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News Articles: Elections

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Dec. 16, 2023, in Durham, N.H.

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  • Elections

Trump appeals ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot to the U.S. Supreme Court

Former President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a landmark decision by Colorado's top court that ruled him ineligible from appearing on that state's primary ballot.

January 03, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Swasey
Macon Democrat Tangie Herring is running to represent Georgia House District 145.

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  • Politics

Democrat Tangie Herring declares candidacy in the new Georgia House District 145

One of two newly redrawn state house districts centered in Macon-Bibb County has its first, and for now only, candidate: Democrat Tangie Herring. 

January 03, 2024
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
In campaign events, President Biden is expected to push back against extremism and political violence.

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  • Politics

Biden campaign running 'like the fate of our democracy depends on it'

The president is expected to hold campaign events in Valley Forge, Pa., and the Mother Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina, pushing back against extremism and political violence.

January 03, 2024
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  • Tamara Keith
Georgia State Capitol

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  • News

'Disappointed' Democratic state reps will not run again after district changes

State Reps. Gregg Kennard and Doug Stoner will not run for reelection in 2024 after being drawn into districts with other Democrats. 

January 02, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
GPB News NPR

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  • Elections

Maine's secretary of state tells NPR why she disqualified Trump from the ballot

Maine became the second state to rule the former president is ineligible to run because of what he did in the days leading up to, and on, Jan. 6, 2021.

January 02, 2024
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By:
  • Scott Detrow,
  • Tyler Bartlam,
  • and 1 more
Supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump look on before the start of a campaign rally at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center on Dec. 17 in Nevada.

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  • Politics

10 questions for 2024 and politics

Here's what could determine who the next president will be.

January 02, 2024
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Dec. 16 in Durham, N.H.

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  • Elections

Trump cries 'election interference' after Maine ruling will keep him off the ballot

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows stated former President Donald Trump is not qualified to appear on the state's primary ballot. The Trump campaign pledged to fight the decision in state court.

December 29, 2023
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  • Megan Pratz
GPB News NPR

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  • Elections

Maine's secretary of state says Trump isn't qualified to appear on the state's ballot

Maine's Secretary of State Shenna Bellows stated former President Donald Trump is not qualified to appear on the state's ballot under the 14th Amendment.

December 29, 2023
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  • Steve Mistler

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  • News

The 2024 election season is around the corner. Here are Georgia's primary dates

Elections officials are already preparing for a busy 2024. Georgia voters will head to the polls several times this year.  

December 29, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Elections for many national governments and the European Parliament, seen here in Brussels in 2020, will take place in 2024. Experts warn that these elections are ripe targets for bad actors seeking to disrupt democracy.

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  • Elections

2024 elections are ripe targets for foes of democracy

Billions of people around the world are expected to head to the polls in 2024. But experts warn that these elections are ripe targets for bad actors seeking to disrupt democracy.

December 29, 2023
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
In this file photo, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a town hall on Dec. 18 in Nevada, Iowa.

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  • Elections

Nikki Haley didn't say slavery caused the Civil War. Now she's facing major backlash

At a campaign event in New Hampshire Wednesday, the former S.C. governor didn't mention slavery as a cause of the Civil War, sparking controversy. Now she's walking back those comments.

December 28, 2023
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
The Michigan Supreme Court says former President Donald Trump can remain on the state's primary ballot.

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  • Elections

Michigan Supreme Court says Trump can remain on state's primary ballot

The ruling comes after a historic decision from Colorado's highest court that ruled that Trump was ineligible to appear on the state's primary ballot because he engaged in an insurrection.

December 28, 2023
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  • NPR Washington Desk
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during a candidate forum on Dec. 9 in Sioux Center, Iowa.

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  • Elections

Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign has slowed TV ad spending ahead of the Iowa caucus

Less than three weeks ahead of the Republican field's first primary contest, candidates are strategizing how to stretch limited resources to win over last minute voters in Iowa.

December 27, 2023
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, in Reno, Nev. In a brief filed Saturday, Trump asked a federal appeals court to dismiss an election interference case against him, arguing he's immune from prosecution.

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  • Politics

Trump asks appeals court to toss election interference case, arguing that he's immune

The legal filing late Saturday comes after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to fast track a dispute on whether the former President is immune from prosecution.

December 24, 2023
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By:
  • Jennifer Ludden
From left to right: Brayan Vazquez, Karen Perez and Adam Modzelewski recently became U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony in Phoenix.

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  • Elections

In their own words, new U.S. citizens look to voting in 2024

For some newly naturalized U.S. citizens in Arizona, they see voting in next year's elections as an important responsibility.

December 24, 2023
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  • Elena Moore
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