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CEO Of New Georgia Project On 'Aggressive' Voter Participation Efforts

5:36pm January 03, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nsé Ufot of the New Georgia Project about how the group is reaching voters during the state's highly anticipated Senate runoff election.

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Latino Community Fund Aims To Empower More To Vote In Georgia's Runoff Elections

7:47am January 03, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Michelle Zuluaga of the Latino Community Fund, about getting out the Latino vote in Georgia's senate run-offs.

Politics Chat: GOP Lawmakers Plan To Object To Electoral College Results

7:47am January 03, 2021

by Mara Liasson

A new Congress is set to certify the election results. But a group of GOP Senators say they will vote against electors from disputed states in what some are calling a loyalty test to President Trump.

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Protests Expected In D.C. As Congress Prepares To Certify Electoral College Votes

7:47am January 03, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Mary McCord, of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, about protests expected in Washington as Congress certifies the Electoral College votes.

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Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is among those promising to challenge the Jan. 6 vote to certify the Electoral College results.

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Pence Backs Republican Lawmakers' Plan To Object To Electoral College Results

10:04pm January 02, 2021

by Jason Slotkin

Eleven senators and senators-elect said they would reject electors "from disputed states" without an investigation into the votes in those states. They did not provide evidence for their concerns.

Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas (right) speaks during a Dec. 3 news conference on Capitol Hill. Gohmert and other Republicans filed suit to give Vice President Pence authority to count the votes of alternate electors. A judge threw the suit out.

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Judge Rejects Last-Minute Claim That Pence Can Ignore States' Presidential Electors

9:11pm January 01, 2021

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Rep. Louie Gohmert and other Republicans argue that the Constitution lets Vice President Pence reject Biden electors and count those for Trump. The judge says the plaintiffs have no standing to sue.

Supporters of President Trump bang on the glass and chant slogans outside the room where absentee ballots for the 2020 general election were counted at TCF Center on November 4, in Detroit, Mich.

How Misinformation Lit The Fire Under A Year Of Political Chaos In Michigan

1:54pm January 01, 2021

by Abigail Censky

From protests, to the alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer, to false claims of election fraud, here's how conspiracy theories were allowed to fester through misinformation in Michigan politics.

A West Bloomfield, Mich., Clerk's Office employee sorts absentee ballots by the precinct and ballot number on Oct. 31.

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A 2020 Surprise: Fewer Absentee Ballots Rejections Than Expected

2:17pm December 31, 2020

by Pam Fessler

With many more people voting by mail this fall, election officials feared that millions of ballots would be rejected in the general election. Instead, rejection rates went down across the country.

U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack is seeking to retain control over networks such as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty even after the incoming Biden administration replaces him.

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Trump Appointee Seeks Lasting Control Over Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Asia

11:31pm December 30, 2020

by David Folkenflik

The CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media is seeking to retain control over Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for at least two years — even though President-elect Biden has signaled he'll be replaced.

Efforts To Help Absentee Voters Drove Down Mail-In Ballot Rejection Rates

4:22pm December 30, 2020

by Pam Fessler

More than a half-million mail-in ballots were rejected in this year's primaries due to mistakes and missed deadlines. Officials feared many more would be rejected in November, but that did not happen.