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Election Judges Confirm Only One Voting Machine Functioning Early Thursday

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EDWARDSVILLE - Early voting opened on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, at the Madison County Administration Building in Edwardsville at 8:30 a.m., but by 9:15 a.m. only seven ballots had been cast in the party primaries — not because of voter apathy, but because the clerk’s office had only one voting machine operating. Voters were forced into a single-file process, waiting for the person ahead of them to complete voting before receiving a ballot. The result was a near standstill during the

Early Voting Underway In Jersey County 2026 Primary

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JERSEYVILLE – With early voting officially underway, here’s a look at the Jersey County candidates running in the March 17, 2026 primary elections. Two Republican candidates are seeking a spot as the next Jersey County Treasurer. Jonathan Goetten is challenging current Treasurer Rebecca Strang, who was appointed to fill a vacancy left by the previous treasurer, Katie Abbey, before she was charged with stealing over $10,000 in county funds for her personal use. The most crowded

Donald Trump wants to federalize elections. Missouri’s secretary of state says no

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President Donald Trump’s calls this week to “nationalize” elections capped a year of efforts by his administration to exercise authority over state-run elections. The demands now have some state and local election officials fearing — and preparing for — a tumultuous year ahead. “I don’t think we can put anything past this administration,” Oregon Democratic […]
Jonathan Shorman