In a surprisingly sweeping opinion issued Wednesday, a five-justice majority in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections held that a federal congressional candidate had a legal right to sue, known as ...

Lawmakers in California and other states want to change vote-counting rules to speed up the process. One key question is whether counting can be... A need for speed: Several states are looking for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Candidates for public office can sue in advance over vote counting practices they contend are illegal, the Supreme Court ruled ...

Four years after 2020 gave us an “election week,” voters are heading to the polls and wondering: How long will it take for states to count their ballots this year? Several dynamics have changed since ...