Aug 12 Haiti’s presidential election postponed until November By Associated Press Electoral council spokesman Richard Dumel confirmed Thursday that the nine-member body had agreed the day before the new date for the elections, which were originally to be held Sept. 26. He did not say why the vote was postponed. Continue reading
Apr 09 Wisconsin Supreme Court says don’t purge voters from rolls By Scott Bauer, Associated Press The court's 5-2 ruling Friday means about 69,000 people on the list of likely movers will not have their voter registrations deactivated. Continue reading
Mar 26 Biden assails Georgia voting law as an ‘atrocity’ By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden commented after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law new restrictions on voting by mail and greater legislative control over how elections are run. Biden says that amounts to "Jim Crow in the 21st Century."… Continue reading
Mar 25 Final vote results show major setback for Israel’s Netanyahu By Josef Federman, Associated Press Under Israel's fragmented political system, Netanyahu could still try to reach across the aisle and cobble together a governing coalition. But the makeup of the new parliament will make that extremely difficult. Continue reading
Mar 21 Republic of Congo polls open; candidate sick with COVID-19 By Associated Press Republic of Congo pressed ahead Sunday with an election in which President Denis Sassou N’Guesso is widely expected to extend his 36 years in power, while the leading opposition candidate was flown to France after suffering COVID-19 complications. Continue reading
Jan 06 Romney blames Trump for ‘insurrection’ By Associated Press The senator released a statement in which he urged his colleagues to unanimously affirm the election results, and blamed Trump for "deliberately" misinforming his supporters for the past two months. … Continue reading
Dec 11 Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit attempting to overturn Biden victory By Nomaan Merchant, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The Electoral College meets Monday to formally elect Biden as the next president. Continue reading
Nov 03 Here’s when polls close in every state By News Desk As millions head to cast ballots, here’s when polls close across the country. Continue reading
Oct 29 Philadelphia shooting brings policing, racism back into campaign By Claudia Lauer, Aamer Madhani, Robert Bumsted, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are calibrating how to address some of the same questions that roiled American cities — and the presidential campaign — earlier this year as they negotiate the 2020 end game. Continue reading
Oct 23 Trump, Biden lawyer up and brace for White House legal battle By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Dozens of attorneys for the Democrats and the Republicans are already clashing in courts across the U.S. over mailed-in ballot deadlines and other issues brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading