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Amid Misguided Beliefs About Voter Fraud, These States are Making Voting Easier
Of the 301 bills related to elections that became law in 2021, 117 improved voter access, and 47 restricted it. (The rest were neutral or mixed.) NBCLX storyteller Jalyn Henderson breaks down why voter fraud in the U.S. is not actually a widespread problem and how many states are actually making it easier to vote.
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Few Voting Issues Reported With California Recall Election
Some Republicans had worried that fraud claims ahead of Tuesday’s election from some party leaders could suppress turnout.
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Experts Warn of Dangers From Breach of Voter System Software
Republican efforts questioning the outcome of the 2020 presidential race have led to voting system breaches that election security experts say pose a heightened risk to future elections.
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FCC Looks to Fine Conservative Activists $5 Million for False Mail Voting Robocalls
The Federal Communications Commission proposed a $5.1 million fine against conservative activists for unlawful robocalls that made false claims about mail voting.
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Ga. Elections Official: No Evidence of Fraud in Senate Runoffs
Top Georgia elections official Gabriel Sterling told reporters on Wednesday morning that there was no evidence of any fraudulent votes in Tuesday’s Georgia senate runoff elections. Sterling, a Republican, said that the likely Democratic sweep of both seats was a result of President Donald Trump’s mixed messages about the security of the election.
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More GOP Lawmakers Enlist in Trump Effort to Undo Biden Win
A growing number of Republican lawmakers have joined President Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn the election, pledging to reject the results when Congress meets next week to count the Electoral College votes and certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win
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Despite Smooth Election, GOP Leaders Seek Vote Restrictions
Changes to the way millions of Americans voted this year contributed to record turnout, but that’s no guarantee the measures making it easier to cast ballots will stick around for future elections
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Trump Falls Short in Wisconsin Recount He Paid $3 Million for
Wisconsin has finished a recount of its presidential results, confirming Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in the key battleground state
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Trump's Legal Team Cried Vote Fraud, But Courts Found None
President Donald Trump’s campaign has filed plenty of lawsuits in six states as he tries to upend an election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden
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Few Legal Wins So Far as Trump Team Hunts for Proof of Fraud
Loyalists of President Donald Trump have filed at least 15 legal challenges in Pennsylvania alone in an effort to reclaim the state’s 20 electoral votes
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TikTokers Post Videos of Themselves Appearing to Troll Trump Voter Fraud Hotline
Woman told hotline she had gone down to Georgia and, “I was in line to vote and…this guy challenged me to a fiddle competition”
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Elections Officials Say Voter Fraud Is ‘Rare' But Safeguards Are in Place
More than three million voters throughout D.C., Maryland and Virginia have already gotten a mailed ballot, and voters also have the option of voting early in-person. The News4 I-Team asked elections officials how they make sure a voter doesn’t do both. Investigative Reporter Jodie Fleischer shows the protections in place.
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State Elections Officials Prepared to Spot ‘Double Voters,' Caution Voter Fraud Is ‘Very Rare'
In a year that’s seen a surge in absentee ballot requests and the president even encouraging some voters to test the system by illegally voting twice, elections officials across the region say they’re prepared to prevent any effort to cast multiple ballots. “If you’ve thought of a way that maybe this system could be gamed or cheated, I promise...