Wisconsin voters pass constitutional amendment explicitly barring noncitizens from voting
Wisconsin voters have passed a constitutional amendment that explicitly bars noncitizens from voting.
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Wisconsin voters have passed a constitutional amendment that explicitly bars noncitizens from voting.
During a talk with students at Tennessee Tech University, astronaut Butch Wilmore was asking how he cast his ballot.
Voters lined up for up to an hour-and-a-half to cast their ballots at the Chicago voting supersite on Election Day.
Voters lined up for up to an hour-and-a-half to cast their ballots at the Chicago voting supersite on Election Day.
What do you need to bring with you to vote on Election Day in Illinois? With very few exceptions, Illinois does not require registered voters to present ID.
Some voters in Michigan appear to be looking to make a little money off the state's new "I voted" stickers.
Election Day is on Tuesday, and if you need to know where to vote in Illinois in the 2024 elections, here's how to find the location of your polling place.
Election Day is today, which means polling places will open for voters to cast their ballot for federal, state, and local offices.
Without a federal law ensuring workers can take time off to vote, some states have stepped up with Election Day voting leave laws.
Every location CBS News Chicago has visited has had a wait of at least one hour—most times more.
While turnout has been strong in the City of Chicago during the closing days of the 2024 election season, voting is still lagging behind 2020 numbers. Still, at many voting sites on Sunday, long lines amassed as residents tried to take advantage of early voting.
Everyone with whom CBS News Chicago spoke Saturday walked away happy that they were able to vote for their candidates.
So far, data from the Chicago Board of Election shows voters over 65 have made up the largest demographic of people voting by mail, while the young voters between 18 and 29 year old have been more likely to stand in line and vote early so far.
Some of the lines have stretched out the doors of the polling places and around streetcorners.
It comes as the Republican National Committee along with former President Donald Trump are suing Democratic officials claiming problems with the process.
The young voters—for an in-class poll—were very excited to learn about the process firsthand. Their teacher set it all up in a most creative way too.
The fourth graders at Lincoln Elementary School won’t be old enough to vote in an actual election for quite a few years yet, but an election of sorts in class was more than important enough to them. Marie Saavedra reports in this edition of Eye on Chicago.
With the election less than two weeks away more Americans say they feel stressed about the outcome.
With just two weeks before Election Day, the topic of voter suppression is at a fever pitch. Northwestern University associate professor Tabitha Bonilla has been studying the issue and joined CBS News Chicago to discuss her findings.
In-person early voting is kicking off across battleground Wisconsin, with former President Barack Obama and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz hosting a rally in liberal Madison.
Illinois voters can register in person on the same day if they are early voting or casting their ballot on Election Day.
Wisconsin voters will vote whether to explicitly bar non-U.S. citizens from voting. Republicans argue they're trying to protect election integrity, but Democrats and other opponents say the amendment has no practical effect.
Just weeks before the presidential election, new rules are going into effect in some states that can jeopardize people's right to vote, from challenges to voter registrations, to limits on when and how ballots may be cast.
With the election only days away, this gives neighbors an option to cast their ballot ahead of time to avoid long election day lines.
As the election cycle enters an urgent, final five weeks, both Democrats and Republicans are engaging in questionable tactics that threaten to subvert the democratic process by trying to shape the ballot through deceptive means.
