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Search results for "California just casually dropping 80k votes a week after polls close"

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Donald Trump stated on November 11, 2020 in a tweet:
Video shows California election workers "cheating" by collecting ballots from drop box on Nov. 4.
By Chris Nichols• November 11, 2020
Viral image stated on November 15, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Photo shows “ballots not counted in California and this is only one polling location. Yet Gavin Newsom was declared governor minutes after polling stations closed.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 17, 2022
TikTok posts stated on November 05, 2020 in a TikTok video:
Video showing collection of California ballots on Nov. 4 shows “cheating.”
By Tom Kertscher• November 6, 2020
Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2020 in social media posts:
Social media posts claim the U.S. Postal Service “says you should give mail in ballots at least 14 days roundtrip. So, if you plan to vote by mail, election day isn’t November 3. It’s October 20th.”
By Chris Nichols• July 28, 2020
Bernie Sanders stated on March 04, 2020 in a news conference:
"If you look at California, if you look at people of color in general, African-Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans, we won that big time. Big time. Not even close.”
By Chris Nichols• March 9, 2020
Instagram posts stated on November 11, 2022 in a video shared on Instagram:
It’s proof of “voter fraud” that it takes some states days to count 2 million votes while Florida results were available on election night.
By Madison Czopek• November 16, 2022
X posts stated on November 05, 2024 in a post:
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. deliberately shut off power “on Republican voters” in California on Election Day.
By Grace Abels• November 6, 2024
Rand Paul stated on March 09, 2014 in a 'Fox News Sunday' interview:
"The president won the youth vote 3 to 1, but his numbers have dropped 20, 30 percent among the youth."
By Julie Kliegman• March 9, 2014
Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post:
Says a CNN broadcast shows “400,000 votes just disappeared” in the California recall election.
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 15, 2021
Kurt Browning stated on May 23, 2011 in a guest column published in the 'St. Petersburg Times':
"Early voting remains at 96 hours."
By Aaron Sharockman• May 23, 2011
Bloggers stated on June 07, 2016 in a headline in the Justice Gazette:
Says Bernie Sanders "wins California landslide, But ⅔ of his votes aren’t counted."
By Chris Nichols• June 10, 2016
Facebook posts stated on May 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:
The flu didn't kill any Americans this year.
By Samantha Putterman• May 27, 2020
Facebook posts stated on June 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“The Supreme Court ruled today NO VOTING BY MAIL !!!”
By Chris Nichols• July 15, 2020
Donald Trump stated on September 30, 2017 in a tweet:
In the Alabama Senate runoff, "the candidate I endorsed (Luther Strange) went up MANY points after endorsement!"
By Louis Jacobson• October 2, 2017
Instagram posts stated on November 18, 2024 in an Instagram post:
"Ballot dumps" in Pennsylvania, California, North Carolina, Alaska and Wisconsin show election officials are improperly “flipping" down-ballot seats for Democrats.
By Caleb McCullough• November 21, 2024
Kevin Cramer stated on October 18, 2018 in North Dakota Senate debate:
"The standard of voting in North Dakota is the easiest in the country."
By Manuela Tobias• October 23, 2018
Instagram posts stated on August 31, 2020 in social media posts:
California voters who go to the polls to vote in person will be “TURNED AWAY & CANNOT VOTE” unless they change their voting preference to “NO to mail in voting.”
By Chris Nichols• September 1, 2020
Matthew Dowd stated on January 23, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
Poll results from the past 35 years show that State of the Union speeches "do not move" presidential approval numbers.
By Louis Jacobson• January 24, 2011
X posts stated on May 06, 2026 in a social media post:
“California only has ‘enough’ oil and gas supply to meet demand for the next six weeks.”
By Louis Jacobson• May 7, 2026
Viral image stated on November 09, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Photo shows “late-night operatives moving van-loads of suspicious ballots way after legal deadline in Detroit.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 10, 2022

Articles (7688)

What To Know Before Voting In-Person In California

By Chris Nichols• October 30, 2020

U.S. Postal Service postcard causes confusion about mail-in voting in California

By Chris Nichols• September 11, 2020

What’s Allowed And What’s Not At Voting Sites In California?

By Chris Nichols• October 2, 2020

Not all results will be known on election night 2022. That’s normal

By Clara Hendrickson, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 3, 2022

Fact-check: Trump relies on falsehoods when pushing voting changes in speech to governors

By Amy Sherman• February 26, 2025

Be patient on election night 2020: Counting the returns will take time

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 18, 2020

Trump renews voter fraud claims as voting by mail begins. Here's why they are still false.

By Amy Sherman• October 2, 2024

Answering Questions About Vote-By-Mail In California Amid COVID-19, Attacks By Trump

By Chris Nichols• June 3, 2020

Midterm Facebook misinformation: Pipe bombs, menacing caravans and rampant voter fraud

By Jon Greenberg• November 21, 2018

Did Congressman Jeff Denham really call the GOP health bill ‘bipartisan’ ?

By Chris Nichols• May 12, 2017

Joe Biden drops out, endorses Kamala Harris. How do the Democrats choose a 2024 nominee now?

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 21, 2024

Where abortion laws stand after the 2022 midterms

By Louis Jacobson• November 9, 2022

Ballot drop boxes have long been used without controversy. Then Trump got involved

By Amy Sherman• October 16, 2020

Prepare for the weirdest election 'night' ever

By Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2020

There’s A Lot Of Misinformation About California’s March Primary Election. Here Are The Facts.

By Chris Nichols• February 11, 2020

Iowa’s newest election laws, explained

By Lauren White• June 21, 2021

What’s in the Senate Democrats’ new voting rights bill?

By Amy Sherman• September 21, 2021

What you need to know about misinformation on Election Day

By Daniel Funke• November 2, 2020

When it comes to voting, Virginia is early to rise and early to bed

By Sean Gorman• January 31, 2013

An honest question: Where does truthfulness rank as Democrats select a 2020 candidate?

By Chris Nichols• June 6, 2019