Ashley Lopez appears in the following:
There's a fraud problem with signature-gathering for elections
Monday, April 03, 2023
Signature-gathering for elections can be fraught. This was highlighted last year, when several Michigan Republicans were blocked from the governor's ballot due to thousands of invalid signatures.
More states appear poised to expand voting access for people who were incarcerated
Wednesday, March 01, 2023
There are a number of state-level efforts to expand voting access to people with prior felony convictions. One measure is on the governor's desk in Minnesota.
More than half of Republicans support Christian nationalism, according to a new survey
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Christian nationalism has been seen as outside the mainstream. But new data from the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institute indicates it's more common than many think.
Local election officials in Florida call for scrapping new ID rules for mail voting
Friday, January 27, 2023
County election supervisors say the new restrictions will create significant election reporting delays and a slew of costs for local election offices, and could disenfranchise large numbers of voters.
Despite mail voting changes, ballot rejections remain relatively low in 2022 midterms
Friday, January 13, 2023
Hundreds of thousands of mail ballots were rejected across the country during the 2022 general election. That's about 1% of returned ballots, a rate similar to prior years.
Encore: Prosecution against 20 people in Florida for voter fraud hits roadblocks
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
In 2022 Florida officials announced charges against 20 people for voter fraud, but the prosecution of these cases has hit some roadblocks.
Florida's effort to charge 20 people with voter fraud has hit some roadblocks
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Months after the controversial arrests, one case ended with a plea deal and at least three have been dismissed. And attorneys say Florida's cases face a tough road — even if they make it to trial.
An election probe heightens the tension between Texas leaders and the Houston area
Thursday, December 08, 2022
After a series of issues in Democratic-leaning Harris County on Election Day, Republican state leaders in Texas have suggested criminal charges may be warranted.
Author Jas Hammonds on their new book, 'We Deserve Monuments'
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Jas Hammonds about their new book, "We Deserve Monuments."
Don't call Florida a red state yet: Left-leaning groups say their voters stayed home
Monday, November 28, 2022
After Republicans won big in Florida, Democrats and the groups that organize for them are reckoning with what went so red in the country's largest swing state.
Voter behavior and election rules contribute to slower counting in Arizona
Friday, November 11, 2022
One big reason: Arizona voters dropped off hundreds of thousands of mail ballots on Election Day. Now comes the arduous task of processing and tallying those ballots.
Turnout among young voters was the second highest for a midterm in past 30 years
Thursday, November 10, 2022
About 27% of voters between the ages of 18-29 cast a ballot in the midterm election this year, according to an early estimate.
Texas officials say they're rejecting fewer mail ballots than the primary's big spike
Friday, November 04, 2022
Mail ballot rejections spiked in the Texas state primaries in March. In the general election, the percentage of mail ballots that have so far been flagged for rejection has dropped.
In the U.S., some 4.6 million people are disenfranchised due to a felony conviction
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
An estimated 2% of the U.S. voting age population is ineligible to cast a ballot due to a felony conviction. State-level felon disenfranchisement rates vary dramatically.
In Texas, Democrats and Republicans are trying to win over Latino swing voters
Friday, October 21, 2022
Latino voters are sought-after swing voters, and Democrats and Republicans are spending a lot to win them over. In states such as Texas, Latino voters could change the outcome of midterm elections.
Florida governor eases voting rules in counties slammed by Hurricane Ian
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an order extending early voting and mail ballot access for certain voters who were affected by Hurricane Ian ahead of elections this fall.
Florida officials are scrambling to limit Hurricane Ian's impact on the election
Thursday, October 06, 2022
Election officials in Florida say they are meeting a Thursday deadline to send out mail ballots, despite the hurricane. But in-person voting sites remain a concern.
Voting explainer: In many states, there's a process to fix an error with your ballot
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Ballot rejections are often the result of relatively minor voter errors. That's why about half of states have a process in place to help voters fix their mail ballots if they do make a mistake.
A New Mexico judge cites insurrection in barring a county commissioner from office
Tuesday, September 06, 2022
Otero County's Couy Griffin, who was convicted of entering a restricted area during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, must be removed from office for his involvement in an insurrection, a judge ruled.
20 were charged for voter fraud in Florida. Advocates say a broken system is to blame
Saturday, August 27, 2022
Many of the individuals charged by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' new election crimes unit said they had no idea that with their felony convictions, they were unable to vote when they cast 2020 ballots.