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Mail-in Ballots Being Counted in Maryland
The counting of mail-in ballots is underway Maryland. The votes are being counted in some close races including the Democratic nominee for governor. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.
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Printing Errors Mar Mailed Ballots in Pennsylvania, Oregon
In Pennsylvania, where GOP primaries for governor and U.S. Senate are drawing national attention, officials in Republican-leaning Lancaster County said the company that printed its mailed ballots included the wrong ID code.
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Texas Mail Ballot Rejections Soar Under New Restrictions
The number of rejected mail ballots in Texas soared to nearly 13% across most counties in the nation’s first election of 2022
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Mail-In Ballot Request Forms Being Sent in Maryland
The Maryland State Board of Elections says it has started sending mail-in ballot request forms to registered voters before the June 28 primary
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Voter Outreach Led to Big Drop in Rejected Mail Ballots, Analysis Finds
A surge of absentee ballots during last year’s election led to concerns that a larger percentage of mailed ballots could be rejected for arriving past the deadline, not having a voter’s signature or some other reason
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Travelers to DC From All But Four States Require COVID Testing
The new travel advisory for the district takes effect today. Forty-six states are now considered high risk. News4’s Mark Segraves breaks down the advisory.
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Most Clark County Ballots Will Be Counted by Sunday: Nev. Official
The Registrar for Voters in Clark County, Nev., told reporters on Friday that he expects most of the remaining 63,000 mail-in ballots to be counted by Sunday. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was leading in Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, by more than 20,000 votes Friday afternoon.
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Georgia Elections Official: ‘With a Margin That Small, There Will Be a Recount'
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters on Friday that he expects the state to have a recount as the presidential candidates are separated by a margin of just a few thousand votes. “The focus for our office and for County election officials for now remains on making sure that every legal vote is counted and recorded accurately,” he...
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Judge Orders Further Sweeps of Postal Service Facilities for Undelivered Ballots
A federal judge ordered the Postal Service on Thursday to continue its sweep of mail facilities to check for undelivered ballots in states that have extended vote delivery deadlines, such as North Carolina and Pennsylvania, NBC News reports.
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Pennsylvania: ‘Overwhelming Majority of Votes Will Be Counted by Friday'
Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar spoke to reporters Thursday about where the battleground state’s elections officials are in the ballot-counting process. Boockvar also dismissed any possibility of widespread voter fraud and stressed the security of Pennsylvania’s election system.
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Federal Judge Orders More Sweeps for Mail-in Ballots by Postal Service
Part of the election battle playing out in Pennsylvania is happening in a D.C. courtroom. Voting rights groups sued the U.S. Postal Service over concerns about mail-in ballots that might not be accounted for. The News4 T-Team’s Scott MacFarlane reports.
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Joe Biden: ‘Each Ballot Must Be Counted'
As votes continue to be counted in the remaining battleground states, former Vice President Joe Biden spoke briefly to the press on Thursday to call for the continued counting of legally cast ballots. “Democracy is sometimes messy. It sometimes requires a little patience as well. But that patience has been rewarded now for more than 240 years with a system...
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‘Count Every Vote' Rallies Gain Traction Across the US
Demonstrators have gathered in cities across the country on Wednesday to call for all legally cast ballots to be counted in the presidential election.
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Federal Judge Hears Testimony in USPS Lawsuit Over Mail-in Ballots
A federal judge in D.C. slammed the U.S. Postal Service for missing a court-ordered deadline to check for any missed mail-in ballots in postal facilities around the country on Election Day. Investigative Reporter Scott MacFarlane has been following the case.
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Michigan Secretary of State: ‘The Eyes of the Nation Are on Michigan Right Now'
Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson held a press conference on Wednesday morning to give updates on the ballot tabulation in the crucial swing state.
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Trump Casts Doubt on Election Process, Calls Mail-In Ballot Extension ‘Physically Dangerous'
President Donald Trump continued to question the validity of millions of early, mail-in ballots, threatening legal action challenging any votes that come in after Election Day. At least 21 states and the District of Columbia allow ballots postmarked by election day to be counted if they arrive after Tuesday, including at least four critical swing states.
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More Than Half of Mailed Ballots Sent to Voters in DMV Are Back In
More than one-and-a-half million local voters have already sent back mailed ballots for this election, which doesn’t include those who’ve shown up in person. Election officials say turnout has been astronomical. Investigative Reporter Jodie Fleischer breaks down the numbers of where the most ballots have come in so far.
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I-Team Mail Test Shows On-Time Delivery Drops Headed Into Elections
While the U.S. Postal Service works to improve on-time delivery across the country, a new report shows a major slowdown in the D.C. area and the second-worst on-time delivery in the nation. The News4 I-Team has been working with NBC stations around the country to track the speed of mail delivery for months leading up to the election. Investigative Reporter...
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I-Team Mail Test Shows On-Time Delivery Drops Headed Into Elections
While the U.S. Postal Service works to improve on-time delivery across the country, a new Senate report shows a slowdown in the capital region and the second-worst on-time delivery in the nation. The latest News4 I-Team postal service experiment shows those planning to mail in their ballots should do so early, especially in Northern Virginia. The I-Team collaborated with...
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Postal Service Officials Share Plans to Safely Deliver Ballots
Concerns over COVID-19 are making the mail-in ballot a popular option this election season, putting the U.S. Postal Service in the thick of politics. News4’s Derrick Ward talked with local postal officials about why they think your ballot is safe with them.