MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More than two-thirds of Wisconsin counties had completed certifying the results of last week's presidential election as of Wednesday, but the last one is still not expected to...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge has denied a request to decertify voting machines being used by Philadelphia and two other counties in the battleground state of Pennsylvania before...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania's top elections official spent hours in federal court Tuesday, defending the certification of voting machines being used by Philadelphia and two other Pennsylvania...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf's administration asked a federal court Thursday to reject a challenge to its certification of voting machines bought by Philadelphia and two other Pennsylvania...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A major Democratic group on Thursday announced plans to spend at least $100 million in battleground states during the 2020 election in hopes of denying President Donald Trump a...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two voting machine manufacturers are appealing a Wisconsin judge's ruling allowing former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein's experts to comment on their review of the state's election software.

Stein's request for a recount of Wisconsin's 2016 presidential election results grants her the right to review voting machines. The review hasn't been scheduled yet, but it could reveal whether the devices were hacked.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf's administration is settling a vote-counting lawsuit stemming from the 2016 presidential election, in part by affirming a commitment it made previously to push Pennsylvania's counties to buy voting systems that leave a verifiable paper trail by 2020.

Paperwork filed Thursday in federal court in Philadelphia caps a lawsuit that Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein filed in 2016 as she sought recounts in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two-time Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein (styn) is in Ohio stumping for the party's gubernatorial candidate.

Stein joins governor candidate Constance Gadell (gah-DEHL')-Newton at stops across the state Tuesday through Thursday.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Political candidates who lose big in Michigan won't be able to seek a recount under a new law that Republican Gov. Rick Snyder signed Thursday, shutting down the possibility of a review like the one instigated by Green Party candidate Jill Stein after the 2016 presidential election.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has just made it harder to ask for an election recount in Wisconsin.

Walker on Thursday signed into law a bill introduced in reaction to Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein's 2016 recount request in Wisconsin after she finished a distant fourth.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Former presidential candidate Jill Stein is joining a push to get Maine to enact ranked-choice voting.

The ranked-choice system is designed to let voters rank candidates on ballots. Proponents say it eliminates spoilers and ensures majority support for the winner.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Election recounts would be more limited in Wisconsin under a bill that has cleared the Legislature.

The measure comes in response to Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein's 2016 recount request even though she finished fourth in Wisconsin.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Election recounts would be more limited in Wisconsin under a bill set to clear the state Legislature.

The measure up for a final Senate vote Tuesday comes in response to Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein's 2016 recount even though she finished fourth in Wisconsin.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Political candidates could ask for a recount only if they have a reasonable chance of winning under legislation approved Wednesday by the Michigan House in response to Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein's recount bid last year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court says a lawsuit by two third-party candidates over their exclusion from presidential debates in 2012 was properly dismissed.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday that a lower court correctly dismissed a lawsuit brought by Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Latest on the resolution of the pipeline protest case against former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein. (all times local):

3 p.m.

Former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal mischief in North Dakota for protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline last year.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly has approved a bill that would limit election recounts following Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein's 2016 request.

The measure passed on a voice vote Wednesday grew out of anger following Stein's request for a recount last year even though she finished fourth in Wisconsin.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly is set to vote on a bill that would make it far more difficult to request election recounts in Wisconsin.

The measure up for a vote Wednesday comes amid anger from some Republicans that Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was able to request a recount in Wisconsin last year even though she finished a distant fourth.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Legislation up for a vote in the Michigan Senate would double the fee for losing candidates to file recount petitions if they are down by more than 5 percentage points.

The bill is a response to Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein's recount last fall despite her winning 1 percent of the vote.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bill that would have prevented Wisconsin's presidential election recount is gaining momentum in the state Legislature.

The Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections voted 6-3 to send to the full Assembly a Republican proposal that would limit who can request recounts in state and local elections.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bill that would've prevented the presidential election recount in Wisconsin is moving quickly through the state Legislature.

The Senate Committee on Elections and Utilities voted 3-2 to send to the full Senate a proposal from Republican Sen. Devin LeMahieu that would limit who can request election recounts in state and local elections.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A proposal to limit election recounts that's up for a hearing Wednesday would have prevented Jill Stein's Wisconsin recount and increased public trust in the election system, one Republican lawmaker said.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers are seeking changes in Wisconsin law in reaction to the presidential recount last fall forced by Green Party candidate Jill Stein.

The legislators have introduced a bill that would limit who could seek recounts. Had it been in place last year, Stein couldn't have forced the recount of Wisconsin's presidential votes.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 55-year-old Las Vegas man was arrested on felony charges that he submitted false signatures to try to qualify Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein for the November ballot, authorities said.

Renaldo Johnson was in jail Monday on $75,000 bail following his arrest Friday in a December indictment. He is charged with petition misconduct, unlawful use of personal information and perjury, Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske said.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials say last month's presidential recount cost a little more than $2 million, about $1.5 million less than originally projected.

Green Party candidate Jill Stein requested the recount, which confirmed Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in the state.

The state Elections Commission estimated the effort would cost $3.5 million. Stein paid that amount upfront with money from donors.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The actual cost of the presidential election recount in Wisconsin is expected to be about $1.8 million, nearly half of the estimated cost of $3.5 million.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is still waiting on final costs from Brown and Kenosha counties. Commission spokesman Reid Magney said Wednesday he expected the costs to be submitted within two weeks. The original estimates from both counties were about $180,000 each.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein says she is launching an organization to ensure every vote is counted in Wisconsin.

Stein, who led efforts to recount Wisconsin's presidential election results, introduced the Count My Vote group at a news conference outside the state Capitol Tuesday.

Stein says her campaign asked for a statewide hand recount, but only about half of precincts recounted by hand, leaving questions about the election's integrity.

Here are excerpts from recent editorials in Oklahoma newspapers:

The Oklahoman, Dec. 27, 2016

Courts the wrong way to challenge Oklahoma ballot access laws

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he doesn't see "some huge problem that needs to be solved" with Wisconsin's recount law.

Vos said in an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press that "the system worked as intended" following the presidential recount in Wisconsin that concluded last week.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The required $3.5 million payment that triggered Wisconsin's presidential election recount came in just under the wire.

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein requested the recount that concluded Monday. But before it could begin, she had to pay the estimated $3.5 million cost.

Wisconsin Elections Commission attorney Nate Judnic reported at a commission meeting Wednesday that "the money almost did not come in."

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin state elections official says despite concerns over security, no problems were detected in last month's election or the just-completed presidential recount.

Elections supervisor Ross Hein reported at a Wisconsin Elections Commission meeting on Wednesday that all election applications, including the commission's website, all worked smoothly. He says "we saw none" of the security issues they were on guard for before the election.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the presidential recount (all times local):

6:55 p.m.

Republican President-elect Donald Trump is celebrating picking up more votes in Wisconsin in its recount.