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Signature validity for 2026 initiatives was 78.0%, consistent with the ten-year average of 78.8%

A total of 53 citizen-initiated ballot measures were certified for the 2026 ballot in 15 states. Proponents of citizen-initiated ballot measures—including veto referendums, initiated state statutes, and initiated constitutional amendments—collect petition signatures from a certain minimum number of registered voters in a state. For 2026, the average…

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Ballotpedia News· Oct 23, 1:02 PMSignature validity for 2026 initiatives was 78.0%, consistent with the ten-year average of 78.8%

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Donald and Melania Trump Vote Early as More Than 26 Million Cast BallotsDonald and Melania Trump cast their midterm ballots in Florida as more than 26 million Americans have already voted.

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Blanche: DOJ lawsuit not trying to 'stop the certification of Alaska's election'Attorney General Todd Blanche said Saturday that the Justice Department is not trying to stop the certification of Alaska’s election, referring to a lawsuit filed this week which claimed to “protect the integrity” of the election. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the district of Alaska, claims that the inclusion of a candidate...

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Outrage as voting sites 'key to Democratic hopes' stay closed: reportA Democratic lawmaker sounded the alarm Friday over at least 18 rural Alaska polling places that were advertised online but hadn’t opened, all in villages the New York Times described as “key to Democratic hopes.” “There is no legal excuse for the failure to open these sites,” state Sen. Bill Wielechowski wrote in a letter to Alaska election officials…

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