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Pandemic impeded efforts on ballot access, testimony says
On Jan. 1, Dan Whitfield of Bella Vista took leave from his weekend job delivering pizza to start collecting enough signatures of registered voters to allow him access to general election ballots as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate.
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Linda Satter
Newcomer gets term in Fort Smith
The Fort Smith Board of Directors will have a new member joining its ranks come January.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Jefferson County receives shipment of new voting gear
New voting equipment arrived in Jefferson County early Wednesday.
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Dale Ellis
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
CALENDAR: 2019-2020 election dates
This calendar from the Arkansas Secretary of State's website shows dates for the primary and general election, deadlines to register to vote and more.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Biden accuser's lawyer exits her case
The lawyer for Tara Reade, the former Senate aide who has accused former Vice President Joe Biden of sexual assault, said Friday that he was no longer represent...
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Lisa Lerer, Jim Rutenberg and Stephanie Saul The New York Times -
May 23, 2020
Trump tweets threats over states' vote steps
President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to hold up coronavirus relief money for Michigan after he said that the state had sent absentee ballots to millions ...
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Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports -
May 21, 2020
Little Rock School Board map OK'd by commission
Zone boundaries for the first Little Rock School Board election in more than a half-decade were approved Wednesday by a unanimous vote of the Pulaski County Ele...
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Tony Holt -
May 21, 2020
1 polling site OK'd for council election
Jacksonville voters will have a single polling place to visit for the June 9 special City Council election.
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Tony Holt -
May 21, 2020
Ruling ends wait for political donors
Candidates for state offices are no longer barred from accepting campaign contributions more than two years before elections.
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Linda Satter -
May 21, 2020
Senate panel approves subpoena in Hunter Biden probe
WASHINGTON — A Senate committee has voted to issue a subpoena as part of its investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden’s son, a move that met immediate...
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The Associated Press -
May 20, 2020
Federal judge promises swift ruling in redistricting case
FAYETTEVILLE -- U.S. District Judge P.K. Holmes questioned Tuesday whether the state's in-person requirement for signing a petition to put a constitutional amen...
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Doug Thompson -
May 20, 2020
Biden deal invites donations up to $620,600
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will ask donors to give as much as $620,600 to support his White House bid and down-ballot candidates, dra...
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee The Washington Post -
May 17, 2020
State AG argues against ballot access for suit filers
Attorneys for Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge offered little sympathy Thursday for two men who complained in a May 1 lawsuit that coronavirus restrict...
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Linda Satter -
May 15, 2020
Kushner clarifies election role remark
Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner suggested Tuesday that there was some uncertainty about whether the presidential election would happen in November as s...
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Timothy Bella The Washington Post -
May 14, 2020
Court questions sides on 'faithless electors'
Supreme Court justices raised scenarios of bribery and chaos Wednesday in their questioning of whether states can require presidential electors to back the stat...
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MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press -
May 14, 2020
Californian Republican wins vacant House seat
Former Navy fighter pilot Mike Garcia captured a vacant U.S. House seat north of Los Angeles with support from President Donald Trump. He had about 56% of the ...
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MICHAEL R. BLOOD The Associated Press -
May 14, 2020
GOP readies for mail-in possibility
While President Donald Trump says mail-in voting is ripe for fraud and "cheaters," his reelection campaign and state allies are scrambling to begin operations m...
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NICHOLAS RICCARDI The Associated Press -
May 13, 2020
Nebraska wraps up primaries
OMAHA, Neb. -- Nebraska's primary election was overwhelmingly quiet Tuesday as voters steered clear of polling sites while shattering the state record for absen...
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GRANT SCHULTE The Associated Press -
May 13, 2020
Masks sought for conventions
The Republican National Committee has asked the federal government to provide personal protective gear for the political conventions this summer, underscoring t...
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Josh Dawsey, Michael Scherer and Annie Linskey The Washington Post -
May 11, 2020
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