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Government Politics Regional 

Former Trump Press Secretary Jumps Into Race for Arkansas Governor

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 ERIK DE LA GARZA
Arkansas, Elections, governors, Trump administration

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the former White House press secretary under Donald Trump who often sparred with reporters during press briefings and was criticized for spreading mistruths during her tenure, announced on Monday that she will run for governor of Arkansas in 2022.

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Appeals Law Politics 

Political Parties

January 21, 2021January 22, 2021 BRIEF
California, Elections, Ninth Circuit, political parties

The Ninth Circuit dismissed the Common Sense Party’s challenge to the California election code requiring new political parties that wish to participate in a presidential election to obtain voter registrations equal to 0.33% of the number of registered voters in California.

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Government Politics Regional 

Iowa Congresswoman Urges Colleagues to Toss Challenge to Her 6-Vote Win

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 ROX LAIRD
Elections, Iowa, U.S. House of Representatives

Iowa Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks on Thursday urged the U.S. House of Representatives to dismiss a challenge to her narrow November election victory filed in the chamber last month by her opponent.

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Appeals Civil Rights Politics 

A Free Speech Chill? Donor Disclosure Rules Debated at 10th Circuit

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 AMANDA PAMPURO
10th circuit, campaign finance, Elections, Free Speech, New Mexico

A conservative think tank has been fighting a donor disclosure rule in Santa Fe, New Mexico, after a soda tax ballot measure brought millions of dollars into city politics.

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Government International Politics 

Despite Election Loss, Uganda’s Bobi Wine Wins Growing Power

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Elections, Uganda

Ugandan presidential challenger Bobi Wine has emerged from last week’s disputed election as the country’s most powerful opposition leader after his party won the most seats of any opposition group in the national assembly.

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Government International Politics 

‘The World Is Watching’: Ugandans Vote in Tense Election

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Elections, internet, Uganda

Ugandans voted Thursday in a presidential election tainted by widespread violence that some fear could escalate if security forces try to stop supporters of leading opposition challenger Bobi Wine from monitoring the process. Internet access remained cut off.

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International Politics 

US Won’t Observe Uganda’s Election as Accreditations Denied

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Diplomacy, Elections, Uganda

The United States ambassador to Uganda said Wednesday the embassy has canceled plans to observe the country’s tense presidential election on Thursday, citing a decision by electoral authorities to deny accreditation to most members of the observation team.

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Business Politics 

Trump Lawyer Sued by Voting Machine Company Over Baseless Fraud Claims

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 ALEXANDRA JONES
Attorneys, defamation, Donald Trump, Elections, Fraud, U.S. Capitol

Dominion Voting Systems ties Sidney Powell’s bizarre claims about a conspiracy hatched by the late Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez to death threats against its founder and this week’s deadly mob at the U.S. Capitol.

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Government International Politics 

Hong Kongers Call US Violence a Setback for Democracy

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
democracy, Elections, Hong Kong, protests, U.S. Capitol

Hong Kong residents from across the political spectrum condemned mob violence at the U.S. Capitol, 18 months after protesters stormed their own legislature to demand greater democracy, not the overthrow of election results.

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Civil Rights Education Regional 

NY School District That Diluted Black Votes Loses Appeal

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 JOSH RUSSELL
Elections, New York, race, schools

MANHATTAN (CN) — Slamming the East Ramapo School District for acting in bad faith throughout litigation, the Second Circuit affirmed

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Government National Politics 

Democrats Seize Control of Senate With Pair of Wins in Georgia

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 KAYLA GOGGIN
Biden administration, Democrats, Elections, Georgia, U.S. Senate

Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff declared victory Wednesday over Republican Senator David Perdue in Georgia’s runoff race, a win that if confirmed would give President-elect Joe Biden’s party control over the chamber.

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Politics 

Democrat Warnock Projected to Take Georgia Senate Seat

January 5, 2021January 6, 2021 DANIEL JACKSON
Elections, Georgia, U.S. Senate

(CN) — Democrat Raphael Warnock is the projected winner of one of Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff elections, but the race

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Government National Politics 

Georgia Voters Head to Polls to Decide Control of Senate

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 DANIEL JACKSON and KAYLA GOGGIN
Elections, Georgia, U.S. Senate

Georgia voters finally head to the polls Tuesday to choose whether Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Leoffler or Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock will represent them in the U.S. Senate in a runoff contest, an encore to the rancorous 2020 elections.

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Government National Politics 

Trump Vows to Continue Fighting Georgia Election Results

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 DANIEL JACKSON
2020 elections, Donald Trump, Elections, Georgia, rally

At a get-out-the-vote rally for Georgia’s Senate runoff elections, President Donald Trump told supporters Monday evening that he would work against Georgia officials who have not worked with him to undermine the results of the race he recently lost in the state.

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Government National Politics 

Biden Rallies for Georgia Democrats on Eve of Crucial Senate Runoffs

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 KAYLA GOGGIN
Elections, Georgia, Joe Biden, U.S. Senate

President-elect Joe Biden headlined an Atlanta drive-in rally Monday to stump for Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and the Reverend Raphael Warnock ahead of Tuesday’s pivotal runoff elections that will decide control of the chamber.

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Government Politics 

Congress Opens New Session as Virus, Biden’s Win Dominate

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Congress, Elections

Congress convened Sunday for the start of a new session, swearing in lawmakers during a tumultuous period as a growing number of Republicans work to overturn Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump and the coronavirus surges.

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International Politics 

Moldova’s Pro-Russian Prime Minister Resigns After Protests

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Elections, resignation, soviet

Moldova’s pro-Russian prime minister has resigned to, as he put it, pave the way for an early parliamentary election and “bring normalcy” to the tiny former Soviet state.

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Law Media Politics 

Political Ads

December 22, 2020December 23, 2020 BRIEF
advertising, billboards, California, Elections, highways, Politics

A federal court in California ruled in favor of Attorney General Xavier Becerra in a case challenging California’s Outdoor Advertising Act, which limits political ads on billboards near highways to 90 days before elections. Plaintiff NorCal Outdoor Media lacked standing to bring the suit, the court decided.

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Civil Rights Politics Technology 

Dominion Voting Systems Employee Sues Trump Campaign

December 22, 2020December 23, 2020 AMANDA PAMPURO
conspiracy, defamation, Donald Trump, Elections, Rudy Giuliani, Voting

A man caught in the center of 2020 election fraud conspiracy theories — who says ongoing threats and harassment have driven him into hiding — accused the Trump campaign in a lawsuit filed in Denver on Tuesday of defamation and inflicting emotional distress.

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Politics Regional 

Iowa Democrat Challenges 6-Vote Loss in House Race, Asking Congress to Step In

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 ROX LAIRD
Elections, Iowa

The Democratic candidate for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District filed a challenge to her six-vote loss with the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, saying not all votes in her favor have been counted.

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