Politics Nov 05 Florida rejects abortion ballot measure Florida voters rejected an abortion rights amendment and kept in place Gov. Ron DeSantis' six-week ban as the initiative failed to reach the required 60 percent threshold. The measure faced an uphill battle in the deeply red state where former…
Politics Nov 05 FBI issues warning about false videos impersonating the agency pushing election disinformation The FBI is warning that several fabricated videos are misusing its name and insignia to promote false claims of problems at the polls.
Politics Nov 05 Voting hours extended in Georgia after bomb threats Of the 177 polling places in Georgia's Fulton County, 32 received bomb threats Tuesday, county Police Chief W. Wade Yates said. Some of the threats were called directly into the locations where voting was happening, while others were called into…
Politics Nov 05 Voting hours extended at five polling places in Georgia's Fulton County disrupted by bomb threats Officials in the overwhelmingly Democratic suburb said voting had been suspended at those locations until police confirm there are no bombs. County officials say they’re seeking a court order to extend voting, which is routine in Georgia when a polling…
Politics Nov 05 Georgia judge: Republican absentee ballot lawsuit 'frivolous' A federal judge Tuesday scolded Republican Party attorneys for what he called a "frivolous" lawsuit that accused election officials in seven Georgia counties of breaking the law by letting voters hand-deliver their absentee ballots over the weekend. An attorney for…
Politics Nov 05 Technical glitch created long waits in Arizona county A technical glitch in ballot printers at more than a dozen polling places in Arizona's rural Apache County meant long waits for voters. "Poll workers were encouraging people to leave and come back later in the day when the printer…
Politics Nov 05 Philadelphia DA disputes Trump's claim of 'massive cheating' in city Ahead of poll closures in Pennsylvania, former President Donald Trump said on his social media platform that there was "talk about massive cheating in Philadelphia" and said law enforcement was on the way. He did not provide details, and there…
Politics Nov 05 30,000 absentee ballots in Milwaukee being recounted Election officials in Milwaukee are recounting more than 30,000 absentee ballots because doors on the ballot tabulators were not properly sealed. The recounting was being done "out of an abundance of caution," said Melissa Howard, spokesperson for the Milwaukee Election…
Politics Nov 05 Georgia judge slams Republican lawsuit over hand-delivered absentee ballots as 'frivolous' Baker said Georgia law clearly states that county election officials are required to accept absentee ballots until the polls close on Election Day.
Politics Nov 05 Federal, state officials say no evidence to back up claims of election fraud in Pennsylvania A senior official at the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency says no nationwide security problems are threatening the integrity of the elections, and is pushing back on claims of fraud in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania.