AP Election Brief | What to expect in Colorado’s ballot measure election
1 year, 1 month ago

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Colorado’s ballot measure election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Colorado voters will decide two statewide ballot measures Tuesday that would affect their pocketbooks as well as state coffers. WHAT’S ON THE BALLOT The Associated Press will provide coverage for both statewide ballot measures, Proposition HH on reducing property taxes and Proposition II on maintaining the state’s nicotine tax. Approximately 1.6 million ballots were cast in that election — 32% by Democrats, 31% by Republicans and 36% by independent voters not affiliated with any party. Of the approximately 1.6 million ballots cast in the 2021 statewide ballot measure vote, 99% of ballots were cast by mail and 1% were cast in person.

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Early Voting Trends Offer Insights into 2024 Election
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Early Voting Trends Offer Insights into 2024 Election

Hindustan Times  

Early voting trends in the US are showing a decline compared to 2020, with a significant increase in in-person voting in key battlegrounds like Pennsylvania, Arizona, and North Carolina. Republicans have seen a surge in early in-person and in-mail voting, while Democrats have maintained a higher early vote share. The gender gap in early voting remains, but it is narrowing …

Pre-Election Voting Numbers Down, but Democrats Remain Strong in Key States
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pre-Election Voting Numbers Down, but Democrats Remain Strong in Key States

CNN  

Pre-election voting turnout is down this year compared to 2020, with more voters choosing to vote in person early than they did in 2020. In some states, such as North Carolina and Georgia, more voters chose to vote in person early than they did in 2020. However, in other states, such as Arizona and Nevada, more voters chose to vote …

Record Early Turnout in North Carolina as Hurricane Helene Impacts Western Counties
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Record Early Turnout in North Carolina as Hurricane Helene Impacts Western Counties

Associated Press  

North Carolina has seen a significant increase in early voting turnout, with more than 4.2 million ballots cast at early in-person voting sites. This surge has been particularly pronounced in western counties affected by Hurricane Helene, with turnout exceeding 58.9%. The high turnout is attributed to a combination of efforts by state and national Republicans to encourage early voting, including …

Wyoming Election Day: Key Races and Candidates to Watch
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Wyoming Election Day: Key Races and Candidates to Watch

Associated Press  

Wyoming voters will decide races for president, Congress, the state Legislature and a statewide ballot measure on Election Day. Republican former President Donald Trump faces a challenge from Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and a third-party candidate for Wyoming’s three electoral votes. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman faces a Democrat challenger in a race for the at-large seat representing the …

Washington State Election: A Ballot Battle for the Future of the Nation
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Washington State Election: A Ballot Battle for the Future of the Nation

Associated Press  

The 2024 presidential election in Washington will take place on November 5, with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump competing for the state's 12 electoral votes. Democratic U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell and Republican Raul Garcia are also running for governor, while Democrat Bob Ferguson and Republican Dave Reichert are vying for the governor's seat. In the congressional races, Democrat …

Utah's Diverse Landscape Faces a Crucial Election on Election Day
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Utah's Diverse Landscape Faces a Crucial Election on Election Day

Associated Press  

Utah's upcoming general election will see a fierce battle for six electoral votes, with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican former President Donald Trump, and half a dozen third-party candidates vying for the six available seats. The state's four congressional seats are also up for election, with Republicans holding a slight edge. Utah's politics are closely divided, with the state …

Montana Election: What to Expect on Election Day
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2 months ago

Montana Election: What to Expect on Election Day

Associated Press  

Montana's upcoming general election will be a key battle for control of the U.S. Senate, with Democrats holding a slim majority in the chamber. The state will also vote on a ballot question on abortion, and the outcome of these races will have significant implications for the balance of power in the Senate.

Colorado Election Day: Key Races, Ballot Measures and More
2 months ago

Colorado Election Day: Key Races, Ballot Measures and More

Associated Press  

Colorado's 2024 election features a competitive presidential race with Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump, and several third-party candidates vying for the state's 10 electoral votes. Additionally, there are several key races and ballot measures on the ballot, including one on abortion rights, marriage equality, and mountain lion and bobcat hunting.

Arizona's Electoral Battleground: What to Expect on Election Day
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2 months ago

Arizona's Electoral Battleground: What to Expect on Election Day

Associated Press  

Arizona's gubernatorial and congressional races are fiercely contested in the 2024 election, with Democrats aiming to regain control of the state Senate and House after four years under Republican control. The state's 16 electoral votes are a key battleground in the presidential race, with both candidates vying for the state's support. Additionally, voters will decide on various ballot measures, including …

Ohio's Senate Race: A Tight Race to Watch on Election Day
2 months ago

Ohio's Senate Race: A Tight Race to Watch on Election Day

Associated Press  

The 2024 election in Ohio is shaping up to be a tight race between Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown and Republican Bernie Moreno. Brown, who is seeking a fourth term, faces a formidable challenge from Moreno, a Cleveland businessman who had Trump's support in the GOP's competitive primary. The race is also a key battleground in the Senate's balance of power, …

