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News Articles: Elections

Students and parents file out of the campus of Appalachee HIgh School in Winder, Ga., after being released from lockdown following the school shooting there Sept. 4, 2024.

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  • Elections

Guns: Where do Trump and Harris stand?

A mass shooting at a Georgia high school in September thrust the issue of gun violence to the forefront of the presidential race. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump agree that gun violence is a major problem, but they offer strikingly different views on how to address it.

October 18, 2024
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By:
  • Ariana Figueroa
 Voters line up to cast their ballots on Tuesday, despite the fact that statistically, some of them fear their votes will not be counted. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Elections

If Georgia’s elections are more secure than ever, why do so many voters distrust the system?

Election experts in Georgia often ponder a major discrepancy – the gap between the security of the state’s election apparatus and the amount of trust some people have in it.

October 18, 2024
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Online news search and reading, news updates, news websites, information on newspapers, public events, events, announcements on smartphone screen

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  • Politics

How to avoid sharing election misinformation

The 2024 election season is here. As we’re waiting to learn the final results, it can be easy to be duped by false or misleading information. Here are four tips to help you avoid spreading election related misinformation.

October 17, 2024
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By:
  • Audrey Nguyen
Ruben Gallego speaks on August 22, 2024, the final night of the DNC.

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  • Politics

Judge unseals Ruben Gallego divorce filing that has hovered over Arizona senate race

An Arizona judge unsealed Gallego divorce filings Wednesday, rejecting efforts to keep the records hidden. Yet the filings did not offer the October surprise the Democratic Senate candidate's rival, Kari Lake, was hoping it would.

October 17, 2024
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By:
  • Ben Giles
GPB  NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Elections

From rodeos to radio, inside the Arizona fight against misinformation

Radio Campesina has a big goal this year: combat misinformation about elections among Arizona Latinos.

October 17, 2024
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Former President Donald Trump addresses a town hall hosted by Univision and moderated by Enrique Acevedo in Miami on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Trump tried a friendlier pitch with Latino voters at a Univision town hall

During a town hall outside Miami, Trump touted his record on the economy, yet called Jan. 6 a "day of love" and would not back off false claims about Haitian migrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.

October 17, 2024
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
A sign directs voters to the entrance of the Cobb County Government Services Center in Marietta, Ga., on Oct. 15, 2024.

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  • Politics

Georgia 2024 Congressional Voter Guide: What to know about the candidates

During the spring and summer, GPB and America Amplified conducted a statewide survey of more than 400 Georgia voters, asking them to tell what their top three issues were when choosing a candidate for the 2024 election.

October 17, 2024
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By:
  • Josephine Bennett and
  • Mira Donaldson
GPB  NPR

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  • News

Harris vies for GOP votes while Trump courts Latinos in the race for the White House

Vice President Harris worked to woo Republican voters yesterday with an interview on Fox News and a speech in Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, Trump worked to gain the Latino vote at a Univision town hall.

October 17, 2024
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during a campaign event Wednesday in Williamsport, Pa.

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  • Politics

JD Vance says 'no,' he does not think Trump lost in 2020

Vance has faced repeated questions on the campaign trail about whether Trump lost in 2020. On Wednesday, he gave his most direct answer to date, answering "no" in response to a reporter's question.

October 16, 2024
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By:
  • Jason Breslow
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump attends a town hall event hosted by Fox News on Tuesday in Cumming, Ga., focused on women's issues.

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  • Elections

Trump focuses on women's issues in front of all-women audience in Fox News town hall

The former president took questions on immigration, the economy and abortion in the hour-long town hall in front of a friendly crowd of women in suburban Atlanta.

October 16, 2024
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Vice President Harris speaks at a campaign event at Washington Crossing Historic Park in Washington Crossing, Pa., on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Harris interview on Fox gets testy -- but also gives her a do-over

The interview was the vice president's first formal sit-down with Fox. She faced questions on immigration, and was given a chance to answer again what she would do differently from President Biden.

October 16, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
A voter walks toward a polling place to cast their ballot for Alabama’s March primary election in Mountain Brook, Ala.

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  • Elections

A federal judge has ordered Alabama to stop trying to purge voters before Election Day

A judge temporarily blocked Alabama’s voter removal program after finding the state violated federal law by systematically purging voters too close to this fall’s election.

October 16, 2024
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk listens as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Oct. 5.

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  • Elections

Elon Musk has given $75 million, so far, to put Donald Trump back in the White House

Elon Musk is among the largest financial supporters of Donald Trump's reelection efforts, new FEC filings show. He and two other megadonors collectively gave $300 million to support Trump.

October 16, 2024
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By:
  • Eric McDaniel
Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen holds a news conference in Lincoln, Neb., on Nov. 4, 2020. The Nebraska Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a ruling that countered the Republican Evnen's directive on voting rights for formerly incarcerated felons.

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  • Elections

Nebraska Supreme Court clears the way for people with felony convictions to vote

Nebraska’s highest court ruled against top state officials as it upheld a law providing felons with a path to register to vote after completing their sentences.

October 16, 2024
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
GPB  NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Elections

Swing state map: Polls move in Trump’s direction, but the race remains tight

The polling averages show Vice President Kamala Harris’ lead has dropped in every swing state in recent weeks.

October 16, 2024
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
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