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102-578: Like all county parties in the New York Republican State Committee , the Queens County Republican Party maintains a Queens County Republican Committee , however, does not have an executive branch, instead the chairman of the committee is the chairman of the party. The current chairman is Tony Nunziato . On June 25, 2014, longtime chairman Phil Ragusa died in office at the age of 74 from Leukemia . On April 2, 2013,

204-551: A joint session to formally open the certificates and count the votes, which began on January 6, 2021, was interrupted by the January 6 United States Capitol attack , and finished the following day. The Democratic Party chose its nominee in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries . Joe Biden became the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party on June 5, 2020, when he secured enough delegates to ensure his nomination at

306-464: A real estate developer from downstate New York. The New York Republican Party holds 20 out of the 63 seats in the New York State Senate and eleven of the state's 26 U.S. House seats. Both of New York's U.S. Senate seats have been held by Democrats since 1998 . Al D'Amato was the last Republican to represent New York in the U.S. Senate. First elected in 1980 , D'Amato lost his bid for

408-519: A "Republican County Committee". The chair of each county committee is the face of the Republican Party in that county. New York also has 150 Assembly districts. Republicans elect one male and one female leader in each district. The district leaders form part of the executive committee of the respective county committee. The chair and the executive committee seek new party members; control local finances; find candidates to run for public office and choose

510-411: A Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, 1MDB . Government officials and American corporate security officers braced for a repeat of 2016's election infrastructure hacking and similar twenty-first century attacks , and in fact conducted what were characterized as preemptive counter-strikes on botnet infrastructure which might be used in large-scale coordination of hacking, and some incidents earlier in

612-630: A belief that has been discredited by a number of media organizations. Government response to the impact of the pandemic from the Trump administration, coupled with the differing positions taken by congressional Democrats and Republicans regarding economic stimulus , became a major campaign issue for both parties. On April 6, the Supreme Court and Republicans in the State Legislature of Wisconsin rebuffed Wisconsin governor Tony Evers 's request to move

714-556: A bill reversing the changes, DeJoy announced that he would roll back all the changes until after the November election. He said he would reinstate overtime hours, roll back service reductions, and halt the removal of mail-sorting machines and collection boxes. The House of Representatives voted an emergency grant of $ 25   billion to the post office to facilitate the predicted flood of mail ballots. Although Trump has repeatedly denounced mail voting, he has mailed in ballots due to being in

816-565: A campaign advisor, earning hundreds of thousands of dollars a year from Catsimatidis. He was also caught on with a wiretap by the FBI saying "I run the Queens County Republican Party," he told an undercover informant. "Nobody else runs the party." During the 2017 New York City Council election , the Queens Republican party narrowly won an upset with Robert Holden flipping a Democratic Seat during what The New York Times assessed should've been

918-464: A candidate in a U.S. presidential election. There was a census in 2020 and just like in the 1840 election and the 1980 election, the sitting President lost reelection on a Census count year. In a competitive primary that featured the most candidates for any political party in the modern era of American politics , Biden secured the Democratic presidential nomination . Biden's running mate, Harris, became

1020-520: A change in date. The House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump on two counts on December 18, 2019. The trial in the Senate began on January 21, 2020, and ended on February 5, resulting in acquittal by the United States Senate . This is the second time a president has been impeached during his first term while running for a second term. Trump continued to hold campaign rallies during

1122-567: A day. His rallies were criticized for their lack of social distancing or mask wearing, and some polls suggested that voters saw him less favorably for potentially endangering attendees. U.S. officials accused Russia , China , and Iran of trying to influence the 2020 United States elections. On October 4, 2019, Microsoft announced that " Phosphorus ", a group of hackers linked to the Iranian government , had attempted to compromise e-mail accounts belonging to journalists, U.S. government officials and

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1224-545: A different state than the one where he votes at the time of the election. In August 2020, Trump conceded that the post office would need additional funds to handle the additional mail-in voting, but said he would block any additional funding for the post office to prevent any increase in balloting by mail. In the end, an estimated 42 percent of votes were cast by mail across 41 reporting states, approximately 65.6 million ballots out of 154.6 million cast by all methods. The Trump campaign filed lawsuits seeking to block

