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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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Explainer: States still in play and what makes them that way

Explainer: States still in play and what makes them that way

A handful of pivotal states remain in play in the tightly contested U.S. presidential race. Here, The Associated Press reviews them and examines the reasons why they could still go to either Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Joe Biden
by The Associated Press

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Biden-Trump counting presses ahead 2 days after Election Day

Biden-Trump counting presses ahead 2 days after Election Day

Election officials in key battlegrounds are pressing forward with vote counting, two days after Election Day. Democrat Joe Biden is urging patience, while President Donald Trump is pursuing legal options, insisting the processing of ballots should be stopped.
by The Associated Press

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Wisconsin officials confident vote will stand up to recount

Wisconsin officials confident vote will stand up to recount

It’s unusual to overcome a deficit as large as the one President Donald Trump faces in a recount. It’s the latest twist in a critical battleground state that went from a messy April primary to a relatively smooth general election. Wisconsin officials say the recount in their state four years ago demonstrated the soundness of their system.
by Tom Scheck and Geoffrey Hing

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Trump sues in 3 states, laying ground for contesting outcome

Trump sues in 3 states, laying ground for contesting outcome

Suits in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia are demanding better access for campaign observers to locations where ballots are being processed and counted. The Trump campaign is also expressing concerns over absentee ballots.
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Claim that Sharpie pens ruin Arizona ballots misses the mark

Claim that Sharpie pens ruin Arizona ballots misses the mark

As states across the U.S. release vote totals for the presidential election, some social media users are falsely claiming that ballots are being invalidated in Arizona. The supposed culprit: Sharpie markers.
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Explainer: Why AP called Wisconsin for Biden

Explainer: Why AP called Wisconsin for Biden

The AP called Wisconsin for Democrat Joe Biden after election officials in the state said all outstanding ballots had been counted, except for a few hundred in one township and an expected small number of provisional ballots. Trump’s campaign has requested a recount. Statewide recounts in Wisconsin have historically changed the vote tally by only a few hundred votes; Biden leads by .624 percentage points out of nearly 3.3 million ballots counted.
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