Early in-person voting could be even more important in the Jan. 5 runoffs because of the short time frame for voters to request and send back ballots by mail.
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National lawyers group seeks to sanction Texas AG, colleagues who sued to overturn Biden’s win
The nonpartisan Lawyers Defending American Democracy said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Republican state attorneys general filed an ‘abusive lawsuit’ that pushed groundless theories that erode confidence in vital institutions.
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Electoral College makes it official: Biden is the next president
The results will be sent to Washington and tallied Jan. 6 in a joint session of Congress over which Vice President Mike Pence will preside.
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GOP voters ready for Georgia runoffs despite Trump’s claims
There’s little sign that the president’s supporters are planning to stay home Jan. 5 in protest.
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Georgia high court rejects latest Trump election appeal
Justices write that ‘petitioners have not shown that this is one of those extremely rare cases that would invoke our original jurisdiction.’
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Insight: Can Joe Biden win the transition?
The president-elect has to show the world that power has transferred to him without the usual help from the Trump White House.
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Supreme Court rejects lawsuit backed by Trump challenging Biden’s election victory
The order marks the second time this week that the court has rebuffed Republican requests that it get involved in the 2020 election outcome.
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Hundreds of Republicans in Congress sign on to Texas-led election lawsuit
The Texas lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate the will of voters in 4 other states has quickly become a conservative litmus test.
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Maine Voices: New secretary of state can help make voting easier
The challenges of our COVID election have underscored the need for online registration and an easy-to-use voter website.
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‘The people have spoken’: Michigan judge rejects lawsuit from disavowed Trump attorney
The judge notes that the case seems to be ‘more about the impact of their allegations on People’s faith in the democratic process and their trust in our government.’