Tag: 2022 Midterm Elections

Georgia Appeals Judge’s Ruling That Allows Early Voting This Saturday in Senate Runoff

A judge in Georgia ruled that county elections officials can provide voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in the upcoming Senate runoff election, prompting an appeal from the state’s attorney general on Monday. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox Jr., in siding with the state’s Democratic Party and Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), issued an…


Florida Offers ‘Blueprint for Success’: DeSantis Says at Major GOP Gathering in Las Vegas

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential presidential hopeful in 2024, said during the weekend that the midterm results show that the Sunshine State presents a “blueprint for success” for the Republican Party looking forward. “What the election results in Florida show is that Florida really has a blueprint for success,” DeSantis told the influential crowd…


Warnock Decries Walker as ‘Not a Serious Person’

CUMMING, Ga.—Raphael Warnock on Saturday asked voters in Cumming, Georgia, to come out for him one more time during his Dec. 6 Senate runoff, and his fifth Senate-related election in two years. Cumming is in the fast-growing Forsyth County, considered a Georgia swing district where Georgia Democrats have focused lately to pick up exurban votes….


Uncounted Votes on Overlooked Memory Card Flips Election in Georgia

An overlooked memory card with uncounted ballots changed the final results of a special election in Cobb County, Georgia, officials said last week. The Cobb’s Board of Elections and Registration voted to recertify the results of the Nov. 8 Kennesaw City Council special election during a Nov. 18 meeting, according to a news release. “The recertification was…


Kari Lake Says She ‘Will Become Governor’ After Attorney General’s Letter

Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake proclaimed Saturday that she will become governor after the attorney general’s office demanded explanations on alleged Election Day problems in the state’s largest county. “The way they run elections in Maricopa County is worse than in banana republics around this world,” Lake, a Republican rising star, told the Daily Mail….


Arizona’s ‘Election Integrity Unit’ Demands Answers From Maricopa County Over Election Day Problems

The Arizona Attorney General’s Elections Integrity Unit sent a letter to Maricopa County demanding answers on problems that took place with the election on Nov. 8. In a letter to Civil Division Chief Thomas Liddy of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Wright said the AG’s office had “received hundreds of complaints since…


Ohio Sees a Red Wave Amid Secretary of State’s Election Integrity Measures

As vote counting continued in the Arizona gubernatorial and Senate races days after Nov. 8, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose shared his outspoken opinion about the subject on Twitter. “Dear Arizona, need some advice on how to run an election the right way?” said LaRose, a Republican who was elected to another term. “Your…


Arizona Convoy Honks for Freedom With Calls for New Maricopa County Election

PHOENIX, Ariz.—Marisa Dawson tapped hard on her faulty car horn, hoping to make noise—and hoping to make a difference as a participant in a “freedom convoy” to protest Maricopa County’s midterm election results. “My horn’s broken—otherwise, I’d give a honk,” said Dawson, then poking her head through her open window and blowing a piercing whistle…


Law Allows Early Voting in Georgia Senate Runoff on Saturday After Thanksgiving: Judge

A Georgia judge on Friday ruled that early voting in the state’s U.S. Senate runoff election between Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Republican Herschel Walker can take place on the Saturday two days after Thanksgiving. The state’s election code requires counties to start early voting for runoff elections as soon as possible after a general or…


Judge Rules on Early Voting in Georgia Senate Runoff

A Georgia judge on Friday ruled that early voting in the state’s U.S. Senate runoff election between Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Republican Herschel Walker can take place on the Saturday two days after Thanksgiving. The state’s election code requires counties to start early voting for runoff elections as soon as possible after a general or…