1326-529: A federal judge to do so. On Election Day, a judge ordered mail inspectors to search "mail facilities in   .... key battleground states" for ballots. The agency refused to comply with the order and nearly 7% of ballots in USPS facilities on Election Day were not processed in time. The Federal Election Commission , which was created in 1974 to enforce campaign finance laws in federal elections, has not functioned since July 2020 due to vacancies in membership. In

1428-529: A fourth term in 1998 to Chuck Schumer who has held the seat since. Out of the 26 seats New York is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives , ten are held by Republicans: March 13, 2023-Present 2020 United States presidential election Donald Trump Republican Joe Biden Democratic Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 2020. The Democratic ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and

1530-602: A full Supreme Court bench was needed to decide the upcoming election. On September 26, the day after Justice Ginsburg's body lay in state at the Capitol , Trump held a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House to announce and introduce his candidate, Amy Coney Barrett . After four days of confirmation hearings, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted the nomination out of committee on October 22, and on October 26, Barrett

1632-463: A method (such as a primary election ) to choose the candidate the party deems best suited to run for the position. Primary elections are usually indirect elections where voters cast ballots for a slate of party delegates pledged to a particular candidate. The party's delegates then officially nominate a candidate to run on the party's behalf. The presidential nominee typically chooses a vice presidential running mate to form that party's ticket , which

1734-529: A middle school teacher, and Kenichi Wilson, an independent. During the election, the Queens County Republican Party maintained a Socially Liberal party line, angering many of the more conservative members of the party. When the party establishment refused calls to back election reform to increase transparency, the insurgents split to form the Queens County Republican Patriots, led by Daniel Maio, and ran their own slate of candidates. However,

1836-480: A mixed online in-person format, with most delegates attending remotely but a few still attending the physical convention site. On August 5, the in-person portion of the convention was scaled down even further; major speeches, including Biden's, were switched to a virtual format. The 2020 Republican National Convention took place from August 24–27 in Charlotte, North Carolina , and various remote locations. Originally,

1938-527: A mob of Trump supporters attacked the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, during the joint session of Congress held to certify the Electoral College count. On January 7, Trump acknowledged the incoming administration without mentioning Biden's name. Biden and Harris were inaugurated on January 20, 2021; in a break from tradition, Trump did not attend his successor's inauguration. Trump

2040-587: A month prior. In a February 2020 briefing to the House Intelligence Committee, U.S. intelligence officials warned Congress that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to support Trump's reelection campaign; Trump was angered that Congress had been informed of the threat, and the day after the briefing castigated the acting director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire , for allowing the briefing to go forward. China and some government-linked Chinese individuals have been accused of interfering in

2142-530: A phone call that later became widely publicized ) and legislators to change results, pressuring the Department of Justice to declare the election "corrupt" and intervene, objecting to the Electoral College certification in Congress, and refusing to cooperate with the presidential transition of Biden . With Trump vowing that he would never concede the election and after exhorting his followers to "fight like hell",

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2244-580: A protest after a NYPD cop was killed. Paladino would win the primary, but lose in the general election, due a split ballot with Tony Avella . Since the election of Donald Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election , the Queens Republican Party has had a dicey relationship with Trump and his policies. Most of the party's executives and committee members are part of the Never Trump movement , which has allowed them to continue to count on

2346-516: A rationale behind litigation attempting to stop official vote-counting in some areas, Krebs also affirmed that, "All votes in the United States of America are counted in the United States of America." Acts of foreign interference included Russian state-directed application of computational propaganda approaches, more conventional state-sponsored Internet propaganda , smaller-scale disinformation efforts , " information laundering " and " trading up

2448-446: A record number. The analysis predicted that 80 million ballots could be cast by mail in 2020 – more than double the number in 2016. The Postal Service sent a letter to multiple states in July 2020, warning that the service would not be able to meet the state's deadlines for requesting and casting last-minute absentee ballots. In addition to the anticipated high volume of mailed ballots,

2550-402: A resolution affirming the Senate's commitment to a peaceful transfer of power. Trump also stated he expected the Supreme Court to decide the election and that he wanted a conservative majority in case of an election dispute, reiterating his commitment to quickly install a ninth justice following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg . In April 2020, Biden predicted that Trump would try to delay

