Elections
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Special election set in Virginia House District 17
Virginia House Speaker Don Scott formally called the election after Sickles stepped down to join Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger’s incoming administration. Scott issued the notice on Dec. 24, setting the election process in motion.
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Blue states created an election trimester for ballots, now Trump conservatives are pushing back
Look for wild vote count fluctuation for days after polls close. Counteroffensives include an executive order by President Trump, followed by a challenge to Mississippi's counting process that has not reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Ohio's legislature voted to require all its ballots to arrive on election night to be tallied.
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Trump-backed candidate officially wins Honduras presidential election
The election officials made the official call nearly a month after the Nov. 30 election, and announced that Asfura received 40.27% of the vote.
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Sanders campaign has given $275,000 to nonprofit founded by wife, stepson, so far this year
Under federal election law, campaign committees can make charitable donations, but there are some regulations.
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Texas Secretary of State audit finds Harris County officials violated election law
The audit found there were problems with the county’s voter registration data; the county failed to provide necessary supplies to polling places; and there were equipment issues and incomplete paperwork – all claims made by voters and in the lawsuits filed against the county.
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Plan to change Wisconsin’s indefinitely confined voter rules faces opposition
Wisconsin law allows people to vote absentee as indefinitely confined voters if they cannot or have trouble physically making it to the polls.
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In Arizona, Hamadeh and Lake launch 2024 campaigns as their 2022 election lawsuits march on
Both Abe Hamadeh and Kari Lake are continuing with their lawsuits about potential 2022 election "irregularities" as they run for different offices in 2024.
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CPAC endorses McCormick for Pennsylvania Senate seat, after his 2020 primary loss to Trump-backed Oz
If he wins the GOP primary, McCormick will face Democrat Sen. Bob Casey in 2024.
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New Louisiana secretary of state will face task of replacing voting machines
The winner of the Nov. 18 runoff will be tasked with transitioning to new voting machines required by law amid widespread distrust in the election process following the 2020 presidential election.
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Louisiana passes constitutional amendment to ban "Zuckerbucks" after governor vetoed legislation
Louisiana is the 27th state to ban "Zuckerbucks" (the injection of private money into public election administration) after North Carolina banned the use of private funds by overriding the governor’s veto of the election integrity legislation.
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Biden campaign trolls Trump in first Truth Social post: 'Converts welcome'
Many of the campaign's posts on Truth Social are short videos from Trump's Republican primary opponents.
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Trump notches key endorsement in Iowa ahead of first primary contest
Trump is the second candidate to receive an endorsement from a statewide elected official in Iowa.
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Biden campaign to create Truth Social account
"There’s very little 'truth' happening on TruthSocial, but at least now it’ll be a little fun," one campaign official told the outlet.