Nov 5, 2024 · The AP was correct in every one of its calls for president, Congress and governors in the 2020 race, a 99.9% accuracy rate overall. Yet then-President Trump and his supporters …

Explaining the Election: How thousands of voters in certain states might decide the election The 2024 presidential election is likely to be decided by a few thousand voters in a handful of …

Oct 22, 2024 · A core pillar of AP’s election coverage this year is explanatory journalism – being clear about the mechanics of the elections process and pulling back the curtain when it comes …

The 2024 elections are expected to be among the closest and potentially most contested in American history. AP’s democracy and election teams are forging collaborations, not just to …

In all, there’s an AP vote count reporter at nearly every county election office in America on Election Day. Close to 1,000 vote entry clerks will answer calls from vote count reporters and …

Jan 4, 2024 · AP begins reporting election results as soon as they are available on the day of an election, which may be as early as the first statutory poll close time in a state. Poll close times …

Nov 1, 2024 · On the air, ABC News has run a “Protecting Your Vote” series, which has profiled election workers, explained why there will be fewer polling places and introduced people who …

Nov 1, 2024 · The AP’s election night role in counting the vote is unique, built upon the premise that while individual jurisdictions report tallies, there is no federal authority to pull it all together. …

Nov 1, 2024 · In 2020, news outlets declared Joe Biden the winner over Trump on the Saturday after Election Day. The AP expects to make calls this year in 6,832 individual races, from the …

Oct 22, 2024 · The series also dives into the role of the AP and why and how we count the vote for thousands of elections up and down the ballot in the U.S. We also produced a Top 25 …