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![Poll workers wait for voters in Franklin County, Ohio behind a door that has a voting today sign taped to it](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img-5094-scaled-e1659541443501-900x422.jpg)
Younger Ohioans are registering to vote in big numbers after US Supreme Court abortion ruling
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s been a flood of people registering to vote since the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health in June striking down… Read More
![Terpsehore Maras in an Ohio Supreme Court hearing room where validity of her submitted petitions is being considered.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/maras-in-court-e1661973229485-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Secretary of State hopeful is ruled ineligible for the November ballot
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Assistant Ohio Secretary of State Kimberly Burns said podcaster Terpsehore Maras is not eligible to be on the Nov. 2022 ballot as an independent… Read More
![Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., preside over a joint session of Congress to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump, hours after a pro-Trump mob broke into the U.S. Capitol and disrupted proceedings.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/gettyimages-1230461173-2876cd7b71b51fa30b5737fa49f7d43d9a5035ff-scaled-e1610009414924-900x422.jpg)
Congress Certifies Biden Victory After Pro-Trump Rioters Storm The Capitol
By: Juana Summers | NPR
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Lawmakers returned to the Capitol after hours of chaos in which protesters forced their way into the building and abruptly halted Congress’ tally of Electoral College votes.
![Members of the D.C. National Guard are deployed outside of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday evening. Supporters of President Trump stormed a session of Congress earlier Wednesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/gettyimages-1230457148-0f9e4d6587709dcb975a6aec37a0f639e0c715e1-scaled-e1609985785785-900x422.jpg)
‘We Will Not Bow To Lawlessness’: Congress Returns After Rioters Breach U.S. Capitol
By: Alana Wise | NPR
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Members of Congress returned to the floor after pro-Trump extremists stormed the Capitol and halted certification proceedings.
![Supporters of President Trump climb the west wall of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ap_21006789526874-bbddce78b8bbae27f8f4535ea0807247a59eebb3-scaled-e1609972803170-900x422.jpg)
In Video, Trump Sympathizes With Protesters, But Tells Them To ‘Go Home’
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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In his first remarks, since the start of the insurrection, Trump said of the extremists who stormed the Capitol, “you’re very special.”
![Protesters gesture to U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber inside the Capitol on Wednesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ap21006702439804-edit-63707c97f11024dacea8a63fccee746b107f7907-scaled-e1609963394821-900x422.jpg)
U.S. Capitol Locked Down As Far-Right Trump Supporters Enter The Building
By: Elena Moore | NPR
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As thousands of far-right and pro-Trump demonstrators march in downtown D.C. Wednesday, groups of protestors have moved towards the U.S. Capitol and some are growing violent.
![People shelter in the House gallery as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP21006736482604-e1609968877500-900x422.jpg)
Ohio’s Congressional Delegation In Lockdown As Chaos Overtakes U.S. Capitol
By: Gayle Putrich | WCPN
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Updated: 4:48 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCPN) — Members of Ohio’s congressional delegation are scattered across the U.S. Capitol campus as Pro-Trump extremists storm the Capitol building and… Read More
![Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, seen here with President Trump in June in Dallas, sued four states that Joe Biden carried in the general election, claiming their changes to election procedures during the pandemic violated federal law.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/gettyimages-1219321528-b046e4ae2e96b75aa3c5457cd3753e44b6d89589-scaled-e1607738927580-900x422.jpg)
Supreme Court Shuts Door On Trump Election Prospects
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued four states that Joe Biden won, claiming their changes to election procedures during the pandemic violated federal law.
![A supporter of President-elect Joe Biden holds up his mobile phone to display the Electoral College map outside the Philadelphia Convention Center after the 2020 presidential election is called on Nov. 7.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/electoral-college-35a54c3f20979a26acca9f3b6235e15d58548c70-scaled-e1607459561252-900x422.jpg)
Biden’s Victory Cemented As States Reach Key Electoral College Deadline
By: Miles Parks | NPR
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Dec. 8 is known as the “safe harbor” deadline for states to certify their results. Past the deadline, Congress has significantly less latitude to intervene in the election results.
![Jacksonville, Ohio- Voters cast in their ballots.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Swensen_voting-1-2-e1492966382495-900x422.jpg)
Despite Voting Restoration Thousands Are Still Disenfranchised In The Ohio Valley
By: Alana Watson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — After more than a decade, Kentucky resident Guy Hamilton-Smith voted this year for the first time in the state. Even though he didn’t vote in person… Read More
![Ohio Democratic Party Chair David Pepper and Ohio Republican Party Chair Jane Timken](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/l-r_david_pepper_and_jane_timken__credit_jo_ingles_-e1550685651338-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper Resigns
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After an election where polls showed Democrats would do well in Ohio but largely didn’t, the leader of Ohio’s Democratic Party is resigning. David… Read More
![Voters cast their ballots on Election Day in McArthur, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/3-e1524771260692-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Valley Divide: Vote Analysis Shows Bluer Cities, Deeper Red Rural Places
By: Suhail Bhat | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — President-elect Joe Biden received a bigger turnout in the Ohio Valley in 2020 than Hillary Clinton did in 2016. So did his opponent Donald Trump. In… Read More
![President Trump, seen here on Saturday, hasn't formally conceded the election to Joe Biden but says he is allowing the transition to proceed.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ap_20326661857750-372ce67b877e51a16fe332b5ebf13451cad6ecd9-scaled-e1606233867156-900x422.jpg)
Facing Pressure, Trump Relents On Starting Biden Transition
By: Ayesha Rascoe | Tamara Keith | NPR
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Some Republican lawmakers have publicly urged the president to allow the formal transition process to begin for the good of the country.
