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October 27, 2020 5:29 PM

Supreme Court rejects delay of 2nd District vote

A Minnesota Republican candidate's bid to delay voting in his congressional race to February due to the death of a third-party candidate was rejected Tuesday at the Supreme Court.

by The Associated Press

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October 27, 2020 5:05 PM

Meet a few of Minnesota’s first time candidates

Tuesday marks a week until Election Day. MPR News host Angela Davis spoke with three first-time candidates who are jumping into local elections in Minnesota. She also looked at what’s happening at the polls across the country.

by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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October 27, 2020 3:42 PM

Appeals court considers Minnesota ballot cushion

Minnesota’s plan to give absentee voters a seven-day counting period after Election Day is being weighed by a federal appeals court. A hearing came a day after the U.S. Supreme Court held back an extended count of Wisconsin ballots.

by Brian Bakst

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October 27, 2020 3:30 PM

Electionland: Help MPR News, ProPublica track election problems

MPR News is partnering with ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative news organization, to track voting problems and election integrity. You can help — tell us if you experienced or witnessed any problems when casting your ballot.

by MPR News Staff

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October 27, 2020 3:00 PM

Biography traces political mistakes and personal scars that shaped Joe Biden

The New Yorker's Evan Osnos writes about the candidate's enduring quest to become president. He says Joe Biden has a different mindset today than he once had: "He's a man who is at peace."

by Terry Gross

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October 27, 2020 2:41 PM

Supreme Court ruling spurs Wisconsin to get early votes in

With just a week to go until Election Day and 320,000 outstanding absentee ballots in hotly contested battleground Wisconsin, the push is on to get all ballots returned.

by The Associated Press

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October 27, 2020 1:30 PM

A procrastinator’s guide to the 2020 election

Election Day is a week away. On Tuesday’s MPR News with Kerri Miller, Secretary of State Steve Simon spent the 9 a.m. hour taking your calls and last-minute questions.

by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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October 27, 2020 1:17 PM

Barrett sworn in at court as issues important to Trump await

Barrett's first votes on the court could include two big topics affecting the man who appointed her. The court is weighing a plea from President Donald Trump to prevent the Manhattan district attorney from acquiring his tax returns as well as appeals to shorten the deadline for counting absentee ballots in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

by The Associated Press

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October 27, 2020 12:00 PM

‘La vanguardia’: Latinx youth lead a movement to get Minnesota Latinos voting

Young Latinos are becoming more politically active as the state’s Latino population grows rapidly. The presidential election has sharpened their focus and their desire to get their voices heard.

by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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October 27, 2020 11:27 AM

Fraught election puts faith leaders through a political test

The unavoidable nature of presidential politics has left some clergy counseling divided families and others fielding attempts to nudge them left or right.

by The Associated Press

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