Tag: voting
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How to avoid misreading the early voting numbers
One week out from Election Day, who is casting early votes is getting increased attention. NBC News’ tracker of early ballot returns is one of several presenting information on who has already cast ballots state by state — tantalizing hard numbers after a campaign full of polling suggesting a close race but nothing more definitive…
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A (sort-of) illustrated guide to the voting systems of three crucial swing states
Getting on the voter roll Arizona needs your name, address, date of birth, signature and driver’s license number if you have one, or the last four digits of your Social Security number if you don’t. Without those, you’ll have to show more ID to vote. You’ll have to swear under penalty of perjury that you’re…
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North Carolina Spanish-language signs warning of noncitizen voting an intimidation tool against Latino voters, groups say
During the first week of early voting in North Carolina, civil rights organizations operating voter intimidation hotlines in the state received over a dozen alarming calls from voters and residents about the proliferation of Spanish-language signs at polling sites warning noncitizens not to vote, even though it’s already illegal and rare. More than 500 of…
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Trump has made gains with Latino men. Why they’re voting Republican and how Harris is addressing it.
Chris Gonzalez, 33, just voted in his first presidential election. The Tucson, Arizona, resident cast his ballot for former President Donald Trump. “I just want the economy to be better,” Gonzalez, currently a salesperson for a roofing company, said. “I remember I was unemployed when he [Trump] was when he first got office, and I…
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Trump and allies spread false noncitizen voting claims and World Series preview: Morning Rundown
Donald Trump and his allies are spreading a new “big lie” ahead of Election Day. A World Series matchup for the ages is set to begin. And a new report warns that online gambling poses a public health threat. Here’s what to know today. How Trump is using a new ‘big lie’ to undermine the…
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How Trump is weaponizing disinformation about noncitizens voting to fuel rigged election claims
Beyond Trump, there are few election deniers more zealous than Cleta Mitchell, a once-liberal Democratic Oklahoma legislator who has constructed a vast conservative apparatus promoting the noncitizen voting lie. Mitchell converted to the right in the ’90s, and represented tea party politicians in campaign finance cases in the aughts. She co-founded the Public Interest Legal…
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Battleground states flooded with voting lawsuits weeks out from Election Day
Political parties and groups have filed nearly 100 lawsuits across seven battleground states that could shape how votes are cast and counted ahead of Election Day and the legal battle that’s expected to follow. The majority of suits were brought by Republicans and allied groups who are focused on rooting out alleged voter fraud, despite…
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Citizens-only ballot measures make newly naturalized Americans voting for the first time feel on edge
After recently becoming U.S. citizens and registering to vote, Roselia Navarro of Wisconsin and Halley Ji-Zhang of North Carolina will be voting for the first time this November. They will share other similarities: Each will be voting in a battleground state. They will also each come across state ballot measures seeking to reiterate that only…
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Black men are a coveted — somewhat movable — voting bloc. Seven told us how they planned to vote.
As Election Day approaches, the campaigns are putting significant time and attention toward courting Black men, seen as a crucial — and potentially movable — voting bloc in a tight presidential race. Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have rolled out policies, dispatched key surrogates and held events targeted at winning over these coveted voters.…
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Elon Musk says all voting should be ‘in person’ while his super PAC promotes voting by mail
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Friday that all voting should be “in person,” contradicting his own history of voting by mail and the efforts of his pro-Trump super PAC to get others to vote by mail, too. During a wide-ranging town hall event in Oaks, Pennsylvania, where Musk is campaigning for former President Donald Trump,…