Voter Suppression

Court releases sixth Ra’am vote-buying suspect as Likud’s 'stolen election' allegations unravel

The releases follow judicial criticism of the investigation, but the courts have reached different conclusions about the need to keep individual suspects in custody. 

Ballot slip for the Ra'am party.
An illustration of the flags of Israel and Qatar.

Qatar denies interfering in Israeli elections, calls allegations 'ridiculous and dangerous'

AN EL AL flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 14, 2025.

Will 70,000 Israelis returning from abroad for Election Day tip the political balance? - analysis

The US Supreme Court during sunset in Washington, DC, US, August 7, 2026.

Supreme Court restores Trump's mass voter verification system


Trump administration takes USPS mail-in ballot fight to Supreme Court

The USPS regulation would impose new voter-specific data and ballot envelope standards and potentially refuse the delivery of ballots that do not comply.

A United States Postal Service (USPS) mail delivery truck is seen in Queens, New York City.

Israeli citizens abroad push to gain voting rights for upcoming elections

Israelis whom the government classifies as nonresidents are assigned a designation known as "Code 51" and removed from the voter registry, even though they retain their citizenship.

Members of the Likud party gather at a polling station for the primary elections of their party ahead of the country’s national elections, in Jerusalem on August 17, 2026.

Judge blocks Trump-backed USPS mail-voting rules ahead of November elections

During the 2024 election, the USPS says it processed nearly 100 million ballots, and about 30% of voters nationwide cast ballots by mail, according to the states.

U.S. postal service trucks sit parked at the post office in Del Mar, California

Likud Party threatens Central Elections Committee petition over Fly&Vote initiative

Likud is seeking the data and documents underlying the initiative's activities within five days, saying the material is needed to determine whether further legal action is warranted.

El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 4, 2026; Illustrative.

Driving democracy to the ground: Don't make it harder for Israelis abroad to vote – opinion

If Diaspora Jews are called back to serve in the IDF when war breaks out, the same logic should apply when Israeli elections near – they should return to vote for their country

 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

US federal appeals court rules US President Donald Trump cannot implement mail-in voting order

The Boston-based 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the administration's request to lift an injunction several Democratic-led states secured on June 25 from a lower-court judge.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs for Dover, Delaware, to attend the dignified transfer of US Army service members killed in Jordan and Iraq, July 22, 2026

The right to vote should not depend on IDF service - opinion

Voting is not a privilege to be earned; it is a fundamental right of citizenship. 

Israel heads to another round of elections on November 1.

Washington, Oregon ballot boxes damaged, FBI actively investigating the incident - report

The use of "incendiary devices" in both attacks is what connects the two incidents, officials believe.

 A poll worker drops in drive through ballots into a ballot box in San Diego, California, US, March 3, 2020.

Concerns rise for journalistic freedoms in Pakistan after reporters summoned for defaming judiciary

The US State Department recently expressed its concerns over the restrictions on freedom of expression in Pakistan.

Islamabad skyline with Rawal Lake.

Trump charged in US special counsel probe in efforts to overturn 2020 election

Former US President Donald Trump has been indicted due to his efforts to overturn his 2020 US election defeat.

 Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on as he holds a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, US, July 29, 2023.