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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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More than 550,000 primary absentee ballots rejected in 2020, far outpacing 2016

More than 550,000 primary absentee ballots rejected in 2020, far outpacing 2016

Tens of thousands of ballots have been rejected in key battleground states, where the outcome in November for the presidency and other races could be determined by a small number of votes.
by Pam Fessler and Elena Moore

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Listen: Joe Biden's acceptance speech at Democratic National Convention

Listen: Joe Biden's acceptance speech at Democratic National Convention

Listen to Joe Biden’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, as well as other speeches by members of Congress, a child from New Hampshire, and more.

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Postmaster DeJoy vows post office can handle mail-in ballots, in Senate hearing

Postmaster DeJoy vows post office can handle mail-in ballots, in Senate hearing

The new postmaster general faces a public backlashes over changes and delivery delays since he took the helm of the Postal Service in June. President Donald Trump praises DeJoy, a Republican donor and ally. But Democrats warn his cost-cutting initiatives are causing an upheaval that threatens the election.
by Miles Parks and Barbara Sprunt

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Harris' dual identities challenge America's race labels

Harris' dual identities challenge America's race labels

While Kamala Harris’ Indian and Jamaican heritage represents several slices of the minority experience in America, many have puzzled over how to define her. And that in turn has prompted people of multiracial backgrounds to think about how they define themselves.
by The Associated Press

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Wisconsin election officials: Kanye off presidential ballot

Wisconsin election officials: Kanye off presidential ballot

Wisconsin elections officials have decided to keep rapper Kanye West off the battleground states' presidential ballot in November because he turned in his nomination papers moments late. The state Elections Commission voted 5-1 on Thursday to keep West and running mate Michelle Tidball's names off the ballot.
by The Associated Press

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Fact check: Biden's address to the DNC, annotated

Fact check: Biden's address to the DNC, annotated

Joe Biden formally accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for president on the fourth night of the convention. Here are fact checks and analysis of his remarks.
by NPR Staff

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Listen: Kamala Harris and Barack Obama at Day 3 of Democratic National Convention

Listen: Kamala Harris and Barack Obama at Day 3 of Democratic National Convention

Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Elizabeth Warren speak on the third night of the “virtual” Democratic National Convention.

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