The final recount results released Thursday in the Arizona attorney general’s race — which shrank to a razor-thin margin of 280 votes and confirmed Democrat Kris Mayes’ victory — show that ballot-counting errors in Pinal County were largely responsible…
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Century-old law let voters file baseless recount petitions and delay Pa.’s election certification
Good-government advocates and voting experts say Pennsylvania should change a recount law that was weaponized by activists and delayed the state’s certification by several weeks.A Votebeat and Spotlight PA review of historical legislative records and n…
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Michigan state canvassers certify recounts after hearing challenges to dozens of ballots
Michigan’s Board of State Canvassers on Wednesday unanimously certified the results of the partial recount of the November election, leading to slight changes in vote tallies for two ballot proposals and confirming the original successful passage of bo…
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Indianapolis school board updates map of districts that members represent
Update, Oct 7, 2024: The map of districts for IPS school board has since been updated after Mirror Indy found an error. See the corrected map here.The districts that Indianapolis Public Schools commissioners represent have changed ahead of the 2024 ele…
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Breathing easier in Cleveland: How Tighter Standards Could Change the City’s Air Quality Issues
This article provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join Eye on Ohio’s free mailing list as this helps provide more public service reporting to the community. By Christopher Johnston While running for Cle…
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Clerks tackle Michigan recount of Prop 2 and Prop 3 amid challengers looking for errors
On the first day of a recount in 47 counties around Michigan on Wednesday, the auditorium of the Troy Community Center in Oakland County was filled with the sound of shuffling papers and restrained chatter. The county clerk, wearing a bright yellow saf…
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Unprecedented number of recount requests delay certification in at least three Pa. counties
Recount petitions, claiming without evidence that fraud occurred during Pennsylvania’s 2022 election, are now delaying the state’s certification of results.An obscure section of state law allows such petitions to be easily filed, and right-wing groups …
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Area Environmental Group Focuses on Awareness of Mining, Salt Risks after Lawsuit Denied
In 2021, Cayuga Lake Environmental Action Now (CLEAN) filed an Article 78 Proceeding in the Tompkins County Supreme Court against New York Department of Environmental Conservation and Cargill, Inc. In July of this year, Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth …
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Bridge Club of Ithaca Bids and Contracts to Keep Memories Sharp for Sixty Years
When Edy Krauss moved here from New York City in 2012, she knew she wanted to be part of the local bridge scene, so she joined the Bridge Club of Ithaca. She had originally learned to play in Manhattan in…
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Migrating birds drawn by light face higher chemical exposure
Birds attracted by the glow of artificial light at night are drawn into areas where they are also exposed to higher concentrations of airborne toxic chemicals, according to a new study.