Nevada seeks mail-in only June primary election amid virus

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada election officials are seeking to conduct a June primary election almost entirely by mail, canceling most in-person voting out because of the coronavirus. Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske’s office said Tuesday that absentee ballots would be mailed to all active registered...

Hawaii Democrats scrap in-person voting plan for primary

HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Democratic party has scrapped plans for in-person voting during its party-run presidential primary on April 4 in favor of mailed ballots over concerns of the coronavirus, officials said Friday. The party had always expected most members would vote by mail, and has already put two...

Congressional Hispanic Caucus' campaign arm endorses Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has received the presidential endorsement of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’ campaign arm, signaling his growing strength among a constituency that has long been key to rival Bernie Sanders’ success. In a statement Friday, Rep. Tony Cardenas, the chairman of...

Switching remaining primaries to vote-by-mail not so easy

Voting rights groups and the head of the Democratic National Committee want the states with remaining primary elections to offer voting by mail as a way to ensure that voters can safely cast their ballots amid the coronavirus outbreak. A quick and easy fix? Not always. For states that don’t already have...

Sanders wins Northern Mariana Islands caucus, 4 delegates

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders won the Northern Mariana Islands Democratic presidential caucus, grabbing four of the six delegates Saturday. Former Vice President Joe Biden won the other two. This shrinks Biden’s lead to 154 delegates in The Associated Press delegate count. Saturday was the...

Democrats admit bumps in caucuses, but say they worked out

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Democrats are happy with the large turnout for the state's revamped presidential caucus but said they hope to improve on a system that left some voters waiting for over an hour and didn't yield final results until 12 hours after ballots closed. It was about 7 a.m. Wednesday...

Bernie Sanders captures win in North Dakota caucuses

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Bernie Sanders captured North Dakota's caucuses Wednesday, a repeat victory in a state he won four years ago but the smallest of prizes after a night where rival Joe Biden captured much bigger states elsewhere. The state Democratic Party expected a big turnout surge for revamped caucuses...

The Latest: Sanders wins North Dakota caucuses

DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries (all times local): 7:55 a.m. Bernie Sanders has won North Dakota's Democratic presidential caucuses. Participation in Tuesday's contest was expected to be dramatically higher than it was four years ago. That's mainly due to a...

Bernie Sanders wins Democratic presidential caucuses in North Dakota

Biden wins Idaho presidential primary

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden won Idaho's Democratic presidential primary Tuesday, defeating Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Biden and Sanders were vying for the state's 20 delegates to the party's national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this summer. Idaho was among the smaller...