2652-535: A shortage of election workers able or willing to work during the pandemic, the number of polling places was often greatly reduced. Most states expanded or encouraged voting by mail as an alternative, but many voters complained that they never received the absentee ballots they had requested. The March 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act included money for states to increase mail-in voting. By May, Trump and his campaign strongly opposed mail-in voting, claiming that it would cause widespread voter fraud,

2754-592: A three-day convention was planned to be held in North Carolina, but due to North Carolina's insistence that the convention follow COVID-19 social distancing rules, the speeches and celebrations were moved to Jacksonville, Florida (official convention business was still contractually obligated to be conducted in Charlotte). Due to the worsening situation with regards to COVID-19 in Florida, the plans there were cancelled, and

2856-480: A wave year for the Democratic party. Holden's victory, despite running on the behalf of the Queens Republican Party, and appearing as a Republican on the ballot, did not result in a change to the city council's composition, as Holden would caucus as a Democrat, the party for which he is personally registered as. This contributed to the growing distrust between the party's leadership and pro-Trump party members, who decried

2958-590: Is the New York State affiliate of the United States Republican Party (GOP). The party has headquarters in Albany , Buffalo , and New York City . The purpose of the committee is to nominate Republican candidates for election to New York and federal political roles. It also assists its nominees in their election campaigns. The New York Republican State Committee was established in 1855, one year after

3060-572: Is then ratified by the delegates at the party's convention (except for the Libertarian Party , which nominates its vice-presidential candidate by delegate vote regardless of the presidential nominee's preference). The general election in November is also an indirect election, in which voters cast ballots for a slate of members of the Electoral College ; these electors then directly elect the president and vice president. If no candidate receives

3162-565: The Affordable Care Act . Due to the ongoing pandemic, a record number of ballots were cast early and by mail . Thirty-eight states had over half of all votes cast using these methods, and only three states had fewer than 25%. Many more registered Democrats voted by mail than registered Republicans. As a result of a large number of mail-in ballots, some swing states saw delays in vote counting and reporting; this led to major news outlets delaying their projection of Biden and Harris as

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3264-748: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the United States Secret Service (USSS), the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), representatives of vendors of voting machine equipment, and representatives of state and local governments , as well as his agency's analysis preceding and after that day, saying, "It was quiet. There was no indication or evidence that there was any sort of hacking or compromise of election systems on, before, or after November third." Responding to spurious claims of foreign outsourcing of vote counting as

3366-454: The Green presidential nomination with Angela Nicole Walker as his running mate. The central issues of the election included the public health and economic impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ; civil unrest in reaction to the police murder of George Floyd and others; the Supreme Court following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett ; and the future of

3468-617: The House of Representatives , the Senate , and various state and local-level elections . The Maine Legislature passed a bill in August 2019 adopting ranked-choice voting (RCV) both for presidential primaries and for the general election. Governor Janet Mills allowed the bill to become law without her signature, which delayed its taking effect until after the 2020 Democratic primary in March and made Maine

3570-533: The Queens Supreme Court would strike down their candidates, due to them filing past the deadline. The party's candidate for the 24th district , Philip Grillo, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation due to his role in the January 6 United States Capitol attack and was released on a $ 100,000 bond. The move shocked the party's leadership, as Grillo was an active member of the party's moderate wing, and worked with Eric Ulrich to “push back against

3672-658: The United States Electoral College , gathered in their states' capitols to cast their official votes. Pursuant to the processes laid out by the Electoral Count Act of 1887, certificates of ascertainment listing the names of the electors and separate certificates recording their votes are distributed to various officials across the branches of government. The newly elected Congress, with the Vice President in his role as Senate President presiding, met in

3774-541: The precedent he had set regarding the Merrick Garland nomination was inoperative and that a replacement would be voted on as soon as possible, setting the stage for a confirmation battle and an unexpected intrusion into the campaign. The death of Justice Ginsburg resulted in large increases in momentum for both the Democrats and Republicans. The president, vice president, and several Republican members of Congress said

3876-419: The president-elect and vice president-elect until the morning of November 7, 2020. Major media networks tentatively call a state for a candidate once there is high statistical confidence that the outstanding vote would be unlikely to prevent the projected winner from ultimately winning that state. Biden received the majority in the Electoral College with 306 electoral votes, while Trump received 232. Trump

