Board of Elections unable to certify redistricting vote as court decision looms
Read full article: Board of Elections unable to certify redistricting vote as court decision loomsUncertainty is growing around Virginiaโs redistricting referendum after the Virginia Board of Elections said Friday it could not certify the April 21 vote due to an ongoing court injunction.
Judge declines to order New York to include โabortionโ in description of ballot measure
Read full article: Judge declines to order New York to include โabortionโ in description of ballot measureA New York judge says he wonโt force state election officials to tell voters that a proposed antidiscrimination amendment to the stateโs constitution would protect abortion rights.
A proposed amendment lacks 1 word that could drive voter turnout: โabortionโ
Read full article: A proposed amendment lacks 1 word that could drive voter turnout: โabortionโA proposed amendment to New York's constitution meant to protect abortion access is a crucial part of Democrats' plans to drive voter turnout in the state this fall and potentially flip vital congressional districts.
Falsehoods, harassment stress local election offices in US
Read full article: Falsehoods, harassment stress local election offices in USLocal election offices across the U.S. have seen the movement spawned by former President Donald Trump that spreads false election narratives arrive on their doorsteps.
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Error mars vote count in NYC mayoral primary
Read full article: Error mars vote count in NYC mayoral primaryThe Democratic primary for mayor of New York City was thrown into a state of confusion Tuesday when election officials abruptly retracted their latest report on the vote count after realizing it had been corrupted by test data never cleared from a computer system.
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In some parts of New York, vote count shrouded in secrecy
Read full article: In some parts of New York, vote count shrouded in secrecyPolling workers inspect and count absentee ballots, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in New York. Some county election boards chose to give absentee vote tallies to the candidates, but not the public. โThe process lacks for transparency.โThe slowness of some New York counties in releasing absentee vote tallies has been less of an issue in past years because, historically, the state hasn't had a very big mail-in vote. But news of that dwindling lead came mostly from the candidates themselves, not the county election boards tallying the vote. โThis race is quickly becoming a poster child for the need for a fundamental overhaul of the way we conduct elections in New York State,โ he said.
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Virginia delays statewide certification of election results
Read full article: Virginia delays statewide certification of election resultsRICHMOND, Va. โ Virginiaโs Board of Elections has delayed certifying the stateโs election results until later this week to provide more time to a voter registrarโs office that had a COVID-19 outbreak. State officials announced the delay Monday to wait for certification from the voter registrarโs office in Richmond, Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. The Board of Elections was slated to certify the results Nov. 16. Chris Piper, the commissioner of the stateโs Department of Elections, told the board that Virginia โhad an incredibly successful electionโ with no major issues reported on Election Day. The Associated Press declared President-elect Joe Biden the winner of Virginia in the presidential election on Election Day after results from early returns and an AP survey of the electorate showed the former vice president had beaten President Donald Trump in the state.
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Democrats losing paths to Senate control as GOP hangs on
Read full article: Democrats losing paths to Senate control as GOP hangs onRepublican Senate candidate Sen. Mitch McConnell, second from right, and his wife, Elaine Chao, right, look on as aides show him the election results in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)WASHINGTON โ Hopes fading for Senate control, Democrats had a disappointing election night as Republicans swatted down an onslaught of challengers and fought to retain their fragile majority. Democrats contested seats from New England to the Deep South and the Midwest to the Mountain West, reaching deep into GOP strongholds. The Democrats' gains were in Colorado and Arizona, where former astronaut Mark Kelly beat GOP incumbent Martha McSally. Republican Cynthia Lummis, the former congresswoman from Wyoming, won the Senate seat being vacated by Republican Mike Enzi.

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