Election certification is a critical part of the electoral process; it’s what confirms that election results are true and accurate, maintaining the integrity of our election system. This blog explains how states take every ballot and tally them all to certify an election.
From the primaries through the midterm election on November 3, Leagues turned out in full force to empower voters and defend democracy. In advance of our full election impact report, coming this winter, here are a few stats showcasing League members' and supporters' valuable work from January 1 to November 3, 2026.
Notice and cure processes are the most effective mitigation factor against voter suppression relating to mail-in ballots.
Some myths about voting and elections won’t die, even when they have been verifiably debunked They rise from the dead like zombies — and may be just as interested harming our brains.
October 27th is VOTE411's birthday! We're reflecting on some of our favorite moments in the nonpartisan voting guide's history.
Few things are more deeply woven into the story of the United States than immigration. Our multicultural population is one of the United States' greatest strengths.
Yet some current policies are pulling us away from that strength...and from the ideals our nation has long aspired to uphold.
In even-numbered years between presidential elections, Americans have the chance to make their voice heard in the midterm elections. Every single member of the House of Representatives is on the ballot during the midterm elections, along with one-third of the senators. On top of these federal offices, tens of thousands of statewide, state legislative, and local offices and ballot measures are up for election
Many voters have expressed concern about the Trump administration interfering with the upcoming midterm elections. Specifically, fears around cancelling the midterms, ICE at the polls, and the use of the Insurrection Act have hit public discourse. How legitimate are these fears, and what can you do to protect your vote?
The Voting Rights Act (VRA) is one of the most significant pieces of legislation in our nation’s history. It cleared the way for Black, brown, Asian American, and Native Voters to vote free from discrimination and established several protective provisions that were originally set to expire in 1970.
Yet, as voting discrimination continued, the government recognized the necessity of extending its once-temporary provisions. Ten years after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the law was reauthorized for both the purposes of extension and a new provision ending literacy tests.
There is an effort underway to erase or diminish what it means to be Hispanic in this nation, replacing a rich and complicated history with a false narrative that treats our presence as recent, our contributions as peripheral, and our place in the United States as somehow conditional.
We are not newcomers to the American story. We are not a footnote to it. We are not a political constituency to be courted when convenient and vilified when it is not.
We are part of the foundational fabric of this country.