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www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US Elections

Trump Plans Limited Role in Georgia Senate Runoff

Donald J. Trump will not cross the Florida state line to campaign with Herschel Walker during the final week of the Georgia Senate runoff election, after both camps decided the former president's appearance carried more political risks than rewards, campaign officials for the two Republicans said on Monday.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US Elections

Trump Plans Limited Role in Georgia Senate Runoff

Donald J. Trump will not cross the Florida state line to campaign with Herschel Walker during the final week of the Georgia Senate runoff election, after both camps decided the former president's appearance carried more political risks than rewards, campaign officials for the two Republicans said on Monday.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Why mail voting laws may slow the count in some key swing states

Mail-in ballots sit in a secure area of the Allegheny County Election Division warehouse in Pittsburgh on Nov. 3.Pennsylvania state law does not allow election officials to start processing mail ballots for counting until 7 a.m.ET on Election Day.Gene J. Puskar/AP In states where voting by mail is on the rise, there's a wonky reason why officials may be slower to report midterm results on election night.
The Arizona Republic
1 year ago
From Twitter

Federal judge limits ballot drop box monitors' activities in Arizona

U.S. District Judge Michael Liburdi granted an emergency order from the bench Tuesday that bans Arizona's ballot drop box monitors affiliated with conservative group Clean Elections USA from taking photos of voters while they are within 75 feet of a ballot box.The order also prohibits observers associated with the group, which has organized at least some of the drop box surveillance in the Phoenix area, from posting identifying images or information about voters online and making false statements about election law from now to the end of the voting period.
www.latimes.com
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Column: In the hands of politicians, redistricting can be poisonous. The cure is an independent commission

SACRAMENTO The hateful, racist conversation secretly recorded among Los Angeles City Council members illustrates a reality: Self-interest redistricting brings out the worst in politicians.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Good Afternoon, News: Damning Report for Thorns Management, Mapps' Plan to Sink Charter Reform, and a Reckoning for the Oath Keepers

- NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) October 3, 2022 * This is probably a drop in the bucket for her, but Kim Kardashian has been ordered to pay a $1.3 million fine for failing to disclose what she was paid for promoting crypto currency-and that's a violation of SEC rules, Kim! * And finally, loving this new Halloween sequel!The Supreme Court began its new term today.The fate of affirmative action programs in college admissions, a provision of the Voting Rights Act and election law are in the hands of a court that has taken a sustained and dramatic turn to the right.
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Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Mayoral candidate Willie Wilson plans another giveaway, this time $1 million in gas and food

Chicago businessman and mayoral candidate Willie Wilson plans to give away $1 million in food and gas, his spokesman said in a news release.
New York Post
3 weeks ago
New York City

Top NYC Board of Elections lawyer runs for judgeship - but her petitions have been challenged

Hemalee Patel, the city Board of Elections' top lawyer, is facing objections to disqualify her from running for a civil court judge position in Brooklyn. [ more ]
www.ocregister.com
3 weeks ago
NYC politics

California sues Huntington Beach over voter ID measure

California is suing Huntington Beach over its voter identification measure, considering it violative of state election law and an infringement on the right to vote. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
1 month ago
California

A California candidate will be on the ballot twice in November. What if he wins both races?

Vince Fong can legally appear on the November ballot in two different races due to a California appellate court ruling.
The appellate court decision supports Fong's ability to run for both the state Assembly and the newly vacant congressional seat. [ more ]
Advocate.com
3 months ago
LGBT

Transgender candidate cleared to run in Ohio despite initial name disqualification

An obscure law in Ohio has been used to try to disqualify transgender candidates from running for office.
Arienne Childrey, a transgender candidate for the Ohio House, has been cleared to run despite scrutiny under the state election law. [ more ]
Axios
4 months ago
Law

Michigan Supreme Court rejects bid to remove Trump from 2024 primary ballot

Michigan's Supreme Court rejected an attempt to keep former President Trump off the 2024 primary ballot Wednesday, upholding a lower court ruling.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Good Afternoon, News: PPB Retracts New "Citizen" Cop Hire, Time to Put the Masks Back On, and Big Trouble for Giuliani

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Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

State's high court to hear GOP challenge to Mass. mail-in voting law

With the law, Massachusetts joined 26 states and Washington, D.C., to offer "no-excuse" absentee voting.
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