By Andrew DeMillo | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning, Advocate readers! Just six more days to go until Election Day. Today, we’re taking a look at the race for secretary of state. And Arkansas along with other states are seeing a surge in early voting for the midterms. You can find more Arkansas government and politics news on the Advocate site here.
Be sure to catch Advocate Editor-in-Chief Andrew DeMillo discussing the midterm election with 40/29 News:
Republican state Sen. Kim Hammer, Democrat Kelly Grappe and Libertarian Michael Pakko are running for Arkansas secretary of state (Courtesy of the Arkansas secretary of state's office)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Andrew DeMillo
The three candidates are running as President Donald Trump’s efforts to exert more control over state elections have prompted concern from voting experts.
Voters mark their ballots during the first day of early voting at the Bismarck Event Center in Bismarck, North Dakota, on Oct. 22, 2026. (Photo by Jack Dura/North Dakota Monitor)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Stateline
WASHINGTON — Tens of millions of Americans have already made their way to the ballot box as early voting is underway in a midterm election that will determine control of the House and the Senate, possibly flipping one or both from Republicans to Democrats.
In the first three years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to an abortion in June 2022, more than 900 women faced criminal charges for conduct related to their pregnancies, according to a new report. (Photo by Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Stateline
In the first three years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to an abortion in June 2022, more than 900 women faced criminal charges for conduct related to their pregnancies, according to a new report.
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