Tag: ballots
Pennsylvania’s top election official: Voter fraud ‘is not an issue’ | ABCNL
Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth Leigh Chapman explains how her state is ready for primary day – and why concerns over mail-in ballots are overblown….
Ohio primary election will test Trump influence l ABCNL
Jonah Schulz, a former baseball player and current GOP candidate for Ohio’s 7th Congressional District, discusses what inspired him to run for Congress. WATCH the…
Protests In Arizona As Vote Count Ongoing | NBC Nightly News
Protesters in Maricopa County say they believe the election is being stolen from President Trump, without any evidence. Poll workers are working to tabulate about…
2022 midterms kick off in Texas I ABCNL
Texas primaries include races for governor and attorney general. ABC News’ Mireya Villareal says 11,000 mail-in ballots have been rejected and sent back to voters…
Voting rights showdown on Capitol Hill
A bill that would make Election Day a holiday and guarantee mail-in ballots for all voters is not expected to pass a vote in the…
Daylight saving time, marijuana legalization among ballot initiatives
ABC News’ Terry Moran reports on interesting ballot initiatives to watch across the country. source
Close Florida Senate race triggers a recount
Also: Republican Sen. Ted Cruz holds onto his seat in Texas after a challenge from Beto O’Rourke. source
8 million ballots in Florida are being re-scanned for both governor and Senate races
President Trump has accused the Democratic candidates of trying to steal the elections. source
State House Republicans fail to pass Texas voting bill | WNT
Texas Democrats walked out of the chamber to prevent the vote. The proposed legislation would ban drive-thru voting, restrict mail-in ballots and push back early…
US Supreme Court upholds restrictions in major voting rights case
The 6-to-3 decision upheld Arizona’s policy of invalidating ballots cast in the wrong precinct and a law criminalizing the collection of mail ballots by third-party…
Voters in Arizona, Illinois and Florida cast their ballots | WNT
The governor of Ohio made a last-minute decision to postpone the primary, defying a judge’s order to let the vote proceed. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE…
USPS warns at least 23 states’ mail-in ballots might not be delivered in time | WNT
The U.S. Postal Service is warning at least 23 states that their deadlines are “incompatible†with delivery standards, including battleground states like Pennsylvania and Michigan….
Ballot Watch: SCOTUS weighs in on South Carolina ballots
ABC News’ Devin Dwyer discusses the impact the courts could have on how millions of Americans vote, including a decision on absentee ballots needing a…
Trump vs. Biden on the issues: Election security | ABC News
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Big turnout for early in-person voting leads to long lines in Georgia | WNT
Early voters in Georgia waited up to six hours to cast a ballot in-person as early voting continues in 45 states and the District of…
Ballot Watch: Iowa official says election safety ‘under control’
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate discusses the security of absentee mail ballot voting in Iowa, and the preparations for in-person voting on Election Day….
Only half of voters who requested mail-in ballots have returned them
In 28 states, ballots must arrive by the time polls close. Thirty-four states will not even begin counting millions of mail-in votes until Election Day….
Michigan secretary of state: ‘Return your ballots in person, don’t rely on the mail’
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says voters should return their absentee ballots in person at this point, and discusses her state’s preparations with one…
Early voting wave continues, 75 million have cast ballots
Texas leads the nation with more than 8 million people who have already voted, while in Florida nearly 7 million people have voted, surpassing 2016…
Ballot Watch: Signature verification could snarl massive mail ballot count
ABC’s Devin Dwyer looks at how the historic surge of mail-in ballots and signature verification could pose a new flashpoint in tabulation of election results….