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A simple truth is at the root of many false election claims: Voter rolls are imperfect

8:00am November 03, 2024

At the heart of many election conspiracy theories is a simple truth: America’s voter rolls are imperfect. The U.S. doesn’t have a central voting list. It has a bunch of different lists.

Georgians Head To The Polls On Last Day Of Early Voting Ahead Of Tuesday's Election

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Fake videos from Russian propagandists aim to raise tensions ahead of Election Day

7:48pm November 01, 2024

Intelligence officials say the video, which purported to show a Haitian immigrant claiming he had voted multiple times in Georgia, is the product of a Russian propaganda operation.

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Supreme Court sides with Democrats in Pennsylvania voting case

7:04pm November 01, 2024

It is hard to estimate how many ballots will be affected by the decision or whether it will ultimately impact the outcome of the presidential election.

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Here are the key Electoral College dates to keep in mind ahead of Inauguration Day

5:00am November 01, 2024

Former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the last election put a spotlight on what are essentially ministerial steps between Election Day and Inauguration Day. Here are the key dates ahead.

Michigan Election Workers Continue To Work Counting Absentee Ballots

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After a chaotic vote count in 2020, here's what Detroit will do differently this year

5:00am October 31, 2024

Four years ago, Trump supporters, motivated in part by false election fraud claims, loudly protested at a Detroit counting facility. Election officials are determined to avoid a repeat of the chaos.

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Worried about your 2024 ballot being counted? These states let you track it online

1:03pm October 30, 2024

“There's no need to panic,” an elections expert tells NPR. All but three states have free tracking sites that send updates to voters as their ballot goes through the system.

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Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge individuals from voter rolls

10:16am October 30, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court put on hold a lower court order that stopped Virginia from purging its voter rolls. The order comes less than a week before Election Day.

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Voting officials face an 'uphill battle' to fight election lies

5:00am October 30, 2024

The deck is stacked against election officials online, maybe even more so than in 2020. Conspiracy theories can quickly get millions of views while debunks gather a fraction of the attention.

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U.S. citizens are among the voters removed in Virginia’s controversial purge

2:44pm October 29, 2024

Nadra Wilson and other Virginians got letters saying her U.S. citizenship was in question, along with her voter registration. “I was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. — I'm a citizen,” Wilson told NPR.

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Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk over $1 million giveaway to registered voters

4:54pm October 28, 2024

The suit alleges that Musk and his super PAC are luring voters to give up identifying information in pursuit of a cash prize. DA Larry Krasner called the scheme “indisputably an unlawful lottery.”