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Experts call for rigorous audit to protect California recall

A group of election security experts on Thursday called for a rigorous audit of the upcoming recall election for California's governor after copies of systems used to run elections across the country were released publicly.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Experts call for rigorous audit to protect California recall

A group of election security experts on Thursday called for a rigorous audit of the upcoming recall election for California's governor after copies of systems used to run elections across the country were released publicly.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Experts call for rigorous audit to protect California recall

A group of election security experts on Thursday called for a rigorous audit of the upcoming recall election for California's governor after copies of systems used to run elections across the country were released publicly.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Experts call for rigorous audit to protect California recall

A group of election security experts on Thursday called for a rigorous audit of the upcoming recall election for California's governor after copies of systems used to run elections across the country were released publicly.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Georgia inches toward possible takeover of Fulton elections

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Election Board inched forward Wednesday in a process set in motion by Republican lawmakers using a controversial provision of the state’s sweeping

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Georgia inches toward possible takeover of Fulton elections

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Election Board inched forward Wednesday in a process set in motion by Republican lawmakers using a controversial provision of the state’s sweeping

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Georgia inches toward possible takeover of Fulton elections

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Election Board inched forward Wednesday in a process set in motion by Republican lawmakers using a controversial provision of the state’s sweeping

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Georgia board to review Fulton elections, takeover possible

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Election Board on Wednesday took a step toward a possible eventual takeover of elections in the state’s most populous county under a process outlined in the state’s sweeping

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Experts: False claims on voting machines obscure real flaws

ATLANTA (AP) — The aftermath of the 2020 election put an intense spotlight on voting machines as supporters of former President Donald Trump claimed victory was stolen from him. While the theories were unproven — and many outlandish and blatantly false — election security experts say there are real concerns …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Experts: False claims on voting machines obscure real flaws

ATLANTA (AP) — The aftermath of the 2020 election put an intense spotlight on voting machines as supporters of former President Donald Trump claimed victory was stolen from him. While the theories were unproven — and many outlandish and blatantly false — election security experts say there are real concerns …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Experts: False claims on voting machines obscure real flaws

ATLANTA (AP) — The aftermath of the 2020 election put an intense spotlight on voting machines as supporters of former President Donald Trump claimed victory was stolen from him. While the theories were unproven — and many outlandish and blatantly false — election security experts say there are real concerns …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Experts: False claims on voting machines obscure real flaws

ATLANTA (AP) — The aftermath of the 2020 election put an intense spotlight on voting machines as supporters of former President Donald Trump claimed victory was stolen from him. While the theories were unproven — and many outlandish and blatantly false — election security experts say there are real concerns …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Reports detail tense moments with Georgia election monitors

ATLANTA (AP) — As a pair of election workers sat at a table counting ballots during an audit of Georgia's presidential election in November, no fewer than eight Republican monitors swarmed around them, hurling accusations of voter fraud and taking photos in violation of the rules.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Reports detail tense moments with Georgia election monitors

ATLANTA (AP) — As a pair of election workers sat at a table counting ballots during an audit of Georgia's presidential election in November, no fewer than eight Republican monitors swarmed around them, hurling accusations of voter fraud and taking photos in violation of the rules.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Reports detail tense moments with Georgia election monitors

ATLANTA (AP) — As a pair of election workers sat at a table counting ballots during an audit of Georgia's presidential election in November, no fewer than eight Republican monitors swarmed around them, hurling accusations of voter fraud and taking photos in violation of the rules.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Law enforcement struggles to recruit since killing of Floyd

Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police officers in the year since

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Law enforcement struggles to recruit since killing of Floyd

Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police officers in the year since

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Law enforcement struggles to recruit since killing of Floyd

Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police officers in the year since

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

It's not just Arizona: Push to review 2020 ballots spreads

ATLANTA (AP) — Six months after

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

It's not just Arizona: Push to review 2020 ballots spreads

ATLANTA (AP) — Six months after

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

It's not just Arizona: Push to review 2020 ballots spreads

ATLANTA (AP) — Six months after

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

It's not just Arizona: Push to review 2020 ballots spreads

ATLANTA (AP) — Six months after Donald Trump's loss, conspiracy theorists and Trump backers are continuing their push for repeated examinations of ballots and finding limited successes.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

