The New York Times

Why Is There a Voting Rights Act? A Timeline

Footage from key moments in the history of the Voting Rights Act.Credit... Supported by By Audra D. S. Burch Emily Cochrane and Jamie Leventhal The Voting Rights Act, among the most consequential ...
KQED

Why Is California Still Counting Votes? And Other Questions About How Our Elections Actually Work

Election security expert David Becker breaks down why California’s ballot count takes so long, and why claims of fraud don’t ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Why the Supreme Court's voting rights ruling could play a big role at the local level

Updated May 20, 2026 at 12:02 PM EDT While Republican-led Southern states race to redo their congressional maps after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act's protections against racial ...

Why California is taking so long to count votes in key primary races

The state is an outlier in taking days to count most votes, but supporters of the system say it is designed to enfranchise ...

Why LA voters have to wait to find out winners in the June 2 primary election

The L.A. mayoral contest wasn’t called until nearly a week after Election Day, while the wait continues in the governor’s ...