As millions of Americans vote on Election Day, many will reach for their phones before they leave the booth. Whether the resulting ballot selfie is a harmless show of civic pride or a violation of state law depends on where they are standing. There is no federal law on ballot photography, leaving states to reach […]

Conservative commentator Joe Hoft alleged Monday that a new PAC linked to a Democrat-backed spoiler campaign in Alaska against GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) sent mailers to confuse voters. A photo Hoft posted online showed a mailer that promoted Democratic Sullivan opponent Mary Peltola and independent candidate Dan J. Sullivan, whose nearly identical name has […]

Welcome to Tuesday’s Washington Secrets, your guide to power and politics. OK, there’s an election on. We know. But here’s an idea: Why don’t we worry about it when we have the results in? Today we offer you something else by way of palate cleanser … Plus, well, we can’t help ourselves: Which one of […]

Voting machines at most polling stations in Westchester County, New York, experienced issues that are set to delay ballot counting for Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), in one of the closest House elections in this cycle. The Westchester County Board of Elections said the issue involved the “thickness of paper ballots,” which caused machines to reject […]