US ends use of 2 immigration jails accused of mistreatment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A detention facility in Georgia where women claim they were subjected to unwanted medical procedures and a Massachusetts jail that has drawn complaints of inhumane conditions will no longer be used to detain immigrants, the Biden administration said Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

US ends use of 2 immigration jails accused of mistreatment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A detention facility in Georgia where women claim they were subjected to unwanted medical procedures and a Massachusetts jail that has drawn complaints of inhumane conditions will no longer be used to detain immigrants, the Biden administration said Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

US ends use of 2 immigration jails accused of mistreatment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A detention facility in Georgia where women claim they were subjected to unwanted medical procedures and a Massachusetts jail that has drawn complaints of inhumane conditions will no longer be used to detain immigrants, the Biden administration said Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US ends use of 2 immigration jails accused of mistreatment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A detention facility in Georgia where women claim they were subjected to unwanted medical procedures and a Massachusetts jail that has drawn complaints of inhumane conditions will no longer be used to detain immigrants, the Biden administration said Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Attacked spas had been targeted by prostitution stings

ATLANTA (AP) — Two Atlanta area massage businesses where a gunman waged a deadly assault this week had been repeatedly targeted in police prostitution investigations over the years, raising questions about the mayor's earlier comments that the spas operated legally.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Spa shootings could be first test of Georgia hate crimes law

ATLANTA (AP) — The murder case against a white man charged with shooting and killing six women of Asian descent and two other people at Atlanta-area massage businesses this week could become the first big test for Georgia’s new hate crimes law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Atlanta police on shooting probe: 'Nothing is off the table'

ATLANTA (AP) — Police said Thursday that “nothing is off the table” in the investigation of the deadly shootings at two Atlanta massage businesses, including whether the slayings were a hate crime.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Attacked spas had been targeted by prostitution stings

ATLANTA (AP) — Two Atlanta area massage businesses where a gunman waged a deadly assault this week had been repeatedly targeted in police prostitution investigations over the years, raising questions about the mayor's earlier comments that the spas operated legally.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Spa shootings could be first test of Georgia hate crimes law

ATLANTA (AP) — The murder case against a white man charged with shooting and killing six women of Asian descent and two other people at Atlanta-area massage businesses this week could become the first big test for Georgia’s new hate crimes law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Atlanta police on shooting probe: 'Nothing is off the table'

ATLANTA (AP) — Police said Thursday that “nothing is off the table” in the investigation of the deadly shootings at two Atlanta massage businesses, including whether the slayings were a hate crime.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Attacked spas had been targeted by prostitution stings

ATLANTA (AP) — Two Atlanta area massage businesses where a gunman waged a deadly assault this week had been repeatedly targeted in police prostitution investigations over the years, raising questions about the mayor's earlier comments that the spas operated legally.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Spa shootings could be first test of Georgia hate crimes law

ATLANTA (AP) — The murder case against a white man charged with shooting and killing six women of Asian descent and two other people at Atlanta-area massage businesses this week could become the first big test for Georgia’s new hate crimes law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Spa shootings could be first test of Georgia hate crimes law

ATLANTA (AP) — The murder case against a white man charged with shooting and killing six women of Asian descent and two other people at Atlanta-area massage businesses this week could become the first big test for Georgia’s new hate crimes law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Atlanta police on shooting probe: 'Nothing is off the table'

ATLANTA (AP) — Police said Thursday that “nothing is off the table” in the investigation of the deadly shootings at two Atlanta massage businesses, including whether the slayings were a hate crime.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Attacked spas had been targeted by prostitution stings

ATLANTA (AP) — Two Atlanta area massage businesses where a gunman waged a deadly assault this week had been repeatedly targeted in police prostitution investigations over the years, raising questions about the mayor's earlier comments that the spas operated legally.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Attacked spas had been targeted by prostitution stings

ATLANTA (AP) — Two Atlanta area massage businesses where a gunman waged a deadly assault this week had been repeatedly targeted in police prostitution investigations over the years, raising questions about the mayor's earlier comments that the spas operated legally.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Spa shooting victims ID'd as Biden, Harris head to Atlanta

ATLANTA (AP) — The names of four additional victims in the Atlanta-area massage businesses shootings have been released, hours before President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrive in Atlanta to meet with Asian American community leaders.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Atlanta police on shooting probe: 'Nothing is off the table'

