The 2025 mayoral election in Hamtramck, Michigan was overturned after 37 disputed absentee ballots were finally counted nearly a year after the election. The recount changed the outcome between candidates Adam Alharbi and Muhith Mahmood in the Detroit suburb of approximately 28,000 residents.
The 164 statewide ballot measures certified across 40 states in 2026 had an average Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level of 17 for their ballot titles, corresponding to first-year graduate student reading level. This represents a decrease from a record high of 21 years in 2025.
Texas has reached a record 19 million registered voters as early voting begins for the midterm elections on October 19. The milestone comes despite recent technology failures that left counties processing thousands of delayed or corrected voter records in the days leading up to early voting.
