electoral college

Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger issued a statement on Friday saying that he believed the numbers tabulated during the 2020 election in his state are correct.

While many Republicans argue the electoral college protects the interests of small states and rural voters, there are a number of reasons to believe change could be no more than a couple of elections away.

Are you one of the many who feel the Electoral College has just got to go? Well, here’s a few signs that may mean there’s hope yet.

Republican leaders in four critical states won by President-elect Joe Biden say they won’t participate in a legally dubious scheme to flip their state’s electors to vote for President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump’s campaign faces stiff odds in invalidating enough ballots to overtake Joe Biden in the contest for the White House.

Former Vice President Joe Biden won the state of Pennsylvania Saturday, according to NBC News projection, putting him over the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency.

Joe Biden is the projected winner of the presidential election after NBC News called Pennsylvania for the former vice president.

President Trump currently has a lead by 1,506 votes in Georgia. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Nov. 5, 2020.

Election Day is over, you’ve cast your ballot… what happens now? Turns out that it’s still a long and winding road to Inauguration Day on Jan. 20. Using something we can all understand — our favorite food delivery apps — NBCLX’s Eric Rodriguez walks us through what happens between you casting your ballot and a president getting sworn in for...

The 2020 election is not a landslide victory for either candidate, and that means that the results may take several days to be finalized. Conan Nolan explains on NBC4 News on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.

There’s a fair chance Americans won’t know the winner of Tuesday’s presidential election while it’s still Tuesday — or maybe even Wednesday. The main reason? Many states have made it easier to request a mail ballot amid the coronavirus pandemic and concerns about crowded polling places. But mail ballots generally require more time to process than ballots that are...

Former Vice President Joe Biden talked to supporters in Wilmington, De., Tuesday night. “We knew this was going to go long,” Biden said. “But look, we feel good about where we are. We really do. We believe we’re on track to win this election.”

On the eve of Election Day, John Fortier of the Bipartisan Policy Democracy Project explains what you need to know to interpret the presidential race results as they begin rolling in on Election Night. What do the historic surges in early voting mean for President Trump and Joe Biden, and how can the Electoral College hand the White House to...

One person, one vote is the democratic ideal. So why is the American system of voting still based on the Electoral College? In this opinion piece from The New York Times, Jesse Wegman explains the myths that keep us clinging to this system of voting – and why it may be finally time to let them go.