ATLANTA (AP) — Police said Thursday that “nothing is off the table” in the investigation of the deadly shootings at two Atlanta massage businesses, including whether the slayings were a hate crime.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Atlanta police on shooting probe: 'Nothing is off the table'

ATLANTA (AP) — Police said Thursday that “nothing is off the table” in the investigation of the deadly shootings at two Atlanta massage parlors, including whether the slayings were a hate crime.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump call urges patience

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor investigating potential efforts by Donald Trump and others to influence last year’s general election has a message for people who are eager to see whether the former president will be charged: Be patient.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Georgia prosecutor investigates election after Trump call

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor said Wednesday that she has opened a criminal investigation into “attempts to influence” last year’s general election, including a call in which President Donald Trump asked a top official to find enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump call urges patience

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor investigating potential efforts by Donald Trump and others to influence last year’s general election has a message for people who are eager to see whether the former president will be charged: Be patient.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Georgia prosecutor investigates election after Trump call

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor said Wednesday that she has opened a criminal investigation into “attempts to influence” last year’s general election, including a call in which President Donald Trump asked a top official to find enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump call urges patience

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor investigating potential efforts by Donald Trump and others to influence last year’s general election has a message for people who are eager to see whether the former president will be charged: Be patient.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Georgia prosecutor investigates election after Trump call

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor said Wednesday that she has opened a criminal investigation into “attempts to influence” last year’s general election, including a call in which President Donald Trump asked a top official to find enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump call urges patience

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor investigating potential efforts by Donald Trump and others to influence last year's general election has a message for people who are eager to see whether the former president will be charged: Be patient.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump call urges patience

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor investigating potential efforts by Donald Trump and others to influence last year's general election has a message for people who are eager to see whether the former president will be charged: Be patient.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump call urges patience

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor investigating potential efforts by Donald Trump and others to influence last year's general election has a message for people who are eager to see whether the former president will be charged: Be patient.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump call urges patience

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor investigating potential efforts by Donald Trump and others to influence last year's general election has a message for people who are eager to see whether the former president will be charged: Be patient.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Investigating Trump a big early move for Atlanta's new DA

ATLANTA (AP) — The district attorney investigating whether former President Donald Trump should face charges for attempting to pressure Georgia's elections chief into changing the results of the presidential race in his favor has a reputation as a tough courtroom veteran, not only as a prosecutor but also as a …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Investigating Trump a big early move for Atlanta's new DA

ATLANTA (AP) — The district attorney investigating whether former President Donald Trump should face charges for attempting to pressure Georgia's elections chief into changing the results of the presidential race in his favor has a reputation as a tough courtroom veteran, not only as a prosecutor but also as a …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Investigating Trump a big early move for Atlanta's new DA

ATLANTA (AP) — The district attorney investigating whether former President Donald Trump should face charges for attempting to pressure Georgia's elections chief into changing the results of the presidential race in his favor has a reputation as a tough courtroom veteran, not only as a prosecutor but also as a …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Georgia prosecutor investigates election after Trump call

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor said Wednesday that she has opened a criminal investigation into “attempts to influence” last year’s general election, including a call in which President Donald Trump asked a top official to find enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Georgia prosecutor investigates election after Trump call

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor said Wednesday that she has opened a criminal investigation into “attempts to influence” last year’s general election, including a call in which President Donald Trump asked a top official to find enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Georgia prosecutor investigates election after Trump call

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor said Wednesday that she has opened a criminal investigation into “attempts to influence” last year’s general election, including a call in which President Donald Trump asked a top official to find enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Georgia prosecutor opens election probe after Trump call

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor said Wednesday that she has opened a criminal investigation into “attempts to influence” last year’s general election, including a call in which President Donald Trump asked a top official to find enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Georgia election officials investigate Trump call

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state's office on Monday opened an investigation into a phone call between Donald Trump and the state's top elections official in which the then-president said he wanted to “find” enough votes to overturn his loss in the state, an official said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Georgia election officials investigate Trump call

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state's office on Monday opened an investigation into a phone call between Donald Trump and the state's top elections official in which the then-president said he wanted to “find” enough votes to overturn his loss in the state, an official said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Georgia election officials investigate Trump call

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state's office on Monday opened an investigation into a phone call between Donald Trump and the state's top elections official in which the then-president said he wanted to “find” enough votes to overturn his loss in the state, an official said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Trump-appointed US attorney resigns in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Atlanta left his position Monday, a day after an audio recording was made public in which President Donald Trump called him a “never-Trumper."

