08 Nov

Americans head to the polls Tuesday for an election that has state and local officials across the country on edge as they brace for potential problems at the polls, contentious legal fights over ballots and fighting disinformation about the vote itself.Source: 2020 election lies have officials on edge for problems at polling places and lawsuits Tuesday....

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05 Nov

The 2020 presidential election was followed by an extensive period of scrutiny and challenge. Some of these activities were typical—automatic recounts, optional recounts, and routine tabulation audits—and some were highly irregular. Widespread misinformation sowed confusion and distrust. Source: Coordinating Audits and Recounts to Strengthen Election Verification....

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03 Nov

Despite the 2020 election achieving the highest turnout in recent American history and being generally secure, only 47 percent of Americans say they have “a great deal” or “quite a bit” of confidence that the results of next week’s midterm elections will be counted accurately.Source: Experiments in Democracy....

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02 Nov

Undated mail-in ballots will not count in 2022, Pa. Supreme Court rules HARRISBURG, Pa. — County boards of elections will not be allowed to count any absentee or mail-in ballots contained in undated or incorrectly dated outer envelopes, Pennsylvania's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.Source: Undated mail-in ballots will not count in 2022, Pa. Supreme Court rules....

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01 Nov

Libertarian Marc Victor dropped out of Arizona’s closely watched Senate race on Monday, encouraging voters to cast their ballots for Republican Blake Masters in his challenge to Sen. Mark Kelly (D). Polls had shown Victor garnering support in the low single digits, but his small bloc of supporters could provide a critical boost to Masters,…Source: Arizona’s Libertarian Senate candidate dropping...

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