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Ballot processing continues as certification approaches
EPHRATA — Election officials in Grant and Adams counties are nearing the finish line of the 2026 general election,…
EXPLAINER: Election unprecedented some ways, in others not
The election of 2020 has been called many things: extraordinary, bizarre, unprecedented.
Minnesota ballot tracking website restored after going down
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A website that Minnesotans can use to track their absentee ballots went down for more than an hour Saturday morning, along with other parts of the state’s online voter registration system, with j…
Georgia's ruling party claims victory in parliamentary vote
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia's governing party claimed victory in a tightly contested parliamentary election Saturday, but an opposition alliance around an ex-president who has spent years in self-imposed exile …
Kansas Senate race's last days: events, parade, some hunting
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Roger Marshall did some early morning hunting in the final days of his campaign for an open U.S. Senate seat in Kansas, while Democrat Barbara Bollier filled her last weekend with onl…
Governor urges New Mexicans to avoid Halloween gatherings
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Saturday said the spread of coronavirus is out of control in New Mexico as she urged residents to stay home and avoid gathering with others to celebrate Hallowee…
GOP says conflict continues on vote count in Dona Ana County
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Clashes continued Saturday between Republican election challengers and an absentee-ballot counting board in a southern New Mexico county at the center of a congressional swing district race.
Sedgwick County official says he won't serve if reelected
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Republican county commissioner in Kansas said Saturday that he'll resign if he is reelected after being secretly recorded with two other officials plotting to cover up their part in a false a…
Contenders to lead Merkel's party seek January decision
BERLIN (AP) — The three main candidates to become the new head of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party have agreed that the decision should be made in mid-January, a party official said Saturday as leading conte…
Nebraska agency reports nearly 1,500 new coronavirus cases
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska is reporting nearly 1,500 new coronavirus cases for just a single day and another high for the number of people hospitalized because of COVID-19.
England to enter new lockdown; UK virus cases pass 1 million
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England after being warned that without tough action a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals …
EXPLAINER: Senate majority outcome may take weeks or more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thirty-five U.S. Senate seats are on the ballot Tuesday, which will determine control of the legislative chamber for the next two years.
EXPLAINER: Calling a race is tricky: How AP does it
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the 2020 U.S. general election, The Associated Press will declare winners in more than 7,000 races – starting with the White House and reaching down the ballot to every seat in every state legi…
Obama criticizes Trump in scathing, personal terms
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Barack Obama is hitting President Donald Trump right where he thinks it’ll hurt most: His ego.
EXPLAINER: Election unprecedented some ways, in others not
The election of 2020 has been called many things: extraordinary, bizarre, unprecedented.
EXPLAINER: US vote is 51 elections, one in each state and DC
A major misconception about the vote for U.S. president is that it is a national election. It’s not.