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California sues Huntington Beach over voter ID law passed in election
Huntington Beach is being sued by the state over a new law that lets the city require voters to provide identification to cast ballots at the polls starting in 2026.
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Election worker turnover has reached historic highs ahead of the 2024 vote, new data shows
Research provided to NBC News shows turnover in local election offices has been increasing for years, suggesting the issue goes beyond post-2020 threats.
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No Label ends 2024 presidential campaign
No Labels, the bipartisan group that had been working toward putting a third-party presidential ticket on the ballot in all 50 states in 2024, announced Thursday that it was ending its efforts.
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Why do we vote on Tuesdays? Here's how the Election Day tradition began
Election Day has been held on Tuesdays since the mid 1800’s. Here’s why…
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Here's the real reason we vote on Tuesdays
Election Day in America has fallen on a Tuesday for more than a century. But why was this seemingly-random – and inconvenient – weekday picked in the first place?
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What to watch in South Carolina primary as Nikki Haley looks to upset Donald Trump in her home state
Former President Donald Trump is looking to win his fourth straight primary state on Saturday over Nikki Haley in South Carolina. Trump went into the primary with a huge polling lead and the backing of the state’s top Republicans. Haley has spent weeks warning that the dominant front-runner, who is 77 and faces four indictments, is too old and distracted...
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What to know about the California Primary voter registration deadline
Tuesday is that last day to register to vote in the March 5 California Primary. Here’s what to know about registering and options if you miss the deadline.
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Behind-the-scene look into the final debate among California's US Senate candidates
Final preparations are underway before the last televised debate for California’s U.S. Senate race. NBCLA’s Conan Nolan explains on NewsConference on Feb. 18,2024.
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Project Veritas admits there was no evidence of election fraud at Pennsylvania post office in 2020
A conservative group and its former leader are taking the unusual step of publicly acknowledging that claims of ballot mishandling at a Pennsylvania post office in 2020 were wrong.
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What does the 14th Amendment say?
Some states have invoked the amendment to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot.
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Can a convicted felon run for president? It's happened before
Can Donald Trump be president again if convicted of a felony? Here’s what the U.S. Constitution says about who can be president.
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America's history of politicians who ran for office from jail
Can candidates for U.S. public offices run while under indictment or if they’ve been convicted of crimes? Turns out, it’s happened before.
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LA County settles wrongful prosecution lawsuit for $5 million
Los Angeles County will pay the owner of Michigan-based election management software company $5 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the LA County District Attorney’s Office violated his rights when he was arrested and charged in 2022. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 I-Team on Jan. 23, 2024.
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LA County to pay $5 million to settle alleged baseless prosecution of voting software provider
LA County to pay $5-million to settle lawsuit — over District Attorney’s alleged baseless 2022 arrest of an election software firm’s owner.
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Executive director of US federal election commission departs job just as voting begins
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission is searching for its fourth leader since 2019, just as voting begins in this year’s presidential election.
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Cold descends on Iowa ahead of caucus night
A bitter cold grips Iowa as caucuses begin. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Monday Jan. 15, 2024.
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The 5 issues and trends experts expect states to tackle in 2024
From abortion rights to artificial intelligence to workforce shortages, states will immediately dive into a host of major policy issues in the new year.
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NewsConference: Will California kick Donald Trump off the ballot?
NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with California Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis about why she is asking the Secretary of State to use the Colorado Supreme Court decision to invalidate a Trump candidacy in 2024. We get the take from election law Professor Jessica Levinson of Loyola Law School and Michael Genovese, professor of Political Science and President of the Global Policy...
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Americans sour on the primary election process and major political parties, an AP-NORC poll says
With the Republican primaries around the corner, a new poll finds that party members aren’t sure votes in the presidential nominating contest will be counted accurately.
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Americans agree that the 2024 election will be pivotal for democracy, but for different reasons
In a politically polarized nation, Americans seem to agree on one issue underlying the 2024 elections — a worry over the state of democracy and how the outcome of the presidential contest will affect its future.