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Early voting reaches such heights that some Georgia polls may be Election Day 'ghost town'
Read full article: Early voting reaches such heights that some Georgia polls may be Election Day 'ghost town'Record levels of early voting are making it so polls in Georgia might be a “ghost town” on Election Day.
Americans are anxious and frustrated about the presidential campaign, an AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: Americans are anxious and frustrated about the presidential campaign, an AP-NORC poll findsMost Americans are feeling a lot of emotions heading into Election Day, but excitement is not one of them.
Court says Mississippi can't count late ballots but the ruling doesn't affect Nov. 5 vote
Read full article: Court says Mississippi can't count late ballots but the ruling doesn't affect Nov. 5 voteA conservative federal court says Mississippi cannot count mail-in ballots that arrive shortly after Election Day.
More Republicans are voting early, helping break records. Nearly 19 million ballots cast so far
Read full article: More Republicans are voting early, helping break records. Nearly 19 million ballots cast so farWith Donald Trump's encouragement, Republicans are joining Democrats at the polls to cast their ballots early this year.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arizona on Election Day
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arizona on Election DayVoters in Arizona have no shortage of competitive races to decide in the Nov. 5 general election, with control of the White House, the U.S. Senate and House and both chambers of the state Legislature in the balance.
FBI arrests Afghan man who officials say planned Election Day attack in the US
Read full article: FBI arrests Afghan man who officials say planned Election Day attack in the USThe FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S. That's according to a Justice Department announcement Tuesday.
AP Elections Top 25: The people, places, races, dates and things to know about Election Day
Read full article: AP Elections Top 25: The people, places, races, dates and things to know about Election DayAmericans will cast roughly 160 million ballots by the time Election Day comes to a close — in several different ways, including many cast a few weeks before polls even open.
In-person voting begins for the US presidential contest, kicking off the sprint to Election Day
Read full article: In-person voting begins for the US presidential contest, kicking off the sprint to Election DayIn-person voting for the 2024 U.S. presidential election has begun in three states — Virginia, South Dakota and Minnesota, the home state of Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz.
Judge rejects GOP challenge of Mississippi timeline for counting absentee ballots
Read full article: Judge rejects GOP challenge of Mississippi timeline for counting absentee ballotsA federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the Republican National Committee that sought to block Mississippi from counting absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days after after it.
Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall
Read full article: Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fallThe Wisconsin Supreme Court is changing course and will allow officials to place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall's elections in the presidential swing state.
New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
Read full article: New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten CommandmentsLouisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom.
Nevada can start tabulating ballots earlier on Election Day for quicker results
Read full article: Nevada can start tabulating ballots earlier on Election Day for quicker resultsNevada election officials can start tabulating in-person Election Day votes as they come in, rather than waiting for polls to close.
After blaming his 2020 loss on mail balloting, Trump tries to make GOP voters believe it’s OK now
Read full article: After blaming his 2020 loss on mail balloting, Trump tries to make GOP voters believe it’s OK nowAt rallies and in social media posts, former President Donald Trump has been trying to assure Republican voters that casting ballots by mail and other forms of early voting are “all good options.”.
Republicans file lawsuit to block count of Nevada mail ballots received after Election Day
Read full article: Republicans file lawsuit to block count of Nevada mail ballots received after Election DayThe Republican National Committee is suing to stop Nevada from being able to count mail ballots received in election offices after Election Day.
GOP’s David Owen wins Virginia legislative race over Democratic opponent who livestreamed sex videos
Read full article: GOP’s David Owen wins Virginia legislative race over Democratic opponent who livestreamed sex videosRepublican businessman David Owen has won election to Virginia’s House of Delegates against Democratic opponent Susanna Gibson.
Ohio's Issue 1 would have made protecting abortion rights harder. Data shows why it failed
Read full article: Ohio's Issue 1 would have made protecting abortion rights harder. Data shows why it failedOhio voters have rejected a proposal that would've made it more difficult for voters to amend the state constitution, including one measure set for the November ballot that would guarantee abortion rights in the state.
Republicans set to push mail ballots, voting methods they previously blasted as recipes for fraud
Read full article: Republicans set to push mail ballots, voting methods they previously blasted as recipes for fraudAfter years of criticizing mail voting and so-called ballot harvesting as ripe for fraud, Republicans at the top of the party want to change course.
Nonprofits strain to support voters in Georgia Senate race
Read full article: Nonprofits strain to support voters in Georgia Senate raceNonprofit organizations in Georgia are digging deep to ramp up their operations again after Election Day to inform voters about the closely watched runoff race for one of the state's Senate seats.
Midterms free of feared chaos as voting experts look to 2024
Read full article: Midterms free of feared chaos as voting experts look to 2024Fears of aggressive poll watchers sowing chaos at polling stations or conservative groups trying to intimidate votes didn't materialize on Election Day as many election officials and voting rights experts had feared.
Lengthy vote counts frustrate, but don't signal problems
Read full article: Lengthy vote counts frustrate, but don't signal problemsLengthy vote counts in states such as Arizona or California can frustrate candidates and their supporters, but they don't indicate anything is wrong with the voting or the tallying of ballots.