3978-636: The "primary" if they have a petition of support of greater than 15000 voters. The State Committee also elects one National Committeewoman and one National Committeeman to represent the state committee to the Republican National Committee in Washington, D.C. The current National Committee members are Jennifer Saul, a Republican fundraiser and former chairwoman of the New York County Republican Committee, and Lawrence Kadish,

4080-531: The 2020 presidential election were altered or postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and its effects, such as stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines by local governments. On March 10, following primary elections in six states, Democratic candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders cancelled planned campaign night events and further in-person campaigning and campaign rallies. On March 12, Trump also stated his intent to postpone further campaign rallies. The 11th Democratic debate

4182-412: The 500 signatures needed for the vote, getting only 452. During the 2020 election for Queens County District Attorney, and Borough President , serious fractures would emerge in the party. The first would be between the more liberal party leadership, led by Joann Ariola , who nominated Joe Murray, a registered Democrat, for DA. Ariola argued that if the party sought to win a significant number of seats in

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4284-542: The COVID-19 pandemic suffering from low approval ratings. Being in quarantine also meant Trump was unable to attend rallies, which were a major part of his campaign. As a result of Trump contracting COVID-19, Biden continued campaigning but temporarily ceased running attack ads against him. On October 12, one week after his discharge from the hospital, Trump resumed in-person rallies. Trump continued to travel to battleground states and hold mass rallies, sometimes two or three in

4386-555: The District of Columbia, representing 381 electoral votes, and write-in access in 16 more states, representing 130 electoral votes. The 2020 Democratic National Convention was originally scheduled for July 13–16 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , but was delayed to August 17–20 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic . On June 24, 2020, it was announced that the convention would be held in

4488-631: The Justice Department charged two Iranian hackers with attempting to intimidate American voters ahead of the 2020 U.S. election by sending threatening emails and spreading false information. Throughout the election period, several Colombian lawmakers and the Colombian ambassador to the United States issued statements supporting the Donald Trump campaign, which has been viewed as potentially harmful to Colombia–United States relations . On October 26,

4590-601: The New York Republican State Committee nominated its candidates through a primary or caucus system, which meant the average voter had very little input as to who would be their choice for the state and federal offices. That system was taken out of practice after the passing of the Direct Primary Law in 1911, which allowed for more input from those present at the primary. New York State has 62 counties. Every two years, in each county, Republicans elect

4692-481: The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the event could go ahead despite continuing concerns over COVID-19. Attendance at the rally was far lower than expected, being described as a "flop", and it led to a significant worsening of relations between Trump and his campaign manager, Brad Parscale . 7.7 million people watched the event on Fox News, a Saturday audience record for that channel. Three weeks after

4794-499: The U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, Philip Goldberg , requested that Colombian politicians abstain from getting involved in the elections. The Department of Justice is investigating whether the Trump Victory Committee accepted a $ 100,000 donation from Malaysian businessman and international fugitive Jho Low , who is accused of being the mastermind behind the multibillion-dollar 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal involving

4896-486: The absence of a quorum, the commission cannot vote on complaints or give guidance through advisory opinions. As of May 19, 2020, there were 350 outstanding matters on the agency's enforcement docket and 227 items waiting for action. As of September 1, 2020, Trump had not nominated anyone to fill the FEC vacancies. On September 18, 2020, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell immediately said

4998-491: The allegation. In his announcement, Ratcliffe said Iran's intent had been "to intimidate voters, incite social unrest, and damage President Trump", raising questions as to how ordering Democrats to vote for Trump would be damaging to Trump. It was later reported that the reference to Trump had not been in Ratcliffe's prepared remarks as signed off by the other officials on the stage; he had added it on his own. On November 18, 2021,

5100-509: The allocation of Maine's electors ( Nebraska is the only other state that apportions its electoral votes this way). While multiple rounds of vote counting were not needed due to a single candidate receiving a majority of first-choice votes statewide and in each district, use of RCV complicates interpretation of the national popular vote because voters are more likely to vote for third-party or independent candidates. On December 14, 2020, pledged electors for each candidate, known collectively as

5202-453: The campaign of a U.S. presidential candidate. The American Government owned Voice of America reported in April 2020 that "Internet security researchers say there have already been signs that China-allied hackers have engaged in so-called ' spear-phishing ' attacks on American political targets ahead of the 2020 vote." Chinese spokesman Geng Shuang denied the allegations and said he would "hope

