Want to Follow Election Results Like a Pro? Here's What to Watch in Key States
As thousands of counties and towns report vote totals, it can be hard to figure out when the results reported so far will ...
Milton's Storm Surge Is a Threat That Could Be Devastating Far Beyond the Tampa Bay Region
Florida communities near Tampa Bay were devastated when Hurricane Helene made landfall two weeks ago about 100 miles (160 ...
Voting Systems Have Been Under Attack Since 2020, but Are Tested Regularly for Accuracy and Security
Voting machines have been at the center of a web of conspiracy theories that erupted after the 2020 election, with false ...
Will the Polls Be Right in 2024? What Polling on the Presidential Race Can and Can’t Tell You
When reporters at The Associated Press are covering the election, horse race polling numbers don’t take center stage. The ...
Gun Activists Say They Are Aiming to Put Massachusetts Gun Law Repeal on 2026 Ballot
Massachusetts gun advocates say they have gathered enough signatures to place a question on the 2026 ballot to repeal the ...
Florida Has Nearly All Ballots Counted on Election Day, While California Can Take Weeks. This Is Why
The gap between when California and Florida are able to finalize their count is the natural result of election officials in ...
Ranked Choice Voting Could Decide Which Party Controls the US House. How Does It Work?
Proponents of ranked choice voting argue the system encourages candidates to build broader coalitions, eliminates the spoiler ...
On a Screen Near You: Officials Are Livestreaming the Election Process for More Transparency
The increase in livestreaming the election process, an operation conducted by local governments nationwide, reflects a ...
How a Poll Can Represent Your Opinion Even if You Weren’t Contacted for It
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chances are, you have never been contacted for an election poll. But the dozens of high-quality election ...
Why and How AP Counts the Vote for Thousands of US Elections
The big effort begins once polls close, when approximately 4,000 AP vote count reporters fan out across voting precincts and ...
Colombia Electoral Authority Requests Investigation Into Petro Campaign Financing
FILE PHOTO: Gustavo Petro Urrego, President of Colombia addresses the "Summit of the Future" in the General Assembly Hall of ...
How Elections Forecasters Became Political 'Prophets'
Before there was a FiveThirtyEight model or a New York Times election night needle, there was an economist named Louis Bean ...