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What questions do you have for the three Roanoke mayoral candidates?
Election Day is just weeks away, and in addition to the presidential race, the Star City is set to have several key races on its ballot, including the mayoral race.
In-person voting begins for the US presidential contest, kicking off the sprint to Election Day
In-person voting for the 2024 U.S. presidential election has begun in three states โ Virginia, South Dakota and Minnesota, the home state of Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz.
US retail sales ticked up last month in sign of ongoing consumer resilience
Americans spent a bit more at retailers last month, providing a small boost to the economy just as the Federal Reserve considers how much to cut its key interest rate.
2024 November Election Guide: Key dates, where to vote and everything you need to know
Election Day will be here before you know it, and weโre working for you on everything you need to know as you head to the polls.
2024 November Election Guide: Key dates, where to vote and everything you need to know
Election Day will be here before you know it, and weโre working for you on everything you need to know as you head to the polls.
Judge rejects GOP challenge of Mississippi timeline for counting absentee ballots
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the Republican National Committee that sought to block Mississippi from counting absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days after after it.
Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is changing course and will allow officials to place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall's elections in the presidential swing state.
New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom.
Nevada can start tabulating ballots earlier on Election Day for quicker results
Nevada election officials can start tabulating in-person Election Day votes as they come in, rather than waiting for polls to close.
After blaming his 2020 loss on mail balloting, Trump tries to make GOP voters believe itโs OK now
At rallies and in social media posts, former President Donald Trump has been trying to assure Republican voters that casting ballots by mail and other forms of early voting are โall good options.โ.
Republicans file lawsuit to block count of Nevada mail ballots received after Election Day
The Republican National Committee is suing to stop Nevada from being able to count mail ballots received in election offices after Election Day.
GOPโs David Owen wins Virginia legislative race over Democratic opponent who livestreamed sex videos
Republican businessman David Owen has won election to Virginiaโs House of Delegates against Democratic opponent Susanna Gibson.
WATCH LIVE: Virginia Department of Elections set to hold morning briefing about Election Day
On Tuesday, at about 11 a.m., Virginia Department of Elections Commissioner Susan Beals is slated to provide an update regarding Election Day.
Upwards of 16% of votes have already been cast in Montgomery County and other localities
With in-person early voting and absentee ballots, over 9,000 votes have already been cast the day before election day.
2023 Virginia general election: Hereโs everything you need to know as you head to the polls
Election Day will be here before you know it, and weโre working for you on everything you need to know as you head to the polls.
2023 Virginia general election: See what will be on your ballot this November
With in-person voting now underway across Virginia, we wanted to show you what your ballot will look like before you go to the polls to vote.
Ohio's Issue 1 would have made protecting abortion rights harder. Data shows why it failed
Ohio voters have rejected a proposal that would've made it more difficult for voters to amend the state constitution, including one measure set for the November ballot that would guarantee abortion rights in the state.
Republicans set to push mail ballots, voting methods they previously blasted as recipes for fraud
After years of criticizing mail voting and so-called ballot harvesting as ripe for fraud, Republicans at the top of the party want to change course.
Nonprofits strain to support voters in Georgia Senate race
Nonprofit organizations in Georgia are digging deep to ramp up their operations again after Election Day to inform voters about the closely watched runoff race for one of the state's Senate seats.
Midterms free of feared chaos as voting experts look to 2024
Fears of aggressive poll watchers sowing chaos at polling stations or conservative groups trying to intimidate votes didn't materialize on Election Day as many election officials and voting rights experts had feared.
Lengthy vote counts frustrate, but don't signal problems
Lengthy vote counts in states such as Arizona or California can frustrate candidates and their supporters, but they don't indicate anything is wrong with the voting or the tallying of ballots.
Fight over election tally threatens Arizona certification
The two Republicans who control the elected board in a rural Arizona county have sued their own election director to force her to conduct a greatly expanded hand-count of ballots cast in the Nov. 8 election.
Why AP called the Arizona's governor race for Katie Hobbs
The Associated Press called the Arizona governorโs race for Democrat Katie Hobbs on Monday after the latest round of vote releases gave her a lead that the AP determined she would not relinquish.
Supreme Court rejects another bump stock ban case
The Supreme Court has again declined to hear a lawsuit involving a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.
Why the AP called the Arizona Senate race for Mark Kelly
Blake Masters wasnโt posting the numbers of votes he needed in Election Day ballots as they were counted and released days later by officials in Arizonaโs biggest county.
How to read your social media feeds on Election Day
Voters in the U.S. who go on Twitter, TikTok, Facebook or other platforms to learn about Tuesdayโs pivotal midterm elections are likely to encounter rumors, hearsay and misinformation.
GOP voters told to hold onto mail ballots until Election Day
Republican activists who believe the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump have crafted a plan that, in their telling, will thwart cheating in this yearโs midterm elections.
Whatโs on your ballot? View sample ballots for the 2022 Virginia general election
With in-person voting now underway across Virginia, we wanted to show you what your ballot will look like before you go to the polls to vote.
EXPLAINER: What to expect at polling places this year
Voting could feel different in this year's midterms, as the election falsehoods told by former President Donald Trump and many of his supporters have created a ripple effect across the country.
Here are key dates to know ahead of the 2022 Virginia general election
Election Day is a little under a month away, and those in the Commonwealth will soon be able to cast their vote for representatives for the U.S. Congress and candidates in local races as well.
Nevada county's plans to hand-count early ballots challenged
A rural county in Nevada where conspiracy theories about voting machines run deep is planning to start hand-counting its mail-in ballots two weeks before Election Day, but the process risks public release of early voting results.
In-person voting starts in Minnesota, 3 other early states
In-person voting for the midterm elections has started in Minnesota, South Dakota, Virginia and Wyoming, in a landscape that has changed since the pandemic drove a shift to mail balloting in the 2020 presidential contest.
EXPLAINER: How mailed ballots slow results in Pennsylvania
Counting of mailed ballots in Pennsylvania is drawing renewed scrutiny amid a too-close-to-call U.S. Senate primary between Republicans David McCormick and Dr. Mehmet Oz. Former President Donald Trump blasted the stateโs elections procedures on social media, even though there are no indications of any wrongdoing with those ballots other than a printing error that was slowing the tally in one county.
Judge: Same-sex marriage license denials violated rights
A federal judge has ruled that a former Kentucky clerk violated the constitutional rights of two same-sex couples, who were among those to whom she wouldnโt issue marriage licenses.
Midterm elections are less than 1 year away. Hereโs an early overview of what to expect in 2022.
For those who enjoyed a break from political ads for a little while, get used to them ramping up again after the holiday season, if not sooner.
Virginiaโs November election includes three candidate vying for House District 22
One local race is House District 22, which includes sections of Bedford, Campbell and Franklin Counties, as well as parts of Lynchburg.
Lynchburg Registrar of Voters wants to hear from you in its latest survey
Early in-person voting for November elections is just around the corner, and the Lynchburg registrar wants your input on extending office hours.
Report shows big spike in mail ballots during 2020 election
A new report shows fewer than one-third of voters who cast ballots in last yearโs U.S. presidential election did so at a polling place on Election Day as the coronavirus pandemic led states to greatly expand mail-in balloting and early voting.