Tag: Absentee voting
Critics: GOP measures target Black voter turnout in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Fueled by Black turnout, Democrats scored stunning wins in Georgia in the presidential and U.S. Senate races. Now, Republicans are trying...
Supreme Court rejects Trump election challenge cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a handful of cases related to the 2020 election, including disputes from Pennsylvania that had...
Georgia Senate GOP introduce bills to limit mail voting
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans in Georgia’s state Senate are moving quickly to limit who can vote and how after Democrats won the presidential election...
GOP lawmakers seek tougher voting rules after record turnout
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican lawmakers in statehouses across the country are moving swiftly to attack some of the voting methods that fueled the...
Democrats make federal election standards a top priority
Democrats plan to move quickly on one of the first bills of the new Congress, citing the need for federal election standards and other...
EXPLAINER: Election claims, and why it’s clear Biden won
ATLANTA (AP) — As Democrat Joe Biden is sworn in Wednesday as the nation’s 46th president, Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters still believe Biden...
EXPLAINER: Election claims, and why it’s clear Biden won
ATLANTA (AP) — As Democrat Joe Biden is sworn in Wednesday as the nation’s 46th president, Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters still believe Biden...
Trump pressured Georgia to ‘find the fraud’ in earlier call
ATLANTA (AP) — While election officials in Georgia were verifying signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in one metro-Atlanta county, President Donald Trump pressed a...
The Latest: Ossoff-Perdue Senate race is too early to call
The Latest on the Senate runoffs in Georgia (all times local):
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Here we go again: What to expect as Georgia counts votes
ATLANTA (AP) — This week will find us back in a familiar place — waiting for Georgia to count votes.
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Georgia governor pushes back on Trump’s call for resignation
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday called a tweet by President Donald Trump demanding his resignation a “distraction” and said he...
Trump, Biden headline final push in Georgia Senate runoff
ATLANTA (AP) — Campaigns and outside groups are making a final push to turn out election-weary Georgians whose votes will determine control of the...
Despite smooth election, GOP leaders seek vote restrictions
ATLANTA (AP) — Changes to the way millions of Americans voted this year contributed to record turnout, but that's no guarantee the measures making...
Early in-person voting begins in Georgia Senate runoffs
ATLANTA (AP) — Early in-person voting began Monday in the runoff elections for Georgia's two U.S. Senate seats, with lines reported to be shorter...
Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A narrowly divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s lawsuit attempting to overturn his election loss in...
Trump loses Wisconsin case while arguing another one
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump lost a federal lawsuit Saturday while his attorney was arguing his case before a skeptical Wisconsin Supreme...
EXPLAINER: Dismissed election case pushed debunked claims
The elections lawsuit pushed by President Donald Trump and dismissed by the U.S. Supreme Court was filled with claims that failed to withstand basic...
EXPLAINER: Dismissed election case pushed debunked claims
The elections lawsuit pushed by President Donald Trump and dismissed Friday by the U.S. Supreme Court was filled with claims that failed to withstand...
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear Trump lawsuit appeal
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear arguments over the weekend on President Donald Trump's state lawsuit...
Trump loves to win but keeps losing election lawsuits
For a man obsessed with winning, President Donald Trump is losing a lot.
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Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear President Donald Trump’s lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to...
In some parts of New York, vote count shrouded in secrecy
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Policies favoring secrecy over transparency have meant that New Yorkers will be among the last Americans to learn the final...
Georgia GOP seeks mail-in ballot changes after Biden’s win
ATLANTA (AP) — After weathering criticism for certifying President Donald Trump's narrow election loss to Democrat Joe Biden, Republican officials in Georgia are proposing...
In video, Trump recycles unsubstantiated voter fraud claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — Increasingly detached from reality, President Donald Trump stood before a White House lectern and delivered a 46-minute diatribe against the election...
Wisconsin governor calls Trump lawsuit an ‘assault’
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn Wisconsin's election results by tossing ballots only from the state's two most heavily Democratic...
