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Election worker turnover has reached historic highs ahead of the 2024 vote, new data shows
Research provided to NBC News shows turnover in local election offices has been increasing for years, suggesting the issue goes beyond post-2020 threats.
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No Label ends 2024 presidential campaign
No Labels, the bipartisan group that had been working toward putting a third-party presidential ticket on the ballot in all 50 states in 2024, announced Thursday that it was ending its efforts.
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Why do we vote on Tuesdays? Here's how the Election Day tradition began
Election Day has been held on Tuesdays since the mid 1800’s. Here’s why…
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Mass. election officials prepare for Tuesday's primary
Super Tuesday will feature primary elections in 16 states, including Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont.
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How Massachusetts' independent voters could impact primaries
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that restored former President Donald Trump’s name to the Colorado ballot makes it “all the more important” for voters to express their opinions in presidential primaries, Massachusetts’ elections chief said Monday. Citing “significant” early voting numbers, Secretary William Galvin said his prognostication for “a reasonably good turnout” on Tuesday in the Massachusetts primaries could...
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What to watch in South Carolina primary as Nikki Haley looks to upset Donald Trump in her home state
Former President Donald Trump is looking to win his fourth straight primary state on Saturday over Nikki Haley in South Carolina. Trump went into the primary with a huge polling lead and the backing of the state’s top Republicans. Haley has spent weeks warning that the dominant front-runner, who is 77 and faces four indictments, is too old and distracted...
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Project Veritas admits there was no evidence of election fraud at Pennsylvania post office in 2020
A conservative group and its former leader are taking the unusual step of publicly acknowledging that claims of ballot mishandling at a Pennsylvania post office in 2020 were wrong.
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What does the 14th Amendment say?
Some states have invoked the amendment to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot.
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America's history of politicians who ran for office from jail
Can candidates for U.S. public offices run while under indictment or if they’ve been convicted of crimes? Turns out, it’s happened before.
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Executive director of US federal election commission departs job just as voting begins
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission is searching for its fourth leader since 2019, just as voting begins in this year’s presidential election.
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The 5 issues and trends experts expect states to tackle in 2024
From abortion rights to artificial intelligence to workforce shortages, states will immediately dive into a host of major policy issues in the new year.
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Americans sour on the primary election process and major political parties, an AP-NORC poll says
With the Republican primaries around the corner, a new poll finds that party members aren’t sure votes in the presidential nominating contest will be counted accurately.
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Americans agree that the 2024 election will be pivotal for democracy, but for different reasons
In a politically polarized nation, Americans seem to agree on one issue underlying the 2024 elections — a worry over the state of democracy and how the outcome of the presidential contest will affect its future.
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Nevada grand jury indicts six ‘fake electors' who falsely certified that Trump won the state in 2020
The indictments in Nevada are just the latest to come out of investigations in several states into the activities of Republican electors.
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Biden suggests he wouldn't be running for president if Trump wasn't
President Joe Biden was also asked if he would drop out if Trump drops out.
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Video allegedly shows woman stealing ballots from Lawrence mailbox
Officials are looking into allegations of possible voter fraud in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and NBC10 Boston has obtained video footage from a man’s home that appears to show a woman removing ballots from his mailbox. The man, who did not want to be identified, said he went to vote in person on Election Day last week and was told, according...
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Video allegedly shows woman stealing ballots from Lawrence mailbox
Officials are looking into allegations of possible voter fraud in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and NBC10 Boston has obtained video footage from a man’s home that appears to show a woman removing ballots from his mailbox.
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Fentanyl-laces letters sent to election offices in at least 5 states
Authorities are trying to determine who sent suspicious letters, including some containing fentanyl or other substances, to local election offices in at least five states.
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Voters head to polls in Boston City Council elections
Voters headed to the polls in 80 communities across Massachusetts on Tuesday, with several cities voting in mayoral elections, including Boston.
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Here's what's on the ballot across New England in Tuesday's election
There are a number of big races and referendums on ballots in communities across New England in Tuesday’s off-year general election. The Boston City Council race has been closely-watched, with two incumbents already having been eliminated in September’s primary after a series of public controversies. There are also several contested Massachusetts senate races. Other races worth noting are the...