![President Donald Trump addresses supporters at a rally in Circleville on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/chris-photo-e1604475949165-900x422.jpg)
AP: Trump Won 3.1M Votes In Ohio, A New State Record
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — President Donald Trump won more votes this year than any candidate in Ohio history, certified county results compiled by The Associated Press show. The over 3.1… Read More
![A couple watches the election results at a Republican watch party at Huron Valley Guns in New Hudson, Mich. People watching the results come in saw President Trump outperforming his position in preelection polls.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/gettyimages-1229449709-c059fb909f780fc317ec384ad81d9e136974baaf-scaled-e1605808328860-900x422.jpg)
Why Were The Polls Off? Pollsters Have Some Early Theories
By: Danielle Kurtzleben | NPR
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Along with state polls, national polls may have been significantly further off from the election results than in 2016. Many appear to have missed support for Trump and down-ballot GOP candidates.
!["There's this sense that decisions about the pandemic are being made in cities and kind of imposed on rural spaces," said Kathy Cramer, an expert on the rural-urban divide at the University of Wisconsin.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/gettyimages-542587466-9a0c80319850cb5d589566b4b50e07add1ed441f-scaled-e1605710592248-900x422.jpg)
Biden’s Win Shows Rural-Urban Divide Has Grown Since 2016
By: Kirk Siegler | NPR
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In the 2020 election, the rural-urban divide sharpened even further from 2016, with Republicans consolidating power in rural America which could help them hold onto the U.S. Senate.
![U.S. Attorney General William Barr meets with members of the St. Louis Police Department on Oct. 15. On Monday night, Richard Pilger resigned as director of the Justice Department's election crimes branch, protesting Barr's memo authorizing federal prosecutors to pursue allegations of voting irregularities.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/gettyimages-1229087712-edit-5527bcdba4ace6415148842bd9e7bf0d69a82f5d-scaled-e1605026532434-900x422.jpg)
Head Of DOJ’s Election Crimes Unit Steps Down After Barr OKs Election Inquiries
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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The attorney general’s policy breaks with the Justice Department’s policy of not interfering with elections that has stood for 40 years, Richard Pilger says.
![Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/AP_17255704038973-e1505822709481-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Valley Lawmakers React to Trump’s False Statements Undermining The Election
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (OVR) — Polls had barely closed in the U.S. when President Donald Trump falsely alleged voter fraud and claimed prematurely to have won the election, saying “We will… Read More
![From the moment he launched his campaign, Joe Biden focused on what he called a "battle for the soul of our nation."](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/gettyimages-1256154622-95dbc6b74c870eff753235763077624aec0f1ff3-1-scaled-e1604768079249-900x422.jpg)
Biden Wins Presidency, According To AP, Edging Trump In Turbulent Race
By: Scott Detrow | Asma Khalid | NPR
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With Pennsylvania in Joe Biden’s column, the former vice president gains the 270 electoral votes needed to be elected.
![A JobsOhio logo in red](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/red_ohio-1-e1604697617401-900x422.jpg)
Political Scientist Says Ohio Is No Longer A Bellwether, Swing, Or Battleground State
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Experts following the presidential vote count say there’s a good chance Democrat Joe Biden could get the 270 electoral votes he needs soon. And if… Read More
![President Donald Trump speaks at the White House on Thursday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/trump-11.5-384d0cffe0d5242d47c30634414b78923d9b9c14-scaled-e1604679155404-900x422.jpg)
Trump Latches On To Conspiracies, As Legal Battles Fail And Path To Win Narrows
By: Miles Parks | NPR
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Lawsuits filed across the country are the result of a campaign legal team working to “bend reality” to fit Trump’s false claims, says one expert.
![Don Blankenship](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/AP_365902088031-900x422.jpg)
Ex-Massey Energy CEO Draws Thousands of Votes For President In Closely Contested States
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (OVR) — Former coal executive Don Blankenship, who went to prison for his role in the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in West Virginia, drew about 55,000 votes… Read More
![The Ohio Statehouse building](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_6385-e1601318131688-900x422.jpg)
Mostly Good News For Ohio GOP, Mostly Bad News For Democrats In 2020 Vote
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Election Night 2020 was a bad night for Democrats and brought wins for Republicans on Ohio’s Capitol Square. But there were two races with… Read More
![Poll workers sort out early and absentee ballots on Election Day in Kenosha, Wis. Hours after the polls closed around the country, there's still no winner in the presidential contest.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ap_20309158409909-62f5f149d813948de2449f159aa6debfbd60cf41-scaled-e1604505308347-900x422.jpg)
Results Still Unclear And 5 Other Takeaways From Election Night 2020
By: Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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The election between Trump and Biden is still not settled, and it might not be for days.
![President Donald Trump addresses supporters at a rally in Circleville on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/chris-photo-e1604475949165-900x422.jpg)
President Trump Wins Re-election In Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Republicans are claiming a Donald Trump victory in the state with more than 5.6 million votes cast and counted. The unofficial results are showing… Read More
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