Historians point to 1864 as the year America began absentee voting on a large scale. President Abraham Lincoln wanted the votes of soldiers fighting in the Civil War, so they mailed ballots from the ...

Fires at two ballot drop boxes that destroyed hundreds of ballots in the Pacific Northwest this week, as well as a similar fire earlier this month, have raised questions about the role and security of ...

Two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest were damaged in a suspected arson attack just over a week before Election Day, destroying hundreds of ballots at one location in Vancouver, Washington.