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Florida via WFSU

Supervisors Expect Fully-Staffed Election Day Polling Sites

Nov. 2, 2020, 6:50 p.m. EST

Happy With Absentee Ballot Opportunities, Voters Ask Why CT Doesn’t Have Early Voting

Nov. 2, 2020, 5:31 p.m. EST

Misinformation Image on WeChat Attempts to Frighten Chinese Americans Out of Voting

by Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez and Shannon Lin, KQED Radio, and Jessica Huseman, ProPublica

Nov. 2, 2020, 5 p.m. EST

Photo collage of misinformation about the National Guard disseminated over WeChat. — Photo illustration: Lisa Larson-Walker/ProPublica; Source Image: Rose Pak Democratic Club

Chat groups on the Chinese-owned app are echoing right-wing extremists and spreading “categorically false” claims that the U.S. is mobilizing troops to quell riots.

New Jersey via New Jersey Patch

No Ballot in the Mail? How You Can Still Vote in Bergen County

Nov. 2, 2020, 4:30 p.m. EST

North Carolina Residents With Disabilities Can Get Help Voting at the Polls

Nov. 2, 2020, 4 p.m. EST

Trump Rally or Voter Intimidation? Wayne Officials Add Insight

Nov. 2, 2020, 3:30 p.m. EST

ProPublica responde al Center for Voter Information

por Ryan McCarthy

Nov. 2, 2020, 2:06 p.m. EST

Una organización sin fines de lucro que inundó algunos estados con cartas electorales y confundió a algunos votantes dijo que algunas partes de nuestro reportaje eran incorrectas y que malinterpretamos el estado de la votación en Estados Unidos. Discrepamos firmemente.

So Far, Trump’s “Army” of Poll Watchers Looks More Like a Small Platoon

by Jessica Huseman

Nov. 2, 2020, 12:31 p.m. EST

A line of early voters in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday. (Kathryn Gamble/The New York Times via Redux)

Despite appeals from the president and his son, few of his supporters have shown up to watch early voting. One explanation: The task is just too boring.

Minnesota via MinnPost.com

For Two U.S. Diplomats From St. Paul, Appeals Court Ballot Ruling May Mean Losing Their Vote

Nov. 2, 2020, 12:30 p.m. EST

Ballot Rejections, Trump Sign-Stealing Scandal Sow Distrust in South Carolina County Election

Nov. 2, 2020, 9:46 a.m. EST

Varias celebridades gastaron millones de dólares para que ex convictos de Florida pudieran votar. ¿Marcarán alguna diferencia?

por Lawrence Mower y Langston Taylor, Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times

Nov. 2, 2020, 9:39 a.m. EST

Marq Mitchell sigue teniendo dificultades para pagar más de $4,000 en honorarios judiciales que datan de hace una década. (Martha Asencion Rhine/Tampa Bay Times)

Casi 13,000 ex convictos de Florida ahora podrían calificar para votar, después de un esfuerzo apoyado por Michael Bloomberg para pagar sus multas y honorarios judiciales. Pero muchos aún no saben que ya pueden participar en las elecciones legalmente.

Louisiana via The New Orleans Advocate

Louisiana Expects “Unprecedented” Voter Turnout on Election Day; Here's How Officials Are Prepping

Nov. 2, 2020, 9:34 a.m. EST

More Than 91 Million Ballots Cast As of Saturday, As Hopes and Tensions Magnify Ahead of Election Day

Nov. 2, 2020, 9:31 a.m. EST

La importancia del caso Bush vs. Gore en la elección de 2020

por Ian MacDougall

Nov. 2, 2020, 9:25 a.m. EST

Manifestantes frente a la Corte Suprema en la víspera de la decisión del caso Bush vs. Gore en diciembre de 2000. (David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images)

La decisión de la Corte Suprema que otorgó la elección de 2000 a George W. Bush no se considera en general un precedente, pero desde entonces ha sido citada en cientos de casos federales y estatales. Y también podría influir en las elecciones de este año.

Minnesota via Star Tribune

Minnesota Voters Scramble to Return Early Absentee Ballots

Nov. 2, 2020, 9:08 a.m. EST

Celebrities Spent Millions So Florida Felons Could Vote. Will It Make a Difference?

by Lawrence Mower and Langston Taylor, Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times

Nov. 2, 2020, 6 a.m. EST

Marq Mitchell is still struggling to pay off over $4,000 in decade-old court fees. (Martha Asencion Rhine/Tampa Bay Times)

Nearly 13,000 Florida felons could now be eligible to vote after a Michael Bloomberg-backed push to pay their court fines and fees. But many still don’t know they can legally cast a ballot.

National

Why Bush v. Gore Still Matters in 2020

by Ian MacDougall

Nov. 1, 2020, 5 a.m. EST

Protesters outside the Supreme Court on the eve of the Bush v. Gore decision in December 2000. (David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images)

The Supreme Court decision that handed the 2000 election to George W. Bush is widely believed not to be a precedent, yet it’s been cited in hundreds of federal and state cases since. It could play a role in this year’s election, too.

New Jersey via NJ Spotlight News

Many Residents Still Missing Their Mail-in Ballots May Have to Vote in Person

Oct. 31, 2020, 10 a.m. EDT

Counties, Cops Making Sure You’re Safe at the Polls

Oct. 30, 2020, 9 p.m. EDT

“Vaguely Threatening” RoboCalls Continue in NY Area, Similar to Ones Spread By Right Wing Political Operatives Warning People to “Stay Home”

Oct. 30, 2020, 8 p.m. EDT

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