Election Day

Republican voting restrictions tested as voters head to the polls

By Christina A. Cassidy, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

For election officials, it’s a chance to counter a year’s worth of misinformation about voting security and restore faith in democracy for those who still have doubts about last year’s presidential election.

Justice Alito orders Pennsylvania officials to separate ballots that arrived after Election Day

By Associated Press

The order came Friday night in response to a plea from the state Republican Party as Democrat Joe Biden inched ahead of President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania in the presidential race.

Why it could be a long night, or more, before the winner is known

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

There’s a good chance Americans won’t know the winner of Tuesday’s presidential election when they go to bed that night.

Will mail-in voting turn Election Day into Election Week?

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

The public may not know the winner of the presidential race on election day because of a massive shift to voting by mail during the coronavirus pandemic.

How Israel’s election represents a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli voters went to the polls Tuesday to choose a prime minister and 120 members of the legislature. With election results too close to call, both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Blue and White coalition opponent, Benny Gantz, are…

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North Carolina congressional race remains uncalled as absentee ballot probe unfolds

By Gary D. Robertson, Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press

The nation's last unresolved fall congressional race is awash in doubt as North Carolina election investigators concentrate on a rural county where absentee-ballot fraud allegations are so flagrant they've put the Election Day result into question.

Some Georgia polling hours extended as voters see long lines

By Bill Barrow, Ben Nadler, Associated Press

Voters in one of the nation's most closely watched governor's races cast ballots Tuesday amid a dispute about one of the candidates' management of Georgia's elections system, leaving open the possibility that supporters on the losing side may not accept…

Which states were hit by voting problems on Election Day?

By Courtney Norris, Nsikan Akpan, Joshua Barajas

Here’s a look at some of the reported voting problems that have frustrated voters today.

High stakes as 2-month sprint to Election Day begins

By Julie Pace, Associated Press

Control of Congress and the future of Donald Trump's presidency are on the line as the primary season closes this week, jump-starting a two-month sprint to Election Day.