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If a signature on a ballot doesn’t perfectly match the signature on the state’s voter roll – should that mail ballot count? And do elections offices even have experts qualified to determine if a signature is mismatched?

More than 100,000 legit voters likely had their legit ballots rejected this fall for messy signatures – and some states are pushing to increase those numbers next election. So NBCLX’s Noah Pransky explains why it’s so important we push our elected officials to carefully balance voter protections with voter fraud protections.

Women were a key factor in Joe Biden’s presidential victory; if only men had voted, Donald Trump would have won instead

The 2020 presidential election has officially hit the highest turnout in more than 50 years

Two men were arrested Friday in Philadelphia after police received a tip from the FBI that they were making threats against the Philadelphia Convention Center, where votes are being counted.

A Clark County, Nev., elections official refuted claims from the Trump campaign that there were irregularities in the vote count. The Clark County official also said they expect to have most mail-in ballots counted by Saturday or Sunday.

In what has come to be known as #Sharpiegate, social media posts circulated Wednesday claiming election officials in Arizona’s Maricopa County provided voters with Sharpie pens that canceled out votes, specifically those for President Donald Trump

Georgia Voting System Implementation Manager Gabriel Sterling provides an update on the remaining votes to be counted in Georgia.

Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker says Americans should celebrate the high voter turnout and that all votes in the 2020 election should be counted.

The protests came as the president insisted without evidence that there were major problems with the voting and the ballot counting, especially with mail-in votes, and as Republicans filed suit in various states over the election.

Republican Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, a Democrat and supporter of Joe Biden, both stated publicly on Wednesday that every vote must be counted in this presidential election. Baker, who said he abstained from voting in the presidential election, issued a joint statement Wednesday morning with Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito saying that “The United States of…

Massachusetts will explore the possibility of making mail-in voting a permanent option, Secretary of State William Galvin said Wednesday, after what he called “successful” elections in the state this week. “We’ve now proven it works, and voters know how to use it well, so I certainly think we want that going forward,” Galvin told reporters Wednesday. Galvin said he...

Mayor Marty Walsh urged residents to be patient and to let election workers do their job to count the votes.

Election Day is over, you’ve cast your ballot… what happens now? Turns out that it’s still a long and winding road to Inauguration Day on Jan. 20. Using something we can all understand — our favorite food delivery apps — NBCLX’s Eric Rodriguez walks us through what happens between you casting your ballot and a president getting sworn in for...

There’s a fair chance Americans won’t know the winner of Tuesday’s presidential election while it’s still Tuesday — or maybe even Wednesday. The main reason? Many states have made it easier to request a mail ballot amid the coronavirus pandemic and concerns about crowded polling places. But mail ballots generally require more time to process than ballots that are...

The battleground states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan that may ultimately determine the 2020 Presidential Election have been deemed too early or too close to call by NBC News.

Approximately 659,000 people in Connecticut tried absentee voting this election, many for the first time, due to the pandemic. Election officials said for the most part, it went off without a hitch. At the same time, it went down to the wire for towns and cities to count hundreds of thousands of ballots. At Hartford City Hall, workers got all…

The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 is reaching record highs in several U.S. states, as Americans vote for their next president under the shadow of a resurging pandemic.

Voters in the U.S. are marking the end of a fraught U.S. election season at the polls. They’re casting the last of what will likely be a record-setting number of ballots. At least 101.9 million people voted early, meaning turnout is expected to reach record levels despite a global pandemic that has upended long-established election procedures and triggered hundreds of...

Incumbent Maine Senator Susan Collins addressed spending this year’s election and touted her accomplishments on election night.