Trump files lawsuit challenging Wisconsin election results
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Wisconsin seeking to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in the state's two...
Wisconsin certifies Joe Biden as winner following recount
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Joe Biden’s victory in battleground Wisconsin was certified Monday following a partial recount that only added to his 20,600-vote margin...
Georgia official announces investigations, defends election
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's top elections official announced investigations Monday into potential violations of election law even as he defended the integrity of the...
Completed Wisconsin recount confirms Biden’s win over Trump
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin finished a recount of its presidential results on Sunday, confirming Democrat Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump in...
GOP candidate clings to 8-vote lead in US House race in Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Republican candidate saw her vote lead dwindle to single digits Wednesday in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District as a...
Paper shredding drives false election claims in Georgia
Government and election officials frequently call on shredding companies to dispose of personal and sensitive documents that are no longer needed.
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Republicans sue to stop Wisconsin vote certification
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to block certification of the presidential election results even as...
Wisconsin presidential recount in 4th day, with few changes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's partial presidential recount entered its fourth day Monday, with very few changes in vote totals as President Donald Trump's...
In Wisconsin recount, Trump challenges pile up, slow tally
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin recount observer Ardis Cerny stretched her neck as far as she could toward a Plexiglas divider separating her from two...
EXPLAINER: Trump’s election challenges falling flat in court
While President Donald Trump vows to press ahead with efforts to overturn the election, judges across the country have consistently swatted down his legal...
EXPLAINER: Trump’s election challenges falling flat in court
While President Donald Trump vows to press ahead with efforts to overturn the election, judges across the country have consistently swatted down his legal...
Trump objects to counting thousands of Wisconsin ballots
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The recount of the presidential election in Wisconsin’s two most heavily Democratic counties began Friday with President Donald Trump’s campaign...
Georgia officials certify election results showing Biden win
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor and top elections official on Friday certified results showing Joe Biden won the presidential race over Republican President Donald...
EXPLAINER: A look at Trump’s long-shot legal challenges
As President Donald Trump continues to push falsehoods about the election, his legal team has so far failed to gain any traction in court...
Minor discrepancies at heart of GOP effort to overturn vote
Poll book problems, unbalanced precincts and false reads are at the heart of the Republican Party's long shot efforts to toss out thousands of...
Wisconsin issues recount order sought by Trump in 2 counties
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission issued an order Thursday to recount more than 800,000 ballots cast in two heavily liberal counties...
Trump pursues recount of 2 liberal Wisconsin counties
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump filed Wednesday for a recount of Wisconsin's two largest Democratic counties, paying the required $3 million cost...
Georgia’s hand tally of presidential race nears end
ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials across Georgia were expected to complete a hand tally of the presidential race Wednesday night, which would allow state...
EXPLAINER: A look at Trump’s long-shot legal challenges
As President Donald Trump continues to push falsehoods about the election, his legal team has so far failed to gain any traction in court...
Georgia official says Graham asked him about tossing ballots
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday that U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham asked him whether he had the power to...
Trump campaign drops key request in Pennsylvania lawsuit
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign is withdrawing a central request in its lawsuit seeking to stop the certification of the election...
Trump campaign retreats from key claim in Pennsylvania suit
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign on Sunday withdrew a central part of its lawsuit seeking to stop the certification of the...
Republicans face court setbacks, Trump law firm steps down
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Republicans suffered setbacks to court challenges over the presidential election in three battleground states on Friday while a law firm that...
Military voters fear they’re part of unsupported fraud claim
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Even before Attorney General William Barr issued a memo that authorized federal prosecutors across the country to investigate “substantial...
Republican Dan Sullivan reelected in Alaska Senate race
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan has won reelection in Alaska, defeating independent Al Gross in a race that attracted outside...
EXPLAINER: Trump’s challenges fail to prove election fraud
A barrage of lawsuits and investigations led by President Donald Trump's campaign and allies has not come close to proving a multi-state failure that...
