2020 Election

2020 Election

Follow the latest news and information about voting and the 2020 election, including essential information about how to vote during a pandemic and more.

Cheri Beasley and Paul Newby

Politics

Newby Still Up After Machine Recount In NC Justice Race

Associated Press

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Republican Paul Newby’s narrow lead over Democratic incumbent Cheri Beasley changed little overall as a statewide machine recount of North Carolina’s very close race for Supreme Court chief justice was finally completed.

Erin Keever

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WFAE

Politics

NC Republicans Calling For Change To State Board Of Elections

Coleen Harry

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President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Gastonia on Wednesday night.

Michael Falero

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WFAE

Politics

Trump Turnout Helps NC GOP Block Democratic Advance

Gary D. Robertson / Associated Press

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Why Republicans Are Moving To Fix Elections That Weren't Broken

Steve Inskeep
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GOP-led legislatures in dozens of states are moving to change election laws in ways that could make it harder to vote, for example, by reducing early voting days or limiting access to voting by mail.
Politics

NC Elections Chief Calls For Delay 2021 City Races, 2022 Primary

Bryan Anderson / Associated Press
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North Carolina's top elections administrator says the census delay will make it impossible for some local governments to carry out their elections on time.
Politics

NC's Madison Cawthorn Struggles To Answer Questions On State's Elections Fight

Steve Harrison
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Republican North Carolina Congressman Madison Cawthorn praised Democratic Governor Roy Cooper and then said the 2020 election was not fraudulent.
Politics

Dominion Voting Systems Suing Giuliani For Defamation

Bente Birkeland
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The company is seeking $1.3 billion from President Trump's attorney who has targeted Dominion with false claims after Trump's election loss in November. Additional lawsuits are possible.
Politics

More Than 1 Million Eligible Voters In North Carolina Didn't Cast Ballots In 2020

Coleen Harry
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Despite issues such as the coronavirus pandemic, the economy and racial injustice, more than 1 million North Carolinians who were eligible to vote decided to take a pass in 2020.
Politics

Here Are The Republicans Challenging Congress' Tally Of Election Results

Claudia Grisales
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Republicans will see more of 100 of their House members and one dozen Senators object to election's results. Those objections highly unlikely to prevail.
Politics

Objecting To Electoral Votes In Congress Recalls Bitter Moments In History

Ron Elving
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Vice President Pence is far from being the first vice president caught in an awkward position when presiding over the counting of electoral votes and being obligated to announce his own defeat.
Politics

Poll: Just A Quarter Of Republicans Accept Election Outcome

Domenico Montanaro
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While 61% of Americans overall say they trust the results of the 2020 presidential election, Republicans appear to be taking their cue from President Trump in not accepting the result.
Nation & World

Trump's Legal Losses Come Fast And Furious

Matthew S. Schwartz
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The Trump campaign and allied Republicans had sought to overturn results in six states. "We don't need courts," Rudy Giuliani told Fox News, arguing state lawmakers can just declare Trump the winner.
Politics

Fired Official Says Correcting Trump's Fraud Claims The 'Right Thing To Do'

Miles Parks
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Christopher Krebs, who led the federal government's efforts to secure the 2020 election, called the operation near seamless despite President Trump's claims to the contrary.

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