Voting on Seven Lights https://sevenlights.org/tags/voting/ Recent content in Voting on Seven Lights Hugo en-us Sat, 31 Oct 2026 03:40:00 -0400 Pope Leo XIV Casts First Ballot by a Sitting Pope in a US Election https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/31/pope-leo-xiv-casts-mail-in-ballot/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 03:40:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/31/pope-leo-xiv-casts-mail-in-ballot/ The Vatican confirmed Friday that Pope Leo XIV has submitted a mail-in ballot in Illinois, becoming the first pope known to have voted in a United States election. Judge Rejects Justice Department Bid to Set Aside 20,000 California Ballots https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/29/california-ballots-judge-rebuff/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:46:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/29/california-ballots-judge-rebuff/ A federal judge denied the Justice Department a restraining order to stop Los Angeles County from counting about 20,000 ballots federal officials link to suspected non-citizens, calling the request unprecedented. The department will appeal. Supreme Court Blocks Use of Student IDs in New Hampshire Midterm Election https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/23/scotus-new-hampshire-student-ids/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:48:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/23/scotus-new-hampshire-student-ids/ The Supreme Court granted New Hampshire’s emergency request, backed by the Republican National Committee, to bar voters from using student IDs at the November midterms, ruling a federal judge should not have changed the state’s election rules so close to the vote, with Justice Jackson dissenting.