/tags/elections elections en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Mon, 26 Feb 2024 21:22:38 GMT /local-news/2024-02-26/magician-says-political-consultant-hired-him-to-create-ai-robocall-ahead-of-new-hampshire-primary A New Orleans magician says a Democratic consultant who worked for Dean Phillips' presidential campaign hired him to create the audio for what authorities say may be the first known attempt to use artificial intelligence to interfere with a U.S. election. Mon, 26 Feb 2024 21:22:38 GMT /local-news/2024-02-26/magician-says-political-consultant-hired-him-to-create-ai-robocall-ahead-of-new-hampshire-primary The Associated Press /local-news/2023-04-07/capitol-recap-lawmakers-consider-a-potentially-major-change-for-vermont-elections House lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow ranked choice voting in Vermont elections. It’s based on the principle that democracy is better served when winning candidates have the support of a majority of voters â€� not just a plurality. Fri, 07 Apr 2023 21:30:14 GMT /local-news/2023-04-07/capitol-recap-lawmakers-consider-a-potentially-major-change-for-vermont-elections Bob Kinzel, Jenn Jarecki /npr-news/2022-10-30/how-the-candidates-for-massachusetts-governor-would-tackle-health-care The COVID threat is lingering. Inflation is driving up medical costs. Staffing shortages are threatening access to health care. The next Massachusetts governor will have to grapple with these challenges and more. Sun, 30 Oct 2022 15:12:36 GMT /npr-news/2022-10-30/how-the-candidates-for-massachusetts-governor-would-tackle-health-care /npr-news/2022-09-21/the-house-just-passed-a-bill-that-would-make-it-harder-to-overthrow-an-election The bill would amend the Electoral Count Act, which legal experts have called vague and confusing. The legislation is similar to a somewhat narrower bill from a bipartisan group of senators. Thu, 22 Sep 2022 08:59:26 GMT /npr-news/2022-09-21/the-house-just-passed-a-bill-that-would-make-it-harder-to-overthrow-an-election Miles Parks /npr-news/2022-05-24/the-election-system-shuddered-in-2020-now-there-are-fears-of-an-attack-within The election system shuddered in 2020 as Donald Trump sought to overturn the result. Now, election deniers and defenders have eyes on the nuts and bolts of the process itself. Tue, 24 May 2022 10:27:20 GMT /npr-news/2022-05-24/the-election-system-shuddered-in-2020-now-there-are-fears-of-an-attack-within Connor Donevan, Ailsa Chang, Courtney Dorning, Karen Zamora /show/vermont-edition/2021-12-16/the-state-of-vt-s-republican-party We take a deep dive into the state of the Republican Party in Vermont. It’s the first in a series of shows exploring each major political party in the state. Thu, 16 Dec 2021 16:20:19 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2021-12-16/the-state-of-vt-s-republican-party Mikaela Lefrak, Lydia Brown /npr-news/2021-09-13/the-california-recall-and-its-very-real-political-consequences-explained On Tuesday, Californians will decide whether Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom should remain in office. Here's a primer on the recall, how it works and how we got here â€� and the political stakes. Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:12:10 GMT /npr-news/2021-09-13/the-california-recall-and-its-very-real-political-consequences-explained Domenico Montanaro /npr-news/2021-09-09/election-workers-are-under-attack-a-group-of-lawyers-plans-to-defend-them A bipartisan group is hoping to support voting workers who have faced unprecedented scrutiny and pressure for more than a year now. Thu, 09 Sep 2021 10:24:18 GMT /npr-news/2021-09-09/election-workers-are-under-attack-a-group-of-lawyers-plans-to-defend-them Miles Parks /local-news/2020-08-26/trump-shatters-ethics-norms-by-making-official-acts-part-of-gop-convention The second night of the Republican National Convention featured a naturalization ceremony, a presidential pardon and the secretary of state speaking while abroad on official business. Wed, 26 Aug 2020 17:11:50 GMT /local-news/2020-08-26/trump-shatters-ethics-norms-by-making-official-acts-part-of-gop-convention Sam Gringlas /vpr-news/2020-08-22/more-than-550-000-primary-absentee-ballots-rejected-in-2020-far-outpacing-2016 Tens of thousands of ballots have been rejected in key battleground states, where the outcome in November for the presidency and other races could be determined by a small number of votes. Sat, 22 Aug 2020 09:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2020-08-22/more-than-550-000-primary-absentee-ballots-rejected-in-2020-far-outpacing-2016 Pam Fessler, Elena Moore