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5304-415: The campaign, falsely claiming that the practice contains high rates of fraud; at one point, Trump said, "We'll see what happens   ... Get rid of the ballots and you'll have a very peaceful – there won't be a transfer, frankly. There will be a continuation." Trump's statements have been described as a threat "to upend the constitutional order". In September 2020, FBI Director Christopher A. Wray , who

5406-465: The chain " propaganda tactics employing some government officials, Trump affiliates, and US media outlets . During the campaign, Trump indicated in Twitter posts , interviews, and speeches that he might refuse to recognize the outcome of the election if he were defeated; Trump falsely suggested that the election would be rigged against him. In July 2020, Trump declined to answer whether he would accept

5508-464: The city council. The Republicans would lose both the Borough President and DA race. During the 2020 United States presidential election , the party's sole elected official, Eric Ulrich, a member of the Never Trump movement , gained headlines when he reversed on his position and stated that he would be voting for Trump in the election. His district, and the borough as a whole, has been a hotbed of

5610-416: The committee organises a party convention and chooses candidates for offices of the state. 60% of the committee's vote is needed to win the party's nomination. If no candidate wins 60% of the committee's vote, the candidates with more than 25 percent of the committee's vote compete in a "primary" which is held in the month of September. A candidate with less than 25 percent of the committee's vote may compete in

5712-526: The convention was moved back to Charlotte in a scaled-down capacity. The 2020 Libertarian National Convention was originally scheduled to be held in Austin, Texas , over Memorial Day weekend from May 22 to 25, but all reservations at the JW Marriott Downtown Austin for the convention were cancelled on April 26 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Libertarian National Committee eventually decided

5814-429: The election and overturn the results , falsely alleging widespread voter fraud and trying to influence the vote-counting process in swing states in what has been described as an attempted self-coup d'état . Attorney General William Barr and officials in each of the 50 states found no evidence of fraud (widespread or otherwise) or irregularities in the election. Federal agencies overseeing election security said it

5916-404: The election had been filed. About 250 of these had to do with the mechanics of voting in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Supreme Court ruled on a number of these cases, primarily issuing emergency stays instead of going through the normal process due to the urgency. In October 2020, there was speculation that the election might be decided through a Supreme Court case, as happened following

6018-600: The election should be delayed. Asked whether Trump had the relevant authority, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said "the United States Department of Justice will make that determination." However, only Congress has the power to schedule elections, and the Constitution sets the end of the presidential and vice-presidential terms at January 20, a hard deadline which can only be altered by constitutional amendment. Congress refused to consider Trump's proposal, and

6120-404: The election to support the candidacy of both Biden and Trump, though whether it is actually doing so is disputed among the intelligence community. On October 21, threatening emails were sent to Democrats in at least four states. The emails warned, "You will vote for Trump on Election Day or we will come after you." Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe announced that evening that

6222-437: The election went ahead as scheduled. Postal voting in the United States has become increasingly common, with 25% of voters mailing their ballots in 2016 and 2018. By June 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was predicted to cause a large increase in mail voting because of the possible danger of congregating at polling places. An August 2020 state-by-state analysis concluded that 76% of Americans were eligible to vote by mail in 2020,

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6324-436: The election, saying he "is gonna try to kick back the election somehow, come up with some rationale why it can't be held". In May, Jared Kushner did not rule out delaying the election, saying "I’m not sure I can commit one way or the other". On July 30, Trump tweeted that "With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history" and proposed that

6426-498: The emails, using a spoofed return address, had been sent by Iran. He added that both Iran and Russia are known to have obtained American voter registration data, possibly from publicly available information, and "This data can be used by foreign actors to attempt to communicate false information to registered voters that they hope will cause confusion, sow chaos and undermine your confidence in American democracy." A spokesman for Iran denied

6528-500: The false biography was "disappointing." Councilwoman Vickie Paladino is facing a concerted Democratic challenge for her seat, with the Queens County Democratic Party sinking most of their camping resources in unseating her. One of the candidates is Tony Avella , who split the ballot of her failed 2018 New York State Senate election bid, and is once again hoping to draw moderate Republicans away from her. In 2021,

6630-504: The first African-American, first Asian-American, and third female vice presidential nominee on a major party ticket. Trump secured re-nomination, getting a total of 2,549 delegates, one of the most in presidential primary history, in the Republican primaries . Jo Jorgensen secured the Libertarian presidential nomination with Spike Cohen as her running mate, and Howie Hawkins secured