Fight over election tally threatens Arizona certification
Read full article: Fight over election tally threatens Arizona certificationThe two Republicans who control the elected board in a rural Arizona county have sued their own election director to force her to conduct a greatly expanded hand-count of ballots cast in the Nov. 8 election.
Why AP called the Arizona's governor race for Katie Hobbs
Read full article: Why AP called the Arizona's governor race for Katie HobbsThe Associated Press called the Arizona governor’s race for Democrat Katie Hobbs on Monday after the latest round of vote releases gave her a lead that the AP determined she would not relinquish.
Supreme Court rejects another bump stock ban case
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects another bump stock ban caseThe Supreme Court has again declined to hear a lawsuit involving a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.
Why the AP called the Arizona Senate race for Mark Kelly
Read full article: Why the AP called the Arizona Senate race for Mark KellyBlake Masters wasn’t posting the numbers of votes he needed in Election Day ballots as they were counted and released days later by officials in Arizona’s biggest county.
COUNTY-BY-COUNTY: Here are Central Florida’s early voting figures ahead of Election Day
Read full article: COUNTY-BY-COUNTY: Here are Central Florida’s early voting figures ahead of Election DayWith Election Day on Tuesday, here are the numbers for Central Florida's early voters and mail-in ballots ahead of the midterms.
How to read your social media feeds on Election Day
Read full article: How to read your social media feeds on Election DayVoters in the U.S. who go on Twitter, TikTok, Facebook or other platforms to learn about Tuesday’s pivotal midterm elections are likely to encounter rumors, hearsay and misinformation.
Tropical moisture could reach Central Florida by Election Day
Read full article: Tropical moisture could reach Central Florida by Election DayConditions into next week will continue to become more unsettled as a low-pressure system over the southwestern Atlantic approaches the Florida east coast by mid-week.
‘Sit down and shut up:’ Lake supervisor of elections battles voting misinformation
Read full article: ‘Sit down and shut up:’ Lake supervisor of elections battles voting misinformationAlan Hays, Lake County’s supervisor of elections, said voting misinformation is inviting disaster ahead of Election Day.
GOP voters told to hold onto mail ballots until Election Day
Read full article: GOP voters told to hold onto mail ballots until Election DayRepublican activists who believe the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump have crafted a plan that, in their telling, will thwart cheating in this year’s midterm elections.
EXPLAINER: What to expect at polling places this year
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What to expect at polling places this yearVoting could feel different in this year's midterms, as the election falsehoods told by former President Donald Trump and many of his supporters have created a ripple effect across the country.
Sample ballots are going out across Central Florida. How to see yours online
Read full article: Sample ballots are going out across Central Florida. How to see yours onlineVoters should check their mailboxes over the next couple of weeks for an important mailer that will help them before the November election.
Nevada county's plans to hand-count early ballots challenged
Read full article: Nevada county's plans to hand-count early ballots challengedA rural county in Nevada where conspiracy theories about voting machines run deep is planning to start hand-counting its mail-in ballots two weeks before Election Day, but the process risks public release of early voting results.
In-person voting starts in Minnesota, 3 other early states
Read full article: In-person voting starts in Minnesota, 3 other early statesIn-person voting for the midterm elections has started in Minnesota, South Dakota, Virginia and Wyoming, in a landscape that has changed since the pandemic drove a shift to mail balloting in the 2020 presidential contest.
Central Florida election officials remind voters to check their polling location
Read full article: Central Florida election officials remind voters to check their polling locationAhead of the primary election Tuesday, election leaders are reminding people who plan to vote in person on election day that it must be at their assigned polling location.
EXPLAINER: How mailed ballots slow results in Pennsylvania
Read full article: EXPLAINER: How mailed ballots slow results in PennsylvaniaCounting of mailed ballots in Pennsylvania is drawing renewed scrutiny amid a too-close-to-call U.S. Senate primary between Republicans David McCormick and Dr. Mehmet Oz. Former President Donald Trump blasted the state’s elections procedures on social media, even though there are no indications of any wrongdoing with those ballots other than a printing error that was slowing the tally in one county.
Judge: Same-sex marriage license denials violated rights
Read full article: Judge: Same-sex marriage license denials violated rightsA federal judge has ruled that a former Kentucky clerk violated the constitutional rights of two same-sex couples, who were among those to whom she wouldn’t issue marriage licenses.
Midterm elections are less than 1 year away. Here’s an early overview of what to expect in 2022.
Read full article: Midterm elections are less than 1 year away. Here’s an early overview of what to expect in 2022.For those who enjoyed a break from political ads for a little while, get used to them ramping up again after the holiday season, if not sooner.
Report shows big spike in mail ballots during 2020 election
Read full article: Report shows big spike in mail ballots during 2020 electionA new report shows fewer than one-third of voters who cast ballots in last year’s U.S. presidential election did so at a polling place on Election Day as the coronavirus pandemic led states to greatly expand mail-in balloting and early voting.