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: With call, Trump shows no limit to his power grab

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to overturn the 2020 election results — laid out in stark detail in an hourlong weekend phone call with a Georgia election official — are demonstrating his unrestrained determination to maintain a grip on power no matter the consequences for the nation’s …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: With call, Trump shows no limit to his power grab

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to overturn the 2020 election results — laid out in stark detail in an hourlong weekend phone call with a Georgia election official — are demonstrating his unrestrained determination to maintain a grip on power no matter the consequences for the nation’s …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump-appointed US attorney resigns in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Atlanta left his position Monday, a day after an audio recording was made public in which President Donald Trump called him a “never-Trumper."

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Here we go again: What to expect as Georgia counts votes

ATLANTA (AP) — This week will find us back in a familiar place — waiting for Georgia to count votes.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to 'find' him votes

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state's presidential election, repeatedly citing disproven claims of fraud and raising the prospect of “criminal offense" if officials did not change the vote count, according to a …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Here we go again: What to expect as Georgia counts votes

ATLANTA (AP) — This week will find us back in a familiar place — waiting for Georgia to count votes.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to 'find' him votes

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state's presidential election, repeatedly citing disproven claims of fraud and raising the prospect of “criminal offense" if officials did not change the vote count, according to a …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Georgia governor pushes back on Trump's call for resignation

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday called a tweet by President Donald Trump demanding his resignation a “distraction” and said he was focused on the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic and upcoming runoff elections for two U.S. Senate seats.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump, Biden headline final push in Georgia Senate runoff

ATLANTA (AP) — Campaigns and outside groups are making a final push to turn out election-weary Georgians whose votes will determine control of the U.S. Senate, from a crush of text messages and television ads to dueling visits from President-elect Joe Biden and outgoing President Donald Trump.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Georgia governor pushes back on Trump's call for resignation

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday called a tweet by President Donald Trump demanding his resignation a “distraction” and said he was focused on the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic and upcoming runoff elections for two U.S. Senate seats.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Georgia county absentee ballot envelope audit finds no fraud

ATLANTA (AP) — Investigators who audited the signatures on more than 15,000 absentee ballot envelopes in one Georgia county found “no fraudulent absentee ballots,” according to the audit report.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump, Biden headline final push in Georgia Senate runoff

ATLANTA (AP) — Campaigns and outside groups are making a final push to turn out election-weary Georgians whose votes will determine control of the U.S. Senate, from a crush of text messages and television ads to dueling visits from President-elect Joe Biden and outgoing President Donald Trump.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Final push to turn out voters in Georgia Senate runoff

ATLANTA (AP) — Campaigns and outside groups are making a final push to turn out election-weary Georgians whose votes will determine control of the U.S. Senate.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Final push to turn out voters in Georgia Senate runoff

ATLANTA (AP) — Campaigns and outside groups are making a final push to turn out election-weary Georgians whose votes will determine control of the U.S. Senate.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Georgia to audit one county's signatures on ballot envelopes

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state on Monday announced an audit of signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in one county, but the outcome of the presidential race in the state will not change as a result of the audit.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Georgia House speaker moves against election official

ATLANTA (AP) — Amid continuing Republican attacks on the legitimacy of Joe Biden's presidential victory in Georgia, the state House speaker is proposing to take the selection of the state's chief election official from the voters and put it in the hands of legislators.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Sidney Powell unrelenting in legal battle on Trump's behalf

ATLANTA (AP) — Conservative attorney Sidney Powell has been unrelenting in her battle on behalf of President Donald Trump and the Americans who have pledged their faith in him, regardless of the facts of the 2020 election – namely, that Joe Biden won.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Georgia secretary of state wins praise from Schwarzenegger

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s secretary of state has received death threats over his handling of last month’s election, but he's found a fan in Arnold Schwarzenegger.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Georgia secretary of state wins praise from Schwarzenegger

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s secretary of state has received death threats over his handling of last month’s election, but he's found a fan in Arnold Schwarzenegger.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Georgia again certifies election results showing Biden won

