Elections

Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday engaged in a policy-focused debate just one month before the presidential election. NBC 5’s Larry Collins tells us more.

Dallas County says it may have to look at moving a polling location in Rowlett – over concerns about whether the building has a valid certificate of occupancy.

Dallas County says it may have to look at moving a polling location in Rowlett – over concerns about whether the building has a valid certificate of occupancy. NBC 5’s David Goins reports it comes as Rowlett’s mayor pushes for a location he says has more space and parking.

While the practice of ballot collection is legal in 35 states, the rules vary significantly from state to state.

Seven states had tried to get 11 citizen-led firearm referendums on the ballot this year, but all of them failed, according to Victoria Rose, who tracks the measures for the elections database Ballotpedia.

The terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but Newsmax has said Smartmatic recently dropped its damages claims by more than $1 billion.

In the 2022 general election, only 42% did so, and only 10 states had worse voter participation rates. Joseph Morton with the Dallas Morning News tells us about Texas’ low voter participation and why this may be.

Georgia election officials are requiring poll workers to tally the number of ballots by hand.

This year’s presidential election is expected to bring a lot of people to the polls. Dallas County tested its machines. NBC 5’s Vince Sims reports it’s part of an effort to assure the public the process is secure.

Travis County has sued Attorney General Ken Paxton and Secretary of State Jane Nelson in federal court over the state’s attempt to block voter registration efforts ahead of a hotly contested presidential election.

On National Voter Registration Day there was a big push to make sure Texans sign up to vote before the deadline on October 7th. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil reports on the effort to get out the vote in Fort Worth.

Beset by massive delays in appointments for Texans needing driver’s licenses and other state identification cards, the Texas Department of Public Safety says it’ll open for half-days on Saturdays through the end of the month.

This fall Governor Greg Abbott announced the State of Texas removed more than a million names from its voter rolls, including hundreds of thousands of people on the ‘suspended’ list. We received several questions about that process, including concerns from a military member serving in another state. NBC 5 political reporter Phil Prazan got answers.

The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Tuesday were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in more than a dozen states.

The November election is less than 50 days away and time is running out to make sure your voter registration is up to date. The voter registration deadline is October 7.

Smartmatic is suing cable network Newsmax over on-air statements implying that Smartmatic participated in rigging the results, and that its software was used to switch votes.

State and local election officials told the the head of the U.S. Postal Service in a letter Wednesday that it hasn’t fixed persistent deficiencies.

NBC 5’s Evan Anderson breaks down the key takeaways from the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

Only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in this fall’s election for president and other top offices. While that’s nothing new, the potential for noncitizens to register or vote has been receiving a lot of attention lately.

If you have not yet registered to vote in the Nov. 5, election, Monday, Oct. 7, is the last day to apply.