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Election 2020

Election 2020

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2020.

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Texas judge dismisses suit aimed at overturning election

A federal judge on Friday dismissed a last-gasp lawsuit led by a House Republican that aimed to give Vice President Mike Pence the power to overturn the results of the presidential election won by Joe Biden when Congress formally counts the Electoral College votes next week.
by The Associated Press

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A 2020 surprise: Fewer absentee ballots rejections than expected

A 2020 surprise: Fewer absentee ballots rejections than expected

With many more people voting by mail this fall, election officials feared that millions of ballots would be rejected in the general election. Instead, rejection rates went down across the country.
by Pam Fessler

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GOP Sen. Hawley will object to Electoral College certification

GOP Sen. Hawley will object to Electoral College certification

The move ensures there will be a debate and vote in both the House and the Senate and forces Republicans to go on the record as to whether they believe President Trump's allegations of election fraud.
by Barbara Sprunt

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Biden faults 'roadblocks' as his team manages transition from Trump

Biden faults 'roadblocks' as his team manages transition from Trump

The president-elect says his advisers have encountered some obstacles as they try to get a sense of the national security and budget postures of the nation ahead of Inauguration Day.
by Philip Ewing

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Dominion employee sues Trump campaign and allies, alleging defamation

Dominion employee sues Trump campaign and allies, alleging defamation

Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell are among those named in the suit by Eric Coomer, Dominion's product security director, who is in hiding over threats stemming from conspiracy theories about his work.
by Bente Birkeland

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Fact check: What Pence and Congress can and can't do about the election

Fact check: What Pence and Congress can and can't do about the election

Some Republicans have indicated they will seek to object to the formal electoral vote count. There is a good chance it will become a spectacle, but next to no chance it will change the outcome.
by Brian Naylor

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Fox, Newsmax shoot down their own aired claims on election

Fox, Newsmax shoot down their own aired claims on election

Two election technology companies whose names have come up in the Trump campaign’s false charges of widespread voter fraud in the presidential election are fighting back — and that has prompted unusual public statements from Fox News and Newsmax. 
by The Associated Press

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Legal bid to undo state election results tossed by judge

Legal bid to undo state election results tossed by judge

A set of cases that challenged four congressional victories by four Minnesota Democrats was dismissed by a judge Friday.
by Brian Bakst

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Emmer won't call Biden president-elect

Emmer won't call Biden president-elect

Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer acknowledged the Electoral College has certified Joe Biden's win over President Trump but said that the process is still not over.
by MPR News Staff

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McConnell congratulates Joe Biden as president-elect

McConnell congratulates Joe Biden as president-elect

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday, calling him the president-elect and saying the Electoral College "has spoken."
by The Associated Press

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