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FILE- In this Sept. 17, 2015 file photo, then Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael J. Gableman speaks during a court hearing at the Grant County Courthouse in Lancaster, Wis. The Republican-hired attorney leading the investigation into how the 2020 presidential election was run in Wisconsin is accusing Democratic Gov. Tony Evers of having â€œan incomplete and misguided viewâ€ of the probe. The comments former Justice Gableman made in a video posted online Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, came less than two weeks after Evers called the taxpayer-funded investigation a â€œ$700,000 boondoggle.â€ (Jessica Reilly/Telegraph Herald via AP, File) IADUB201 IADUB201

October 14, 2021 at 1:59 pm

Calls intensify to end Wisconsin’s election review amid blunders by ex-judge in charge

Voting-rights advocates, election policy experts and some state and local officials have leveled sharp accusations of incompetence at former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman.

Republican conservative radio show host Larry Elder speaks to supporters after losing the California gubernatorial recall election Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in Costa Mesa, Calif. The rare, late-summer election, which challenged California Governor Gavin Newsom, has emerged as a national battlefront on issues from COVID-19 restrictions to climate change. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) CAAL111 CAAL111

September 15, 2021 at 7:40 am

Trump, Elder’s campaign falsely claimed fraud before California votes were counted — a growing GOP tactic

Larry Elder was claiming voter fraud before the California governor recall vote took place, and former President Donald Trump repeatedly amplified these baseless claims. As...

Speaker of the House Dade Phelan, R-Orange, top center, talks with Rep. Andrew Murr, R-Kerrville, center, as the House debates election bill SB1, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) TXEG127 TXEG127

August 27, 2021 at 12:10 pm

Texas House passes GOP voting restrictions, which Democrats had blocked for weeks by fleeing the state

Democrats and voting-rights advocates argue that proposals such as SB1 use the false specter of voter fraud to create hurdles that undermine the right to...

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Bloomberg Best of the Year 2020: An official poll watcher uses binoculars as workers count ballots for the 2020 Presidential election at the Philadelphia Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Photographer: Hannah Yoon/Bloomberg 775588261

August 25, 2021 at 8:40 am

Pennsylvania Republicans plan hearings in 2020 election probe

Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania plan to launch hearings, as soon as this week, into the 2020 vote in the state, the latest GOP-backed effort to...

August 12, 2021 at 7:56 am

Texas Senate passes voting legislation after filibuster fails

AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Republicans advanced their effort to enact new voting restrictions on Thursday, passing a far-reaching elections bill in the state Senate after...

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August 9, 2021 at 10:22 am

Texas judge blocks arrest of Democratic legislators who fled the state to stop voting restrictions

Prolonging a showdown over proposed new voting restrictions, a Texas judge temporarily blocked the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to stop the...

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July 20, 2021 at 11:54 am

White House, Pelosi staff members test positive for coronavirus

The Pelosi staffer had contact with Texas lawmakers who are in Washington to prevent passage of a voting bill. Six members of that delegation have...

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July 17, 2021 at 8:42 am

Exiled Texas Democrats race to keep up momentum as Republicans in Austin ramp up pressure for their return

WASHINGTON - Texas state Rep. Shawn Thierry was already on a flight to Washington on Tuesday when a state trooper and a staff member for...

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December 14, 2020 at 5:28 pm

Electoral college affirms Biden’s victory on a relatively calm day of a chaotic election

WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden claimed formal victory over President Donald Trump on Monday, winning his 306 votes in the electoral college and advancing one...

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December 8, 2020 at 2:08 pm

Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn Pennsylvania election results

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a last-minute attempt by President Donald Trump's allies to overturn the election results in Pennsylvania, a blow...

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