Voting Archives

Monica Palmer stands in front of several microphones.

Inside the GOP’s Purge of Local Election Officials in Michigan

by Trey Bundy April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

Proponents of Trump’s Big Lie have “been able to infiltrate the Republican Party right down to the precinct level in a way that I’ve been astounded by,” says a former GOP head.

An illustration shows hands coloring in a map of the united states red and blue.

Voting

Campaigning on the Big Lie

by Najib Aminy, Byard Duncan, Trey Bundy, Brett Myers, Andy Donohue, Casey Miner, Amy Mostafa, Nikki Frick, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Jess Alvarenga, Steven Rascón, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Kevin Sullivan and Shereen Marisol Meraji April 2, 2022April 4, 2022

Across the nation, many Republicans are campaigning on the lie that the 2020 election was stolen and promising to change the way elections are run in the future.

https://reveal-player.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/814_Reveal_PC.mp3

Protestors in matching red T-shirts stand on the steps of the Texas Capitol. They hold signs that read: “Don’t mess with Texas voters,” “Black voters matter” and “It’s about us.”

Voting

How the Christian Right Embraced Voter Suppression

by Sarah Posner September 28, 2021September 27, 2021

Abortion isn’t the only victory conservative evangelicals have won in 2021.

Police officers wearing masks stand outside of a convention center room with their arms wide open. A crowd of people surrounds them.

Voting

Inside the vote count chaos in Detroit

by Reveal staff November 14, 2020June 30, 2021

Election volunteer Candice Fortman describes rising tensions in a ballot counting room as voters delivered Michigan to Joe Biden.

An illustration shows a heart against a blue foreground.

Environment, Voting

The American divide

by Kevin Sullivan, Deborah George, Elizabeth Shogren, Najib Aminy, Al Letson, Amy Mostafa, Taki Telonidis, Michael Montgomery, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda and Mwende Hinojosa November 7, 2020July 1, 2021

Reveal host Al Letson talks to a first-time voter, whose struggles reflect the divisions this country faces after a historic election.

https://d1m3w2qdkx2ozg.cloudfront.net/645_Reveal_PC.mp3

Two people stand near signs that read, “Vote by Mail Ballot Drop Off.”

Voting

John Johnson isn’t dead: How claims of voter fraud in Florida fell apart

by Will Carless October 22, 2020June 30, 2021

The Public Interest Legal Foundation, a conservative nonprofit, has a long history of claiming voter fraud but getting its facts wrong.

A woman wears a mask, gloves and headscarf while casting her ballot. A few feet away, a man wearing a face mask casts a ballot at another machine.

Voting

A warning from Wisconsin

by Tom Scheck, Geoff Hing and Dee J. Hall October 5, 2020June 30, 2021

Tens of thousands of mail-in ballots were rejected on technicalities in a pandemic primary in a key swing state.

An elections worker wears a hazmat suit as they sit next to a sign saying VOTE.

Accountability, Voting

Whose vote will count?

by Jim Briggs, Kevin Sullivan, Fernando Arruda, Byard Duncan, Najib Aminy, Amy Mostafa, Laura Starecheski, Ike Sriskandarajah, Sumi Aggarwal, Brett Myers, David Rodriguez and Al Letson October 3, 2020July 1, 2021

From problems with vote-by-mail systems to voter suppression, we examine the potential for chaos in the 2020 elections.

https://d1m3w2qdkx2ozg.cloudfront.net/640_Reveal_PC_rev2.mp3

Dozens of people sit side by side at folding tables, reviewing paper ballots. They are in a large warehouse surrounded by shelves filled with boxes.

Voting

Was Florida in 2018 a dry run for troubles in November?

by Caitie Switalski and Daniel Rivero October 2, 2020June 30, 2021

A delayed vote-by-mail count in Florida’s 2018 midterm elections triggered protests, misinformation and unsupported charges of “fraud” by Republicans.