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Hundreds of people wait in line for bags of groceries during a food pantry, sponsored by Healthy Waltham for those in need due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, at St. Mary's Church in Waltham, Mass., Thursday, May 7, 2020. In the past month more than 7,500 bags of food have been donated to the community. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Governors going own ways on reopening

by Michelle R. Smith Associated Press, Nicky Forster Associated Press, and Christina A. Cassidy Associated PressMay 7, 2020

FILE—In this Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, a lone voter fills out a ballot in the lobby of the Denver Elections Division in downtown Denver. Colorado voters head to the polls to cast their ballots in the state's primary election Tuesday, March 3. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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Super Tuesday marks first major security test of 2020

by Christina A. Cassidy Associated PressMarch 3, 2020

Iowa Democratic Party chairman Troy Price speaks to reporters about the delay in Iowa caucus results, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Cascade of problems foils plan for high-tech caucus

by Ryan J. Foley Associated Press, and Christina A. Cassidy Associated PressFebruary 5, 2020

In this March 2017, photo, provided by Rep. Kimberly Dudik, Dudik speaks on the floor of the legislature holding her newborn son Marcutio in Helena, Mont. As experts predict another banner year of women running for office, hurdles remain particularly for those like Dudik who have young children. Only six states have laws specifically allowing the use of campaign funds for child care. In most states, including Montana, the law is silent on the issue and up to interpretation by state agencies or boards.

As more women run for office, child care remains a hurdle

by Lindsay Whitehurst Associated Press, and Christina A. Cassidy Associated PressJanuary 2, 2020

In this Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, photo, Karen Brenson Bell, from North Carolina, listens during an exercise run by military and national security officials, for state and local election officials to simulate different scenarios for the 2020 elections, in Springfield, Va. These government officials are on the front lines of a different kind of high-stakes battlefield, one in which they are helping to defend American democracy by ensuring free and fair elections. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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States spearhead election-security effort

by Christina A. Cassidy Associated PressDecember 26, 2019

People stand in line to cast their vote at a public school in the Upper West Side neighborhood of New York, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

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Long lines, machine breakdowns mar vote on Election Day

by Christina A. Cassidy Associated Press, Colleen Long Associated Press, and Michael Balsamo Associated PressNovember 7, 2018

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., right, sitting next to ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., left, listens during a hearing on "Cyber-securing the Vote: Ensuring the Integrity of the U.S. Election System," on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Trump says Russia will favor Democrats this year

by Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press, and Christina A. Cassidy Associated PressJuly 24, 2018

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., center, joined from left by, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., and Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., previews some of the panel's recommendations for improving the nation's election infrastructure ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 20, 2018. On Wednesday, the committee will hold a hearing examining attempted hacks on state...

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Senators push for election security

by Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press, Christina A. Cassidy Associated Press, and Chad Day Associated PressMarch 20, 2018

In this March 13, 2018 photo, Chicago resident Sonja Russell walks up to a voting machine to cast her ballot in Illinois primary elections at the city's new early voting super site in downtown Chicago. In Illinois, attempts by hackers in the summer of 2016 to alter information were ultimately unsuccessful, although voter data was viewed.

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Security of state voter rolls a concern as primaries begin

by Christina A. Cassidy Associated Press, and Sarah Zimmerman Associated PressMarch 18, 2018

Bins of signs are seen in a storage area at the Bear County Election offices Tuesday in San Antonio. The first primaries of the 2018 elections are less than a month away, but efforts to safeguard the vote against expected Russian interference are lagging. Texas will hold the first primary of 2018 on March 6.

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Bipartisan Harvard team drafts ‘State and Local Election Cybersecurity Playbook’

by Frank Bajak Associated Press, and Christina A. Cassidy Associated PressFebruary 14, 2018