U.S. Postal Service, which had said it was doing daily sweeps for misplaced ballots, acknowledged Thursday that thousands had not been processed in time.
Election 2020
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This election shattered Maine records for voter participation
The previous record was set during the last presidential election, in 2016.
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Trump legal team pursues contradictory strategy
The president and his team seek to stop counting in states where he leads and demand the tallies continue, or be recounted, in states where he trails.
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Facebook bans group that Trump allies use to organize protests against counting the vote
The group, which had attracted more than 360,000 members, was among widespread efforts by conservative activists to spark protests challenging the legitimacy of the election.
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Election anger on Facebook leads to school board resignation in Maine
In resigning, Caitlin Hills said that her political views had become a distraction, but she didn’t apologize for her comments.
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The Latest: Trump camp files new federal lawsuit over Las Vegas-area voting
This is the latest election news from around the country.
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Trump predicts ‘lot of litigation’ in fight to keep his job
Judges in Georgia and Michigan dismiss Trump campaign lawsuits, undercutting a strategy to attack the integrity of the voting process in states where the results could mean defeat.
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Biden on the brink of victory as he pulls ahead in Pennsylvania, Georgia
Joe Biden stands on the brink of the presidency with final votes being counted, needing to clinch just one more battleground state to defeat President Trump.
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When do Electoral College votes need to be in?
Election Day is only one point in the process of the Electoral College, which decides who wins a U.S. presidential race.
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With pre-election polls so far off, so often, should we pay any attention to them?
Pollsters and election experts say there are just too many, done to varying degrees of thoroughness, to provide any real value to voters.