6732-506: The first President since Grover Cleveland to be elected to two non-consecutive terms. Article Two of the Constitution of United States states that for a person to serve as president, the individual must be a natural-born US citizen , be at least 35 years old, and have been a US resident for at least 14 years. Candidates for the presidency typically seek the nomination of one of the various American political parties . Each party develops

6834-629: The first state to use RCV for a presidential general election. The Maine Republican Party filed signatures for a veto referendum to preclude the use of RCV for the 2020 election, but Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap found there were insufficient valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. A challenge in Maine Superior Court was successful for the Maine Republican Party, but the Maine Supreme Judicial Court stayed

6936-533: The founding of the "Republican Party" by William H. Seward and Thurlow Weed . Initially, the committee met every three years to plan the Republican National Convention and it occasionally met during the election campaigning periods. The committee nominees were first politically successful in 1856. Since 1959, Nelson Rockefeller (1959–73) and George Pataki (1995–2006) have been the only two elected Republican governors of New York. Until 1911,

7038-516: The future, they would need to attract more voters, and moderate Democrats uncomfortable with their party's progressive bent would be their prime demographic to shift. The party has also sought to improve their presence in the Boroughs Asian-American and Caribbean-American population as opposed to its largely white voter base. In order to mend the divide, Ariola promised to not run for Borough President, or Eric Ulrich 's sole republican seat in

7140-536: The impeachment. This is also the first time since the modern presidential primaries were established in 1911 that a president has been subjected to impeachment while the primary season was underway. The impeachment process overlapped with the primary campaigns, forcing senators running for the Democratic nomination to remain in Washington for the trial in the days before and after the Iowa caucuses. Several events related to

7242-412: The junior U.S. senator from California Kamala Harris defeated the incumbent Republican president Donald Trump , and vice president Mike Pence . The election took place against the backdrop of the global COVID-19 pandemic and related recession . The election saw the highest voter turnout by percentage since 1900 . Biden received more than 81 million votes, the most votes ever cast for

7344-610: The kooky wing of the party.” During the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New York , George Santos was elected to the 3rd district , representing parts of Queens, and Nassau counties. However, it would be revealed after the election that Santos made false biographical statements . Chairman Tony Nunziato would not join with his Nassau county counterparts to demand Santos' resignation, instead stating "Show me that he did something illegal", insisting that he will not call for Santos' resignation until criminal prosecution

7446-508: The larger COVID-19 outbreak among White House personnel . Both the president and first lady immediately entered quarantine, which prevented Trump from further campaigning, notably at campaign rallies. Later that day, the President was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center with a low grade fever, where he was reported to have received an experimental antibody treatment. Trump's diagnosis came only two days after he had shared

7548-462: The minimum 270 electoral votes needed to win the election , the United States House of Representatives will select the president from among the three candidates who received the most electoral votes, and the United States Senate will select the vice president from among the candidates who received the two highest totals. The presidential election occurred simultaneously alongside elections for

7650-417: The moratorium on traditional campaigning, coupled with the effects of the pandemic on the nation, could have unpredictable effects on the voting populace and possibly, how the election will be conducted. Some presidential primary elections were severely disrupted by COVID-19-related issues, including long lines at polling places, greatly increased requests for absentee ballots, and technology issues. Due to

7752-492: The movement, and he stated that the fact he wasn't up for re-election was one of the factors for his reversal. Going into the 2021 New York City Council election , the Queens County Republican Party had only a single seat, the 32nd district , being held by Eric Ulrich who was barred from running again due to term limits. Joann Ariola , the Queens County Republican chairwoman announced that she would be running for

7854-549: The national convention. Biden picked Kamala Harris as his vice-presidential nominee, and the ticket was formally nominated at the convention on August 18. Incumbent president Donald Trump and incumbent vice president Mike Pence were able to easily secure the nomination after Trump received enough delegates in the 2020 Republican presidential primaries . They were formally nominated at the Republican National Convention on August 24, 2020. Jo Jorgensen , who

