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2 Virginia Men Arrested With Guns Near Vote Count in Philly
One of the men had a gun permit for Virginia, which is not valid in Pennsylvania. The other man had no permit at all, authorities said. NBC10’s Matt DeLucia reports.
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NV Elections Official: ‘We Are Not Aware of Any Improper Ballots'
A Clark County, Nev., elections official refuted claims from the Trump campaign that there were irregularities in the vote count. The Clark County official also said they expect to have most mail-in ballots counted by Saturday or Sunday.
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EXPLAINER: A Long Night, Or More, Before President Is Known
There’s a fair chance Americans won’t know the winner of Tuesday’s presidential election while it’s still Tuesday — or maybe even Wednesday. The main reason? Many states have made it easier to request a mail ballot amid the coronavirus pandemic and concerns about crowded polling places. But mail ballots generally require more time to process than ballots that are...
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Fairfax County Prepares for Last-Minute Crush of Absentee Ballots
News4’s Julie Carey goes behind the scenes to see preparations for counting absentee ballots in Northern Virginia.
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Video of Piles of Mail at Miami-Dade Post Office Brings Up Concerns of Ballot Backup
United States Postal Service officials are looking into a video shared by the Florida House Democratic Leader showing what he says are piles of unsorted mail sitting in a Miami-Dade post office, sparking concerns that valid ballots won’t be counted.
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Voters in Some States Unable to Cast Early Ballots in Person
More than 21 million voters across the U.S. have already cast ballots in person amid record-breaking early turnout
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Supreme Court Allows 3-Day Extension for Pennsylvania Mail-In Ballots
The Supreme Court will allow Pennsylvania to count ballots received up to three days after the election, rejecting a Republican plea.
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Some States Allow Absentee Ballots to Count If Voters Die Before Election Day
Ballots cast by people who vote early but die before Election Day are sometimes cited as proof of voter fraud, but in many states they’re perfectly legal
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DC Attorney General Says His Office Is Ready to Fight Voter Intimidation
The D.C. Attorney General is alerting the city’s residents about unauthorized poll monitoring and voter intimidation this election season. In an interview with News4, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine said President Donald Trump and his administration are trying to undermine trust in the election process by claiming that mail-in balloting will lead to massive fraud. Racine addressed threats from...
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Ohio County Says Nearly 50,000 Voters Received Wrong Ballots
Ohio’s Republican secretary of state is assuring residents that the election will be secure and accurate after a county sent wrong ballots to 50,000 voters
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High Court Reinstates South Carolina Ballot Witness Requirement
The Supreme Court has reinstated a requirement that South Carolina residents voting by mail in November’s election get a witness to sign their ballots.
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DC Opens 55 Ballot Drop-Off Boxes
The D.C. Board of Elections is opening 55 ballot drop boxes across the city Monday, a move officials say is designed to make voting easier ahead of the November general election. D.C is mailing ballots to every registered voter, whether they requested one or not. Some of those ballots were delivered last week and more should arrive in coming...
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Dozens of Ballot Drop Boxes Now Open Across DC
Fifty-five ballot drop boxes have opened across the District for voters who don’t want to mail their ballot and don’t want to vote in person. The News4 I-Team’s Jodie Fleischer has been tracking what you need to know.
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Loudoun Voters Exchange Mail-in Ballots to Vote in Person Instead
Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on hundreds of voters who are turning in their mail-in ballots and voting in person instead.
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Trump on Transfer of Power: ‘We'll Have to See What Happens'
President Donald Trump declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power should Joe Biden win the upcoming election, saying, “We want to get rid of the ballots and you’ll have a very… there won’t be a transfer, frankly, there will be a continuation. The ballots are out of control.”
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Oregon Bars GOP Voter Statement, Says It Was 29 Seconds Late
The Oregon Republican Party’s statement for the state voters’ pamphlet arrived 29 seconds too late and won’t appear in the guide mailed to voters for the November election, officials say
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From Ballot to Ballot Box: Voting Methods Explained With Retro Video Games
There’s a lot of talk right now about how we get our vote to the ballot box. Is in-person or mail-in voting safer? Are dead people voting? And why don’t we vote online? Here’s what you need to know about how we vote, explained with some of our favorite old-school video games.
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Access to Ballot, Seal of Democracy's Covenant, Under Attack
The ballot has long been the essential instrument of democracy.