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Friday November 6, 2020
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National NewsNational News Fears rise for safety of election workers in battleground statesNational News Election officials worried by threats and protestersNational News Threats, protests rattle elections officials in several statesNational News Election officials in several states receive threats as protesters converge outside vote centersNational News President's false claims of vote fraud: A chronologyNational News Protesters gather around Maricopa County, Arizona, counting centerNational News President, in White House address, continues to level unfounded charges of election fraudNational News States expanded voting access for the pandemic. The changes might stickNational News The unforeseen threats to the 2020 election: Hand sanitizer and bad plumbingNational News Judges dismiss campaign lawsuits in Georgia, MichiganNational News False claims have been spreading about Election Day. We fact checked viral ones and found false claims.National News There's a simple reason workers covered windows at Detroit vote-counting siteNational News 2020 election sees record high turnout with at least 159.8 million votes projectedNational News Military absentee ballots still arriving in pivotal North Carolina, PennsylvaniaNational News Still waiting for a winner? Blame outdated mail-in ballot counting laws in seven statesNational News Armed agents are allowed in ballot-counting venues DOJ tells prosecutorsNational News Native Americans, hit hard by COVID-19, faced major barriers to voteNational News What does it mean to 'cure' your ballot? Quirky rules that allow voters to make sure their vote is counted
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ALAlabama Apparent missing ballots in Tuscaloosa County accounted forAlabama Record turnout: Should Alabama vote early all the time?Alabama State Rep. John Rogers says he’s working to get early voting to AlabamaAlabama Alabama voters shatter turnout records on Election DayAlabama Election officials plan to address long voting lines at one Trussville polling placeAlabama Jackson County elections workers overwhelmed by absentee ballotsAlabama Merrill blames local election officials for long lines at Trussville polling locations
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AKAlaska Election-reform ballot measure trails in early returns
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AZArizona 'There is absolutely no merit to any claims of widespread voter fraud,' Arizona secretary of state saysArizona Judge orders campaign and Maricopa officials to come up with plan in Sharpie lawsuitArizona Use of Sharpies on Arizona ballots in court as Secretary of State's Office calls concerns a 'conspiracy theory'Arizona Arizona ballots marked with Sharpie pens were not invalidatedArizona A Tucson polling site had to remove an unwanted visitor on Election Day: a badger.
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ARArkansas Pulaski County Election Commission duplicates roughly 1,200 damaged absentee ballotsArkansas Well-oiled machines: No major headaches reported with area voting equipmentArkansas GALLERY: County sees light Election Day turnoutArkansas More than 1,800 provisional ballots left to count in two countiesArkansas Runoff likely in North Little Rock council's Ward 3
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CACalifornia Prepared for the worst, California's election went OKCalifornia California’s counters still have millions of ballots to goCalifornia California secretary of state issues unprocessed ballots reportCalifornia An estimated 29,900 ballots remain to be counted in Nevada CountyCalifornia OC registrar says it could be weeks before election results are availableCalifornia Stanislaus Co. getting ready to count additional 75K ballotsCalifornia California says yes to voting by parolees, no to voting by teenagersCalifornia Advocates cheer passage of Prop. 17California Only about 4,000 votes stand between 16-year-olds in San Francisco and voting rightsCalifornia Here's what we know about what ballots have yet to be countedCalifornia Thousands of votes left to be counted in SLO, Santa Barbara countiesCalifornia San Diego County election workers still tallying 370,000 outstanding ballotsCalifornia Fake polling place or service to the community? Questions swirl around ‘ballot room’ in OC’s Little SaigonCalifornia Google Maps leads voters to wrong polling place in Arden-ArcadeCalifornia No major polling place problems reported in Bay Area on Election DayCalifornia Fresno County’s clerk on counting ballots the day after the election
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COColorado Pueblo sees a record 89,705 ballots turned in this election
