United States Electoral College

Arkansas voters approved Issue 1, a constitutional amendment reinforcing that only U.S. citizens who are at least 18, state residents, registered to vote and able to show photo ID may cast ballots in state or local elections. Arkansas already required citizenship and photo ID to vote, but the measure changes the constitution's language from "may" vote to "only" those meeting the requirements, explicitly barring ineligible people from both statewide and local elections. Noncitizens cannot vote in federal elections nationwide. The measure follows a broader push by Republicans and President Trump around voter ID and citizenship verification, with more than a dozen states considering related ballot measures this cycle.

Kansas voters approved a constitutional amendment reaffirming that only U.S. citizens may vote in the state, projected to pass by a wide margin according to Decision Desk HQ. The measure rewords the state constitution's eligibility language from affirming that citizens qualify to vote to explicitly stating no one may be deemed a qualified elector unless they are a citizen, 18 or older, and a resident of the voting area.

Noncitizen voting was already illegal in Kansas and in federal elections nationwide. The amendment reflects a broader Republican push on voter ID and citizenship verification, with similar measures on ballots in several other states.

Massachusetts voters head to the polls Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for a general election featuring statewide and congressional races. Democratic Senator Ed Markey seeks a third full term against Republican John Deaton, independent Shiva Ayyadurai, and Joe Tache of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. Rep. Richard Neal faces a rematch challenge from independent Nadia Milleron in the 1st Congressional District. Governor Maura Healey faces Republican Mike Minogue and independent Andrea James, with other statewide offices—attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, and auditor—also contested.

Voters will also decide nine ballot questions, including eight citizen-initiated proposals and a referendum on a 2024 firearms law. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Kansas voters are deciding a constitutional amendment to Article 5, Section 1 that would make explicit that only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in the state. Current language implies citizenship through its phrasing of "every citizen," while the proposed wording states no person may be a qualified elector unless they are a U.S. citizen, at least 18, and a resident of the voting area (barring a residency exception).

Supporters say the change clarifies existing law and blocks non-citizen voting; opponents call it redundant, since citizenship is already required, and warn it could open the door to future proof-of-citizenship requirements that risk disenfranchising eligible voters.

Early voting began Tuesday in Ohio, a state hosting some of the most competitive contests in the November 3 midterms, including a Senate special election and two House races rated toss-ups by the Cook Political Report. The results could help decide which party controls Congress for the next two years.

Republican Senator Jon Husted faces a challenge from Democrat Sherrod Brown, who previously held the seat for 18 years before losing it to Bernie Moreno. In the House, Republican Representative Max Miller is fighting for a third term in the 7th district amid domestic violence allegations he denies, challenged by Democrat Brian Poindexter. In the 9th district, longtime Democratic Representative Marcy Kaptur faces a rematch against Republican Derek Merrin. Voters are weighing inflation, rising living costs and the ongoing US war with Iran against President Trump's record-low approval rating, with both parties watching Ohio for signs of whether disaffected voters are shifting allegiance ahead of the broader fight for House and Senate majorities.

Roughly two dozen Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia, including Washington, Wisconsin, California and Pennsylvania, filed a new lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service on August 26, challenging a rule implementing President Trump's executive order limiting mail-in voting ahead of the midterms. The suit, filed in a Massachusetts federal court, comes days after the Supreme Court lifted an injunction blocking part of the order, ruling the earlier Democratic challenge was premature rather than affirming its legality. California's suit followed shortly after, with Attorney General Rob Bonta calling the rule a "clear violation of the Constitution" and citing the state's heavy reliance on mail voting.

The USPS rule requires states to register mail voters into a new USPS database and get federal approval for ballot envelope designs featuring digital barcodes before ballots can be delivered; USPS says it won't deliver ballots to voters absent from the list or in noncompliant envelopes. State officials argue the rule violates the Constitution's assignment of election authority to states and risks disenfranchising voters this close to the election. The coalition seeks a temporary restraining order. Trump's original order remains blocked under a separate injunction, and the administration defends the rule as an election-security measure, though it remains unclear whether it will affect November's elections.

Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, centered on Omaha and one of just eight districts nationally that backed Kamala Harris in 2024 while electing a Republican to the House, is shaping up as a marquee 2026 midterm contest following Rep. Don Bacon's retirement. Republican Omaha City Councilmember Brinker Harding, who has President Trump's endorsement and backing from House GOP leadership, faces Democratic activist Denise Powell, co-founder of Women Who Run Nebraska, who has campaigned alongside potential 2028 Democratic hopefuls Pete Buttigieg and Rahm Emanuel.

Trump plans to headline a Republican midterm convention in Dallas and has been visiting contested districts to energize the GOP base despite low approval ratings. Democrats, meanwhile, are betting that anxiety over Medicare and affordability, plus backlash to Trump, can flip the historically Republican-held seat, building on a local "Blue Dot" movement. Nebraska has voted Democratic for president only once since 1964, but the district has split its electoral vote three of the last five cycles, making it a rare swing-district test of Trump's midterm influence.