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The AP has called winners in elections for more than 170 years. Here's how it's done

The AP has called winners in elections for more than 170 years. Here's how it's done

WASHINGTON (AP) — One question will be asked over and over on election night: Who won? The Associated Press will answer that question for nearly 5,000 contested races across the United States and up and down the ballot, from president and state ballo
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Yes, voter fraud happens. But it's rare and election offices have safeguards to catch it

Yes, voter fraud happens. But it's rare and election offices have safeguards to catch it

NEW YORK (AP) — You’ve heard the horror stories: Someone casting multiple ballots, people voting in the name of dead relatives, mail-in ballots being intercepted. Voter fraud does happen occasionally. When it does, we tend to hear a lot about it.
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Manitoba government apologizes as part of $530M child welfare lawsuit settlement

Manitoba government apologizes as part of $530M child welfare lawsuit settlement

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has apologized in the legislature for clawing back federal benefit payments to kids in the child welfare system.
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What is the Electoral College and how does the US use it to elect presidents?

What is the Electoral College and how does the US use it to elect presidents?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016 because of the Electoral College. So did George W. Bush in 2000. The Electoral College is the unique American system of electing presidents.
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Want to follow election results like a pro? Here's what to watch in key states

Want to follow election results like a pro? Here's what to watch in key states

WASHINGTON (AP) — Election night in the United States is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle, except that only one piece appears at a time, and you don’t get to look at the picture on the box.
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Ranked choice voting could decide which party controls the US House. How does it work?

Ranked choice voting could decide which party controls the US House. How does it work?

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An uncommon system of voting could be central to which party controls the U.S. House this fall — or even the presidency.
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Don't count on a recount to change the winner in close elections this fall. They rarely do

Don't count on a recount to change the winner in close elections this fall. They rarely do

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the American electorate so evenly divided, there will be elections in November close enough that officials will have to recount the votes . Just don’t expect those recounts to change the winner.
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Courts could see a wave of election lawsuits, but experts say the bar to change the outcome is high

Courts could see a wave of election lawsuits, but experts say the bar to change the outcome is high

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court stepped into the 2000 presidential race, Republican George W. Bush and Democrat Al Gore were separated by a razor-thin margin.
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Election certification is a traditionally routine duty that has become politicized in the Trump era

Election certification is a traditionally routine duty that has become politicized in the Trump era

For the outcome of this year's presidential race, it will be the vote count on election night and possibly in the days after that will grab the public's attention.
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Harris proposes expanding Medicare to cover in-home senior care

Harris proposes expanding Medicare to cover in-home senior care

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing to provide federal funding to cover home care costs for older Americans, aiming to help the “ sandwich generation " of adults caring for aging parents while raising their children at the sam
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