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CTConnecticut Connecticut election worker tests positive for coronavirusConnecticut Southbury woman says poll worker told her to cover RBG shirt at the polls despite rules allowing her to wear itConnecticut Across Connecticut, no problems at the polls
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DEDelaware Mary Elaine ManloveDelaware Police mostly unneeded at polling places Tuesday
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DCDistrict of Columbia Mail-in votes outpaced in-person voting two to one this election
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FLFlorida This election, 'one for the ages' says Pasco elections chiefFlorida Recount ordered on DeBary referendum after difference of 18 votesFlorida Florida poll worker details alleged harassment, assault from president's supporters: 'We were in a war zone'Florida Jacksonville elections board chooses written-notice rule after lack of oversight complaintsFlorida Former Florida election official reflects on the controversial 2000 electionFlorida Pinellas Co. supervisor weighs in on ballot counting across the nationFlorida No longer a ‘Flori-duh’ laughingstock: How Florida’s vote came in so fast
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GAGeorgia Fulton County: Election workers have processed all absentee-by-mail ballotsGeorgia Gwinnett making progress reviewing final ballotsGeorgia Fulton almost done counting absentee ballots, but provisional votes remainGeorgia Wood Co. problems were minor TuesdayGeorgia Georgia's top election officials touts validity of state's systemGeorgia Georgia's Fulton County thanks Hawks for use of arena in early voting, absentee ballot countsGeorgia Macon-Bibb BOE sees smooth Election Day; fewer voters turn out than expectedGeorgia Fulton, other metro Atlanta counties continuing counting votesGeorgia Georgia voters have until 5 p.m.
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HIHawaii More voters, more voting centersHawaii You didn't need a mask to vote in Honolulu
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IDIdaho Idaho flies in some emergency poll workers for Election Day
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INIndiana Vigo Co. election results delay explainedIndiana ‘Up, Up, Up.’ Voters break records in several regional districts, some officials note rising trend in voter turnoutIndiana 2 Marion County poll workers test positive for COVID-19Indiana Nurse saves woman’s life while volunteering at Lucas Oil Stadium polling locationIndiana Clerk apologizes but points at Commissioners for long voting lines in Madison County
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IAIowa 'I just feel like I’m really, really free': Iowa felon votes for the first time
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MDMaryland Franchot swallows his words, offers beer and apology to elections officialsMaryland Maryland mail ballot total climbs to nearly 1.5 million; more Election Day results for Baltimore City postedMaryland 87% of Maryland's mail-in ballots have been received; Nearly 600K left to countMaryland Election officials say pandemic caused long voting lines in Calvert Co.
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MAMassachusetts What went wrong for ranked choice voting in Mass.?Massachusetts In North Attleboro, a frustrating election night blamed on thumb driveMassachusetts Voting groups in Massachusetts push for same-day voter registration
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MIMichigan Election challenger suit seeks halt to Detroit absentee vote countMichigan Ingham County election worker tests positive for COVID-19Michigan Right-wing media portrayed window covering at ballot center as nefarious. Here's what really happenedMichigan Fact check: Sharpie is 'perfectly fine' for Michigan ballots. In some counties, it is 'preferred.'Michigan Kent County voter turnout likely highest since 2004 presidential electionMichigan Flint teen election worker reflects on critical role on Election DayMichigan Shouting, confrontation at Detroit vote count center: Poll challengers barred by policeMichigan As Michigan is called for Biden, tensions and challenges surround the vote-counting processMichigan City clerk cites 3 issues slowing Grand Rapids absentee ballot count
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MSMississippi Mississippi governor says he’d veto mail-in or early voting
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MOMissouri Election judge supervisor dies after testing positive for Covid-19Missouri 'Why did they make this choice' | St. Charles County poll worker tested positive for COVID-19, worked Election Day, then diedMissouri Defending democracy: County clerk protects ballots on Election DayMissouri Voter's life saved by assistant principal, others after collapsing at polling placeMissouri “This is the Ozarks,” voters escort veteran to front of line at a Springfield polling location
