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Nevada Revisits Mail-In Ballot Debate After 2020 Spotlight

Apr 02, 2021

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers are considering sending mail-in ballots to all active voters in future elections after passing a law last summer that directed election officials to do so to prevent the coronavirus from spreading at polling places.

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Law
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood admitted to federal prosecutors that he accepted a loan from a foreign billionaire and failed to disclose the check on government forms.

Obama Transportation Secretary Hid Foreign Cash Loan

Apr 01, 2021
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took $50,000 from an associate of a Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire while in office in 2012.
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Asia
China's President Xi Jinping (C) applauds with other leaders and delegates after they voted on changes to Hong Kong's election system during the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11, 202

In Latest Power Move, Beijing Approves Electoral Overhaul For Hong Kong

Mar 30, 2021
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress unanimously approved a law that will cut the number of district representatives for Hong Kong residents.
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Politics
State Rep. Park Cannon is placed into the back of a Georgia State Capitol patrol car after being arrested at the Georgia State Capitol Building. Cannon was arrested after she attempted to knock on the door of the Gov. Brian Kemp office during his remarks

Police Arrest Georgia Lawmaker As Governor Signs Law Overhauling Elections

Mar 25, 2021
Democratic state Rep. Park Cannon, a Black woman, is facing charges after refusing to stop knocking on Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's office door.
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Elections
A sample ballot is shown using the Dominion Voting system, the machines that have been under attack by former President Trump following the 2020 elections.

Ohio County Rejects Dominion Voting Systems After Trump Supporters Balk

Mar 11, 2021
Commissioners in Stark County voted to reject a recommended purchase of Dominion voting machines. Former President Trump falsely accused the machines of switching votes for him to President Biden.
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Bill To Make Nevada 1st Presidential Primary Is Unveiled

Feb 16, 2021

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A bill that would change Nevada's presidential caucus to a primary and make it the first nominating contest in the country has been unveiled.

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The Coronavirus Crisis
King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah's suspended the national parliament and state legislatures for an unspecified period of time under the nation's new virus restrictions.

Malaysia's Coronavirus Lockdown Is Not A Coup, Prime Minister Says

Jan 12, 2021
In his declaration, Malaysia's king suspends the national parliament and state legislatures, delaying the country's general election.
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Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) wears a protective face mask as he makes his way to attend the swearing-in ceremony of his new government, at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in May. The Knesset has dissolved and Israel is headed to n

Israel To Hold 4th Election In 2 Years As Coalition Fails To Pass Budget

Dec 22, 2020
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing trial on corruption charges, has a difficult path to another term. He is Israel's longest-serving prime minister.
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World
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's de facto leader, casts an early ballot for the Nov. 8 general election in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Oct. 29.

Suu Kyi's Party Expected To Win Myanmar Election Amid Minorities' Disenfranchisement

Nov 07, 2020
Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won in a 2015 landslide and is expected to win again. But with voting denied or canceled in some areas, more than a million voters are disenfranchised.
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Nevada Judge To Decide GOP Bid To Stop Las Vegas Ballot Counting

Oct 29, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge says he'll decide soon whether Las Vegas election officials can continue to process mail-in ballots and use a computer to verify voter signatures.

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Coronavirus Live Updates
Poll workers at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department deposit returned mail-in ballots into an official ballot drop box on primary election day on Aug. 18 in Doral, Fla.

How A Florida Elections Official Is Leaning On Creativity During A Complicated Year

Sep 23, 2020
Chris Anderson, supervisor of elections in Seminole County, Fla., talks about finding the solution to an equipment problem at Dollar Tree and other challenges of running an election during a pandemic.
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Elections
Opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya speaks at a news conference Monday in Minsk, Belarus, after the Belarusian presidential election.

Belarus Elections End With Landslide Winner — And Massive Protests

Aug 10, 2020
Five-term incumbent Alexander Lukashenko is declared the winner. Opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya rejects the results.
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Newscast headlines

Republicans Sue Clark County For Election-Related Records

Jun 02, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Republican Party and Republican National Committee are suing Clark County officials for public records related to the June primary election.

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The Coronavirus Crisis
A man wearing a face mask to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus has his temperature checked upon his arrival to cast his vote for parliamentary at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday.

