From Pennsylvania
Last-minute assignments, lack of training left Pittsburgh-area poll workers unprepared on Election Day
Spotlight PA and Votebeat interviewed eight Allegheny County poll workers, who suggested the success seen on Nov. 3 was far from inevitable.
From Votebeat National
The Real Reason Trump’s Lawsuits Disproportionately Target Black and Latino Voters
The cities at the center of Trump’s crusade are not even the ones that cost him the election.
From North Carolina
State Board Of Elections Votes 4-1 To Certify NC’s 2020 Election Results
The North Carolina State Board of Elections certified most of the state’s races for the 2020 election Tuesday. The Board voted 4-to-1 to certify the results. The only no vote came from a Republican board member who questioned changes the board made to absentee ballot rules before Election Day.
From Michigan
Michigan’s results official, but harm done to Black voters may linger
President Trump’s effort to target votes and raise false fraud accusations in Black communities could cause lasting damage, experts say.
From Pennsylvania
Pa. declares Biden as winner of state’s 2020 presidential election, certifies results
Only President-elect Joe Biden’s electors will go to Harrisburg on Dec. 14 to formally cast their support for the former vice president, who won Pennsylvania by more than 80,000 votes.
From California
How California reached historic voter turnout despite pandemic, distrust
Californians faced the naysayers and voted in historic numbers this election. To date, CalMatters has interviewed 45 of 58 county registrars and found the mail vote experiment saw few glitches, little drama and might provide a blueprint for future elections across the country.
From North Carolina
SC Disqualified Less Than 1% Of Absentee Ballots This Year Despite Witness Signature Rulings
In the 2020 election, South Carolina didn’t allow election officials to contact residents who sent in absentee ballots with missing information, like a witness signature. Now, election data shows less than 1% of mailed absentee ballots in the state were rejected for not having a witness signature, lower than in the 2016 presidential election.
From Pennsylvania
In rare move, bipartisan panel rejects Pa. House request to audit 2020 election
In voting down the measure, the panel's two Democrats said the audit would be duplicative of one already required by law.
From Michigan
What to expect from Michigan Board of Canvassers; how to watch meeting
All eyes will be on an obscure four-member, bipartisan board with certifying Michigan’s election. Here’s what to expect when the board meets at 1 p.m. Monday.
From New Jersey
New Jersey lawmakers push for in-person early voting by 2021. County election officials fear it’s not doable
Democratic leaders want to enact the electoral change quickly. County election officials say they have reason to be wary.
From Wisconsin
Trump Wisconsin recount seeks to throw out tens of thousands of votes in Democratic strongholds
The president’s team wants to toss 170,000 in-person absentee ballots in Dane and Milwaukee counties; experts call the effort a long shot.
From New Jersey
All counties but two certify results of New Jersey’s general election
Nineteen counties across the state met Friday to certify New Jersey’s election counts; Ocean and Salem counties get extensions.
From Votebeat National
Weekly Roundup: The President wanted to suppress the vote. Wayne County fought back.
In Michigan’s Wayne County, Republican officials tried to suppress the vote by refusing to certify the election results. Wayne contains Detroit, which has a population that is over 80 percent Black, and it wasn’t hard for Detroiters to read between the lines: Republicans, at the urging of President Donald Trump, were trying to invalidate Black …
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From Pennsylvania
Pa. counties expect to sign off on election results by Monday despite Trump’s attempts to delay certification
The routine administrative step has taken on new importance as President Donald Trump and his campaign allies try to inject controversy into the process.
From Michigan
Has certifying Detroit’s election always been so politically polarized?
Certifying Detroit elections now involves extreme politics. This week, two Republican members of the bipartisan Wayne County Board of Canvassers remade election administration. This is not how it used to be.