Miles Parks

"We'll never have any decent people run for office again," said one lifelong Bladen County resident. The district might have to rerun the primary and general elections for Congress.

There's been a lot of movement in investigations that involve President Trump and his associates — from the sentencing of Michael Cohen to the revelation of a deal with tabloid publisher AMI.

As more allegations of electoral misconduct surface in a North Carolina House race, Republicans and Democrats are starting to agree a new election may be necessary.

Election fraud happens, but not the kind President Trump talks about with people voting twice. It's most common with mail votes. Experts are warning of a backlash to a method 1 in 5 voters now uses.

House Democrats are getting more vocal that they may not seat a North Carolina Republican whose election has been marred by suspected ballot fraud. A top GOP operative in the state says a new election may be necessary.

The head of North Carolina's Republican Party says he would "not oppose" a new election in the state's 9th Congressional District if allegations of fraud by a GOP operative prove true.

State investigators appear focused on whether a Republican political operative violated the law by hiring people to collect mail-in ballots from voters. The GOP candidate won with a 900-vote margin.

North Carolina election officials are refusing to certify the results of a congressional race while they investigate a potential case of absentee ballot fraud.

It would take a massive overhaul of state laws to make election administration truly nonpartisan. Voters say they want it, and experts are calling for it, but it probably isn't coming any time soon.

In Georgia, Secretary of State Brian Kemp was the GOP gubernatorial candidate, who went on to victory. Democrats viewed many of his office's policies as attempts at voter suppression.

Nearly two weeks after Election Day, a statewide recount showed that Republican Gov. Rick Scott continued to hold the lead in the Senate race against incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson.

Florida counties have until Noon today to submit official results in their various recounts. The states 76 counties will have no choice but to submit official results in the races before noon.

The state is tasked with hand-counting more than 50,000 ballots. Some counties finished quickly Friday morning, with official results due on Sunday. Lawsuits are still working through the courts.

A judge in Florida is considering whether to extend deadlines in statewide recounts, as the U.S. Senate race moved to a hand recount and some counties struggled to update their tallies on time.

Wildfire continues in California, raising the death toll to 63. Democrats are facing important decisions now that their party is in control of the House. And the vote counting continues in Florida.

Florida's Senate race has headed to a manual recount. The governor's race appears to remain in favor of Republican Ron DeSantis. NPR's Miles Parks has been tracking the recounts in Florida.

Barring court orders, the recount must be completed by Sunday. Republican Rick Scott has a narrow lead over Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in the contested Senate race.

The Florida recounts have demonstrated that many voters are unaware of election governing rules, which makes them more vulnerable to political rhetoric casting doubt on the legitimacy of the results.

Recounts in three disputed Florida elections continue as lawyers for Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican Gov. Rick Scott spar over disputed ballots in the Senate race.

In the Senate race, GOP Gov. Rick Scott holds on to a lead of fewer than 13,000 votes over Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson. Scott is suing two counties and Nelson has responded with his own suits.