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News Articles: presidential election

Gabriel Sterling, a top Georgia elections official, speaks on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, during a news conference in Atlanta. On Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, Sterling called on President Donald Trump to condemn supporters who have threatened violence against election officials. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Political Rewind: Gabe Sterling talks quicker election results; Hall endorses GOP; Trump teases run

Friday on Political Rewind: Today is the last day of early voting. And as the midterm elections reach a crucial phase @GabrielSterling joins us to talk about Georgia's electoral process. He'll discuss record early voting, potential challenges, and how quickly results will come down on election night.

November 04, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
A man looks for his polling post during presidential elections in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, May 29, 2022.

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  • Latin America

A leftist will face a businessman as Colombia's presidential race heads to a runoff

The results represent a major shift in the Latin American country's presidential politics that conservatives and moderates had long dominated.

May 30, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A French voter passes identification posters on his way to vote in the first round of the 2022 French presidential election, in Montreal, Saturday, April 9, 2022.

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  • Europe

Polls open in 1st round of France's presidential election

Polls opened across France Sunday for the first round of the country's election, where up to 48 million voters will be choosing between 12 candidates, including President Emmanuel Macron.

April 10, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
People check a voter list to confirm where they should cast their ballots during legislative elections in Bogota, Colombia, on Sunday.

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  • Latin America

Colombians vote for a new congress and presidential candidates

Three major candidates emerge to compete in the country's May presidential election.

March 14, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Demonstrators breached security and entered the Capitol on Wednesday as Congress debated the 2020 electoral vote tally.

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  • Elections

Congress Reconvenes After Pro-Trump Mob Brings Chaos To The Capitol

Supporters of President Trump, echoing his false claims that the election was stolen, breached the U.S. Capitol in an unprecedented attack. Amid the assault, a woman was killed.

January 06, 2021
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  • Benjamin Swasey,
  • Alana Wise,
  • and 1 more
A poll of nonvoters shows there is little that would encourage them to vote — even campaigns haven't heavily invested in motivating this group.

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  • Politics

Poll: Despite Record Turnout, 80 Million Americans Didn't Vote. Here's Why

Nonvoters are disengaged and don't believe politics can make a difference in their lives. They are also more likely to be Latino, younger, make less money and have lower levels of education.

December 16, 2020
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  • Domenico Montanaro
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  • Elections

Georgia Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Last-Minute Request To Toss Election Results

The Supreme Court of Georgia dismissed an appeal filed by President Trump seeking to have the court overturn his defeat before the Electoral College meets Monday.

December 13, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler
Representatives for President Trump (left) review ballots Nov. 20 in Madison, Wis., during the recount vote in Dane County. A state judge on Friday rejected a Trump campaign attempt to challenge the voting process in Dane and Milwaukee counties.

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  • Politics

Wisconsin Supreme Court Will Take Up Trump Lawsuit Appeal To Overturn Biden Win

The decision by the conservative-controlled court on Friday means Trump's case will skip over the Wisconsin Court of Appeals as the president pursues his quest to invalidate more than 221,000 ballots.

December 11, 2020
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  • Bill Chappell and
  • Vanessa Romo
Brian Kemp and Donald Trump

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  • Politics

Georgia Today: Brian Kemp, Donald Trump, And The Most Acrimonious Of Political Divorces

He may be a lame duck, but defying President Trump still comes at a price. On Georgia Today, political reporter Greg Bluestein of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution speaks on the acrimony between Trump and the man he assumed would always be in his corner, Gov. Brian Kemp.

December 10, 2020
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Sean Powers
Georgia State Capitol

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  • Politics

At Georgia House Hearing, Republicans' Baseless Claims Of Voting Fraud Persist

For the second week in a row, Georgia Republican lawmakers have invited the Trump campaign and other right-wing witnesses to spread baseless conspiracies and claims of voting fraud under the guise of improving elections in the state.

December 10, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
A woman holding an American flag attends a "stop the steal" rally at the Georgia State Capitol.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: GOP Seeks To Overturn GA Election, Add Absentee Ballot Restrictions

Thursday on Political Rewind: Attempts to overturn November election results continue despite repeated setbacks and an absence of credible evidence.

December 10, 2020
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 2 more
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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | In Georgia, 'Facts Always Win' Over Disinformation

On this episode of Battleground: Ballot Box, Georgia's secretary of state discusses his fight against voting misinformation in the weeks since the presidential election.

November 23, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler
Robin Kemp

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  • Politics

Georgia Today: What One Reporter Saw As Clayton County Flipped Georgia For Biden

More than a week after the presidential election, Georgia is headed for an election audit including a hand recount prompted in part by allegations of election fraud — despite no evidence. How did we get here? On Georgia Today, Clayton Crescent founder Robin Kemp shares what she saw in the days after the election as the votes that put Joe Biden over the top in Georgia were counted.

November 13, 2020
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Pria Mahadevan
You're fired sign

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  • Elections

Celebrations Erupt In Atlanta At News Of Biden Victory

People rushed to balconies in Midtown Atlanta and unleashed a chorus of cheers upon news of Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential victory. Atlantans driving cars through historic Sweet Auburn near the home of Martin Luther King Jr. honked horns, waved American flags and shouted in jubilation.

November 07, 2020
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  • Wayne Drash ,
  • Ellen Eldridge ,
  • and 1 more
Fulton County election workers sorted absentee ballots during a pilot audit after the June 9 primary.

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  • Politics

Georgia's Margin Shrinks As Ballot Count Continues Normally

On the second day after polls closed in Georgia, less than 5% of the state's record 1.3 million absentee-by-mail votes cast in the election still needed to be processed and tabulated, with President Trump's slim lead growing tighter by the hour.

November 05, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler
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