2020 election
Michigan Judge Says Voters Can Bring Guns to the Polls After All
The state's attorney general has vowed to appeal the decision.
Even GOP Strategists Think Trump Is in Trouble—But It Could Be a Very Long Week
One week from Election Day, almost every data point suggests Trump is performing beneath his numbers from 2016.
Americans Living In Mexico Are Tearing Each Other Apart Over the US Election and COVID
The Mexican town of Ajijic is seeing a growing divide in the expat community, whose business the locals rely on.
Swing States Face Risk of Militia Violence During Election: New Report
Hotly-contested states like Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Oregon are also hotbeds of self-styled militia activity.
Armed Men Who Claimed to Be Hired by Trump Showed Up at a Florida Polling Place
The campaign denies hiring the men, but the president has urged his supporters "to go into the polls and watch very carefully."
Uncounted: The Voting Access Project
Nationwide, nearly 21,000 polling stations have closed since 2016, a VICE News investigation has found. Of the 45 states that have in-person voting, 40 eliminated polling stations — including states with a history of voter suppression.
Indigenous Voters Are Getting Hit Hard by Polling Station Cuts in North Dakota
North Dakota cut 60% of its polling stations in the name of COVID and the shift to vote-by-mail. Now Indigenous people have 50-mile treks to a post office.
‘It’s Very Much a Racial Issue’: Why Georgia Has Slashed Hundreds of Polling Places in the Last 4 Years
The wave of closures came after a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision that gutted a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act meant to ensure fair voting practices in states with a history of racially-motivated voter suppression.
Trump's DOJ Used Civil Rights Law to Shut Down More Than 100 Polling Stations
Before Trump, the Department of Justice rarely investigated polling stations for violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Now they’re being closed in nine states.
The US Eliminated Nearly 21,000 Election Day Polling Locations for 2020
Exclusive VICE News analysis shows a 20% cut in election locations nationwide, and much deeper cuts in California, Maryland, Kentucky, New Jersey, Nevada and North Dakota.
Americans Living Abroad Are Voting In Record Numbers
Compared to the 2016 election, more U.S. citizens overseas have registered and requested ballots.