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WEIGH IN: What key issues are most important to you when voting in Virginia’s Presidential Primary?
Read full article: WEIGH IN: What key issues are most important to you when voting in Virginia’s Presidential Primary?Super Tuesday is coming up, marking an event in which millions of voters will cast their vote in the U.S. Presidential Primary.
Detroit voters sue President Trump over his attempt to block certification of election results
Read full article: Detroit voters sue President Trump over his attempt to block certification of election resultsDETROIT – Three Detroit voters have joined a local organization in suing President Trump and his campaign over their effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The Michigan Welfare Rights Organization, along with three Detroit residents, filed a lawsuit against the Trump campaign Friday, arguing that the campaign is seeking to disenfranchise Black voters in their attempt to block the certification of Michigan votes -- especially those from Wayne County. “Having lost the vote in Michigan and other states that are necessary for a majority of the electoral college, President Trump and the Donald J. Trump For President, Inc. Campaign are engaged in a campaign to overturn the results of the election by blocking certification of the results, on the (legally incorrect) theory that blocking certification would allow state legislatures to override the will of the voters and choose the Trump Campaign’s slate of electors,” the complaint reads. They claim that Trump’s campaign has been “intimidating or coercing state and local officials from aiding Plaintiffs and other residents of Detroit and Wayne County from having their votes ‘counted properly and included in the appropriate totals of votes cast’” -- which, if true, is in direct violation of the act. Click here to read the full story.
Election results: What states are we still waiting on, and why? A breakdown
Read full article: Election results: What states are we still waiting on, and why? A breakdownA handful of pivotal states remained in play Thursday in the tightly contested U.S. presidential race. But there are outstanding ballots left to be counted in the coming days. North CarolinaThe situationWith ballots left to count, the race is too early to call. As long as those ballots are postmarked by Nov. 3, state election officials have until Nov. 12 to count them. And when it comes to mail ballots, Biden was outperforming Trump.
What was your reaction to first presidential debate? Let us know with your emojis
Read full article: What was your reaction to first presidential debate? Let us know with your emojisAfter weeks of preparation and anticipation, the first of three presidential debates is now over. Democratic nominee and former vice president Joe Biden and the Republican incumbent nominee, President Donald Trump, met face-to-face on the same stage for the first time during this election year and debated various issues and questions posed by moderator Chris Wallace. So, what did you think of responses and ideas presented by Biden and Trump? Let us know your reaction by clicking on an emoji below each statement that was made.
‘The best choice to lead our country': Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson endorses Joe Biden
Read full article: ‘The best choice to lead our country': Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson endorses Joe BidenHollywood star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took to Twitter Sunday morning to endorse Democratic candidate Joe Biden as the “best choice” for the 2020 Presidential Election. “As a political independent & centrist, I’ve voted for both parties in the past. In this critical presidential election, I’m endorsing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris,” tweeted Johnson. As a political independent & centrist, I’ve voted for both parties in the past. Johnson personally spoke with Biden and Harris on Zoom about how they will lead once they’re inside the White House, which is included in the Twitter video.
Better late than never? There’s still time to make a plan, get to the polls -- even at the last minute
Read full article: Better late than never? There’s still time to make a plan, get to the polls -- even at the last minuteClick or tap here for deadlines in each state to register for the primary election and the general election in November. This is where you really want to start familiarizing yourself with your state’s Secretary of State or Department of State website. People can be eligible to vote by mail if they are:Going to be away from their county on Election Day and during early voting. Absentee/mail-in ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Ballots from voters overseas must be received by the fifth day after Election Day, while ballots from members of the armed forced must be received by the sixth day after Election Day.