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MTMontana Gallatin Co. resumes ballot counting
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NENebraska Sarpy County Election Commission Office reports COVID-19 outbreak
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NVNevada Nevada AG urges patience with vote count, brushes off lawsuit threatNevada Nevada elections officials defend the integrity of their systemNevada Nevada election official ‘concerned for the safety’ of vote counters, adding securityNevada 'Stop The Steal' protesters gather outside Clark Co. Election Department for second nightNevada Nevada Secretary of State clarifies how voting status, history worksNevada Nevada Republican Party sends criminal referral to DOJ alleging thousands of cases of voter fraudNevada Police: 0 disturbances at polling places in Las Vegas on Election Day
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NJNew Jersey Murphy: Let's get back to machine voting, but expand it even moreNew Jersey Swamped by votes still to count, NJ election staff want changes
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NYNew York Onondaga Co. absentee ballots still arriving by mail; Counting could take a week or moreNew York Katko sues to gain more oversight over absentee count, joining Tenney, May, Renna in similar lawsuitsNew York Frederick Douglass's grave, like Susan B. Anthony's, draws Election Day visitorsNew York COVID cases reported at Southampton early voting siteNew York Man says he was attacked at Queensbury polling placeNew York An accident shuttered this Brooklyn polling site. Then, community members stepped in.
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NCNorth Carolina Triad counties still receiving hundreds of absentee ballots following the election, hundreds of thousands still outstanding in North CarolinaNorth Carolina President's supporters call for election integrity at State Board of ElectionsNorth Carolina County elections director sets Nov. 13 as date for results certificationNorth Carolina Election officials say it could take weeks to see updated voter history
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OHOhio Board of Elections director says ‘nothing illegal’ transpired at Alexander polls in response to O’Neill alleging 'election fraud'Ohio Fewer options for polling sites, more curbside voters, and social-distancing led to long lines for some Cuyahoga County voters, elections director saysOhio Big early voting numbers did not slow Hamilton Co. polls on Election DayOhio In Belmont County, more people voted early than on Election DayOhio Election Day is over, but much work remains before Ohio results become finalOhio Polling site consolidation among reasons for differing wait times in some Cuyahoga County suburbs, council members sayOhio Willoughby police looking for owner of ring found at polling location on Election Day
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OKOklahoma First-time Oklahoma poll worker describes long day helping with Tuesday's historic election
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OROregon Local elections officials watching ballot counting drama elsewhere in country
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PAPennsylvania Election officials worried by threats and protesters despite ‘doing what our duty is’Pennsylvania Pennsylvania election officials and Democrats respond to campaign’s plea to join Supreme Court proceedings on ballot deadlinePennsylvania Pennsylvania making good headway in count, elections chief saysPennsylvania Too few late-arriving Pennsylvania ballots to affect final outcome of presidential race, secretary of state saysPennsylvania We fact-checked president's claims of election fraud in Philadelphia and PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Fayette Co. election bureau says ballots marked with Sharpies will count after false rumors go viralPennsylvania County committee discusses election issuesPennsylvania State officials say a recount is not inevitable, local officials reactPennsylvania Who is Pa. Sec. of State Kathy Boockvar? She is in charge of securing the battleground state's electionPennsylvania Ex-governors urge Pennsylvanians to remember voters — not candidates — decide electionsPennsylvania Officials: COVID-19 restrictions partly to blame for long line at York County polling placePennsylvania The months-long political saga that guaranteed a long vote count in Pa.Pennsylvania Skip to Article pennlive’s Logo Help fund crucial watchdog journalism. Subscribe to PennLive. Pennsylvania Elections Despite long lines and scattered issues, Pa. voter advocates ‘did not see a disaster’Pennsylvania Streets Reopen in Center City Philly as Vote Count ContinuesPennsylvania Steelers surprise Allegheny County election workers with catered dinnerPennsylvania Valley voter walks to polling place on broken anklePennsylvania Judge of election gratified, proud, exhausted after 16-hour day at polling place in Maidencreek TownshipPennsylvania They expected conflict at Lehigh Valley polling places, but got civility insteadPennsylvania Female suspect wanted for fire at Lancaster County voting precinct, police sayPennsylvania Bucks judge dismisses suit brought by campaign against county BOEPennsylvania Despite a few challenges, election officials say Election Day was successful overall in Erie CountyPennsylvania Election lawsuits remain undecided as Pennsylvania counts mail in ballots
