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Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, left, and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams face off in a televised debate, in Atlanta on Sunday.

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Black men, a key voting bloc, leave Georgia governor's race an open question

5:00am November 04, 2022

by Juma Sei

Black men are an essential demographic in the Georgia gubernatorial race. But experts say decades of discontent with Democrats have complicated their support for candidates like Stacey Abrams.

People cast early ballots in the upcoming midterm elections at a polling station on Tuesday in Anchorage, Alaska.

What is voter intimidation and how concerned should you be?

5:00am November 04, 2022

by Wynne Davis

Concerns of voter intimidation are heightened this midterm election season, but it's important to remember you will likely have a normal voting experience.

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Vet the Vote encourages veterans to help out with the shortage of election workers

10:24pm November 03, 2022

by Quil Lawrence

A group called Vet the Vote is encouraging veterans to help out with the shortage of election workers in an atmosphere made tense by heated rhetoric and even threats against poll workers.

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Fences surround the Maricopa County Tabulation and Elections Center (MCTEC) in Phoenix, Arizona, on Oct. 25, 2022, to help prevent incidents and pressure on voters at the ballot drop box.

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How documentary-style films turn conspiracy theories into a call to action

6:16pm November 03, 2022

by Shannon Bond

A conspiratorial film claiming liberal activists are stuffing ballot drop boxes with fraudulent votes has been repeatedly debunked, but some Republicans are mobilizing around its false claims.

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Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers speaks outside the White House in 2017. He and four other group members are on trial on charges that include seditious conspiracy, related to the attack on the Capitol.

Prosecutors rest in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy trial of Oath Keepers members

5:49pm November 03, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

The defendants are Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four other members of the far-right group.

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A pollster on what Democrats need to do to mobilize Black male voters

4:26pm November 03, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Terrance Woodbury, a Democratic pollster who rungs the polling firm HIT Strategies, about Black male voter engagement.

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Debunked film causes Republicans to mobilize, raising concerns of voter intimidation

4:26pm November 03, 2022

by Shannon Bond

A film claiming liberals are stuffing ballot boxes with fraudulent votes has been debunked. But some Republicans are mobilizing because of its claims, raising concerns of voter intimidation.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, pictured here in 2016, is facing a lawsuit from Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an abortion provider seeking to stop him from issuing subpoenas for her patients' records.

Indiana doctor sues AG to block him from obtaining patient abortion records

3:12pm November 03, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

In a new lawsuit, Dr. Caitlin Bernard says Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has sought health records for her patients, including a 10-year-old rape victim she treated.

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NC State Board of Elections deals with election denialism

2:43pm November 03, 2022

by David Ford

Seven of North Carolina’s midterm candidates continue to deny the results of the last presidential election without verifiable evidence and their constituents are band

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Taking lessons from 2020, thousands of election deniers are now working the midterms

1:38pm November 03, 2022

by Arun Venugopal

New York Times reporter Alexandra Berzon says election deniers are joining the electoral process at the precinct level. Their hope is to remake the machinery of American elections.

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