{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/politics/us-midterm-early-voting-begins-amid-election-integrity-concerns","slug":"us-midterm-early-voting-begins-amid-election-integrity-concerns","url":"https://mediabias.news/politics/us-midterm-early-voting-begins-amid-election-integrity-concerns","title":"US Midterm Early Voting Begins Amid Election Integrity Concerns","subtitle":"In-person voting commenced in Virginia and other states, with national attention on control of Congress and election administration.","excerpt":"Early in-person voting for the U.S. midterm elections began on September 18, 2026, in Virginia and other states. The elections will determine control of the House and Senate, with key issues including the cost of living and the war in Iran.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T19:05:48.640Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-18T18:39:09.372Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T19:05:48.640Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":57,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claims attributed to AP, with two full reports and multiple digests.","critic":"Reports quote voters and election administrators, and explain the election's significance.","hype":"Headlines promise a flip of control, but the body focuses on the start of early voting."}},"tags":["#USElections","#MidtermElections","#EarlyVoting","#ElectionIntegrity","#DonaldTrump","#Congress"],"entities":["Donald Trump","U.S. House of Representatives","U.S. Senate","Virginia","Minnesota","South Dakota"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["In-person voting for the U.S. midterm elections started on Friday, September 18, 2026.","The elections will decide whether Republicans retain control of the U.S. House and Senate.","Key issues influencing voters include the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Iran.","President Donald Trump has continued to challenge election administration methods."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In-person voting for the U.S. midterm elections began on Friday, September 18, 2026. This marks the start of the final six weeks before the November 3 election, which will determine which party controls the U.S. House and Senate. Early voting commenced in Virginia, with other states like Minnesota and South Dakota also allowing absentee ballots to be cast in person. Election administrators have stated they are prepared and confident in the accuracy and security of the vote. However, President Donald Trump has continued efforts to challenge voting methods and election administration through court cases and campaigns to obtain voter data."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The election takes place against a backdrop of voter concerns over the cost-of-living crisis and the prolonged war in Iran. Redistricting efforts, initiated after President Trump urged Republican-controlled legislatures to redraw congressional maps, have also affected millions of Americans. These partisan efforts are expected to continue following a Supreme Court ruling that weakened federal protections against racially discriminatory redistricting."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreements on election integrity claims"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The reports present differing accounts of claims regarding election integrity. CTV News reported that President Trump has continued efforts to denigrate certain voting methods and reshape how elections are run, citing court challenges and a federal hunt for noncitizen voters. The Hindu also reported that President Trump has continued efforts to denigrate certain voting methods and reshape how U.S. elections are run, through court challenges, an expansive federal hunt for non-citizen voters and a pressure campaign to force election officials to share sensitive voter data. Conversely, the Associated Press, as reported by Political Wire, stated that election administrators say they are prepared and confident the vote will be accurate and secure, without detailing specific challenges to election administration."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated digests mention the specific date of September 18, 2026, for the start of in-person voting. None of the right-rated digests mention the specific date of September 18, 2026, for the start of in-person voting."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"westvirginiawatch.com","url":"https://westvirginiawatch.com/2026/09/18/repub/trump-likes-data-centers-congress-seems-stuck-the-midterms-could-deliver-a-verdict","headline":"Trump likes data centers. Congress seems stuck. 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