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's top elections official on Monday recertified the state's election results after a recount requested by President Donald Trump confirmed once again that Democrat Joe Biden won the state, and the governor then recertified the state's 16 presidential electors.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Georgia again certifies election results showing Biden won

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's top elections official on Monday recertified the state's election results after a recount requested by President Donald Trump confirmed once again that Democrat Joe Biden won the state, and the governor then recertified the state's 16 presidential electors.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Georgia to again certify election results showing Biden won

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's top elections official said his office plans to recertify the state's election results Monday after a recount requested by President Donald Trump confirmed once again that Democrat Joe Biden won the state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Georgia GOP seeks mail-in ballot changes after Biden's win

ATLANTA (AP) — After weathering

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Georgia elections official urges Trump to rein in supporters

ATLANTA (AP) — A top Georgia elections official on Tuesday lashed out angrily at the rhetoric surrounding the election and the threats of violence that have resulted, specifically calling on President Donald Trump to rein in his supporters.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Georgia governor announces pick to fill high court seat

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor on Tuesday announced his pick to fill a vacant seat on the state's highest court.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Georgia official announces investigations, defends election

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's top elections official announced investigations Monday into potential violations of election law even as he defended the integrity of the state's election against what he's said are baseless attacks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Georgia counties set to start recount requested by Trump

ATLANTA (AP) — After the Trump campaign requested a recount of the presidential ballots in Georgia, county election workers have just over a week to complete the new tally, a top elections official said Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Georgia is finalizing details of recount requested by Trump

ATLANTA (AP) — After the Trump campaign requested a recount of the presidential ballots in Georgia, state election officials were working to finalize the details of how and when that will be done, a top elections official said Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Georgia officials certify election results showing Biden win

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor and top elections official on Friday certified results showing Joe Biden won the presidential race over Republican President Donald Trump, bringing the state one step closer to wrapping up an election fraught with unfounded accusations of fraud by Trump and his supporters.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Georgia governor certifies presidential electors for Biden

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor and top elections official on Friday certified results showing Joe Biden won the presidential race over Republican President Donald Trump, bringing the state one step closer to wrapping up an election fraught with unfounded accusations of fraud by Trump and his supporters.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Georgia Secretary of State certifies election for Joe Biden

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s top elections official on Friday certified results showing Democrat Joe Biden won the presidential race in the state after a hand tally stemming from a mandatory audit affirmed the Democrat’s lead over Republican President Donald Trump.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Georgia Secretary of State to certify election for Biden

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s top elections official said Friday that he will certify that Joe Biden won the state’s presidential election after a hand tally stemming from a mandatory audit affirmed the Democrat’s lead over Republican President Donald Trump.

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Biden wins Georgia, ending long losing streak for Democrats

ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Biden has won Georgia, scoring a rare win in a Southern state that hadn’t backed a Democrat for president in nearly 30 years.

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Georgia hand tally of votes is complete, affirms Biden lead

ATLANTA (AP) — A hand tally of ballots cast in Georgia for the presidential race has been completed, and it affirms Democrat Joe Biden's narrow lead over Republican President Donald Trump, according to results released Thursday by the secretary of state's office.

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Georgia presidential hand tally done; affirms Biden lead

ATLANTA (AP) — A top Georgia election official said Thursday that a hand tally of ballots cast in the presidential race has been completed, and that the results affirm Democrat Joe Biden's narrow lead over Republican President Donald Trump.

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Georgia to release report on presidential race hand tally

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia election officials said they expected to release a report Thursday on a hand tally of the presidential race, and they have repeatedly said they expect it to affirm Democrat Joe Biden's narrow lead over Republican President Donald Trump.

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Georgia to release report on presidential race hand tally

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia election officials expect to release a report Thursday on a hand tally of the presidential race, and they have repeatedly said they expect it to affirm Democrat Joe Biden's narrow lead over Republican President Donald Trump.

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Georgia's hand tally of presidential race nears end

ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials across Georgia were expected to complete a hand tally of the presidential race Wednesday night, which would allow state officials to begin the process of certifying the election results, a top elections official said.

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Deadline near for hand tally of presidential race in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials across Georgia are staring down a Wednesday deadline to complete a hand tally of the presidential race in the state.

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Deadline near for hand tally of presidential race in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials across Georgia are staring down a Wednesday deadline to complete a hand tally of the presidential race in the state.

