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One man’s mission to restore felony voting rights in Florida

Monday, November 4 by ABC News

(TALLAHASSEE, FL) -- Desmond Meade was recalling to a church congregation in Apopka, Florida, earlier this month a dark time in his life. “Not too long ago, I was standing in front of the railroad tracks, waiting for a train to come so I...

Video showing Haitian migrants voting in Georgia is Russian influence operation: Intel community

Saturday, November 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The origins of the video that falsely showed individuals from Haiti voting in Georgia is the work of Russian influence actors, the intelligence community assessed on Friday."The IC assesses that Russian influence actors manufactured a recent video that falsely depicted individuals claiming...

Election fact check: How voting machines work and why theyre hard to hack

Thursday, October 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As Americans head to the polls this Election Day, trust that their vote will be counted accurately and that the democratic process is safe from interference is vital, experts said.But with early voting well underway and just days before the remainder of...

Its a lie: Georgia election official forcefully pushes back on false claims of voting machine fraud

Thursday, October 24 by ABC News

(GEORGIA) -- With early voting underway in the key battleground state of Georgia, a top election official in the state forcefully pushed back Wednesday on false claims of voting machine fraud -- a debunked conspiracy theory that proliferated after the 2020 presidential election and...

AI deepfakes a top concern for election officials with voting underway

Friday, October 18 by ABC News

(PHOENIX) -- In the final weeks of a divisive, high-stakes campaign season, state election officials in political battleground states say they are bracing for the unpredictable and emergent threat posed by artificial intelligence, or AI."The number one concern we have on Election Day are...

Amid ongoing Helene recovery, early voting set to begin in North Carolina

Thursday, October 17 by ABC News

(RALEIGH, N.C.) -- As North Carolinians continue to recover from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene, early voting begins Thursday in the critical swing state.State election officials expect a majority of North Carolina voters to cast their ballot in-person over the next two weeks,...

Georgia sees 2nd day of record early voting turnout

Wednesday, October 16 by ABC News

(GEORGIA) -- Gabriel Sterling, the Chief Operations Officer of Georgia's office of Secretary of State, noted in a statement on X that early votes cast Wednesday set a record for a second day."So, with the rest of today and absentees we could get close...

Early voting starts in Georgia, putting sweeping election changes to the test

Tuesday, October 15 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- Early in-person voting kicks off in Georgia on Tuesday as uncertainty over new election rule changes looms large in one of the crucial states that will decide this year's presidential election.Georgia counties will provide early in-person voting for at least 16 days,...

Abortion, voting rights, other key issues on the ballot in states this election

Sunday, October 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- While the presidential race may be getting the spotlight this election season, key regulations, laws and policies are on the ballot in several states.And those ballot measures could have huge ramifications for the rest of the country.Forty-one states have a combined 147...

Vance and Walz visiting Arizona as early voting begins in the battleground state

Wednesday, October 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Vice presidential nominees Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz will campaign in Arizona on Wednesday as early voting begins in a state that could decide the presidential race and control of the Senate.Both Vance and Walz will hold rallies in Tucson...