The U.S. presidential election draws the kind of international interest and news coverage often reserved for elections much ...

You know the number of electoral college votes it takes to get to win the United States presidential election: that would be 270 total. But … what happens if there’s a tie? Yes, it’s possible.

Though considered bureaucratic in the past, the certification process has come under increased public scrutiny since the 2020 election, when Trump and his allies pushed false, unproven claims of ...

Election results are always unofficial until the tallies have been wholly confirmed. In the days and weeks to come, county clerks and other election officials will handle recounts, ballots from ...

The results on the night of Election Day are unofficial. To make sure the results are accurate, there is a process called the "canvass," where officials determine that the votes have been counted ...

In an interview, Tim Monaco, the deputy director at the Lucas County Board of Elections, explained the sequence of vote ...

Election experts expect the main law enacted in response to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol to pass its first major ...

After more than a century of the status quo in Los Angeles County government, changes are coming via Measure G. The passage of Measure G, the county charter reform, will add four county supervisors to ...

RENO, Nev. ‒ In this swing county of Washoe, in the swing state of Nevada, intense scrutiny is focused on the election process after years of staff turmoil, denial of the 2020 results ...

VERIFY is answering voters’ top questions about the election process. Chrystal reached out to us via our website to ask about ballot-counting rules. She wanted to know if any states count votes ...

The curing process involves election workers following up with voters to verify their signatures. Voters have up to seven days after Election Day to take care of this, meaning that if any of the ...