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Second Georgia county finds previously uncounted votes

ATLANTA (AP) — A second Georgia county has uncovered a trove of votes not previously included in election results, but the additional votes won't change the overall outcome of the presidential race, the secretary of state's office said Tuesday.

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Georgia official: No sign of election machine tampering

ATLANTA (AP) — A random audit of a sample of Georgia's new voting machines found no evidence of hacking or tampering, the state's top elections official said Tuesday.

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Georgia official says Graham asked him about tossing ballots

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday that U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham asked him whether he had the power to reject certain absentee ballots, a question he interpreted as a suggestion to toss out legally cast votes.

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Officials: Hand tally of presidential race finds new ballots

ATLANTA (AP) — A hand tally of the presidential race in Georgia has turned up more than 2,500 votes in one county that weren't previously counted, but election officials said Monday that won't alter the overall outcome of the race.

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Hand tally of Georgia presidential race continues

ATLANTA (AP) — A hand tally of the nearly 5 million votes cast in the presidential race in Georgia appeared to be going smoothly as it entered its fourth day Monday.

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Masked workers start presidential hand tally in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — Masked election workers in teams of two began counting ballots Friday in counties across Georgia, a hand tally of the presidential race that stems from an audit required by a new state law.

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Georgia hand tally of presidential race gets underway

ATLANTA (AP) — Masked auditors in teams of two began counting ballots Friday in counties across Georgia, a hand tally of the presidential race that stems from a new state law.

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Georgia hand tally of presidential race getting underway

ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials in Georgia's 159 counties are undertaking a hand tally of the presidential race that stems from an audit required by state law.

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Georgia counties prepare for hand tally of presidential race

ATLANTA (AP) — As Georgia counties prepare for a hand tally of the presidential race, the state's top elections official planned to quarantine after his wife tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said Thursday.

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Georgia secretary of state isolates after wife's virus test

ATLANTA (AP) — After his wife tested positive for the coronavirus, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger plans to get tested and to quarantine just as the state is preparing for a hand tally of the presidential race, his office said.

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Georgia audit to trigger hand tally of presidential vote

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s secretary of state on Wednesday announced an audit of presidential election results that he said would be done with a full hand tally of ballots because the margin is so tight.

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Georgia audit to trigger hand recount of presidential vote

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state on Wednesday announced an audit of presidential election results that he said will trigger a full hand recount.

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Trump campaign seeks hand recount in Georgia, could get it

ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans are making more demands of Georgia’s chief elections officer as they seek to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s 12,000-vote lead in the state's presidential race.

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Some Republicans attack Georgia votes, provide no evidence

ATLANTA (AP) — Some Republicans renewed their attacks Monday on Democrat Joe Biden's lead over President Donald Trump in Georgia, with U.S. Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler taking the extraordinary step of calling for the resignation of Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, the state's chief elections officer and a …

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Georgia poll worker in hiding after false claims online

ATLANTA (AP) — With all eyes on Georgia’s razor-thin presidential vote margin, falsehoods are swirling on social media about supposed ballot counting irregularities there.

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Advocates race to find voters to correct flawed ballots

ATLANTA (AP) — Advocates for both presidential candidates raced to find every person in Georgia who submitted a flawed ballot before time ran out Friday to fix the paperwork in a race that could be decided by the narrowest of margins.

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Advocates race to find Georgia voters who cast bad ballots

ATLANTA (AP) — Advocates for both presidential candidates raced to find every person in Georgia who submitted a flawed ballot before time ran out Friday to fix the paperwork in a race that could be decided by the narrowest of margins.

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Georgia recount likely with Biden narrowly leading Trump

ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Biden's narrow lead over President Donald Trump in Georgia expanded Friday morning as vote counting continued, with about 1,500 votes separating the candidates after about five million votes were cast in the state.

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Biden takes the lead in Georgia as vote counting continues

ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Biden took the lead over President Donald Trump in Georgia early Friday as vote counting continued, with little more than 900 votes separating the candidates after about five million votes were cast in the state.

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Georgia in the spotlight as vote count continues

ATLANTA (AP) — As the vote counting continued Wednesday, people across the nation watched to see whether Georgia would finally become the swing state that Democrats have long hoped for.

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Georgia presidential count tightens in scan of last ballots

ATLANTA (AP) — Vote counting continued in several Georgia counties on Thursday as Americans watched to see whether the state gives Democrat Joe Biden the electoral votes he needs to become president.

