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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Judge rejects more emergency paper ballot backups at Georgia polls
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NBC News: Early voting begins in Georgia with long lines, high turnout
"A lot of people voted on the first day," and "Covid-19 precautions means each voter takes longer," Dennis said, adding that there were also reports of machine problems and a shortage of paper ballots that could be used as backups. "That needs to change," she said.
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Washington Post: Pennsylvania emerges as ‘tipping-point’ battleground for Biden and Trump — before and after Election Day
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Roanoke Times (Op-Ed): In redistricting, ‘compromise’ isn’t a bad word
Justice Ginsburg described the danger of partisan gerrymandering: “It’s drawing a map so people think, ‘Why bother voting? This is a secure Republican district or this is a secure Democratic district, so my vote doesn’t count.’ That’s not a good thing for democracy.”
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ABC News: Election experts implore Congress to extend ‘arbitrary’ vote-tallying deadlines
“We think, given the president’s previous remarks … it could be misconstrued by the president as Democrats trying to ‘rig’ the election,” he said.
Scherb argued Congress could wait until after the election and then consider extending the...
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Mashable: How to combat voter suppression before, during, and after voting
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Fox News: Texas governor faces third lawsuit over limit on mail ballot drop-off sites
“Many of the Texans who qualify to vote absentee have disabilities and are elderly, and they rely on public transportation,” Gutierrez said in a statement. “With only one drop-off site per county, these voters would face challenges in travel that might make it impossible for them to vote. The drop-off site limit will also make the one site in each country prone to lines...
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Washington Post: Supreme Court order on mail ballots in South Carolina sparks worries about voter confusion
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Business Insider: The key swing states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin could take longer to report election results. Here’s why.
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Dallas Morning News: Third lawsuit filed to stop Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to limit mail ballot drop-off sites
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Lawsuit Filed to Stop Texas Governor’s Limit on Drop-Off Sites for Absentee Ballots
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Sinclair Broadcasting/WJLA-TV (Washington DC): ‘Ballot security’ or voter suppression? Battle brews over Texas governor’s order