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MetroNews Canada
April 1, 2018
Mason used a provisional ballot to vote, and it was not counted. She has said that she believes she was being targeted for prosecution because she voted for Democrat Hillary Clinton over Republican Donald Trump for president. Tarrant County leans Republican. Mason's attorney, J. Warren St. John, didÃâà...
Sacramento Bee
March 22, 2018
It has been more than a decade since California voters were last asked to approve a statewide bond to upgrade parks and make sure the state's water ... That may have been fine when the state was young, but absentee and provisional ballots and voting by mail can now add weeks to the time it takes toÃâà...
The Durango Herald
March 16, 2018
Democrat Conor Lamb holds a lead of more than 600 votes over Republican Rick Saccone, with a few hundred provisional ballots left to be counted. ... The facts There is no state law requiring students to learn Arabic numerals, although California students – and others across the world – already use theÃâà...
SFGate
March 16, 2018
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts: ___. NOT REAL: BREAKING: Federal Judge Nullifies PA ElectionÃâà...
Democracy Now!
March 14, 2018
In Pennsylvania, Democrat Conor Lamb is holding a razor-thin lead over Republican Rick Saccone as officials continue to count absentee and provisional ballots in Tuesday's special congressional election. On Tuesday night, Democrat Conor Lamb, a former prosecutor and Marine Corps captain, declaredÃâà...
The Pew Charitable Trusts (blog)
March 14, 2018
David Bjerke, the director of elections and general registrar of voters for Falls Church, Virginia, a Washington suburb, said if registration information is changed, voters should still cast provisional ballots, because officials can verify the eligibility of voters by going back to check paper registration records.
Salon
March 11, 2018
That's the once a decade process where legislatures, or in some states like California, commissions, redraw political boundaries for anything that's not a statewide race. The formal term .... These first-time voters may show up at the polls, make a stink and get a provisional ballot, but their votes will not count.
The San Diego Union-Tribune
February 22, 2018
Depending on where you live in the United States, you vote with a lever, punch card, marker or touch screen. The word ballot comes from an Italian word meaning small ball. The practice of using the dreaded black ball in ancient Greece indicated a NO vote. Early American ballots came in the form of voiceÃâà...
Los Angeles Times
February 22, 2018
A primary election voter casts a provisional ballot at a polling place in Westerville, Ohio, in 2016. (Matt Rourke / AP) ... As vice chairman of the Assembly Committee on Elections and Redistricting, I want to guarantee every California citizen's constitutional right to vote is protected. I have warned about ballotÃâà...
The Desert Sun
February 14, 2018
California is embarking on a new path when it comes to improving our democracy, with five counties this year holding their elections under the Voter's Choice ... The expansion of voting options and same-day, real-time voter registration and participation confirmation has made the use of provisional ballotsÃâà...
Sacramento Bee (blog)
February 13, 2018
Because voters can go to any vote center, there will be far fewer provisional ballots – those cast at the wrong polling place that have to be individually verified, slowing down the count. Waiting and waiting for election results is extremely frustrating, and not just for candidates in close races who sometimesÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
November 13, 2017
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Election officials in Virginia will be counting provisional ballots from last week's election. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the provisional ballot count starts Monday and could determine which political party controls the House of Delegates. For instance, the countÃâà...
Virginian-Pilot
December 31, 1999
David Bjerke, the director of elections and general registrar of voters for Falls Church, Virginia, a Washington suburb, said if registration information is changed, voters should still cast provisional ballots, because officials can verify the eligibility of voters by going back to check paper registration records.
Longview News-Journal
December 31, 1999
Brian Ferguson, deputy press secretary for California Gov. Jerry Brown, said the post by the Last Line of Defense site serves to “stoke fear and misinformation.” He said California encourages young people to study Hindu-Arabic numerals — “or as we call them, 'numbers.' ” The photo the conservative siteÃâà...
Topeka Capital Journal
December 31, 1999
When he returned, Stricker said, nobody asked him for documents. He thought he was registered to vote until he showed up to the polls, then felt confused and embarrassed as he filled out a provisional ballot. “Having to sit there on public display, it was almost as if I were the one who did something wrong,”Ãâà...
Gainesville Daily Register
December 31, 1999
Harrison said there are still some provisional ballots that could go toward the total number of votes. Those ballots, she ... Cooke County Republican Party chairman Chris McNamara said canvassing will be at 6 p.m. on March 15 at the GOP office, 701 E. California St., in Gainesville. It was unknown whenÃâà...
Sacramento Bee
December 31, 1999
Sacramento County is the big test of a new voting system that California is trying, hoping to make elections smoother for voters and officials alike. A public open house ... Because voters can go to any vote center, there will be far fewer provisional ballots – those cast at the wrong precinct. But there could stillÃâà...
Fairfield Daily Republic
December 31, 1999
Rosenthal also debunked the unverified, often unidentified media reports of multiple states being hacked during the last election cycle, and that California was not hacked. His comments were ... She wanted to cast a ballot as an absentee voter and ended up having to submit a provisional ballot instead. Brown and CobbÃâà...