In South Korea, Success Fighting The Virus Brings Success At The Ballot Box

Apr 16, 2020
President Moon Jae-in's ruling Democratic Party won a landslide victory in legislative elections, an apparent national vote of approval for his government's handling of the pandemic.
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World
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gets off his election campaign bus — emblazoned with the slogan "Get Brexit Done" — to visit Washington, England, on Monday. Britain goes to the polls on Thursday.

U.K. Election: Voters Hope To Decide Brexit's Fate And Their Country's Future

Dec 11, 2019
It will be the third general election since 2015. The stakes are high, voters are weary and the two main candidates for prime minister are polarizing.
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Europe
Alexei Navalny, one of Russia's most prominent opposition figures, appears in a Moscow courtroom on July 24. A longtime critic of President Vladimir Putin, he was recently arrested after calling for a mass protest against the exclusion of opposition cand

Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Hospitalized With 'Severe' Allergic Reaction

Jul 28, 2019
Navalny, a longtime critic of President Vladimir Putin, was recently arrested after calling for a mass protest in Moscow.
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World
Social Democratic leader Mette Frederiksen walks with supporters after the election results at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen early on Thursday.

In Denmark's Election, A Shift To The Left — Unlike In Much Of Europe

Jun 07, 2019
Denmark's Social Democrats made a strong showing in this week's elections — but voter support came in part because of the increasingly hard line the party has taken on immigration.
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Goats and Soda
India offers hundreds of symbols for political parties. The flashlight, "lady farmer" and lotus blossom (Prime Minister Modi's party symbol) appear on voting machine ballots for elections this spring. No party claimed the violin, the computer mouse and t

India's Ballot Has Some Really Offbeat Symbols For Its Political Parties

May 14, 2019
A flashlight, a flower and a "lady farmer" are a few of the symbols on the ballot. They were originally meant to help illiterate voters. New symbols reflect urbanized, modern India.
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World
Ekrem Imamoglu spoke to supporters last month after he was declared the winner of the Istanbul mayor's race. The country's election authority has now announced that the race must be re-run, according to state media.

Opposition Candidate's Victory Tossed Out In Istanbul Mayor's Race

May 06, 2019
Turkish election authorities have cancelled a major election victory for the country's main opposition party, according to Turkish state media. The Istanbul mayor's race will be re-run on June 23.
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World
Ukrainian presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy walks backstage during the filming of the <em>League of Laughter</em> comedy show on March 19 in Kiev, Ukraine.

A Comedian Plays Ukraine's President On TV. Will He Become One In Real Life?

Mar 30, 2019
Volodymyr Zelenskiy's only connection to politics is the role he plays in a hit TV series about a man who accidentally becomes Ukraine's president. He's leading in polls ahead of Sunday's elections.
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Africa
Protesters clashed with police in the streets of Algiers, Algeria, during a demonstration denouncing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term on Friday.

Protests Against Algerian President's Bid For Fifth Term End In Chaos

Mar 01, 2019
Throngs of people flooded the streets of the North African country's cities on Friday to demand the ailing president withdraw from the April 18 election. Clashes with police developed in Algiers.
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World
Sanjay Sathe, 44, grows onions on about an acre of land on a roadside in India's Maharashtra state. His family farm prospered under his grandfather and father, but now he has to raise goats because the price of onions keeps falling.

'I Rue The Day We Ever Became Farmers': In Rural India, A Struggle To Survive

Feb 12, 2019
"The farmer dies feeding this country, but no one fights for the farmer," says a woman whose son, a farmer, died by suicide. He was $40,000 in debt. Her husband died of a heart attack days later.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

John L. Smith On Changing The State's Election Schedule

Dec 11, 2018

New leaders in Carson City mean new ideas are starting to percolate.

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Europe
People hold Spanish flags during a demonstration called by the far-right Vox Party, over the weekend in Madrid. On Sunday, the once-derided party claimed 12 seats Andalusia's regional elections.

Anti-Immigrant Party Breaks Socialist Stronghold In Spain

Dec 03, 2018
The Vox Party had remained on the fringes since its founding four years ago but on Sunday, its right-wing anti-immigration platform lead to a 12-seat victory that could shift the balance of power.
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Politics
Volunteer observers keep watch Friday as election workers at tables examine ballots during a hand recount of votes cast in Palm Beach County for the U.S. Senate race.

After Nearly 2 Weeks and 2 Recounts, Florida Senate Race Ends

Nov 18, 2018
Nearly two weeks after Election Day, a statewide recount showed that Republican Gov. Rick Scott continued to hold the lead in the Senate race against incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson.

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