Election 2020

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2020.

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November 1, 2020 5:16 PM

After a bitter election, can Americans find a way to heal their divides?

NPR's All Things Considered has spent weeks asking experts how the nation can move forward after a bitter election. They say healing is possible, but people have to be willing to try.

by Christianna Silva

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November 1, 2020 5:04 PM

Video of Minnesota event altered to make it look like Biden greeted wrong state

It's an awkward moment when a candidate greets a crowd and names the wrong state. Fortunately for Democratic nominee Joe Biden, that didn’t happen to him this week, despite a widely shared video that appears to show him saying “Hello, Minnesota” to a crowd in Florida.

by The Associated Press

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November 1, 2020 3:22 PM

Nearly 1.7 million Minnesotans have cast ballots in early voting

The Secretary of State’s Office says the surge in early voting has kept up in the final weekend before Election Day, with far more absentee ballots submitted than in any prior election.

by Brian Bakst

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November 1, 2020 12:45 PM

Election week special: Your last-minute voting questions, answered

With voting disinformation swirling and recent court rulings confusing things further, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon joined MPR News political editor Mike Mulcahy to answer listeners’ last-minute voting questions.

by Mike Mulcahy and Katie Moritz

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November 1, 2020 12:05 PM

Texas high court denies GOP effort to reject thousands of Houston votes

The state’s all-Republican Supreme Court rejected a GOP-led petition to toss nearly 127,000 ballots cast at drive-thru voting places in the Houston area. It’s still set to be taken up during an emergency hearing in federal court on Monday.

by The Associated Press

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October 31, 2020 8:01 PM

Police in N.C. arrest, pepper spray protesters during march to the polls event

Police in a North Carolina city moved in on a march and rally to drive voter turnout on Saturday, using pepper spray and making several arrests on the state's last day of early voting.

by Jason Slotkin

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October 31, 2020 4:59 PM

Trump blankets Pennsylvania, while Obama joins Biden in Michigan

The presidential campaigns began the final weekend before Election Day by making efforts to drive up needed support in a handful of key states.

by Sam Gringlas

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October 31, 2020 1:01 PM

Anxious about the election? Your kids can tell. Here's how to talk about it

If you've been riding an emotional, politics-fueled roller coaster, believe us: Your kids have noticed. Here's a quick primer on how to talk with your kids about this election.

by Anya Kamenetz and Cory Turner

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October 31, 2020 12:09 PM

Minnesota ballot-tracking website restored after going down; database issues slow voting

A website that Minnesotans can use to track their absentee ballots went down for more than an hour Saturday morning, along with other parts of the state’s online voter registration system — causing some longer wait times for early voting on an already-busy day.

by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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October 31, 2020 8:41 AM

StoryCorps: A mother and daughter team up as poll workers to make a difference

"I know what's going on in the world right now. I know that tension is high, but think of all of the people like John Lewis and Dr. King getting ready to walk across Edmund Pettus Bridge. If they can do that, I can show up at the polls and work," Cherie DeBrest told StoryCorps.

by Eleanor Vassili

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