7956-483: The nomination of Holden. During the 2018 New York State Senate election there was an insurgency in the party over the candidacy for the 11th district . The party endorsed and supported Simon Minching over Vickie Paladino , who decried the bias stating the party should not endorse a candidate until after the primaries. Paladino claimed that the party was scared of her over her publicity, which she gained by personally flying to Germany to berate mayor Bill De Blasio at

8058-412: The nominee (unless both candidates have petitioned enough signatures to trigger a primary). Several of these counties are notable due to their high population, and impact on national politics. These Include: Niagara County Republican Committee The New York State Republican State Committee is composed of one male and one female representative from each Assembly District. Before each statewide election,

8160-659: The party has 139,385 registered voters to the Democrats 807,187. The last Republican Borough President was James A. Lundy from 1952 to 1957. The last Republican District Attorney was Nat Hentel in 1966. The Party currently has 3 elected members to the New York City Council: The party currently holds none of the 6 House of Representatives seats in Queens following the removal of George Santos on December 1, 2023. New York Republican State Committee The New York Republican State Committee , established in 1855,

8262-507: The party would hold two conventions, one online from May 22–24 to select the presidential and vice-presidential nominees and one at a physical convention in Orlando, Florida , from July 8–12 for other business. The 2020 Green National Convention was originally to be held in Detroit , Michigan , from July 9   to 12. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the convention was instead held online, without

8364-436: The party's vice-chairman, Vincent Tabone, pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe for the Queens Republican Party to endorse Democrat Malcolm Smith so that he could appear as a Republican on the ballot for the 2013 New York City mayoral election . Tabone was placed under additional scrutiny compared to the others arrested, due to the fact he was on the payroll of John Catsimatidis , both as an attorney for his grocery store, and as

8466-620: The people of the U.S. not drag China into its electoral politics". On February 13, 2020, American intelligence officials advised members of the House Intelligence Committee that Russia was interfering in the 2020 election in an effort to get Trump re-elected. The briefing was delivered by Shelby Pierson , the intelligence community's top election security official and an aide to acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire . On February 21, The Washington Post reported that, according to unnamed U.S. officials, Russia

8568-477: The prediction was due in part to numerous measures taken by Louis DeJoy , the newly installed United States Postmaster General , including banning overtime and extra trips to deliver mail, which caused delays in delivering mail, and dismantling and removing hundreds of high-speed mail sorting machines from postal centers. On August 18, after the House of Representatives had been recalled from its August break to vote on

8670-505: The rally, the Oklahoma State Department of Health recorded record numbers of cases of COVID-19, and former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain died of the virus, although it was not confirmed that he caught the disease due to his attendance at the rally. On October 2, 2020, Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 following a positive test from his senior advisor, Hope Hicks , as part of

8772-426: The results, just as he did in the 2016 presidential election , telling Fox News anchor Chris Wallace that "I have to see. No, I'm not going to just say yes. I'm not going to say no." Trump repeatedly claimed that "the only way" he could lose would be if the election was "rigged" and repeatedly refused to commit to a peaceful transition of power after the election. Trump also attacked mail-in voting throughout

8874-468: The ruling pending appeal on September 8, 2020. Nevertheless, ballots began being printed later that day without the veto referendum and including RCV for the presidential election, and the Court ruled in favor of the secretary of state on September 22, allowing RCV to be used. An emergency appeal to the Supreme Court was denied on October 6. The law continues the use of the congressional district method for

8976-507: The seat to keep it in Republican hands after previously promising not to do so, arguing that there was not suitable candidate besides herself. The 32nd district has been described as one of the "loneliest" in the city council by The New York Times , due to it being one of just two held by Republicans that wasn't in Staten Island . Ariola faced off against progressive candidate Felicia Singh,

9078-443: The stage with Biden at the first presidential debate and raised the possibility that Biden had caught the virus from Trump; Biden tested negative. Trump was discharged from the hospital on October 5. Trump being diagnosed with COVID-19 was widely seen as having a negative effect on his campaign and shifted the attention of the public back onto COVID-19, an issue which is generally seen as a liability for Trump, due to his response to

9180-500: The state's spring elections to June. As a result, the elections, which included a presidential primary, went ahead on April   7 as planned. At least seven new cases of COVID-19 were traced to this election. Voting-rights advocates expressed fear of similar chaos on a nationwide scale in November, recommending states move to expand vote-by-mail options. On June 20, 2020, Trump's campaign held an in-person rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma , after

