Closely fought contests across the country will determine the balance of power in Congress, state legislatures and governorships. For many, the integrity of the election system is on the ballot.
… Threats to democracy have shadowed the 2022 election. Democrats have tried to convince voters that the integrity of the election system is on the ballot, with Republicans who falsely claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen now running for office across the country. …
Stocks were steady on Tuesday morning as voters in the United States headed to the polls and investors bet on Republicans flipping at least one chamber of Congress in the midterm elections.
Futures on the S&P 500 stock index rose slightly on Tuesday morning in premarket trading. On Monday, the index recorded a 1 percent gain.
Election Day is finally here, after a long and chaotic campaign. The consequential election could shift the balance of power in Congress and determine the fate of President Biden’s agenda, as well as legislation on abortion, immigration and crime. Contests for state houses and governor’s mansions will have major implications for democracy itself.
Millions of Americans have already voted; millions more will do so today. …
Now we know why the country is in trouble and global warming will not be stopped as long as someone can make money off of it.
Nothing much against Republicans as such. I can remember when there wasn’t a dime’s woth of difference between them and the Dems. But that was before they went for the carzy vote. And now they are voting the craziest into office.
gotta be careful about the lies you tell. after a while you start to believe them yourself.
Reports of dozens of malfunctioning ballot-counting machines in Maricopa County in Arizona prompted a surge of voter fraud claims across right-wing media Tuesday in a sign that election doubts and conspiracy theories would continue to find traction on Election Day.
Maricopa officials said the problems with ballot tabulation machines, including the rejection of valid ballots or their failure to read ballots successfully, were affecting about 40 the county’s 223 voting centers.
Bill Gates, chairman of the Maricopa County board of supervisors, said the problems were disappointing but that voters could still cast ballots and that nobody was being denied a vote.
“None of this indicates any fraud,” said Mr. Gates, who is a Republican. “This is a technical issue.”
But claims of widespread voter fraud circulated quickly on social media and in right-wing media anyway, with several right-wing commentators and politicians arguing that problems at voting sites would disproportionately affect Republicans, who have generally preferred voting in person because of distrust of mail-in ballots.
“Can this possibly be true when a vast majority of Republicans waited for today to Vote?” former President Donald J. Trump wrote on Truth Social about the issues in Arizona. “Here we go again? The people will not stand for it!!!”
The chair of the state Republican Party, Kelli Ward, immediately raised the possibility of “malfeasance” and recalling officials.
About six in 10 Arizona voters reside in Maricopa County, which has tilted increasingly toward Democrats since 2016. Several Republican election deniers are running in competitive races in Tuesday’s election. …
(AP) — Election officials assured voters that every ballot would be counted after a printing malfunction at about one-quarter of the polling places across Arizona’s most populous county slowed down voting.
The snag on Tuesday fueled conspiracy theories about the integrity of the vote in the tightly contested state as former President Donald Trump, GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and others tried to make the case that Democrats were seeking to subvert the vote of Republicans, who tend to show up in greater numbers in person on Election Day.
About 17,000 ballots in Maricopa County, or about 7 percent of the 275,000 dropped off Tuesday, were affected, officials said. There are about 4.5 million people in the county, which includes Phoenix, and about 2.4 million registered voters. More than 80 percent vote early, most by mail. …
A series of technical glitches disrupted ballot counting on Tuesday at about one in four voting centers in Republican-led Maricopa County, Ariz., rekindling embers of baseless voter fraud claims in the right-wing media.
Officials in Maricopa, one of the nation’s most populous counties and a focus of efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, said the problem affected ballot tabulation machines in about 60 of the county’s 223 voting centers.
In the afternoon, the county said it had isolated the problem: printers were not making dark enough markings on the ballots, and that it was not a software problem. …
… Republican officials in Maricopa County stressed on Tuesday that there was no fraud or foul play behind the problems with dozens of voting machines that had affected about 20 percent of the election sites across the county. They said that voters were still able to drop off their ballots in a secure box so they could be counted later.
But some Arizona Republican voters waiting in line rejected that explanation out of hand, echoing concerns of right-wing lawmakers and activists who raised doubts about the integrity of the election in a fiercely contested county. …
… Arizona has been at the center of conspiracy theories about the 2020 stolen election, with top Republican candidates on the ballot fueling distrust in the state’s machinery as late as Monday night.
As Maricopa officials grappled with malfunctioning ballot tabulating machines earlier Tuesday, the reports had ignited a surge in claims of voter fraud across right-wing media and barricades were placed around the county’s election office in central Phoenix in case of possible protests. By mid-afternoon, Maricopa County officials said they had identified a printer problem to fix the tabulation issues at about 60 centers.
In Wickenburg, a deep red outpost of some 7,000 people northwest of Phoenix, lies that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald J. Trump have continued to circulate since President Biden won Arizona by just 10,000 votes. …
Election Day Dawns, Shadowed by Threats to Democracy
NY Times – just in
Closely fought contests across the country will determine the balance of power in Congress, state legislatures and governorships. For many, the integrity of the election system is on the ballot.
