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Critics: GOP Measures Target Black Voter Turnout in Georgia
Black voters have fueled big Democratic wins in Georgia, and Republicans are trying to make sure it doesn’t happen again
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Florida Is a Model for Voting. the GOP Wants Change Anyway.
Republicans in dozens of states are moving to restrict access to mail voting after former President Donald Trump’s false insistence that the November election was stolen from him
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Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Over Lack of Spanish-Language Voting Materials in Florida Counties
A settlement has been reached in one of the largest lawsuits filed under the 1965 Voting Rights Act over providing Spanish-language ballots and assistance to Puerto Rican voters in 32 Florida counties. The settlement provides for Spanish language ballots, election material, hotlines, options on websites, assistance at polls, and signs at election supervisors’ offices. “We’re very pleased with what the…
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Stacey Abrams Among Long List of Nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
Black Lives Matter, World Health Organization, former President Donald Trump and others also receive nomination.
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GOP Lawmakers Seek Tougher Voting Rules After Record Turnout
Republican efforts to restrict voting access are taking shape in statehouses across the country with a flurry of legislation aimed at limiting measures that led to record turnout in the 2020 presidential election.
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Democrats Make Federal Election Standards a Top Priority
Democrats are planning to move quickly on one of the first bills of the new Congress, which would set federal election standards that would mandate early voting, same-day registration and other voting rights reforms
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A Signature Issue: How Aggressive Will Georgia Be in Rejecting Mail Ballots?
If a signature on a ballot doesn’t perfectly match the signature on the state’s voter roll – should that mail ballot count? And do elections offices even have experts qualified to determine if a signature is mismatched?
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Signature Matching Rules Are Disenfranchising Too Many Legal Voters
More than 100,000 legit voters likely had their legit ballots rejected this fall for messy signatures – and some states are pushing to increase those numbers next election. So NBCLX’s Noah Pransky explains why it’s so important we push our elected officials to carefully balance voter protections with voter fraud protections.
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Women Crucial to Biden's Win, Even as Gender Gap Held Steady
Women were a key factor in Joe Biden’s presidential victory; if only men had voted, Donald Trump would have won instead
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Referendum on Trump Shatters Turnout Records
The 2020 presidential election has officially hit the highest turnout in more than 50 years
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Two Arrested With Guns Near Philadelphia Ballot Counting Center
Two men were arrested Friday in Philadelphia after police received a tip from the FBI that they were making threats against the Philadelphia Convention Center, where votes are being counted.
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NV Elections Official: ‘We Are Not Aware of Any Improper Ballots'
A Clark County, Nev., elections official refuted claims from the Trump campaign that there were irregularities in the vote count. The Clark County official also said they expect to have most mail-in ballots counted by Saturday or Sunday.
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‘SharpieGate' Debunked: Arizona State Officials Dispute Claim That Sharpie Pens Invalidate State's Ballots
In what has come to be known as #Sharpiegate, social media posts circulated Wednesday claiming election officials in Arizona’s Maricopa County provided voters with Sharpie pens that canceled out votes, specifically those for President Donald Trump
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‘Every Vote Matters, Every Vote Should Be Counted,' Baker Weighs in on Election
Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker says Americans should celebrate the high voter turnout and that all votes in the 2020 election should be counted.
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Georgia Official Provides Ballot Counting Update: ‘Accuracy Is the Bedrock
Georgia Voting System Implementation Manager Gabriel Sterling provides an update on the remaining votes to be counted in Georgia.
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Trump Backers Converge on Vote Centers in Michigan, Arizona
The protests came as the president insisted without evidence that there were major problems with the voting and the ballot counting, especially with mail-in votes, and as Republicans filed suit in various states over the election.
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Baker, Walsh Agree: Every Vote Must Be Counted
Republican Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, a Democrat and supporter of Joe Biden, both stated publicly on Wednesday that every vote must be counted in this presidential election. Baker, who said he abstained from voting in the presidential election, issued a joint statement Wednesday morning with Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito saying that “The United States of…
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Demonstrators Call for Every Vote to Be Counted
Following Donald Trump’s false proclamation that he won the election and amid his effort to stop the counting of votes in key states, protesters in Boston and across the country are demanding that every vote be counted.
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Security Tightens in Boston Ahead of Rallies
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Wednesday pleaded with the public for patience and calmness as the nation awaits the results of the presidential election. At the same time, some businesses in Boston boarded up their windows in anticipation of demonstrations.
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Massachusetts to Mull Permanent Mail-in Voting System, Galvin Says
Massachusetts will explore the possibility of making mail-in voting a permanent option, Secretary of State William Galvin said Wednesday, after what he called “successful” elections in the state this week. “We’ve now proven it works, and voters know how to use it well, so I certainly think we want that going forward,” Galvin told reporters Wednesday. Galvin said he...