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Government & Politics

Why Trump wants to ban barcodes on ballots, and what it means for voters and election officials

Election workers scan ballots at the scanning stations of the Philadelphia City Commissioners Office and Election Warehouse on Election Day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 5, 2024.

Government & Politics

How people with disabilities navigate voting hurdles

People vote at an election polling site on November 05, 2024, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin.

Government & Politics

How Meagan Wolfe navigates intense scrutiny to make elections and her peers stronger

Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, left, during a Elections Commissions meeting.

Government & Politics

Wisconsin legalized ballot drop boxes, but some local officials are fighting them

An absentee ballot dropbox in downtown Madison.

Government & Politics

Under Wisconsin's 'drawdown' election law, legitimate votes get tossed

Boxes of absentee ballots are sorted by ward in a room at the Madison, Wis., City County Building in August 2020.