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Former felons among battleground Florida voters for the first time
By Simon Lewis ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - Shikila Calder, 32, thought about voting early this year, but decided to save her vote - the first of her life - for Election Day on Tuesday. "It mad...
Nov 03, 2020
New York attorney general probes robocalls spreading voting disinformation
(Reuters) - New York Attorney General Letitia James said on Tuesday her office is investigating allegations that numerous people were receiving robocalls telling voters not to vote on Election Day. He...
Nov 03, 2020
Republicans in battleground Pennsylvania sue over balloting near Philadelphia
(Reuters) - A Republican congressional candidate in Pennsylvania on Tuesday sued election officials in a suburban Philadelphia county, accusing them of illegally counting mail-in ballots early and giv...
Nov 03, 2020
FCC’s Enforcement Bureau aware of misleading election robocalls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau is aware of reports of robocalls that recommended people to "stay home and stay safe" and not vote, an FCC offici...
Nov 03, 2020
FBI investigating reports of robocalls trying to suppress voters: homeland security official
(Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating reports in several U.S. states of robocalls made to potential voters in an apparent effort to suppress the vote, a senior official at t...
Nov 03, 2020
U.S. judge orders sweep for any outstanding ballots at some Postal facilities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered the U.S. Postal Service to conduct a sweep of some processing facilities this afternoon to ensure no ballots have been held up and any discovered...
Nov 03, 2020
Mysterious robocalls – but no evidence of U.S. election hacking
By Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters in several U.S. states have received mysterious robocalls urging them to stay home on Election Day, according to state and party of...
Nov 03, 2020
‘Away from the noise’: How Liberal Americans are coping with Election Day anxiety
By Jane Lanhee Lee and Maria Caspani BERKELEY, Calif./NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rachel Richardson, a lifelong Democrat, is spending Election Day hiking trails along the Pacific Coast with her two daughters...
Nov 03, 2020
Election Day ‘Trump Train’ caravans may be a security concern, experts say
By Raphael Satter and Aram Roston WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lines of honking SUVs, pickup trucks and motorcycles, flying flags for U.S. President Donald Trump are raising security concerns, election expe...
Nov 03, 2020
Democrats favored to take control of U.S. Senate, but results could be delayed
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats are favored to emerge from 14 hotly contested U.S. Senate races with full control of Congress in Tuesday's election, but final results from at least fi...
Nov 03, 2020
