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Thursday October 29, 2020
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National NewsNational News Rock the Vote at 30: No Madonna, still turning out youth voteNational News US Supreme Court deals blow to Republicans in Pa., NC vote by mail fightsNational News 'Perception hacks' and other potential threats to the electionNational News 'Tsunamis of misinformation' overwhelm local election officialsNational News 'Don't wait': Some swing state officials urge voters to bypass the mail to return ballotsNational News Fear of voter intimidation is its own form of voter intimidationNational News "We remain on high alert": Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf talks election securityNational News More than 1 percent of mail-in ballots may be rejected, say expertsNational News ‘Ripe for error’: Ballot signature verification is flawed — and a big factor in the electionNational News Voters worry about safety at the pollsNational News What election officials, advocates are most concerned about as voters head to the pollsNational News Why young Black students are stepping in as poll workers this election seasonNational News Ballot selfies, state by stateNational News Rubio warns that election interference may ramp up around Election DayNational News How these first-time poll workers are fighting for democracyNational News Half of registered voters expect to have some difficulty voting, according to the Pew Research CenterNational News Early voting shines spotlight on consolidated voting-equipment marketNational News Heading to the polls? If you have a disability, here's what to knowNational News States add armor in fight against election disruptionsNational News Colleges scramble to make sure students will be able to voteNational News 305,000 unregistered Asian American swing state voters still have time to register, study findsNational News For many military personnel, voting by mail is not unusualNational News Americans abroad wait to see if their mailed ballots will arriveNational News Court sets plan to make sure Postal Service delivers ballots quickly, one week ahead of Election DayNational News Kavanaugh tweaks voting opinion after Vermont official asks for correctionNational News Historic surge of mail in ballot creates careful scrutiny over each voteNational News It may be too late to mail back your ballot. Election officials stress other optionsNational News Media election planners prepare for a night of mysteryNational News Millions of mail ballots have not been returned as window closes for Postal Service deliveryNational News Judge orders Louis DeJoy’s postal service to step it up before Election DayNational News Military and family members: It’s not too late to vote by absentee ballot!
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ALAlabama Is it legal to switch from absentee to in-person voting in Alabama after you’ve requested an absentee ballot?Alabama Absentee voting generating long wait times in Jefferson CountyAlabama Some Jeffco absentee ballots in jeopardy after court rulingsAlabama Some Alabama absentee ballots could be invalidated by timing of court ruling
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AKAlaska Anchorage Assembly to consider special election for mayor at Nov. 4 meeting
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ARArkansas Safety precautions in place as early voting nears
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CACalifornia California student activists push to lower voting age to advocate for changeCalifornia Mail-in ballots boom, but home garage voting hangs on in San FranciscoCalifornia Bay Area election officials seeing unprecedented levels of early votingCalifornia Local voters receiving notifications from state that Kern County Elections Office has not received their ballotsCalifornia Double-voting probed in Monte Sereno: What stops someone from casting ballots in two states?California Need another reason to vote? How about these custom “I Voted” stickers from L.A. landmarks.California As Election Day approaches, safety concerns mountCalifornia Voters drop off ballots at registrar's officeCalifornia Here’s how California keeps early votes secret until election dayCalifornia Thousands of Inland voters got more than one ballot for November electionCalifornia Need a translator to vote? Amid pandemic, California is trying to helpCalifornia 'This is what voter suppression looks like': Huntington Park officials make desperate plea for more vote centersCalifornia LA Co. voters are astounding analysts with huge early turnout
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COColorado Don't mail in those mail-in ballots, elections officials sayColorado In Colorado, voting by mail was practiced long before coronavirusColorado Griswold hires tribal outreach coordinator on voter educationColorado Southwest Colorado election officials give vote of confidence in election security
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CTConnecticut New Canaan prepares for election 2020Connecticut Health protocols in place for in-person votingConnecticut Election Day polling places will be safe, officials say, even though Connecticut virus cases on the rise
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DCDistrict of Columbia Few lines and short waits for early voters at UDC and Murch Vote Centers
