Category Archives: Election Coverage

Ranked Voting To Be Used In Maine For Presidential Election
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Ranked choice voting will be used for the first time in a presidential race under a ruling Tuesday by the Maine Supreme Court, which concluded a GOP petition drive came up short...
Syndicated Author Sep 22, 2020

Biden Will Appear At Drive-In Town Hall Near Hometown
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was returning to Pennsylvania on Thursday night for a socially distanced town hall near Scranton, where he was born, after discussing campai...
Syndicated Author Sep 17, 2020

Minnesota Calls On Trump, Biden To Follow Virus Guidelines
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz urged the campaigns of President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Tuesday to abide by the state's guidelines for slowing the spread of the coro...
Syndicated Author Sep 15, 2020

Biden Assembles Legal Team Ahead Of 2020 Election
WASHINGTON - Democrat Joe Biden is assembling a team of top lawyers in anticipation of court challenges to the election process that could ultimately determine who wins the race for the White House. B...
Syndicated Author Sep 14, 2020

Maryland’s ballot vendor drops out as printing was to begin
BALTIMORE, Md. (AP) - Maryland's ballot printing vendor has cut ties with the state with less than 60 days before the presidential election, but the state is still on track to print mail-in ballots by...
Syndicated Author Sep 12, 2020

Judges: Florida Felons Can’t Vote Until They Pay Fines, Fees
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Florida felons must pay all fines, restitution and legal fees before they can regain their right to vote, a federal appellate court ruled Friday in a case that could have broad ...
Syndicated Author Sep 11, 2020

Virginia Lawmakers Approve Absentee Voting Measures
RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia lawmakers gave final approval Friday to legislation aimed at making absentee voting easier in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, including having the state prepay postage ...
Syndicated Author Sep 04, 2020

Facebook To Curb Political Ads For 7 Days Before US Election
Bracing for a contentious election with no immediate results and possible "civil unrest," Facebook is enacting a host of measures to ensure its platform is not used to sow chaos and spread misinformat...
Syndicated Author Sep 03, 2020

Fox, C-SPAN, NBC moderators for upcoming Trump-Biden debates
WASHINGTON (AP) - Representatives from Fox News, C-SPAN and NBC will moderate the upcoming debates between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden. According to the nonpartisan Comm...
Syndicated Author Sep 02, 2020

Lawsuit Filed To Keep Kanye West Off Virginia Ballot
RICHMOND, Va. - A law firm with ties to prominent Democrats has filed a lawsuit attempting to keep rapper Kanye West off presidential ballots in Virginia. Attorneys for Perkins Coie filed a lawsuit in...
Syndicated Author Sep 02, 2020
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