How the Associated Press calculates an expected vote instead of 'precincts reporting' when determining a winner
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How the Associated Press calculates an expected vote instead of 'precincts reporting' when determining a winner

Associated Press  

The Associated Press calculates an expected vote estimate to provide a more consistent and reliable measurement to track the progress of the vote count on Election Night. This estimate is based on several factors, including the total votes cast in previous elections, changes in population, voter registration figures and the competitiveness of the current election.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wyoming’s state primaries
4 months, 1 week ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wyoming’s state primaries

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Wyoming has been among the most conservative states in the county, and voters on Tuesday will select the Republican candidates who will advance to November’s general election for federal and state legislative offices. In the Senate race, businessman Reid Rasner has raised and spent $1.2 million to Barrasso’s $5 million; Rasner’s fundraising includes a $1.18 million campaign loan …

Possibility of ranked-choice voting in Colorado faces a hurdle with new law
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Possibility of ranked-choice voting in Colorado faces a hurdle with new law

Associated Press  

DENVER — As a Colorado group gathers signatures to put a measure on the ballot installing ranked-choice voting in the state, Gov. If ranked voting makes the ballot in Colorado, the voters in the state would join those in Oregon, Alaska and Nevada who will decide on ranked voting in November. If the ballot measure passes, the new law signed …

AP Election Brief | What to expect in the Texas general election
1 year, 1 month ago

AP Election Brief | What to expect in the Texas general election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Topping the list of notable races in Tuesday’s election in Texas are races for mayor of Houston and Uvalde, as well as 14 proposed changes to the state constitution. This includes mayoral races in Houston and Uvalde, a state House special election and 14 statewide ballot measures. In a competitive contest, particularly in a small town such as …

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Virginia’s primaries for state legislature
1 year, 6 months ago

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Virginia’s primaries for state legislature

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Virginia voters will select candidates in a primary election Tuesday in which redistricting has forced a record number of retirements and created several high-profile contests between incumbents of the same party. Here’s a look at what to expect on election night: ELECTION DAY Polls close at 7 p.m. HOW VIRGINIA VOTES Virginia’s primaries are open to all voters. …

US Midterm Polls: Voting Begins; Trump to Make 'Big Announcement' on Nov 15
2 years, 1 month ago

US Midterm Polls: Voting Begins; Trump to Make 'Big Announcement' on Nov 15

News 18  

More Than 45 Million Pre-election Ballots Cast More than 45 million pre-election ballots have already been cast across the 47 states for the US mid-term elections, according to data from elections officials, Edison Research and Catalist. Polls Open in Crucial US Midterm Elections Americans began voting in midterm elections, with Republicans chasing a congressional majority that would paralyze President Joe …

Nearly 46 million votes have been cast in the midterms, but it’s unclear what it means for election day
2 years, 1 month ago

Nearly 46 million votes have been cast in the midterms, but it’s unclear what it means for election day

LA Times  

James Griepsma Jr. studies his choices at a ballot marking device while voting at the office of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022 in Norwalk. The pandemic prompted several states in 2020 to implement universal ballot delivery or change their laws to allow for early voting or voting by mail for the first time, said …

EXPLAINER: What voting changes are on the midterm ballot?
2 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: What voting changes are on the midterm ballot?

Associated Press  

Besides picking their elected representatives, voters across the country are deciding ballot measures that could reshape the ways they cast ballots in coming elections, or even how things get on the ballot. A number of measures on ballots this fall involve proposed changes to states’ election laws, as well as a slew of proposals dealing with the future handling of …

‘Apathy hurts everybody.’ In California’s primary, dismal voter turnout before election day
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Apathy hurts everybody.’ In California’s primary, dismal voter turnout before election day

LA Times  

Judy Nguyen is frustrated that anyone with enough money or the right connections can run as a candidate in an election. “I’m just really sad,” she said, and she’s still deciding whether to cast a ballot in California’s primary election. “It’s clear from what we’re seeing that we’re going to have a low-turnout election despite the fact the state has …

Colorado GOP candidate wants to eliminate statewide popular vote so Republicans can win more races
2 years, 7 months ago

Colorado GOP candidate wants to eliminate statewide popular vote so Republicans can win more races

Salon  

On Wednesday, 9NEWS reported that a Republican candidate for governor of Colorado is proposing that the state eliminate the popular vote in statewide races — and instead adopt a quasi-electoral college system that, in his design, would give dramatically more power to less populated, more Republican areas. "Former Parker Mayor Greg Lopez, who holds the top line on the 2022 …

Report shows big spike in mail ballots during 2020 election
3 years, 4 months ago

