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Newsmax and Smartmatic settle 2020 US election defamation lawsuit
The terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but Newsmax has said Smartmatic recently dropped its damages claims by more than $1 billion.
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Georgia State Election Board requiring hand count of ballots for November election
Georgia election officials are requiring poll workers to tally the number of ballots by hand.
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FBI investigating suspicious packages sent to election officials in more than a dozen states
The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Tuesday were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in more than a dozen states.
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Smartmatic's defamation suit against Newsmax over 2020 election reporting appears headed for trial
Smartmatic is suing cable network Newsmax over on-air statements implying that Smartmatic participated in rigging the results, and that its software was used to switch votes.
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Election officials warn that widespread problems with US mail system could disrupt voting
State and local election officials told the the head of the U.S. Postal Service in a letter Wednesday that it hasn’t fixed persistent deficiencies.
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Mark your calendar: These are the proposed dates for the presidential and VP debates
Dates have been floated for three presidential and two vice presidential debates ahead of the 2024 election. Here’s what you need to know.
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Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, one-time hero to election deniers, convicted in computer breach
Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, the first local election official to be charged with a security breach after the 2020 election amid unfounded conspiracy theories, has been found guilty by a jury on most of the charges she faced.
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Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis to cooperate in Arizona fake electors case, charges to be dropped
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign Jenna Ellis will cooperate with Arizona prosecutors in exchange for charges being dropped against her in a fake electors case.
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Recount to settle narrow Virginia GOP primary between US Rep. Bob Good and a Trump-backed challenger
Election officials are recounting votes in the Republican primary for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. It will settle whether John McGuire, a state senator backed by former President Donald Trump, narrowly defeated the incumbent U.S. Rep. Bob Good.
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What is an open convention?
This rare process occurs when there is no pre-determined nominee for a political party.
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Rep. Lauren Boebert wins Colorado Republican primary after switching districts
Boebert beat a group of homegrown primary candidates who had far less name recognition and generally less combative political styles.
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Judge dismisses charges in Nevada fake electors case over venue question, attorney general to appeal
A Nevada judge in Las Vegas has dismissed a criminal indictment against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fails to qualify for first presidential debate
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. failed to qualify for the first presidential debate hosted by CNN next week.
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What is Project 2025?
The nearly 1,000-page handbook led by the Heritage Foundation seeks to restructure government with conservative policy recommendations if a Republican president retakes the White House.
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Extreme heat sends 11 to hospital outside Arizona Trump rally
Extreme heat in Arizona sent nearly a dozen people to the hospital as they waited to enter a campaign rally with former president Donald Trump on Thursday.
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Election certification disputes in several swing states spark concerns over 2024 presidential contest
A ghost from recent election cycles — controversies over certification of results — is beginning to re-emerge as the nation heads closer to the fall presidential contest.
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Almost 40% of local election officials surveyed report threats or abuse, says a new report
The Brennan Center survey also found 62% of local election officials are concerned about political leaders’ attempting to interfere with how they do their jobs.
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Election worker turnover has reached historic highs ahead of the 2024 vote, new data shows
Research provided to NBC News shows turnover in local election offices has been increasing for years, suggesting the issue goes beyond post-2020 threats.
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No Label ends 2024 presidential campaign
No Labels, the bipartisan group that had been working toward putting a third-party presidential ticket on the ballot in all 50 states in 2024, announced Thursday that it was ending its efforts.
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Why do we vote on Tuesdays? Here's how the Election Day tradition began
Election Day has been held on Tuesdays since the mid 1800’s. Here’s why…