9282-455: The use of official ballot dropboxes in Pennsylvania in locations other than an election office, and also sought to "block election officials from counting mail-in ballots if a voter forgets to put their mail-in ballot in a secrecy sleeve within the ballot return-envelope". The Trump campaign and the Republican Party both failed to produce any evidence of vote-by-mail fraud after being ordered by

9384-491: The votes of moderate and centrist Democrats and independents in elections. However, the more active campaigners, district leaders, and neighborhood organizers, are adamantly pro-Trump, and have been leading an insurgency against party leadership which came to a head in 2019 when the sought to challenge chairwoman Joann Ariola in a leadership election. The effort would fail as the Republican Patriot faction failed to gather

9486-539: The year appeared to foreshadow such possibilities. Nonetheless, after his dismissal , in a December 2020 interview, Chris Krebs , the Trump administration's director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), described monitoring Election Day from CISA's joint command center along with representatives from the military's United States Cyber Command , the National Security Agency (NSA),

9588-457: Was appointed by Trump, testified under oath that the FBI has "not seen, historically, any kind of coordinated national voter fraud effort in a major election, whether it's by mail or otherwise". A number of congressional Republicans insisted they were committed to an orderly and peaceful transition of power, but declined to criticize Trump for his comments. On September 24, the Senate unanimously passed

9690-454: Was brought against him. Nunziato recommended that Santos run for the seat, albeit "not enthusiastically." However, one of the party's councilwomen and former chairwomen, Joann Ariola , would join the calls for his resignation, stating that "he should resign so that we can continue to move forward." Meanwhile, Vickie Paladino , whose council district overlaps with Santos' section of Queens, has refrained from commenting on resignation, but stated

9792-430: Was confirmed on a party-line vote of 52–48, with no Democrats voting for her confirmation. This was the closest Supreme Court confirmation ever to a presidential election, and the first Supreme Court nomination since 1869 with no supporting votes from the minority party. It was also one of the fastest timelines from nomination to confirmations in U.S. history. By September 2020, several hundred legal cases relating to

9894-444: Was held on March 15 without an audience at the CNN studios in Washington, D.C. Several states also postponed their primaries to a later date, including Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, and Maryland. As of March 24, 2020, all major-party presidential candidates had halted in-person campaigning and campaign rallies over COVID-19 concerns. Political analysts speculated at the time that

9996-443: Was indicted on August 1, 2023, on four counts relating to conspiring to overturn the results. Both Trump and Biden ran for their party's nominations in the 2024 election , but Biden dropped out of the race in July 2024. Harris replaced him as presumptive Democratic nominee, with Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her running mate. The Harris/Walz ticket went on to lose to Trump and his running mate, Ohio senator JD Vance , making Trump

10098-432: Was interfering in the Democratic primary in an effort to support the nomination of Senator Bernie Sanders . Sanders issued a statement after the news report, saying in part, "I don't care, frankly, who Putin wants to be president. My message to Putin is clear: stay out of American elections, and as president, I will make sure that you do." Sanders acknowledged that his campaign was briefed about Russia's alleged efforts about

10200-844: Was the first president to lose re-election since George H. W. Bush in 1992 . Key to Biden's victory were his wins in the Democratic-leaning Rust Belt states of Michigan , Pennsylvania , and Wisconsin , which Trump narrowly carried in 2016 and whose combined 46 electoral votes were enough to swing the election to either candidate. Biden also became the first Democrat to win a presidential election in Georgia since 1992 and in Arizona since 1996 , as well as Nebraska's 2nd congressional district since 2008 . Before, during, and after Election Day, Trump and numerous other Republicans engaged in an aggressive and unprecedented attempt to subvert

10302-445: Was the most secure in American history. The Trump campaign and its allies, including Republican members of Congress , continued to attempt to overturn the results of the election by filing numerous lawsuits in several states (most of which were withdrawn or dismissed), spreading conspiracy theories alleging fraud, pressuring Republican state election officials (including, notably, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger , in

10404-515: Was the running mate of author Harry Browne in 1996 , received the Libertarian nomination at the national convention on May 23, 2020. She achieved ballot access in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Howie Hawkins became the presumptive nominee of the Green Party on June 21, 2020, and was officially nominated by the party on July 11, 2020. Hawkins secured ballot access in 29 states and

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