Florida has nearly all ballots counted on Election Day, while California can take weeks. This is why
The gap between when California and Florida are able to finalize their count is the natural result of election officials in ...
Liberty beats FIU 31-24 in OT to extend nation’s longest active regular-season winning streak to 17
Quinton Cooley rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns, Christian Bodnar forced a game-winning turnover in overtime and Liberty held off Florida International 31-24 on Tuesday night to extend the ...
News media don’t run elections. Why do they call the winners?
It’s up to governments to run and administer elections and maintain the official record of who won and by how much.
If the polls just closed, how can AP already declare a winner?
Election night won't be all nail-biters. Chances are some winners will be declared before a single vote has been tallied just ...
Georgia WR Colbie Young arrested on charges of battery and assault on an unborn child
Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young was arrested Tuesday on charges of battery and assault on an unborn child.
Yes, voter fraud happens. But it's rare and election offices have safeguards to catch it
Voter fraud does happen occasionally. When it does, we tend to hear a lot about it. It also gets caught and prosecuted.
Not all elections look the same. Here are some of the different ways states run their voting
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. general election on Nov. 5 will decide the country’s direction, but it is far from a nationally ...
Not everything will run perfectly on Election Day. Still, US elections are remarkably reliable
Elections are a foundation of democracy, but they're also human exercises. Despite all the laws and rules governing how they ...
How elections forecasters became political 'prophets'
Before there was a FiveThirtyEight model or a New York Times election night needle, there was an economist named Louis Bean ...
AP Elections Top 25: The people, places, races, dates and things to know about Election Day
Americans will cast roughly 160 million ballots by the time Election Day comes to a close — in several different ways, ...
How a poll can represent your opinion even if you weren’t contacted for it
Chances are, you’ve never been contacted for an election poll. But the dozens of high-quality election polls that will be ...
How AP VoteCast works, and how it’s different from an exit poll
When it comes to understanding elections, it’s not just about who won and lost. To explain what really happened, it’s ...