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FLFlorida Florida’s elections chief works to avoid becoming household name in 2020 vote countFlorida Man accused of illegally changing Florida governor's address in voter databaseFlorida Inside the Polk Canvassing Board: Deciding which ballots to reject or accept from votersFlorida Duval risks undoing vote counts if board violates Sunshine Laws: 'This is the beginning of Florida delaying the election results'Florida Voting rights groups warn of problems in FloridaFlorida Motivating young Florida voters is a priority in 2020 election. Why is it so hard?Florida Hurricane Zeta forces Florida Panhandle voting sites to close earlyFlorida Less than a week before Election Day, voter turnout is booming in Lee and CollierFlorida New transparency rules for Florida's mail-in ballot rejection process cause concernFlorida Who gets to vote in Florida?Florida Black and Hispanic voters more likely to have ballots rejected
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GAGeorgia Elections officials urging voters to double-check their polling locations because many have changedGeorgia Georgia’s early voting ends Oct. 30Georgia NAACP, Black Voters Matter register voting complaints in Dougherty, Lowndes countiesGeorgia Dougherty Co. elections board addresses complaints against elections supervisorGeorgia Days before election, Dems and GOP take a swing at DeKalb elections departmentGeorgia DeKalb hopes to limit Election Day lines with more check-in devicesGeorgia Vote here, scrub here: Schools plan deep clean after polls close
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IDIdaho Idaho AG: County ban on political apparel at polls incorrectIdaho Curbside voting, separate polling place options for Idaho voters who have COVID-19 on election day
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ILIllinois Potential COVID-19 exposure at Hancock Co. voter reg officeIllinois Election officials prepared if outbreak occurs at polling place
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INIndiana Election Board considers use of students for poll workers in the next electionIndiana Website gives Indy voters approximate wait times for voting centersIndiana Indiana early voting total tops 1.25M the week before Election DayIndiana Experts weigh in on what could have been done to shorten early voting wait times in Marion County
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IAIowa Dubuque County election official issues advisory on polling place securityIowa Voting rights activists: State should do more to help Iowans with felony convictionsIowa Polling places are closing due to COVID-19
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KSKansas Voters don’t have to wear masks, but JoCO Election Office reminds poll workers they mustKansas Over half a million Kansans requested mail ballots, with many returning them early
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KYKentucky Casting a ballot amid COVID-19: Election Q&A with Professor Joshua A. DouglasKentucky KY secretary of state suggests making early voting permanent and other election ideas
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LALouisiana Nearly one million Louisianians participated in early votingLouisiana Louisiana shatters early voting record with nearly 1 million ballots cast
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MDMaryland Anne Arundel’s first-time voters cross coronavirus hurdles in tumultuous times to cast first ballotsMaryland Maryland man arrested for trying to vote without a mask has sued, saying rights were violatedMaryland Your mail-in ballot status? Montgomery County wants to calm worried votersMaryland I’ve never thought of doing anything else’: Howard’s longtime elections director discusses historic voting season
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MAMassachusetts Town clerks begin tabulating ballotsMassachusetts Suffolk University cancels classes on Election Day to allow students to vote, volunteer
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MIMichigan Michigan voters reminded to practice healthy habits at polls to avoid spreadMichigan Officials work to accommodate physical limitations on Election DayMichigan Imlay City Clerk, staff ready for election dayMichigan ’This is a voting right case’: Michigan officials appeal court ruling allowing guns at pollsMichigan Lansing trains hundreds of poll workers ahead of historic electionMichigan Poll challengers can be within 6 feet of Michigan election workers, state agrees to in settled lawsuitMichigan Whitmer says voter intimidation will not be tolerated
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MNMinnesota Officials brace for busy Election Day
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MSMississippi As COVID-19 cases surge, Mississippi voters wonder: How safe is voting in person on Election Day?Mississippi Local officials prepare for election with first-time poll workers, amid COVID-19 concerns
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MOMissouri COVID-19 sparks call to action, challenges, concerns for poll workersMissouri Mid-Missouri clerks make plans to give quarantined, isolated voters chance to cast their ballotsMissouri Paris R-II High School students excused from class to work pollsMissouri County election workers begin tackling absentee votesMissouri A look at how curbside voting works in Johnson County, MO
