RAPID CITY, S.D. — Rapid City’s ‘Name The Garbage Truck’ contest enters its voting phase this week with the public getting the chance to weigh in and make selections to name nine City garbage trucks. Last month, the City’s Solid Waste Division requested submissions from the public for the contest […]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — As Congress begins debate this week on sweeping voting and ethics legislation, Democrats and Republicans can agree on one thing: If signed into law, it would usher in the biggest overhaul of U.S. elections law in at least a generation. House Resolution 1, Democrats’ 791-page bill, would […]
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. and David Daley, Opinion contributors Published 4:00 a.m. ET Jan. 26, 2021 The Capitol siege was a vivid example of how democracies die. But they also die quietly of rigged rules, suppressed votes and unequal ballot access. It’s a breeze for Georgians in white neighborhoods […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature will convene Monday with Republicans holding large majorities and promising an agenda that could include tax cuts and changes to voting, gun and school attendance laws. Republicans, who in November expanded their majority in the House and maintained their edge in the […]
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Early voters continue to come out to cast their ballots in the Georgia Senate runoff. More than 1,400 people voted Monday in Richmond County yesterday, bringing the total of ballots cast to nearly 12,000. The Columbia County Board of Elections says almost 3,000 early voters cast […]
Voting is open for the BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards – which are back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade! Voting is only only through December 31st, so make sure to have your say and vote! Our local editors have set the categories, our […]
NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — The Montgomery County Office of Public Health said they will now vote today at noon on whether to start two weeks of virtual-only school beginning November 23. The vote was originally scheduled for Thursday morning. If they vote to do so, all schools K-12 in the […]
Congratulations: You’ve made it to Election Day 2020. If you haven’t voted yet, no problem: Colorado makes it incredibly easy to vote up until 7 p.m. on November 3. You can even still register today, then vote. To find out where, the polling location and drop box page on the […]
Election season amidst a global pandemic have you down? Let this spirited 100-year-old New Jerseyan pick you right back up. Mildred Cooley is a trailblazer, say family and friends. At a time when her male peers went off to the military, Cooley began pursuing a lifelong career in social justice, […]
Lengthy early voting lines in Michigan and two stops by President Donald Trump on Monday marked the eve of a pivotal election that will cement the path of the nation for the next four years. Trump won the state by 10,704 votes in 2016, his closest margin of victory nationally. But […]
Going into Election Day, Iowa has already broken previous election records. Secretary of State Paul Pate reported Monday morning that 2,095,580 had registered to vote in the state leading up to the 2020 election. By comparison, the last high watermark for registration was 2016 when 1,996,153 were registered to vote. […]
If you’re planning to vote in person on Election Day today, be sure to check that your polling place hasn’t changed. You can look up the polling location for your address on the Secretary of State’s website. Here’s the list of polling locations for each Coastal county. If you have […]
Tampa Bay, Florida – 2020 General Election: Tampa Bay Area THREE WAYS TO VOTE 1. Vote By Mail Mail ballots must be received by your Supervisor of Elections no later than 7 p.m. November 3. What to Know about Vote By Mail — Don’t forget to sign your Vote […]
SAN DIEGO — All 235 “super poll” locations across San Diego County will be open for in-person voting Saturday through Election Day as part of the many ways officials are trying to make it easier to safely cast a ballot during the coronavirus pandemic. While the county’s registrar of voters […]
(CNN) — Are you ready to make your mark on history? When you exercise your right to vote on November 3, you will have done something that no American has done for more than 50 years: voted during a deadly pandemic. The “Hong Kong flu” hit the United States in […]
“I’m responsible for everything that is in that poll center,” said Hubbard, 72. “If someone needs help — if we’re overwhelmed and someone needs to take a break — I can step in.” Long lines formed early outside some polling places, including Ballou, but had mostly dissipated by early afternoon, […]
Juliet Roa takes a selfie as supporters of President Donald Trump wave flags outside of an early voting location at the John F. Kennedy Library, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Hialeah, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption toggle caption Lynne Sladky/AP Juliet Roa takes a selfie as supporters […]
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — Voters who prefer to personally cast their ballots but want to avoid long lines on Election Day can begin voting early in Pinellas County Monday. Early voting in Pinellas County is open for 14 days, from Oct. 19 through Nov. 1 from 7 a.m. to 7 […]
Regardless of what box you check, voters said they had a sense of pride when they cast their ballots. Two things depict the first two days of early voting in Knox County: long lines outside of polling locations and selfies with ‘I voted’ stickers. “I vote every single time,” Joel […]
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Georgia broke a record on the first day of early in-person voting, and well over 1 million voters have requested absentee ballots. Because of COVID-19, early voting options are more widely available for a longer period of time this election season. As always, voting in person […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats and their allies asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to allow for absentee ballots in battleground Wisconsin that are received up to six days after the election to be counted — a move being fought by Republicans who have opposed other attempts across the […]
CLOSE Are you sick of the election? Are you thinking about staying home on Election Day? DON’T. Here’s why. Story Highlights Early voting in Tennessee begins Oct. 14 and ends Oct. 29. Voting early offers the most sites and times to vote. The Knox County Election Commission administrator urges voters […]