How young is too young to vote? That’s the question Massachusetts lawmakers are now grappling with after hearings on several bills that aim to expand voting rights to younger citizens.

Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would lower the voting age in local elections.

The Florida Supreme Court sided with Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday in a legal dispute over restoring voting rights to felons with unpaid fines. The court’s advisory opinion — requested by the Republican governor last year — has no immediate legal consequence, but could influence federal judges weighing legal wranglings over the voter-approved ballot measure known as Amendment 4.

While calls have grown louder to change the order in which states make their presidential primary picks, America doesn’t seem overwhelmingly concerned with the stranglehold Iowa and New Hampshire have on the start of the nomination process. According to a new poll from LX and Morning Consult, 59% of U.S. adults say they’re satisfied with Iowa getting the first caucus...

A tiny New Hampshire community whose tradition of being among the first to cast ballots for president in primaries and the general election was endangered now has enough people to go ahead, the town moderator said Thursday. “We’re all a go,” said Tom Tillotson, of Dixville Notch. Dixville Notch has been in the spotlight for nearly 60 years for casting…

Owners of electric vehicles in a number of states will start seeing fees to pay for road repairs in the new year. At least eight states will begin charging new or higher registration fees Wednesday for electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids. The new fees mean that, for the first time, a majority of states will assess special fees on gas-free...

Yolanda Avila and Andres Pico are friends who sit next to each other on the Colorado Springs’ city council. But politically the two couldn’t be further apart — Avila is a durable Democrat and Pico an unflinching Republican. It’s a split that’s common across the country, as Hispanics are divided along gender lines. Overall, Latinos are far more likely...

Municipal elections were held Tuesday in 58 Massachusetts communities and people took to the polls.

Fifth-graders across New Hampshire are heading to the polls this week to elect the state’s next “Kid Governor.”

The 17-year-old isn’t old enough to vote himself, but spent a weekend registering people to vote in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Summer is approaching, but New Hampshire lawmakers are still thinking about snow.

Sixty plus candidates may be a record for a Boston City Council race which typically attracts about a dozen candidates. Three of the current 13 Councilors are unopposed, but the other 10 seats are up for grabs, and a majority of the candidates are women or minorities.

Newly empowered Democrats are hoping to reverse two recent changes to New Hampshire’s election laws before either fully takes effect.

Massachusetts voters decided to say no to The Patient Safety Act, Question 1 which garnered the most attention among the three questions leading up to this election day. With 70 percent of voters rejecting Question 1 in early returns, the supporters of the Patient Safety Act, said the measure had fallen short.

Massachusetts residents who want to cast ballots in this year’s election have until Wednesday to register to vote, if they haven’t already done so. Residents can register at their local city and town clerk’s offices or online at the secretary of state’s website.

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has won the Democratic nomination for a second term, fending off a challenge from the left by former Secretary of State Matt Brown.

Ayanna Pressley is dealing with symptoms of dehydration and exhaustion after her big primary night victory over longtime U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano, her campaign said Wednesday.

Declaring that “change can’t wait,” Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano on Tuesday in a closely watched Democratic primary battle in Massachusetts.

Voters in Massachusetts chose between incumbents and fresh faces in Tuesday’s primary, where several members of the state’s all-Democratic U.S. House delegation faced spirited challenges.