Articles filed under Misc Elections
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Illinois electors choose Biden as president, 20-0Dec 14, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois members of the Electoral College have chosen Joe Biden for president. The 20-0 vote in favor of the Democratic president-elect on Monday was annou...
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What's in store when the Electoral College meetsDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Voters cast their ballots for president more than a month ago, but the votes that officially matter will be cast Monday. That's when the Electoral College m...
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Raoul opposes Texas lawsuit to overturn election resultsDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined onto a legal brief, along with a coalition of 22 other Democratic attorneys general, that is asking the U.S. S...
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Supreme Court rejects Texas-led Republican challenge on Biden victoryDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden's election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get ...
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Rickert poised to resign, but still seeks discovery recountDec 10, 2020 12:00 am - Not only is Kane County Treasurer David Rickert expected to resign if he becomes the chief financial officer of Winnebago County - he is also one of three Republicans wh...
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Tuesday's safe harbor deadline is boost for BidenDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - A deadline set Tuesday under federal law essentially locks in President-elect Joe Biden's victory, even though President Donald Trump is still falsely claim...
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Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to halt Biden's Pennsylvania winDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Republicans' bid to reverse Pennsylvania's certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the electoral battl...
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Trump thought courts were key to winning. Judges disagreed.Dec 08, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump and his allies say their lawsuits aimed at subverting the 2020 election and reversing his loss to Joe Biden would be substantiat...
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AP sources: Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defenseDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden's pick of Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense is stirring unease in Congress, reflecting fears that putting a recently reti...
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Survivors remember Pearl Harbor at home this year amid virusDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - HONOLULU - Navy sailor Mickey Ganitch was getting ready to play in a Pearl Harbor football game as the sun came up on Dec. 7, 1941. Instead, he spent the morning - still...