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GOP threatened to sue over November ballot if Biden dropped out. Experts call that 'ridiculous'
Read full article: GOP threatened to sue over November ballot if Biden dropped out. Experts call that 'ridiculous'Even before President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, allies of former President Donald Trump floated the possibility of suing to block Democrats from having anyone other than Biden on the ballot in November.
In Arizona, losing candidate points to perceived conflict
Read full article: In Arizona, losing candidate points to perceived conflictRepublican Kari Lake and supporters of her failed campaign for Arizona governor are attacking Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs as having a conflict of interest for overseeing the election she won.
US election conspiracies find fertile ground in conferences
Read full article: US election conspiracies find fertile ground in conferencesConspiracies about rigged elections are now believed by millions of people in the United States, and conferences being held across the country that feature prominent figures pushing such theories are one reason why.
Election skeptics roil GOP contests for secretary of state
Read full article: Election skeptics roil GOP contests for secretary of stateRepublican state election officials in several states are having to defend their records as they face challengers from within their own party who either outright deny that Democrat Joe Biden won the presidency or raise unsubstantiated claims that elections are not secure.
President-elect? GOP may wait for January to say Biden won
Read full article: President-elect? GOP may wait for January to say Biden wonPresident-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, to announce his health care team. Next week’s Dec. 14 Electoral College deadline may produce just a few more congratulatory GOP calls to Biden. Increasingly, GOP lawmakers say the Jan. 6 vote in Congress to accept the Electoral College outcome may be when the presidential winner becomes official. They're relying on Trump voters to power the Georgia runoff elections Jan. 5 that will determine control of the Senate. Until then, his group is trying to push Georgia's Trump voters to the polls, even as the president disputes Biden's win of the state.
Democrats in Pa. scramble to limit number of 'naked ballots'
Read full article: Democrats in Pa. scramble to limit number of 'naked ballots'The so-called naked ballots have become a huge concern for Democrats in the state since the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled last week that ballots had to be rejected if not enclosed in the proper secrecy envelope. Democrats so far have been far more likely than Republicans to request mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania and the rest of the country. “Remember, you must place the ballot in the secrecy envelope first for your vote to count,” the ad's male narrator says. Former Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson said naked ballots are just one of the ways people can “mess up” their absentee or mail-in ballot. ... Then you put that secrecy envelope inside the big envelope."