Senate Bill 83, which would allow qualified voters to vote absentee in person without providing an excuse or reason. Under existing law, Virginians must give an excuse, such as illness or work reasons, to cast a ballot before Election Day.

With Saturday's election scheduled for the eve of the Saints first-ever Super Bowl appearance and in the midst of Mardi Gras parades, a record-breaking number of New Orleans voters decided to take care of their civic duty early and have already cast ballots in citywide races for an open mayor's office, seven City Council seats, and single assessor and sheriff's posts, among other municipal positions.

Authorization for overseas voters to send in their ballots by e-mail or fax is headed for its final steps in the Legislature, over the objections of those who worry about online voter fraud.

In every major election since 2000 Secretaries of State have emerged as key, often decisive, and partisan figures in the outcomes of those ballot battles.

A plan to bring voter education into Florida high schools is sparking controversy.  While 2008 may have seen an uptick in the number of young people voting, only half of eligible young voters actually cast their ballots.

A new state law means the optical scanner voting machines that Coles County and many other counties use to count ballots will initially reject a ballot if a citizen doesn’t vote in all races Tuesday.

By a vote of 10-8, the House Rules and Order of Business committee voted to table House Bill 97, a measure sponsored by Rep. Dianne Hamilton, R-Silver City, that would have required voters to present photo ID at the polls.

The Senate reached a compromise Thursday on a controversial Voter ID bill that phases in over two years new requirements for a picture ID in order for a person to vote in South Carolina.

A controversial decision granting Washington felons the right to vote has been placed on hold pending a state appeal to the Supreme Court.The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the nation's largest regional court of appeals, decided Thursday to stay its decision, giving the Washington secretary of state time to appeal.

The Who Dat nation has apparently not forgotten its civic duty. Election officials report record numbers of early-voters, as Saints fans work to clear their calendar heading into the historic Super Bowl weekend.

The Senate opened debate Wednesday sharply divided on a voter identification bill and ended the day just as divided. Democrats and Republicans are at polar opposites on whether S.C. should require voters to present a photo ID in order to vote.

A federal appellate court has agreed to temporarily suspend its controversial ruling that cleared the way for felons in Washington state to vote from prison. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals put their ruling on hold at the request of Secretary of State Sam Reed, Attorney General Rob McKenna and Gov. Chris Gregoire while the state tries to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case, Reed's spokesman Dave Ammons said Thursday.

OPINION:  The year was 1956 and white politicians across the south were afraid that the nascent civil rights movement would lead to the election of black representatives. Florida state representatives changed state law to allow white voters outside predominately black districts to participate, overwhelming the will of the people within their district.

Despite statewide accusations of voter fraud in the recent Senate election, many argue that the new measure could hinder disenfranchised voters from casting their ballots and would add an unnecessary encumbrance to what is meant to be an easy and accessible right.

SB 136, sponsored by Sen. Dianna Duran, R-Tularosa, also would direct $350,000 from a state fund to help pay for maintenance of the machines in the months leading up to this year’s elections in November.

The Senate is expected to begin debating a controversial voter identification bill today, after Republicans moved the measure Tuesday into a priority slot on its calendar.

Legislators adjourned after a late-night fight over plans to require South Carolina voters to show picture IDs when they vote. Democrats filibustered the effort Wednesday and Republicans wouldn't muster the votes to shut down or stay and fight through the night.

On Wednesday, Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg) questioned the partisan effort of the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections to act to ensure the continued integrity of the electoral process in Virginia. Obenshain's Senate Bill 134 was passed by indefinitely in committee on a 6-5 party line vote.