Investors are betting on a midterm bounce for the stock market.
It’s Election Day…
Election Day is finally here, after a long and chaotic campaign. The consequential election could shift the balance of power in Congress and determine the fate of President Biden’s agenda, as well as legislation on abortion, immigration and crime. Contests for state houses and governor’s mansions will have major implications for democracy itself.
Millions of Americans have already voted; millions more will do so today. …
So stocks will go up if Republicans win?
Now we know why the country is in trouble and global warming will not be stopped as long as someone can make money off of it.
Nothing much against Republicans as such. I can remember when there wasn’t a dime’s woth of difference between them and the Dems. But that was before they went for the carzy vote. And now they are voting the craziest into office.
gotta be careful about the lies you tell. after a while you start to believe them yourself.
Wouldn’t you just know…
Arizona voting problems…
NY Times – just in
Reports of dozens of malfunctioning ballot-counting machines in Maricopa County in Arizona prompted a surge of voter fraud claims across right-wing media Tuesday in a sign that election doubts and conspiracy theories would continue to find traction on Election Day.
Maricopa officials said the problems with ballot tabulation machines, including the rejection of valid ballots or their failure to read ballots successfully, were affecting about 40 the county’s 223 voting centers.
Bill Gates, chairman of the Maricopa County board of supervisors, said the problems were disappointing but that voters could still cast ballots and that nobody was being denied a vote.
“None of this indicates any fraud,” said Mr. Gates, who is a Republican. “This is a technical issue.”
But claims of widespread voter fraud circulated quickly on social media and in right-wing media anyway, with several right-wing commentators and politicians arguing that problems at voting sites would disproportionately affect Republicans, who have generally preferred voting in person because of distrust of mail-in ballots.
“Can this possibly be true when a vast majority of Republicans waited for today to Vote?” former President Donald J. Trump wrote on Truth Social about the issues in Arizona. “Here we go again? The people will not stand for it!!!”
The chair of the state Republican Party, Kelli Ward, immediately raised the possibility of “malfeasance” and recalling officials.
About six in 10 Arizona voters reside in Maricopa County, which has tilted increasingly toward Democrats since 2016. Several Republican election deniers are running in competitive races in Tuesday’s election. …
Arizona officials say every ballot will be counted
(eventually)
(AP) — Election officials assured voters that every ballot would be counted after a printing malfunction at about one-quarter of the polling places across Arizona’s most populous county slowed down voting.
The snag on Tuesday fueled conspiracy theories about the integrity of the vote in the tightly contested state as former President Donald Trump, GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and others tried to make the case that Democrats were seeking to subvert the vote of Republicans, who tend to show up in greater numbers in person on Election Day.
About 17,000 ballots in Maricopa County, or about 7 percent of the 275,000 dropped off Tuesday, were affected, officials said. There are about 4.5 million people in the county, which includes Phoenix, and about 2.4 million registered voters. More than 80 percent vote early, most by mail. …
Voting machine problems in Arizona fuel right-wing fraud claims.
NY Times – Nov 8
A series of technical glitches disrupted ballot counting on Tuesday at about one in four voting centers in Republican-led Maricopa County, Ariz., rekindling embers of baseless voter fraud claims in the right-wing media.
Officials in Maricopa, one of the nation’s most populous counties and a focus of efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, said the problem affected ballot tabulation machines in about 60 of the county’s 223 voting centers.
In the afternoon, the county said it had isolated the problem: printers were not making dark enough markings on the ballots, and that it was not a software problem. …
Voters in Republican area of Maricopa County see dark motives behind ballot problems.
… Republican officials in Maricopa County stressed on Tuesday that there was no fraud or foul play behind the problems with dozens of voting machines that had affected about 20 percent of the election sites across the county. They said that voters were still able to drop off their ballots in a secure box so they could be counted later.
But some Arizona Republican voters waiting in line rejected that explanation out of hand, echoing concerns of right-wing lawmakers and activists who raised doubts about the integrity of the election in a fiercely contested county. …
In a rural Arizona outpost, deep suspicions cloud Election Day voting.
… Arizona has been at the center of conspiracy theories about the 2020 stolen election, with top Republican candidates on the ballot fueling distrust in the state’s machinery as late as Monday night.
As Maricopa officials grappled with malfunctioning ballot tabulating machines earlier Tuesday, the reports had ignited a surge in claims of voter fraud across right-wing media and barricades were placed around the county’s election office in central Phoenix in case of possible protests. By mid-afternoon, Maricopa County officials said they had identified a printer problem to fix the tabulation issues at about 60 centers.
In Wickenburg, a deep red outpost of some 7,000 people northwest of Phoenix, lies that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald J. Trump have continued to circulate since President Biden won Arizona by just 10,000 votes. …