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MTMontana Yellowstone County poised to shatter turnout records
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NVNevada Washoe County discusses Election Day security
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NHNew Hampshire NH secretary says 2020 is a 'once in a hundred years type of an election'
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NJNew Jersey When can New Jersey voters expect local election results? Here's what we knowNew Jersey Passaic County begins counting ballots, and you can watch via livestreamNew Jersey Mail-in ballots stressing out front-line election workersNew Jersey Elections for two Paterson council seats to proceed under the cloud of vote fraudNew Jersey Atlantic County has now received about 100,000 ballots, counted 68,122
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NMNew Mexico Election officials say some results could take days
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NYNew York N.Y.C. Poll Workers: Young, engaged and tired of their apartmentsNew York Pollings sites backed up in Dutchess; voters lining up anywayNew York Meet the poll workers who keep voting sites runningNew York Election officials encourage absentee ballots as backup plan amid new coronavirus casesNew York Dinowitz calls for return postage provided with absentee ballotsNew York Election 2020: Why is New York waiting until mid-November to open some ballots?New York Calls made to expand early voting in New YorkNew York NYC BOE expands early voting hoursNew York After long waits, Westchester extends hours to vote early and in personNew York Rockland election commissioners split on extending early voting as lines stretch for hoursNew York NYC Board of Elections way understaffed at large-volume early voting sitesNew York How Boards of Elections are keeping your absentee ballots safeNew York Budget woes: Cuts for Erie County Board of elections in proposed county budgetNew York New York early voting: The long lines just won't let up. Here's why.
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NCNorth Carolina An inside look at how North Carolina counties review absentee ballotsNorth Carolina Poll workers to get CARES Act bonus this yearNorth Carolina Investigators suspect Republican group called N.C. voters spreading misinformationNorth Carolina Supreme Court leaves NC absentee ballot deadline at Nov. 12North Carolina Court won’t block extended deadline for North Carolina mail-in ballotsNorth Carolina 3 Poll workers test positive for COVID-19 at one-stop early voting location in Reidsville
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OHOhio Tuscarawas County elections director praises cooperation of Postal ServiceOhio Voting rights groups to deploy peacekeepers to the polls on Election DayOhio With five days until Election Day, battles over ballot drop boxes persist
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OKOklahoma Tulsa voter van offers free rides to polling placesOklahoma Election Board renovations complete just in timeOklahoma With surge of mail-in ballots, election officials unsure what to expect when in-person voting starts Thursday
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OROregon Malheur County has systems in place to securely process ballots
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PAPennsylvania Some Pennsylvania counties will count mail-in ballots lastPennsylvania Worried about Election Day ‘poll watchers’? Here’s what to knowPennsylvania Mail delays worsen across Pa. and other swing states as election nears, judge rejects independent monitorPennsylvania Northumberland County officials: Ignore scam calls; mail-in voting safe, securePennsylvania County working to finalize election preparationsPennsylvania 'Everything about Pennsylvania is worrying': Lawyers anticipate wave of election lawsuitsPennsylvania Lehigh election judge facing criminal ballot tampering charges decides to resign after allPennsylvania Luzerne County will evaluate discarded military ballotsPennsylvania Pa.’s top election official is ‘strongly urging’ counties to begin counting mail-in ballots on TuesdayPennsylvania Voter advocacy groups accuse Berks County of suppressing voters by not using text messaging servicePennsylvania Pa. State Secretary, PEMA working with multiple agencies on Election Day securityPennsylvania President's election day director is waging war on voting in PhiladelphiaPennsylvania Butler Co. elections director says Postal Service lost unknown number of mail ballotsPennsylvania Amid concerns of suppression, Black voters in Pittsburgh turn to early votingPennsylvania One Pennsylvania county restricts activities of openly armed residents near the polls if they aren’t votingPennsylvania Dauphin County officials optimistic about mail-in ballot counting ahead of Election DayPennsylvania Supreme Court leaves in place Pennsylvania's Nov. 6 deadline for return of absentee ballotsPennsylvania Voters raise concerns about overfilled drop box for mail-in ballots in Luzerne CountyPennsylvania Potentially thousands of requested mail ballots lost in Pa. county, official saysPennsylvania U.S. Supreme Court refuses to expedite Pa. mail ballot case, but could still intervene; nearly 2 million Pa. voters have already returned ballotsPennsylvania Election Day is less than a week away and officials are scrambling to finalize their plans
