California braces for high election turnout, voter confusion

Lawyers for civil rights groups said they got a number of complaints of armed police officers standing or wandering inside polling places where there was no apparent need for law enforcement.

And in the other direction, Colorado, Michigan and Wisconsin – Democratic strongholds that account for 35 electoral votes between them – are seen as maybe going to Trump.

This year “should go down in history as the only presidential election of the modern era without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act“, she added.

Voter advocacy groups are on high alert, anxious about possible voter intimidation stemming from GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s repeated assertions that the election is rigged against him.

Anyone who registered on or before the October 24 deadline will likely be on the supplemental voter roll when they go to their polling location.

Absent on Tuesday were reports of the kind of hostile political displays, vandalism and violence that have cropped up regularly throughout the campaign.

The committee is running an independent effort to field voter complaints and questions.

Frustrations ran high at a Los Angeles polling place as voters were left waiting when ballot marking devices didn’t arrive on time. An overview of Monday’s state poll results show Trump with huge leads in Kentucky, Idaho, South Dakota and Louisiana, while New Hampshire, New York, Minnesota and Colorado are all in Clinton’s favor.

Under California law, mail ballots postmarked by Election Day must be counted if they are received up to three business days after the election. Those in line at 7:30 p.m. will be able to cast their ballot.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, who spoke to the crowd, evoked the chaotic 2000 presidential election that was won by George Bush after the U.S. Supreme Court halted a statewide recount that had been ordered by the Florida Supreme Court.

Early voting turnout among Democrats ages 22 to 29 dramatically dropped, with one-third who showed up in 2012 failing to cast a ballot.

There are a lot of limitations: States reporting early voting totals don’t always include all counties; some states, like North Carolina, require party registration, while others, like Wisconsin, don’t; and numbers derived from party registrations are fallible. The judge agreed with a county attorney who argued that election officials already preserve records.

Millions of Floridians are expected to flock to the polls Tuesday, and their ballots could decide whether or not Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton becomes the next president.

If you encounter any problems voting, or someone is bullying or preventing you from voting, call the Election day Fraud Task Force at 215-686-9641, 215-686-9643 or 215-686-9644. Nevada is one of the few states which permitted early voting.

Cybersecurity experts say it is highly unlikely that the official vote counts will be affected by hackers. There have also been other issues with machines, including some cases of them showing incorrect votes, though it was unclear how widespread this was. Supporters of Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump clashed when both parties went to cast their votes.

Answer: Tell a precinct election official.

The following are 5 things North Carolina voters should remember as they head to the polls on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8.

Voting hours, polling locations or the candidates and issues on your ballot all can raise complicated issues under the right circumstances.