Wisconsin Supreme Court says don't purge voters from rolls
Read full article: Wisconsin Supreme Court says don't purge voters from rollsThe Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that the state elections commission should not remove from the rolls voters flagged as possibly having moved, something conservatives have wanted done for nearly two years.
EXPLAINER: Varying views on how to keep accurate voter rolls
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Varying views on how to keep accurate voter rollsMaintaining accurate voter rolls is a bipartisan concern, but there is little agreement on the best way to do it. Republicans say Democrats are too lax, resulting in bloated voter rolls that undermine confidence and invite fraud. Here is an explanation of how voter rolls are maintained, how states do it differently and the conflicts over this year’s legislative proposals. WHAT ARE VOTER ROLLS AND HOW ARE THEY MAINTAINED? In 2016, New York City’s Board of Elections improperly removed more than 200,000 names from the voter rolls.
Sick of 2021? ‘Just Scream!’ hotline offers relief
Read full article: Sick of 2021? ‘Just Scream!’ hotline offers reliefIf you’ve been screaming on the inside for the last few months, now you can do it out loud for all the world to hear. is a hotline that lets you scream into your phone. Elementary school teacher Chris Gollmar created the project to help people reduce their stress. The hotline was launched just before Election Day and Gollmar says since then he’s received more than 70,000 phone calls. To get in on the screaming action or to just listen to others scream, click here.
Biden win over Trump in Nevada made official by court
Read full article: Biden win over Trump in Nevada made official by courtThe Nevada Supreme Court made Joe Biden's win in the state official on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, approving the final canvass of the Nov. 3 election. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)LAS VEGAS – The Nevada Supreme Court made Joe Biden’s win in the state official on Tuesday, approving the state's final canvass of the Nov. 3 election. Steve Sisolak results that will deliver six electoral votes from the western U.S. battleground state to Biden. Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, a Republican who has avoided the public eye in recent weeks, presented the results to the court. That was up from a turnout of 76.8% during the presidential election in 2016, when Democrat Hillary Clinton carried Nevada by a little under 2.5% over Trump.
Transition or tropics? EPA chief looks at final trips abroad
Read full article: Transition or tropics? EPA chief looks at final trips abroadAfter months of travel to battleground states before Election Day, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency now is looking at taxpayer-funded trips abroad, including the tropics, in the Trump administration's last weeks. Administrator Andrew Wheeler had been invited next month to Taiwan, a trip with an estimated cost of $45,000, EPA spokesman James Hewitt said Thursday. “Administrator Wheeler remains head of the agency and will continue to advance environmental progress both here and abroad,” Hewitt said. The New York Times, which first reported Wheeler’s travel plans, said Wheeler and other EPA officials were expected to travel by chartered flight to minimize exposure to the coronavirus. Hewitt, the EPA spokesman, did not immediately respond to a question asking whether Wheeler was doing any planning to help the agency transition from one administration to the next.
Native American votes helped secure Biden's win in Arizona
Read full article: Native American votes helped secure Biden's win in ArizonaNative Americans were among the difference-makers who swung the race to Biden in Arizona. That show of force is now translating into leverage for Native Americans seeking more representation in top levels of the federal government. Native voters say they were motivated by many of the same things as other voters. She also was part of a group helping to boost voting among Native Americans. “People need to start paying attention to not only Navajo votes but across the board nationally, Native votes,” Davis said.
Poll workers contract virus, but Election Day link unclear
Read full article: Poll workers contract virus, but Election Day link unclearFILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, file photo, poll workers assist a voter on Election Day at Frank McCourt High School, on New York's Upper West Side. Poll workers in some states who came in contact with voters on Election Day are now reporting they have tested positive for the coronavirus despite painstaking efforts to secure election sites. In most places, poll workers were required to wear masks. The cases emerged while election workers continued counting thousands of ballots. It's difficult to trace cases back to polling places because the virus manifests in different ways, and some people never get symptoms.
States cite smooth election, despite Trump's baseless claims
Read full article: States cite smooth election, despite Trump's baseless claimsBut the election was largely smooth, in large part because 107 million voters that cast their ballots early and took the pressure off Election Day operations. Election experts said the large increase in advance voting — 107 million people voting early in person and by mail — helped take pressure off Election Day operations. Among the many lawsuits filed since Election Day is one in Nevada by the Trump campaign alleging voter fraud. “On Election Day, we didn’t have any reports of anything significant," said Lisa Schaefer, who leads the bipartisan County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania. “The system held up given the extraordinary circumstances that election officials faced,” said Amber McReynolds, who leads the National Vote at Home Institute.
Trust Index: Are ‘illegal’ votes being counted?
Read full article: Trust Index: Are ‘illegal’ votes being counted?Election officials in states across the country are releasing vote totals for the presidential election, some question the ballots being counted after Election Day. I easily WIN the Presidency of the United States with LEGAL VOTES CAST. “I easily win the Presidency of the United States with legal votes cast,” President Trump posted on Twitter. Votes cast after the deadline in state law are not legally cast votes. — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) November 6, 2020“Votes cast after the deadline in state law are not legally cast votes,” Rubio said.