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RIRhode Island RI Board of Elections launches tool to track submitted mail ballots
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SCSouth Carolina Some SC poll workers still not trained on new voter check-in system days before electionSouth Carolina Orangeburg Co. Elections Office, others forced to change policies after federal rulingSouth Carolina SC Dems have army of poll watchers, lawyers to monitor Election Day oting
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TNTennessee Bartlett Post Office designated Election Day post office in Shelby CountyTennessee Tennessee voters can drop off mail-in ballots at designated post offices on Election DayTennessee “Vote Like a Girl” Knoxville social media campaign celebrates 100th anniversary of women’s voting rightsTennessee Still have an absentee ballot you want to submit in Tennessee? Visit these post offices in each county
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TXTexas Meet the woman behind the Harris County Clerk’s hilarious Twitter accountTexas Texas voters have to wear masks while voting despite Gov. Greg Abbott's exemption, federal judge rulesTexas A MAGA face mask? A Black Lives Matter T-shirt? Here’s what you can and can’t wear to vote in TexasTexas Texas is among the most difficult places to vote in the US--and that could be softening its historic turnoutTexas 66% of Texans say state should expand online voter registration, poll showsTexas Travis County: More early votes cast in 2020 than total ballots cast in 2016Texas Texans now have an easier way to digitally track their mail ballotsTexas Potter County voting centers delay opening due to weatherTexas Bastrop County’s early vote count eclipses early turnout in 2016 presidential electionTexas As COVID-19 surges and curfew takes hold, El Paso leaders encourage voters to keep heading to the pollsTexas Dallas early voting going smoothly, officials say, but feds are prepared for the worstTexas Williamson Co. elections chief: There are no mail-in drop-off 'boxes'Texas Texas woman passes out waiting to vote, refuses to leave until she cast her voteTexas Grimes County elections officials clarify voting process to ensure ballots are properly castTexas New challenge seeks to void thousands of Harris County drive-thru votesTexas Early voting in Bexar County hits huge milestoneTexas Abbott says Texas National Guard will not be at polls for election securityTexas Up all night: Harris Co. offers 24-hour voting Thursday
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UTUtah Machines or paper ballots? In-person voting varies among Wasatch Front
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VTVermont Kavanaugh tweaks voting opinion after Vermont official asks for correction
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VAVirginia High-tech, low-tech to mix in Election Night reporting of resultsVirginia Poll workers of all ages stepping up in Albemarle Co.Virginia More than half the active Arlington voters have already cast ballotsVirginia Elections commissioner says early in-person voting could become standard every yearVirginia More than 900 Fairfax County voters planning to vote by mail won't be able toVirginia Longtime poll volunteer passing baton to new generationVirginia Second precinct change letter mistake causes more voter confusion in PowhatanVirginia First-time voter? Don't be surprised if you're cheered on at your polling placeVirginia Va. voters are still requesting absentee ballots, even after the deadline passed. That’s created confusion, officials say.Virginia Judge: Virginia can't count some ballots without postmarks
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WAWashington Ballots flooding Peninsula elections officesWashington State elections officials issue warning about ‘unofficial’ voter websiteWashington Secretary of State says website showing rejected ballots is not officialWashington What happens after you send or drop off your mail-in ballot, and how vote counting works in King CountyWashington Unlike Oregon and many others, WA accepts ballots postmarked by Election Day well into November
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WVWest Virginia Voting machine problems reported in Cabell County days before election
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WIWisconsin Pitching in at the polls: Record number of poll workers sign up for Election Day in MadisonWisconsin Guns and monitors: Local authorities make unusual election plansWisconsin Unlike other states, WI clerks cannot open absentee ballots before Election DayWisconsin They voted absentee, but days later received the ballot back from the Menomonee Falls clerk to correct an error. But it wasn't theirs.Wisconsin Dells’ area clerks prep for in-person voting on Election Day, anticipate high voter turnoutWisconsin Wisconsin Elections Commission weighs in on what can't be worn to polling sitesWisconsin More than 23K absentee ballots were rejected in April; election officials expect smaller percentage to have problems in November
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