AP Explains: Election’s validity intact despite Trump claims
The U.S. presidential election was not tainted by widespread voter fraud or irregularities in how ballots were counted, despite a huge effort by President...
Puerto Rico unearths uncounted ballots 1 week after election
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s elections commission said Tuesday that it has discovered more than 100 briefcases containing uncounted ballots a...
AP Explains: Election’s validity intact despite Trump claims
The U.S. presidential election was not tainted by widespread voter fraud or irregularities in how ballots were counted, despite a huge effort by President...
Election breathes new life into false ‘dead voter’ claims
As President Donald Trump continued to assert without evidence Tuesday that the presidential election was undermined by voter fraud, social media users falsely claimed...
Cunningham concedes to US Sen. Tillis in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democrat Cal Cunningham conceded to incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis in North Carolina on Tuesday, saying “the voters have...
Trump, GOP test out rallying cry: Count the ‘legal’ votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and some of his Republican supporters are testing out a rallying cry for his uphill fight to reverse...
EXPLAINER: Slow U.S. election count mostly for good reasons
WASHINGTON (AP) — The slow pace of this year’s U.S. election count is fueling a lot of criticism, but it's mostly a reflection of...
2020 Latest: Biden says he’s preparing for White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local):
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Georgia poll worker in hiding after false claims online
ATLANTA (AP) — With all eyes on Georgia’s razor-thin presidential vote margin, falsehoods are swirling on social media about supposed ballot counting irregularities there....
Puerto Ricans in unfamiliar territory as vote count delayed
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — For the first time in decades, voters across Puerto Rico are still waiting for officials to confirm the...
Poll watchers emerge as a flashpoint in battle over ballots
Election officials in key battleground states pushed back on claims by the Trump campaign that Republican poll watchers were being improperly denied access to...
2020 Latest: Biden says ‘no one’ will take US democracy away
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local):
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Poll watchers emerge as a flashpoint in battle over ballots
Election officials in key battleground states pushed back on claims by the Trump campaign that Republican poll watchers were being improperly denied access to...
With counting winding down, Trump team pushes legal fights
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judges in Georgia and Michigan quickly dismissed Trump campaign lawsuits Thursday, undercutting a campaign legal strategy to attack the integrity of...
Election observer says no evidence for Trump’s fraud claims
BERLIN (AP) — The head of an international delegation monitoring the U.S. election says his team has no evidence to support President Donald Trump's...
Election officials scramble to count ballots in key states
ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials in several key states furiously counted ballots Wednesday as the nation awaited the outcome of the race between President...
Biden wins Michigan, Wisconsin, now on brink of White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden won the battleground prizes of Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday, reclaiming a key part of the “blue wall” that...
Trump and allies spread falsehoods to cast doubt on election
While much of America was sleeping Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump’s leads in crucial battleground states began slipping — and that's when online falsehoods...
Trump sues in 3 states, laying ground for contesting outcome
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's campaign filed lawsuits Wednesday in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia, laying the groundwork for contesting battleground states as he...
2020 Latest: Mich. Democrat Peters wins Senate reelection
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local):
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There’s no winner in the presidential race. That’s OK
WASHINGTON (AP) — America woke up Wednesday morning without a winner of the presidential election. That's OK.
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EXPLAINER: A long night, or more, before president is known
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans won’t know the winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election until well into Wednesday — if not beyond that.
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GOP maneuvers to challenge battleground absentee ballots
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are keeping their legal options open to challenge absentee ballots in Pennsylvania, if the battleground state could swing President Donald...
‘Vote and get home,’ anxious voters say on Election Day
She carefully planned a five-hour drive to the polling place in her Tennessee hometown to vote on Election Day. She considered the traffic, the...
In 2020 finale, Trump combative, Biden on offense
PITTSBURGH (AP) — In the closing hours of a campaign shadowed by a once-in-a-century pandemic, President Donald Trump charged across the nation Monday delivering...
Lawyers on standby if cloudy election outcome heads to court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Signature matches. Late-arriving absentee votes. Drop boxes. Secrecy envelopes.
