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Illinois discloses fresh problems with voter registration

By SOPHIA TAREEN | January 29, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois elections officials disclosed fresh problems Wednesday with the state's automatic voter registration program, including at least one eligible voter who said she registered to vote but ended up on an opt-out list.The program is...

Appeals court weighs Florida law on felon voting rights

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and KATE BRUMBACK | January 28, 2020

ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for the electoral battleground state of Florida asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to set aside a ruling that allowed some felons to regain access to the ballot box despite owing fines and other legal debts.Florida Republicans,...

Appeals court throws out Arizona ballot harvesting law

By BOB CHRISTIE and JACQUES BILLEAUD | January 28, 2020

PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a 2016 Arizona law that bars anyone but a family member or caregiver from returning early ballots for another person violates the Voting Rights Act and the Constitution.The ruling from the 9th...

Illinois to continue voter registration program after error

By SOPHIA TAREEN | January 27, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday that there are no plans to suspend Illinois' automatic voter registration program as election officials work to contain the fallout from more than 500 people being mistakenly registered.A "programming error”...

Lessons learned from 2016, but US faces new election threats

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY | January 26, 2020

It’s been more than three years since Russia's sweeping and systematic effort to interfere in U.S. elections through disinformation on social media, stolen campaign emails and attacks on voting systems. U.S. officials have made advances in trying to...

Volatility defines Democratic race as candidates flood Iowa

By BILL BARROW | January 25, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates roared back into Iowa on Saturday touting fresh endorsements, critiquing their rivals and predicting victories in the caucuses that will soon launch the process of deciding who will challenge...

First time voting wasn’t what they said

By Sam Malone | November 6, 2018

I’ll admit it: I was one of the 43 percent of eligible Americans that didn’t vote in the 2016 Presidential Election, but I did vote in the 2018 Midterm Elections; not only did I vote, but I voted for the first time in my life.In 2016, I became eligible...

Midterm Elections take place Tuesday Nov. 6, and students can still register to vote.

Students can still register to vote

By Northern Star Staff | November 6, 2018

Midterm Elections take place Tuesday Nov. 6, and students can still register to vote.

#iVote campaign promotes efficacy

#iVote campaign promotes efficacy

By Peter Zemeske | November 4, 2018

Music artists from around the country have been offering free concert tickets for people who have voted in the midterm elections. The #iVoted campaign, founded by artist manager Emily White, is giving fans the chance to win free tickets to see their favorite...

Students need to take action and register to vote

Students need to take action and register to vote

By Lisa Lillianstrom | October 17, 2018

It is important to register to vote and head to the polls on election day. Midterm elections are coming up Nov. 6, and the number of registered voted has increased in the past few years. A record 800,000 people registered to vote on National Voter Registration...

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump cheer as they watch election returns during an election night rally Tuesday in New York.

Election: Northern Star post-election guide

By Northern Star staff | November 8, 2016

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump cheer as they watch election returns during an election night rally Tuesday in New York.

Elections: Local election results released

By Northern Star staff | November 7, 2016

DeKALB | DeKalb County election results are up, and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton barely led the votes with 10,961 over Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's 9,170 votes.Republican candidate Leslie Geissler Munger leads the...