Under 18 U.S.C. § 611, voting by a noncitizen in a federal election is classified as a misdemeanor offense

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The Department of Justice terminated multiple senior attorneys who had worked on prosecutions related to the January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol

Alaska uses a top-four open primary election system where the four highest vote-getters advance to a ranked-choice general election

Early and mail-in voting turnout in Texas for the 2026 midterm elections was 41% higher than in the 2022 midterms

According to NBC News, 46% of early 2026 midterm ballots came from registered Democrats and 35% came from registered Republicans

Approximately 57.5 million Americans cast mail-in and early in-person votes ahead of Election Day in the 2026 midterm elections

Arizona Proposition 144 proposed barring foreign nationals from contributing to Arizona political campaigns

Early and mail-in voting turnout in Michigan for the 2026 midterm elections was 26% higher than in the 2022 midterms

A 2024 initiative seeking to repeal Alaska's top-four primary and ranked-choice voting failed by fewer than 750 votes out of approximately 321,000 votes cast

Early and mail-in voting turnout in Maine for the 2026 midterm elections was 25% higher than in the 2022 midterms

Alaska's 2026 Ballot Measure 2 proposed repealing the state's open top-four primary, ranked-choice voting system, and campaign finance rules

Arizona Proposition 144 proposed requiring voters to present government-issued photo identification to vote in Arizona elections

Arizona Proposition 144 proposed granting voters the right to have their ballots tabulated at their voting location on Election Day

The United States Supreme Court rejected an effort by the Trump administration to force California to set aside ballots from thousands of individuals alleged by the administration to be non-citizens

A federal judge barred the Trump administration from pressuring US states to withhold ballots over disputed claims regarding voter eligibility

On November 2, 2026, the US Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump's attempt to prevent California from counting ballots from more than 20,000 voters suspected of being non-citizens

Maine and Alaska both utilize ranked-choice voting for their federal elections

In ranked-choice voting systems in Maine and Alaska, an instant-runoff tabulation occurs if no candidate achieves more than 50% of the vote

In Maine, local election officials count ballots by hand in many jurisdictions across the state

Title 18, Section 241 of the United States Code criminalizes conspiracies to oppress or deprive citizens of constitutionally secured rights, including voting

More than 50 million Americans cast ballots during early voting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections