Joe Biden Defeats Donald Trump and Wins the Presidency
Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden became President-elect Biden over the weekend after Pennsylvania put him over the top, according to CNN. Biden won the state’s 20 electoral votes on Saturday, surpassing the 270 required to win, according to CBS News. He now has 279 compared to Trump’s 214 electoral votes. World leaders and a few …
Facebook and Twitter Crack Down on Violent Election-Related Posts
Facebook and Twitter are removing posts by pro-Trump groups calling for possible actions of aggression in light of the election results, according to Reuters. On Facebook, there was a “Stop the Steal” group that supported President Trump and appealed to its group members to implement “boots on the ground to protect the integrity of the …
Judges Dismiss Trump Campaign Lawsuits in Michigan and Georgia
Judges in two states, Michigan and Georgia, have thrown out lawsuits filed by President Trump’s campaign which aimed to discredit absentee ballots, according to the Associated Press. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden won the state of Michigan yesterday. However, Georgia is still a close race that has yet to be called. The Georgia Republican Party …
Some of the Historic State-Level Victories from the 2020 Election
On the presidential level, the election has been tense. Sometimes it can be hard to see positives in the political system when the one designed to elect the most powerful office is so convoluted. However, there were plenty of victories worth celebrating on local and state levels. Oregon voters passed Measure 109, making the state …
Biden and Trump Continue to Battle It Out in Presidential Election
The presidential election has been a nail biter for both sides, and it is not over yet as neither candidate has yet reached the necessary 270 Electoral College votes needed to win, according to Vox. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden won Minnesota, Colorado and New Hampshire, while President Trump won the battleground states of Ohio, …
Early Voter Turnout Already Beats 2016 Record in Some States
As polls opened nationwide today, some states have already surpassed their 2016 voter turnouts, according to CNN. Those states include North Carolina, Florida, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Georgia, according to Vox. All of them have surpassed total voting numbers four years ago by more than 90 percent. Early voting in Texas this …
Twitter is Implementing Policy Changes to Handle Fake Election Results
Twitter announced Monday via its official account that any post from an account claiming election victory will require a citation from an election official or public projection from two national news outlets, which they have listed. All posts without citation will be tagged with a warning label and directed to the official Twitter U.S. election …
Many States Don’t Expect to Have Election Results Tomorrow Night
Election Day is upon us, and for people expecting to find out by election night who the next president is, you will likely be disappointed, according to Vice. The count could take weeks due to greater numbers of mail-in and early voting because of the pandemic. “In this election our absentee numbers have more than …
Postal Service Under Fire for Slow Processing of Election Ballots
A federal judge ruled on Sunday that the USPS must immediately address the fact it was slowing down processing election ballots in some battleground states, according to CNN. As a result of the order, Judge Emmet Sullivan said the Postal Service must now use Express Mail, which guarantees faster delivery. Local ballots must be processed …
Early Voting Numbers in Texas Beat 2016 Voting Record
Voters in the battleground state of Texas have already surpassed the state’s 2016 total voting numbers with more than 9 million people voting early, according to CNN. That number is 53 percent of all registered voters compared to 59 percent in 2016. With one last day of early voting statewide today, the numbers are expected …