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California election officials cope with ballot glitches and vote count challenges as election draws to a close
1 month, 2 weeks ago

California election officials cope with ballot glitches and vote count challenges as election draws to a close

LA Times  

Volunteer Sheila Cooper waves a sign to voters walking in for early voting at the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk building in Norwalk on Monday. “It’s kind of silly,” said Yolo County Registrar Jesse Salinas, commenting on efforts to convince some county boards to interfere with the acceptance of voting results. The advisory panel now seeks to audit the March …

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Pennsylvania's Strict Voting Laws Put to the Test in Election Court Battle
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pennsylvania's Strict Voting Laws Put to the Test in Election Court Battle

Hindustan Times  

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted in the state's presidential election. The ruling is a victory for voting-rights advocates, who had sought to force counties to let voters cast a provisional ballot on Election Day if their mail-in ballot was to be rejected for …

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Rural Texas Republicans' new ballot-counting plan a 'recipe for disaster': experts
1 year ago

Rural Texas Republicans' new ballot-counting plan a 'recipe for disaster': experts

Raw Story  

This coverage is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Bruce Campbell, the Gillespie County Republican Party chair who replaced Saiidi, told Votebeat last week there’s “no effort or willingness” from the party to back out of hand-counting. “We are choosing to not use any electronic devices during the 2024 election year,” …

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Judge declines to require hand count of Arizona ballots
2 years, 3 months ago

Judge declines to require hand count of Arizona ballots

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A federal judge refused Friday to require that Arizona officials count ballots by hand in November, dismissing a lawsuit filed by the Republican nominees for governor and secretary of state based on false claims of problems with vote-counting machines. They relied in part on testimony from Donald Trump supporters who led a discredited review of the election in …

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How the Supreme Court order could impact narrow Pa. GOP U.S. Senate race
2 years, 6 months ago

How the Supreme Court order could impact narrow Pa. GOP U.S. Senate race

Raw Story  

In an order issued Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the tabulation of some mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania. The decision, issued by Justice Samuel Alito, paused a lower court ruling in a lawsuit over a 2021 judicial candidate in Lehigh County that would have permitted mail ballots returned on time — but missing a handwritten date from the voter …

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The count goes on — with Biden on the cusp of presidency
4 years, 1 month ago

The count goes on — with Biden on the cusp of presidency

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrat Joe Biden stood on the cusp of winning the presidency Friday night, three days after Election Day, as the long, exacting work of counting votes widened his lead over President Donald Trump in critical battleground states. Biden, for his part, addressed the nation Friday night near his home in Wilmington, Delaware, and acknowledged the sluggish pace of …

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Donald Trump’s Postelection Strategy Is Very Poor
54 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump’s Postelection Strategy Is Very Poor

Slate  

Joe Biden took the lead in an extremely close presidential election on Wednesday, while President Donald Trump made premature declarations of victory, put forth false claims of fraud, sued to stop ballot counts in places where he was trailing, and pushed for states where he still had a chance to not be called until more votes were in. At the …

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