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Many Americans fought through bad weather, long lines and more to vote in the midterms. Tony Dokoupil has the story.

A patient advocate says that's not good enough.

Armed with handheld barcode scanners, stricter station rules and better-trained staff, the IEC reported rapid turnaround times as more than 12 million citizens cast their ballots by late afternoon. But some voters reported long distances and up to two-and-a-half hours’ wait.

More than 100 municipalities could be governed by coalitions. These party leaders will probably decide who runs them.

Several counties in Northern California were hit with fresh grand jury subpoenas over alleged noncitizen voting just days before the midterm elections, local officials told CBS News.

<p>Move comes after attorney general blocks Shin Bet call to interrogate politicians from Palestinian-led parties</p><p>Israel’s election commission on Wednesday confirmed the final results of last week’s vote that stripped Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition of its governing majority, rejecting claims of mass fraud promoted by the prime minister.</p><p

Election Day was barely underway before misinformation about voting irregularities surfaced online. Election officials reported voting problems in parts of the United States but there were no verified examples of malfeasance in the hours before polls closed across the country.

South Africans are choosing the councillors who will run their municipalities for the next five years, and who will decide on water, electricity, roads, refuse collection and rates. Follow our live coverage from voting stations across the country as the count begins.

Midterm voting is wrapping up as Americans decide who will represent them in the House and Senate. Ed O'Keefe breaks it down.

Exit polls are flowing in as midterm voting wraps up across states. Major Garrett has the latest.

Tight midterm races in the states of Michigan, Texas, and Maine are coming to a close. Nikole Killion, Adriana Diaz, and Jericka Duncan have the latest.

Early voting results in Indiana show Democrat J.D. Ford holding a substantial lead over his opponent Victoria Spartz in Hamilton County. By comparison, the early point dump from the county in 2024 showed then-Vice President Kamala Harris leading by just one point.

Midterm voting is underway as Republicans try to make the case that Democratic policies aren't any better amid widespread discontent with the economy. Nancy Cordes reports.

There have been voting machine scanner failures at polling sites 50 km north of New York City

Westchester County ballot tabulators malfunctioned across the county Tuesday, alarming voters and fueling a flurry of conspiracy theories online.

Héctor Sánchez Barba, president and CEO of Mi Familia Vota, discusses the diverse electorate emerging as a swing group in some key races.

President Trump's Department of Justice deployed a record number of election monitors to polling sites across the U.S. Democracy Forward President Skye Perryman speaks about the importance of voting and democracy.

Students say the exclusion of undergraduate women from the November 5 AMUSU election is a question of equal representation, while the university says all of them will vote in the Women’s College union election the same day

Most U.S. voters who are deciding Senate races Tuesday will pick one candidate. For voters in Alaska and Maine, their ballots instead will offer the chance to rank candidates in what is known as ranked choice voting.

Tens of millions of Americans will vote today, but tens of millions have already cast their ballots, outpacing where turnout stood at this point four years ago in the last midterm election.

OPINION: Our voting choices have wide implications.

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Trump has spent months trying to use the power of the presidency to put his thumb on the scale of this year's elections, which will determine whether his party keeps control of Congress.

Voting is under way across the US in midterm elections that could strip Trump’s Republicans of control of Congress.

Jericka Duncan spoke with Maine voters about the tight race between Democrat Troy Jackson and Republican incumbent Susan Collins.

Voters are heading to the polls in a critical midterm election that will decide which party controls Congress. NBC News’ Ryan Nobles reports.

Around 236 people have been charged with voting fraud-related offenses by the Trump administration, despite its unsubstantiated claims that fraud is widespread.

Candidates in Kansas urge supporters to mobilise on voting day

The US Department of Justice has charged two Nigerians, Mohammed Hassan and Michael Agah, and dozens of others with illegal voting in federal elections. Read More: https://punchng.com/us-charges-two-nigerians-others-over-illegal-voting/

Control of the House and Senate are at stake as Republicans and Democrats focus on battleground races in key states.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The final day of voting in this year’s midterm elections arrived Tuesday against a backdrop of uncertainty after a year in which President Donald Trump has tried to interfere in how states run their elections and sown doubts about the outcome should Republicans lose.

(Updated with Gov. Newsom statement) Donald Trump’s 11th hour Hail Mary attempt to muddy the midterm waters in blue California has failed. The Supreme Court just rejected the Justice Department’s request for an emergency intervention in the administration’s move to have 20,000 Golden State mail-in ballots cast aside for the time being. Even thought the […]

Vasa Fia Collins says she will continue their tradition of making a family event out of going to vote so her children understand the importance of democracy.

Also, the Senate’s future is riddled with wild cards. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

The IEC acknowledged operational challenges affecting 217 voting stations in Cape Town while arguing that some irregularities were inevitable given the scale of the elections. The commission expects operations to improve before Wednesday’s main voting day.

US authorities have accused several foreigners of unlawfully registering to vote in the country, and among those recently charged are two South Africans – Hester Weihmann and Hanlie Venter. The case against Weihmann is connected with a judge whom the US now wants recused because of his ‘unvarnished political view’ on America’s controversial immigration enfor

Voters in Alaska are going to the polls to cast their ballots in key races, and the state's unique ranked choice voting system is back in the spotlight.

The BBC's Maddie Gerber explains what's on the ballot in the 2026 midterm elections in the United States.

The Justice Department is urging a federal judge to consider whether to hold an immigrant rights group in contempt of court for disclosing the results of its analysis of a dataset of alleged noncitizens registered to vote in California

Attorneys for an immigrant rights group on Saturday filed court papers revealing that their analysis found more than 40% of the people on the list do not appear in the state's voter file.

According to booth-level officials, voter turnout was thin between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m., with only a handful of people visiting several polling stations during the first hour

Data scientists find that many 'likely non-citizens' identified by the Trump administration were erroneously flagged.

Ranked-choice voting in Alaska could shape a key 2026 race, amid a US lawsuit involving two candidates named Dan Sullivan.

OPINION: Let’s show the world how much we value our democracy.

A recent Indian Express report revealed an unprecedented rift within the EC over alleged unilateral changes to rules, voter additions/deletions, and centralised data access, prompting a re-examination of the argument that the ‘right to vote’ ought to be elevated from a statutory guarantee to a fundamental one

More than 43 million Americans have voted early as Democrats lead opinion polls and Trump prepares for final rallies.

Candidates around the country are making their final campaign stops before Election Day with just the weekend left to go. President Trump is in Florida and will then head to Iowa and Kansas -- a last-minute change after initially cancelling those rallies. Lisa Desjardins reports.

Trump' immigration policies are having an impact on voters in Texas' border communities as midterms approach. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the story.

The Republican president will now visit Iowa and Kansas for back-to-back campaign rallies on Sunday. Both events had previously been canceled for a slew of telerallies.

Ranked choice voting has grown as a voting measure for years, and experts say it presents voters with a better opportunity to reflect their opinions.

The Trump administration has warned several states that their voter rolls include noncitizens, but many of those claims haven't held up to scrutiny.

The Electoral Commission says votes will count as long as the voter’s choice is clear.

Early voting is significantly outpacing the last midterm election, with millions more Americans casting ballots in advance of tightly contested races.