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#Election2020: Joe Biden's Latinx voter problem is real | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump is making his case for Hispanic votes in Arizona and Nevada this week. Meanwhile, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is making his first general election appearance in Florida on Tuesday, with an event to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month. The moves by both campaigns
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Malawi re-run: opposition candidate wins, unseating Mutharika
June 27: Chakwera declared winner
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WATCH: What You Need To Know — October 20, 2020: Record-Breaking Early Voter Turnout — Food Stamps Remain — $100 Million Baby Powder Settlement
1. Federal Judge Ruling Stops Trump Plan to Slash Food Stamps for 700,000 Unemployed Americans What You Need To Know: A Sunday ruling has stopped a Trump administration plan to cut food stamps for hundreds of thousands of Americans. 2. Will Trump's Re-election Efforts Be Stopped By His Own Party
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How Your Vote Can Influence the Electoral College - Voice and Viewpoint
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher Now that we have seen how the Electoral College works, we must begin the step-by-step process to ensure that we understand why it is so important for each of us to vote and to vote Democrat in every state to ensure that Biden wins the Electoral College as well
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TRADITIONAL ELECTIONS WILL TEST AFRICA’S RESISTANCE TO THE VIRUS – The Wilmington Journal
Still, there is a growing sense of urgency given the acute absence of health-care infrastructure on the continent and the prospect of 20 national elections scheduled in Africa during
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Cameroon: Success of Regional Election - Actors' Total Commitment to Thank
[Cameroon Tribune] Government has lauded the peaceful conduct of the election of Regional Councillors that took place on December 6, 2020.
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#Election2020: Barr tells federal prosecutors to look into unsupported allegations of voting irregularities | The Atlanta Voice
Attorney General William Barr reminded federal prosecutors Monday that they should examine allegations of voting irregularities before states move to certify results in the coming weeks. But the nation's top federal law enforcement official didn't provide any indication that the Justice Department
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Chakwera wins Malawi vote
Malawi's opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera won last week's presidential election re-run with 58.57 per cent of the vote, the electoral commission said
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QAnon Backers Behind Pro-Trump Caravans Blocking Roads And Disrupting The Election
Far-right conspiracy theorists have used Facebook to plan rallies and convoys around the country.
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TexElects: The Importance of Voting by Hattie Lindell
Voting. A word defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “an expression of opinion or preference.” A concept well known by all Americans, as it should, considering our many things about this country are decided by elections. President, judges, mayors and governors are all voted upon by the
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Wake up the vote: A call to action | New Pittsburgh Courier
Dear Editor: I think we can all agree that Voting is the foundation of our Democracy. Most of us can also agree to equal rights for all. Right now, we … Continued The post Wake up the vote: A call to action appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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Election officials are raising alarms about their readiness for the November election - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Under threat of pandemic and fears of tampering, state and local officials are getting ready for the all-new demands at a time when their budgets are stretched paper-thin. And with each passing day this week, President Donald Trump and Congress seem increasingly unlikely to reach a deal that would
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Election officials worried by threats and protesters - Black News Channel
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press Election officials in several states said Thursday they are worried about the safety of their staffs amid a stream of threats and gatherings of angry protesters outside their doors, drawn by President Donald Trump's baseless claims of widespread
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Georgia To Conduct Manual Recount Of Presidential Election Votes
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EOJ crafts COVID rules for election day
Jamaicans gearing up to cast their ballot are being urged to wear masks when they vote on election day but Director of Elections Glasspole Brown said that those in breach will not be turned away from polling stations. Instead, Electoral Office of...
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#Election2020: Polls open in Georgia on Election Day | The Atlanta Voice
Polling stations are now open throughout the state of Georgia on what has already been a historic Election Day season. Polls officially opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. In Georgia, only 250,000 votes cast on #ElectionDay are needed to break the record for the total number of votes cast in
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Samuel L. Jackson Swears To Give A Major Gift To People Who Prove They Will Vote
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‘We’ve Had Enough’: Women-Led Marches and Rallies in US Cities Nationwide Call for Trump’s Ouster and GOP Defeat | The Orlando Advocate
'His presidency began with women marching and now it's going to end with women voting,' said head of the Women's March. Kenny Stancil, CommonDreams.org Thousands of people—mostly young women, some incostumes, many donningsigns, and all wearing masks—marched and rallied Saturday in
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Guest Editorial: Judge right to rule against Trump’s campaign voting lawsuit in Pennsylvania | New Pittsburgh Courier
A federal judge in Pittsburgh was right to rule against the lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s campaign challenging Pennsylvania’s rules for mail voting and poll watchers. U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan, a Trump appointee, ruled that the campaign did not prove a serious threat of voter
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Malawi election commission appeals for calm as it tallies votes | Africanews
Malawi’s electoral commission appealed for “peace and calm” on Wednesday as it counted ballots following a historic poll to re-elect a president after Peter Mutharika’s victory was
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Ethiopia: TPLF Wins Regional Election By Landslide
[Addis Standard] Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the ruling party of Tigray regional state, has won 98.2% of the vote for the regional parliament, taking 152 of the total 190 seats.
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#Election2020: Why this bus tours the South to get disenfranchised voters to the polls | The Atlanta Voice
Growing up in Alabama, LaTosha Brown knew the importance of voting. Her family wasn't necessarily made up of activists, and she doesn't remember anyone having a conversation with her about it. But she does remember her grandma dressing up to head to the polls, pulling out her good pocketbook just
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Golding: I can beat Hanna
As the November 7 People’s National Party (PNP) presidential election draws closer, prospective candidate Mark Golding is oozing with confidence that he can secure the seat at the helm of the 82-year-old political organisation. Golding, who is...
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Close Race Leads to Long Night for Senate Candidates in Texas
By Ashley Moss and Valerie Fields Hill In one of the most watched races in the nation by African American voters, Texas Sen. Royce West trailed up-and-comer Mary “M.J.” Hegar …
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Civic participation - it might sound like an outdated term from a bygone era, but civic participation might be the most important action any of us take this fall. Voting, volunteering, taking part in the Census and serving as a jurist are all examples of how we as individuals can perform our civic
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Trump turmoil: President stages 17-minute rant against US Election results
Donald Trump is openly sharing a number of debunked conspiracy theories to try and discredit the US Election results. This really is a moment in history.
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Biden Campaign & DNC Announce New Vote-By-Mail Features on IWillVote.com - New Orleans Data News Weekly
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Trump administration knew about Iran, Russia hacking weeks ago : TheGrio
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