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Record-breaking voter turnout in Hamilton County comes without excessive wait times – WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather
HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) — So far, more than 112,000 people have cast their ballots early in Hamilton County. But election officials said the wait times haven’t reflected the increase in voters. Election administrator Beth Sheller said wait times at the Hamilton County Judicial Center and the Fairgrounds are typically 20 to 30 minutes at …
Breaking Down Latino Voter Registration And Turnout Gaps In North Carolina | WFAE 90.7
Esta nota también está disponible en español en La Noticia. About a third of Latinos eligible to vote in North Carolina have yet to register. The regular registration period ended Oct. 9, so their only chance to cast a ballot is by going to an early voting site before Oct. 31. But Latinos face many …
Absentee voters break records in Spartanburg Co.
SPARTANBURG CO., S.C. (WSPA) – With the election next week, Spartanburg County election officials told 7 News they’re seeing abnormally high numbers of absentee voters. In fact, we’ve broken records. 7 News went out to the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium and spoke with some folks who decided to vote early. “I just wanted to do something …
US officials say Russia and Iran have obtained voter info
BOSTON (AP/KWWL) — The government’s national intelligence director says Russia and Iran have obtained U.S. voting registration information. John Ratcliffe, the intelligence director, spoke at a rare news conference Wednesday night. Ratcliffe and FBI Director Christopher Wray said the U.S. will impose costs on any foreign countries interfering in the 2020 election. They accused Iran …
What Matters: This GOP lawyer breaking with Trump on voter fraud claims is a big deal
He’s blowing a whistle, of sorts. There are random cases of fraud in many elections, he said, pointing out he’d been working for 38 years for Republicans on Election Days. Fraud? He hasn’t seen it. And it’s not healthy to say it’s there when it isn’t. Who is he? Now retired, Ginsberg was a partner …
The Technology 202: Snap’s decision could have implications for Trump’s young voter outreach
with Tonya Riley Snap’s decision to limit President Trump’s reach could hamper his reelection campaign’s strategy to reach young voters online. The Snapchat parent company announced yesterday that it would no longer feature Trump’s account in the app’s “Discover” tab, which suggests stories and accounts from politicians and celebrities to users who don’t yet subscribe …
Illinois Stumbles as States See Light Voter Turnout, With Many Ballots in the Mail
“It’s off-year election kind of slow,” Mr. Bride said. He projected about 17 percent of the county’s registered voters would turn out, down from 43 percent in 2016, when both parties had competitive presidential contests. DuPage County, a Chicago suburb that has had to relocate more than a dozen polling places, said that as of …
Exit polls: South Carolina voter demographics set state’s primary apart from previous three contests
It is the first state with a majority black electorate to weigh in on the Democratic nomination fight. The racial composition of South Carolina’s Democratic primary electorate has shifted slightly compared with 2016, and early exit polls indicate it is slightly less black and a bit more white than it was four years ago. That …
Study finds technology increased voter turnout—and concerns about security
Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research by a University of Chicago scholar found that the ability to vote with a mobile device increased turnout by three to five percentage points in the 2018 federal election in West Virginia, suggesting that mobile voting has the potential to significantly boost turnout in future elections. West Virginia became …