Arizona’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of an election challenge. The court agreed with a judge in Pinal County that former Gilbert Public Schools Board President Staci Burk lacked standing because she wasn’t a registered voter when she filed the suit, which alleged Arizona’s election systems have severe security flaws, saying that election workers…
Facebook Resumes Nationwide Political Ad Ban Following Georgia Senate Runoffs
A political advertising ban targeting Facebook users in Georgia has been reinstated after the state’s two runoff elections, the social media company said. In a Tuesday update to a blog post explaining the platform’s political ads policy, Facebook said Georgia users will join the rest of the United States to be subject to the ban…
Facebook Resumes Nationwide Political Ad Ban Following Senate Runoffs
Facebook says it has reinstated its political advertising ban as part of the company’s efforts to fight misinformation, after partly easing the restriction ahead of the Senate runoff elections in Georgia. In an update to a blog post explaining the platform’s political ads policy, Facebook on Jan. 5 said Georgia users will join the rest…
Tens of Thousands of Absentee Votes Left to Count in Georgia Senate Runoffs
Tens of thousands of mail ballots are still being counted in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff elections, an elections official said Wednesday morning. Over 57,500 votes are still being processed by counties, including nearly 18,000 in DeKalb County, Gabriel Sterling with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office said. The numbers Sterling gave appeared to clash…
Georgia Rep. Vernon Jones Switches to Republican Party
Georgia Rep. Vernon Jones on Wednesday announced he was switching parties. Jones, a Democrat, said he will join the Republican Party. “Now more than ever, the Republican Party is in desperate need of leaders that know how to fight. I know how to fight,” Jones said in a statement. Jones, 60, has been a state…
Trump Alleges ‘Voter Dump’ After Georgia Election Official Announces Pause in Vote Counts
As Georgia election officials on Tuesday night announced a pause in vote counts in Chatham County, President Donald Trump insinuated that a big “voter dump” was being set up against GOP candidates Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and David Perdue in the Senate runoffs. Chatham County’s Board of Elections Chairman, Tom Mahoney, said Tuesday night that…
Warnock Declares Victory in Georgia Senate Runoff Race, Second Race Undetermined
Democrat Raphael Warnock has declared victory in a Georgia Senate runoff race challenging Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), which has been called in his favor by The Associated Press. Loeffler, though, says there’s still a “path to victory.” Results in the second Senate runoff in the state between Republican candidate David Perdue and Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff…
Georgia Judge Says Poll Observers Must Be Able to Stand 10 Feet From Counting Tables
As ballot counting is underway for the Georgia runoff election, a judge in Fulton County on Tuesday night handed a small victory to Republicans by solidifying an agreement that affords poll observers better access to view the counting of absentee ballots. The agreement, known as a consent agreement, was made between Fulton County election officials, the…
Georgia Judge Says Poll Observers Must Be Able to Stand Within 10 Feet From Counting Tables
As ballot counting is underway for the Georgia runoff election, a judge in Fulton County on Tuesday night handed a small victory to Republicans by solidifying an agreement that affords poll observers better access to view the counting of absentee ballots. The agreement, known as a consent agreement, was made between Fulton County election officials, the…
Trump Calls NYT Report Over Pence’s Comments on Power to Reject Election Results ‘Fake News’
President Donald Trump has challenged the accuracy of a recent New York Times report that said Vice President Mike Pence told the president he lacked the power to block the certification of electoral college votes. The report, which cited anonymous sources, said Pence delivered his assessment about his role on Jan. 6 to the president…
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