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Rural Arizona election officials refuse to certify results, miss Monday deadline

U.S. News // 1 year ago

Rural Arizona election officials refuse to certify results, miss Monday deadline

Election officials in Cochise County, Ariz., refused to certify the results of November's midterm election, throwing several local and statewide races up in the air and opening the door for legal action.

Warnock, Democrats sue to allow Saturday early voting in runoff election

U.S. News // 1 year ago

Warnock, Democrats sue to allow Saturday early voting in runoff election

Sen. Raphael Warnock's campaign filed a lawsuit in Fulton County, Ga., to allow for Saturday early voting in the upcoming runoff election between Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker.

Former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum indicted for fraud

U.S. News // 1 year ago

Former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum indicted for fraud

Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum was indicted Wednesday on federal charges he illegally accepted gifts while mayor of Tallahassee, according to court documents.

Court declines to undo GOP-drawn North Carolina election maps

U.S. News // 2 years ago

Court declines to undo GOP-drawn North Carolina election maps

A court in North Carolina ruled that election maps drawn to favor Republicans in the state do not violate the state's constitution.

Supreme Court favors Democrats in Viriginia gerrymandering case

U.S. News // 4 years ago

Supreme Court favors Democrats in Viriginia gerrymandering case

The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision dismissed a Virginia House Republican challenge to the redrawing of House of Delegates maps in a gerrymandering case that appeared to be a victory for Democratic state lawmakers.

Glitches delay start of Florida recount for senator, governor

Emerging Threats // 5 years ago

Glitches delay start of Florida recount for senator, governor

Florida's statewide recount began Sunday morning after a three-hour delay amid a series of technical glitches with Broward County's counting machines.

U.S. News // 6 years ago

Judges reverse one-vote win that evened Virginia House

A three-judge panel in Virginia tossed out a one-vote win in an election that gave Democrats equal representation in the state's House of Delegates.

Hillary Clinton's campaign to take part in election recount

U.S. News // 7 years ago

Hillary Clinton's campaign to take part in election recount

Hillary Clinton's campaign announced it would take part in an election recount in Wisconsin.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Politics 2014: Supreme Court DOMA ruling affects campaigns

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, campaign finance guidelines for gay candidates and their spouses could vary from state to state.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Coleman files intent to appeal

Norm Coleman filed official notice Monday he intends to appeal his apparent U.S. Senate race loss to Al Franken to the Minnesota Supreme Court.

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What we have now is the death throes of the Coleman legal effort
Coleman files intent to appeal Apr 20, 2009

The fact is more people voted for Al Franken than Norm Coleman
Franken lead expands, Coleman vows appeal Apr 07, 2009

We think that after seven weeks of trial we are in a position to rest
Franken ready to rest case Mar 10, 2009

There is no precedent. There is no law. There is no statute. There is no rule
Coleman: New election may be needed Mar 04, 2009

There is no evidence that any of the ballots were counted twice. None
Franken camp projects narrow win Dec 20, 2008

Marc Elias is the lead attorney for the 2008 Al Franken for Senate campaign in Minnesota. Elias is a partner at the law firm Perkins Coie whose clients include the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and numerous U.S. Senators, Representatives, and Governors and their campaigns.

In 2004, Elias was General Counsel for the Kerry-Edwards presidential campaign. He was also General Counsel for Chris Dodd's short-lived 2008 presidential campaign.

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