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No major changes to be made to local election security as other states worry about potential unrest

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As some other states are bracing for potential unrest on Tuesday, officials from Boone and Cole counties expect no major hiccups. CNN reports that Washington state and Oregon have National Guard troops on standby after ballot drop-off locations were set on fire last month. The Associated Press reports that some election offices

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The Supreme Court on November 4 agreed to hear an appeal over Louisiana’s more Democratic-friendly congressional districts

Supreme Court agrees to review Louisiana congressional map that favors Democrats

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal over Louisiana’s more Democratic-friendly congressional districts, though the case won’t impact this year’s election. The fight over how to divvy up the state into six congressional districts has been playing out for years, with repeated stops at the Supreme

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Democrats look to make new gains in state legislatures, and protect recent ones

By Arit John, Veronica Stracqualursi and Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — On a recent 70-degree Tuesday evening, Democratic state Rep. Judy Schwiebert went canvassing in a north Phoenix neighborhood where yards were adorned with Halloween decorations and Trump campaign signs. When Schwiebert, who is running for a Republican-held state Senate seat, knocks on doors, she

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Battle to replace McConnell remains wide-open as top candidates quietly woo key senators — and Trump

By Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell’s potential successors have been crisscrossing the country, cozying up to former President Donald Trump and barnstorming key battleground states in the final days of the election to help their party win back the Senate — and help themselves, too.

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In Georgia, it’s Republican vs. Republican as election misinformation spreads

By Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — The deep mistrust between conservatives and Republican election officials in Georgia is hampering efforts to slow the tide of election misinformation swirling in this pivotal battleground state. When Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger warned a video of immigrants voting with multiple IDs was fake and likely a Russian

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