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In Georgia, a New Showdown Is Brewing Over Election Rules

The state election board was recently taken over by a conservative majority. Its latest proposals are dangerously late in the process and most likely illegal, according to the secretary of state.

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A lawyer for Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s secretary of state, sent a letter to the State Election Board on Monday, warning that the new election rules under its consideration are probably illegal.

Trump, Hardly New York’s Favorite Son, Brings His Message to Long Island

Donald J. Trump’s rally in Nassau County on Wednesday is another sign of the area’s shift to the right, but some question his choice to spend time in a non-battleground state.

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Former President Donald J. Trump says he has a “real chance” of winning New York, even as recent polls show him no closer than 14 percentage points behind Vice President Kamala Harris.

In 2024 Senate Races, Democrats Hope for Record in Electing Black Women

With Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket and Senate seats open, Democrats could for the first time send two Black women to the chamber.

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Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, a Senate candidate in Delaware, speaking at the Democratic National Convention last month. “To know that you’re going to be in a place and belong” was invaluable, she said on Friday.
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