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RIRhode Island Ocean State sees record voter turnout as R.I. expands forms of voting
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SCSouth Carolina Lancaster County ‘mislabeled’ thumb drive causes 20,000 ballot recountSouth Carolina Horry County voting machines face minor issues, around 16K absentee ballots being rescannedSouth Carolina Registration and Elections executive director discusses Aiken County voting issuesSouth Carolina Richland County surpasses 2016 turnout, as absentee ballot counting continuesSouth Carolina Reflecting on Election Day: Upstate Directors of Elections weigh in
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TNTennessee As vote count continues in swing states, Shelby Co officials emphasize fairness of country’s election processTennessee In Tennessee, most voters cast ballots early or by mail this time. What does the future hold?Tennessee Elderly couple in Tennessee reflects on election amid their 30+ years as election workersTennessee Early, absentee votes play large role in vote counting delayTennessee Tennessee sets new voter turnout record with more than 3 million votersTennessee New state reps want to evaluate why county results were late on Election DayTennessee Election night volunteers find friendship deeper than political differencesTennessee Tennessee breaks voter turnout record for presidential contest, with more than 3 million people casting ballotsTennessee Lebanon mayoral race: Over 500 provisional ballots remain, but runoff a 'low probability'
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TXTexas Election costs in Collin County likely to exceed $2.5 million, more than double what was spent in 2016Texas Comal County investigates scope of Election Day tech issuesTexas It’s a waiting game: Several mail-in ballots have yet to be received in Nueces CountyTexas Webb County high voting turnout results in delayed resultsTexas Hardware issues on Election Day caused hours-long wait for final results, official saysTexas Poll workers recovering from busy election dayTexas El Paso County election workers continue counting ballots, approximately 10,000 to goTexas Election Day glitches led to reports of absence of races and propositions on some ballots, Comal Co. saysTexas Poll watcher arrested at Travis County polling location for criminal trespassingTexas Bell County officials clear up concerns after website shows deceased father voted in election
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USVIUS Virgin Islands Board of elections begins counting absentee ballots
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VAVirginia Virginia elections commissioner involving law enforcement to stop spread of ballot counting misinformationVirginia Stafford registrar calls for patience as votes are countedVirginia Vote count and canvassing continues in VirginiaVirginia Some areas waiting until Friday to count rest of mail-in ballotsVirginia Va. Dept. of Elections clears up misinformation about ‘counted votes’ on voter registration pages
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WAWashington Local elections officials watching ballot counting drama elsewhere in countryWashington 100 years ago in Spokane: They wanted quicker vote counts in 1920, tooWashington Spokane County poll workers remain on the clock after Election Day
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WVWest Virginia Berkeley Co. sees highest voter engagement in decades, addresses minor election day issuesWest Virginia West Virginia cracks down on voter intimidation
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WIWisconsin City of Onalaska re-tabulated more than 2,800 absentee ballots due to small errorWisconsin Voting behaviors changed drastically in 2020. Will they stick?Wisconsin With a tight margin in Wisconsin, attention turns to a potential recountWisconsin Despite thousands of misprinted absentee ballots, Outagamie County avoids significant delay in counting votesWisconsin Madison police report 1 incident at a polling place on Tuesday
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