Election 2020

Republicans and Democrats are unleashing millions in eleventh-hour spending to contest Senate seats in states that read like a list of reliable GOP strongholds: Alaska. Arizona. Georgia. Iowa. Kansas. Montana. South Carolina. Texas. The reason: States in many traditionally conservative areas are in play next month and both sides know it.

Uber and Lyft together have spent nearly $100 million on the ballot initiative to overturn the state law that would compel them to classify drivers as employees. That may sound like a lot, but the two ride-hailing companies would each face more than $392 million in annual payroll taxes and workers’ compensation costs even if they drastically cut the number...

In many states across the country, people with felony convictions are prohibited from voting, or only allowed to vote under certain conditions, even after they’ve served their sentence. Jay Jordan, who served time in prison as a young man and is currently the Director for Californians for Safety and Justice, explains how limiting their rights hurts more than just former...

Election Day will determine the fate of the Paris Climate Accord, the first worldwide commitment to fighting climate change. The agreement, which was signed in 2015 under the Obama Administration, was put in jeopardy in 2017, when President Trump said the U.S. would drop out at the earliest opportunity – which happens to be Nov. 4, the day after the presidential election.

Election Week 2020 will be unlike any other in history, with more votes, more emotion – and more misinformation than ever. It’s that intentionally-deceptive information, designed to manipulate us, that threatens our democracy. And as NBCLX’s Noah Pransky explains, it’s up to all of us to help stop it from spreading.

James Ramirez, an L.A.-based freelance art director for movies and TV, designed an “I Voted” sticker to illustrate that our country is not as divided as it seems. To find and share a digital version of his sticker on social media, search “LXtion2020” on Giphy.

Following an unprecedented surge of protests against racial injustice and the killing of Black people by law enforcement, partisan and nonpartisan organizations have poured significant resources into increasing Black men’s participation in the election.

If you are one of the many people who voted by mail this year, you may be stressing out if your local election officials haven’t officially accepted your ballot yet. But don’t worry, you have a Plan B to make sure your vote is counted. It’s called a provisional ballot. NBCLX’s Chase Cain explains how it works....

An NBCLX analysis of early voting reports through Oct. 27 indicates only 13% of voting-age Americans under the age of 30 have cast ballots so far, and only 19% of those between the ages of 30 and 39. Comparatively, approximately 47% of all Americans 65 and older have cast ballots with a full week of voting left to go.

We’re just six days from Election Day and NBCLX storyteller Noah Pransky has the latest details on voter turnout and polling in the key swing states. And while youth voter turnout is up, Gen Z and Millennial voters are still trailing older generations by a wide margin.

A three-month test by of U.S. mail delivery by NBCLX and NBC Owned Television Stations found most First-Class letters still get delivered within 5 days – including official election mail – but delays are much more common now than they were in August or early September.

What will companies be allowed to do with your personal data over the next four years? Well, that answer depends on whether President Trump or Joe Biden is elected. NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadway breaks down both candidates’ positions on data privacy.

No, the stock market is NOT going to crash if Donald Trump loses his re-election bid and you’re not going to lose your hard saved 401K, contrary to what he’s been saying the last several months.

Gustavo Oviedo is an artist from Miami and a recently naturalized citizen. He shares his perspective on the importance of the U.S. as a “shining light” for the rest of the world and why he thinks voting is so important.

James Ramirez is a freelance art director who worked on the title sequence for “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” and other movie projects. He created an “I Voted” sticker that aims to show our country is more than just red or blue. To find his digital sticker and our entire collection of artist-created “I Voted” stickers, search “LXtion2020” on Giphy.

New data from the PEW Research Center suggests that nearly 80% of registered voters say the economy is a very important issue in this election. LX News was joined by Tony Nitti, a partner with RubinBrown’s Tax Services Group, to break down President Trump and Joe Biden’s tax plans and how each will affect you and the economy.

A Boston man faced a judge Monday for allegedly setting fire to a ballot box in Copley Square over the weekend, police said. Boston police said they arrested Worldy Armand, 39, Sunday at around 10:50 p.m. and said he was the suspect in the incident, which resulted in 35 ballots being damaged — some of which cannot be used. The…

Nevada officials are fining a northern county and an airport a total of more than $5,500 for allowing a campaign event for President Donald Trump in September that drew thousands of people, despite a 50-person crowd limit over the pandemic.

With so much controversy over voting and a fair amount of disinformation around the 2020 election, how can you consume election results responsibly?

Eric Orr, a graffiti pioneer, made his ‘Rappin’ Max Robot’ character the star of his ‘I Voted” election sticker. To find and share a digital version of Orr’s sticker on social media, search ‘LXtion2020’ on Giphy.