Report shows big spike in mail ballots during 2020 election

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Fewer than one-third of voters casting ballots in last year’s U.S. presidential election did so at a polling place on Election Day as the coronavirus pandemic led states to greatly expand mail-in balloting and early voting, according to a federal report released Monday. While voting by mail has been on the rise in recent years, the 2020 election …

FACT FOCUS: A false narrative of 74K extra votes in Arizona
3 years, 5 months ago

FACT FOCUS: A false narrative of 74K extra votes in Arizona

Associated Press  

Cyber Ninjas, the cybersecurity consulting firm hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to oversee a partisan review of the 2020 election, on Thursday pushed a false narrative that Maricopa County received thousands of mail-in ballots that had no record of being sent out to voters. There’s not proper things there, but I think when we’ve got 74,000, it merits knocking on …

After Record 2020 Turnout, State Republicans Weigh Making It Harder To Vote
3 years, 10 months ago

After Record 2020 Turnout, State Republicans Weigh Making It Harder To Vote

NPR  

After Record 2020 Turnout, State Republicans Weigh Making It Harder To Vote Enlarge this image toggle caption Megan Varner/Getty Images Megan Varner/Getty Images After an election that saw record voter turnout, with many of those voters casting their ballots early and by mail, some Republican state lawmakers are proposing a wave of new voting laws that would effectively make it …

GOP lawmakers seek tougher voting rules after record turnout
3 years, 10 months ago

GOP lawmakers seek tougher voting rules after record turnout

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican lawmakers in statehouses across the country are moving swiftly to attack some of the voting methods that fueled the highest turnout for a presidential election in 50 years. In last year’s presidential election, nearly 70% of all ballots cast nationwide came before Election Day, with an estimated 108 million people voting through the mail, early in-person …

AP VoteCast: Colorado voters sour on state of nation
4 years, 1 month ago

AP VoteCast: Colorado voters sour on state of nation

Associated Press  

Voters in Colorado made their pick for president while holding negative views about the country’s direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate. Here’s a snapshot of who voted and what matters to them, based on preliminary results from AP VoteCast, a nationwide survey of about 133,000 voters and nonvoters -- including 2,995 voters and 806 nonvoters …

Three states pass amendments that ‘only citizens’ can vote
4 years, 1 month ago

Three states pass amendments that ‘only citizens’ can vote

Associated Press  

DENVER — Voters in Colorado, Florida and Alabama passed ballot measures Tuesday that codify what is already law: That only U.S. citizens 18 and older can vote. A former GOP state legislator from Missouri who led the effort said the ballot measures were needed to combat recent changes that allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in some local elections. Had the …

AP VoteCast: Colorado voters sour on state of nation
4 years, 1 month ago

AP VoteCast: Colorado voters sour on state of nation

Associated Press  

Colorado voters who made it a sweep for Democrats in the state’s presidential and U.S. Senate races said the country is on the wrong track, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate. As voters on Tuesday finished deciding between President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden in a year upended by a global pandemic and economic …

Moving toward record turnout, 11.2 million Californians have already voted
4 years, 1 month ago

Moving toward record turnout, 11.2 million Californians have already voted

LA Times  

More than half of California’s registered voters have already cast their ballot on the eve of election day, according to an established vote-tracking company. Of the 22 million registered voters this year, 11.2 million — or 51% — had returned their ballots as of 8 a.m. Monday morning, Political Data Inc. reported. “It’s undeniable, absolutely factual, 100% we’re going to …

Arizona sees massive turnout, smooth process in early voting
4 years, 1 month ago

Arizona sees massive turnout, smooth process in early voting

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Even on weekends, there’s a constant stream of cars that drive through the downtown Phoenix building where one of Maricopa County’s several secure drop boxes allow voters to return their ballots. They are among over 1.2 million voters whose ballots have already been counted this year, surpassing the overall number of early ballots cast in the 2016 general …

US election: How narrow is Trump’s path to victory and did the debate help his chances?
4 years, 1 month ago

US election: How narrow is Trump’s path to victory and did the debate help his chances?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On paper, Democrat Joe Biden continues to lead President Donald Trump by a significant …

Record avalanche of early votes transforms the 2020 election
4 years, 2 months ago

Record avalanche of early votes transforms the 2020 election

Associated Press  

More than 22 million Americans have already cast ballots in the 2020 election, a record-shattering avalanche of early votes driven both by Democratic enthusiasm and a pandemic that has transformed the way the nation votes. Americans’ rush to vote is leading election experts to predict that a record 150 million votes may be cast and turnout rates could be higher …

US election: Mail voting in battleground states in spotlight
4 years, 3 months ago

US election: Mail voting in battleground states in spotlight

Al Jazeera  

Policies in states expected to have razor-thin margins could affect number of rejected ballots and tallying time. While President Donald Trump has largely sought to keep attention on unfounded claims that voting by mail leads to higher rates of fraud, voting advocates have instead highlighted an array of changes to how states process votes by mail that they say could …

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