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Biden backers make final plea for delivery of mail ballots
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Down to the wire with the threat of court battles looming, supporters of former Vice President Joe Biden scrambled Monday to...
Trump promises court fight over Pennsylvania absentee votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his reelection campaign are signaling they will pursue an aggressive legal strategy to try to prevent Pennsylvania...
Biden works to push Black turnout in campaign’s final days
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe Biden was spending the final days of the presidential campaign appealing to Black supporters to vote in-person during a pandemic...
If 2020 is like 2000, Trump believes he’s got the votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 86 million Americans have already voted in the presidential election, but President Donald Trump thinks he can count on...
Trump fights headwinds as he and Biden battle over Florida
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Pressing against stiff headwinds from the pandemic, President Donald Trump steered toward what he hoped was safer political ground with...
Letters, texts, caravans, parades: Advocates mobilize voters
Sometimes her hand hurt, but Nancy Gehman kept writing. Every evening from July until mid-October, the 85-year-old retiree sat with a gel pen, writing...
Supreme Court issues flurry of last-minute election orders
WASHINGTON (AP) — North Carolina, yes. Pennsylvania, yes. Wisconsin, no. That’s how the Supreme Court has answered questions in recent days about an extended...
Taking a stand has new meaning in heavily litigated election
In the most litigious presidential election in memory, court fights are even happening over where poll watchers may stand as the votes are tallied.
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Millions of mail ballots not yet returned in key states
ATLANTA (AP) — Just days before the presidential election, millions of mail ballots have yet to be returned in key battleground states, and election...
Media election planners prepare for a night of mystery
NEW YORK (AP) — This coming weekend, CNN's Sam Feist will distribute to his staff copies of the testimony news executives gave to Congress...
Supreme Court leaves NC absentee ballot deadline at Nov. 12
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will allow absentee ballots in North Carolina to be received and counted up to nine days after Election...
Pandemic politics: Biden shuns ‘false promises’ of fast fix
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Focused firmly on COVID-19, Joe Biden vowed Wednesday not to campaign in the election homestretch “on the false promises...
Justices deny fast, new look at Pennsylvania ballot deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would not grant a quick, pre-election review to a new Republican appeal to exclude...
Supreme Court ruling spurs Wisconsin to get early votes in
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats and Republicans in the battleground state of Wisconsin were pushing Tuesday to get 320,000 outstanding absentee ballots returned by...
Voters in some states unable to cast early ballots in person
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — With coronavirus cases spreading rapidly across her state, Samantha Allen laments that Missouri does not allow voters to cast their...
Voting by mail isn’t so easy on Native American reservations
MISSION, S.D. (AP) — The small, brick post office in Mission, South Dakota, sees steady business most days as people wait outside to allow...
High court won’t extend Wisconsin’s absentee ballot deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is siding with Republicans to prevent Wisconsin from counting mailed ballots that are received after Election Day.
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Early vote total exceeds 2016; GOP chips at Dems’ advantage
With eight days before Election Day, more people already have cast ballots in this year's presidential election than voted early or absentee in the...
Early vote total exceeds 2016; GOP chips at Dems’ advantage
With nine days before Election Day, more people already have cast ballots in this year's presidential election than voted early or absentee in the...
Eyes turn to Texas as early voting surge surpasses 2016
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has already cast nearly 7 million votes, more than anywhere in America, and Glen Murdoch couldn’t get his ballot...
Eyes turn to Texas as early voting surge surpasses 2016
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has already cast nearly 7 million votes, more than anywhere in America, and Glen Murdoch couldn’t get his ballot...
Trump campaign sues in Nevada to stop Vegas-area vote count
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Trump campaign and Nevada Republicans asked a state judge on Friday to stop the count of Las Vegas-area mail-in...
Battleground postal delays persist with mail voting underway
U.S. Postal Service records show delivery delays have persisted across the country as millions of Americans are voting by mail, raising the possibility of...