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Georgia in the spotlight as vote count continues

ATLANTA (AP) — As the vote counting continued Wednesday, people across the nation watched to see whether Georgia would finally become the swing state that Democrats have long hoped for.

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Voting in Georgia remains mainly smooth, with a few hiccups

ATLANTA (AP) — Despite some technical problems, voting in Georgia on Tuesday got off to a mostly smooth start — a marked departure from a

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Voting in Georgia off to mostly smooth start

ATLANTA (AP) — Despite some technical problems, voting in Georgia on Tuesday got off to a mostly smooth start — a marked departure from a

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Georgia hopes for smooth election with high turnout expected

ATLANTA (AP) — After a

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Georgia hopes for smooth election with high turnout expected

ATLANTA (AP) — After a

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Georgia officials expect outages won't affect Election Day

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials say they don't expect power outages caused by severe weather that swept through parts of the state to interrupt Election Day voting.

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Georgia officials expect outages won't affect Election Day

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials say they don't expect power outages caused by severe weather that swept through parts of the state to interrupt Election Day voting.

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Fulton County agrees to measures meant to improve elections

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's most populous county has agreed to implement certain measures to make elections run more smoothly as part of an agreement meant to resolve complaints about problems during the June primary election.

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Judge declines to halt COVID-related eviction moratorium

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge in Atlanta declined Thursday to put on hold a Trump administration directive that halts the eviction of certain renters through the end of the year in an effort to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus.

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Appeals court halts order requiring Georgia pollbook backups

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted a lower court's order that said every polling place in Georgia must have at least one updated paper backup of the electronic pollbooks that are used to check in voters.

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Appeals court halts order requiring Georgia pollbook backups

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted a lower court's order that said every polling place in Georgia must have at least one updated paper backup of the electronic pollbooks that are used to check in voters.

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Arenas, stadiums find new life as safer options for voting

ATLANTA (AP) — With long waits making headlines during early voting across the country, professional sports venues have emerged as bright spots, repurposing huge spaces mostly devoid of fans into efficient and relatively safe polling places.

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Judge considers challenge to CDC order halting evictions

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge in Atlanta is weighing a challenge to a Trump administration directive that halts the eviction of certain renters through the end of the year in an effort to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus.

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History, mistrust spurring Black early voters in Georgia

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — They came by the thousands to vote early, descendants of slaves, children of the civil rights era and other Georgians standing in line for hours when all could have been somewhere else.

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Georgia breaks turnout record for first day of early voting

ATLANTA (AP) — More than 128,000 Georgians went to the polls Monday, a record for the first day of early voting in the state, according to the secretary of state's office.

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Big turnout as early in-person voting starts in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — The chance to cast ballots on Georgia's first day of in-person early voting Monday had thousands of people waiting for hours to make their voices heard.

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Technical problems arise as early voting starts in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — Long lines of people eager to cast ballots formed as early in-person voting began in Georgia on Monday, and problems soon developed in the state's most populous county.

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Judge won't order immediate switch to hand-marked ballots

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Sunday expressed serious concerns about Georgia's new election system but declined to order the state to abandon its touchscreen voting machines in favor of hand-marked paper ballots for the November election.

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Judge won't order immediate switch to hand-marked ballots

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Sunday expressed serious concerns about Georgia's new election system but declined to order the state to abandon its touchscreen voting machines in favor of hand-marked paper ballots for the November election.

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Mourners pay respects to Rayshard Brooks at Ebenezer viewing

Shooting happened against the backdrop of nationwide protests

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Georgia county punished for ditching voting machines

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia's State Election Board voted on Wednesday to punish election officials in one county for their decision not to use the state's new voting machines for the presidential primary, and it ordered them to immediately start using the machines again.

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Child slapper pleads guilty

ATLANTA - A man pleaded guilty to a charge of simple assault Wednesday for slapping a crying toddler on an Atlanta-bound flight.

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3 dozen indicted in cheating scandal

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Hero becomes US citizen

ATLANTA - Kwame James waited nearly 10 years to be sworn in as a U.S. citizen, a long time compared with the time he spent helping subdue would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid on a trans-Atlantic flight. James, now 32, wore a gray pinstriped suit and blue tie this week during …

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