#casting ballots

LITTLE ROCK, Ark | Arkansas’ capital city could elect black mayor for 1st time

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.  — Voters are casting ballots in a runoff election that could result in Little Rock’s first popularly elected black mayor , six decades after Arkansas’ capital city was the center of a school desegregation fight.

Frank Scott and Baker Kurrus are running in Tuesday’s runoff election for the nonpartisan, open seat. If Scott wins the race, he would be the first African American…

ATLANTA | The Latest: Some Nevada polls stayed open 3 extra hours

ATLANTA— The Latest on voting problems in the midterm election (all times local):

1:47 a.m. Wednesday Some polling places in Nevada were plagued with long lines of voters, some of whom waited for hours.

Several precincts stayed open about three hours after they had officially closed so everyone got a chance to cast a ballot. The longest lines were in Washoe County, home to Reno.

Nevada’s deputy…

WARSAW, Poland | Local vote in Poland tests support for ruling nationalists

WARSAW, Poland  — Polish voters are casting ballots in local elections that are the first nationwide test of support for the conservative ruling party, whose policies have produced street protests and repeated clashes with European Union leaders.

The election Sunday is for offices from city mayors to village councilors, and the ruling nationalistic Law and Justice party is hoping to strengthen…