COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina fired its election director as the state negotiates with President Donald Trump’s administration about how to fulfill a federal demand to turn over records, including personal data on all voters. The chairman of the South Carolina State Election Commission gave no reason for the firing, which happened on a […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s elections chief, a former civil liberties advocate who sparred with President-elect Donald Trump over ballot access, is acting like a play-by-play sports announcer as she describes the state’s process of determining a congressional winner through ranked choice voting. Shenna Bellows is spending the week streaming the effort live on YouTube […]