“Senator, Why Are You Being Arrested?”
Sen. Nikema Williams (D-Atlanta) is arrested by capitol police during a protest over election ballot counts in the rotunda of the state capitol building Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in Atlanta. John Bazemore/AP Photo Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The morning of Tuesday, November 13, started out like many others for…
“It’s Awful:” A Signature Expert Weighs In On How Florida Is Handling Ballots
Florida Canvassing Board members examine signatures on absentee ballots in Miami-Dade County.Lynne Sladky/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Patricia Fisher sees news stories about Florida election workers comparing the signatures on mail-in ballots with signatures in the state registration database, she can hardly believe her eyes. “I’ve been horrified,”…
Stacey Abrams Effectively Ended Her Campaign But Refused to “Concede.” Watch Her Rousing Speech.
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Friday afternoon, Stacey Abrams appeared to end her campaign to become Georgia’s next governor, but she refused to say that she conceded. “I will not concede because the erosion of our democracy is not right,” she said in an impassioned speech before supporters. Instead,…
Democrats Are Still Waiting to See How Many House Seats They Flipped in California
Election workers unload ballots in Sacramento, California, in June 2018.Rich Pedroncelli/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. While Florida, Georgia, and Arizona are slowly counting (and recounting) ballots in key elections in an increasingly hysteric atmosphere , California has been quietly doing the same for nearly a week—making Democrats anxiously wait for…
One Florida Woman’s Saga to Make Sure Her Vote Isn’t Thrown Out
Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda SnipesCarline Jean/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Friday night, Grace Hidalgo of Broward County, Florida, got a call on her cell phone. It was a lawyer from Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson’s reelection campaign. He wanted her to come down to the supervisor of…
One Florida Woman’s Saga To Make Sure Her Vote Isn’t Thrown Out
Broward County Supervisor of Elections Benda SnipesCarline Jean/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Friday night, Grace Hidalgo of Broward County, Florida, got a call on her cell phone. It was a lawyer from Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson’s reelection campaign. He wanted her to come down to the supervisor of…