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fromKqed
1 week ago
US Elections

California Sues to Block Trump's Order on Vote-by-Mail | KQED

Fundraising
fromThe Nation
1 day ago

15 Bucks a Signature: The Crisis of Money in US Politics Is Growing

California's billionaire tax fight exemplifies the growing influence of wealthy individuals in politics since the 2010 Citizens United decision.
US Elections
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

California election experts sound alarm as rejected ballots quadruple

California's mail-in ballots faced significant delays, with late arrivals increasing fourfold compared to the previous election, impacting vote counting.
US Elections
fromKqed
1 week ago

California Sues to Block Trump's Order on Vote-by-Mail | KQED

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against Trump's executive order on vote-by-mail oversight by the Postal Service.
Left-wing politics
fromThe Nation
1 day ago

A Major Taboo Was Broken at the DNC Last Weekend

The DNC is implementing reforms for financial transparency, accountability, and internal democracy, with significant steps taken during the recent meeting in New Orleans.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

And the election winner is the candidate who can afford Africa's soaring nomination fees

High nomination fees in Djibouti and Benin hinder democratic participation and reinforce exclusion in elections.
fromBleacher Nation
4 days ago

Can I Bet Politics on DraftKings and FanDuel in 2026? - Bleacher Nation

In the United States, you generally cannot place a real-money bet on an election using the standard DraftKings or FanDuel Sportsbook apps due to strict regulations.
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco
fromPadailypost
6 days ago

Opinion: How to convince voters to raise taxes? Cry wolf

Bay Area leaders are using fear tactics to push for a half-cent sales tax increase for mass transit, framing it as a citizen initiative.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
11 months ago

He'll never vote Republican again after state leaders bragged about tricking voters - LGBTQ Nation

An Ohio man vows to stop voting Republican after the party's manipulation of a ballot measure aimed at curbing gerrymandering.
#voting-rights
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago
US Elections

At L.A. 'shadow hearing' on elections, House Democrats join experts to defend voting systems

House Democrats express confidence in voting systems, rejecting Trump administration's fraud claims and opposing voter ID laws that could disenfranchise millions.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago
US Elections

How an election conspiracy theorist has Trump's ear on voting laws and midterms

Peter Ticktin advocates for an emergency executive order to overhaul US voting rules, ending machine and mail-in voting.
US Elections
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

At L.A. 'shadow hearing' on elections, House Democrats join experts to defend voting systems

House Democrats express confidence in voting systems, rejecting Trump administration's fraud claims and opposing voter ID laws that could disenfranchise millions.
US Elections
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

How an election conspiracy theorist has Trump's ear on voting laws and midterms

Peter Ticktin advocates for an emergency executive order to overhaul US voting rules, ending machine and mail-in voting.
#election-integrity
fromsfist.com
5 days ago
SF politics

Friday Morning Constitutional: Democrats Holding 'Shadow Hearings' on Election Shenanigans

Democrats are holding events to educate the public on election integrity amid concerns over election meddling.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago
US politics

Commentary: There's nothing phony about California elections. The same can't be said for Trump and his enablers

Mike Johnson repeats unsubstantiated claims that California ballot counting is fraudulent, echoing Trump's call to "take over the voting" without evidence.
SF politics
fromsfist.com
5 days ago

Friday Morning Constitutional: Democrats Holding 'Shadow Hearings' on Election Shenanigans

Democrats are holding events to educate the public on election integrity amid concerns over election meddling.
#local-elections
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Your Party to focus local election efforts on backing independent candidates

Your Party is targeting urban areas with large Muslim populations to support independent candidates and community groups against Labour.
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Your Party to focus local election efforts on backing independent candidates

Your Party is targeting urban areas with large Muslim populations to support independent candidates and community groups against Labour.
SF politics
fromWIRED
6 days ago

Politicians Are Spending More Money on Security as They Increasingly Become Targets

Federal campaign spending on security for the 2024 election cycle exceeds five times that of the 2016 election due to rising threats against public servants.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Our assumptions are broken': how fraudulent church data revealed AI's threat to polling

Fraudulent data in surveys undermines confidence in church attendance reports in Britain, highlighting issues with AI-generated misinformation.
EU data protection
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks ago

How to Find Affordable Election Services for Unions

Union elections require careful selection of service providers to ensure reliability, security, and member participation while managing budgets and compliance.
#save-america-act
US politics
fromThe Nation
3 weeks ago

How the SAVE Act Seeks to Undermine the Right to Vote

The SAVE America Act imposes citizenship proof requirements for voting, undermining the constitutional right to vote under the guise of preventing voter fraud.
US Elections
fromIntelligencer
2 weeks ago

Trump's Voter-Fraud Myths Fuel State-Level Crackdowns

Congress is unlikely to pass Trump's SAVE America Act due to lack of Democratic support and the myth of noncitizen voting.
US Elections
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

House Democrats to hold California 'shadow hearings' on midterm election security

California Democrats are holding hearings to defend state election systems against Trump's fraud allegations and threats of intervention.
#california-elections
California
fromCalifornia Post
3 weeks ago

California sheriff seizes 650,000 ballots in defiance of state officials over election count dispute

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is investigating alleged excess votes in California's November 2025 election after claims from a third-party organization.
US Elections
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Commentary: California can have both easy voting and quicker election results. Here's how.

California's prolonged election ballot counting process, while promoting voter participation, has led to unfounded claims of fraud and diminished trust in democracy.
#elections
SF politics
fromPadailypost
1 week ago

Candidate for elections officer was confused about party he joined

Jim Irizarry mistakenly registered with the American Independent Party for over 10 years, later changing to the Democratic Party.
SF politics
fromPadailypost
2 weeks ago

Candidate defends party registration

Jim Irizarry claims he mistakenly registered with a far-right party, while opponent David Canepa argues it was intentional and questions Irizarry's qualifications.
SF politics
fromPadailypost
1 week ago

Candidate for elections officer was confused about party he joined

Jim Irizarry mistakenly registered with the American Independent Party for over 10 years, later changing to the Democratic Party.
SF politics
fromPadailypost
2 weeks ago

Candidate defends party registration

Jim Irizarry claims he mistakenly registered with a far-right party, while opponent David Canepa argues it was intentional and questions Irizarry's qualifications.
#voter-fraud
US Elections
fromEsquire
2 weeks ago

A Wisconsin Man Tried to "Test" the System by Committing Voter Fraud

A Wisconsin man was convicted for voter fraud after requesting ballots to expose vulnerabilities in the voting system, claiming his actions were investigative, not harmful.
SF politics
fromCalifornia Post
1 month ago

California is investigating apparent San Francisco voter petition fraud - as Republicans demand action

California authorities are investigating voter petition fraud after a video showed individuals paying $5 for signatures and directing people to sign fake names in San Francisco.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

The Riverside County sheriff has seized 650,000 ballots. Here's what we know

Chad Bianco seized over 650,000 ballots to investigate potential election fraud, facing criticism from Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta for setting a dangerous precedent.
Right-wing politics
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

Republicans Have a New Plan to Trick People Into Voting Against Abortion Rights. This One Is Working.

Anti-abortion ballot initiatives have failed consistently since 2022, but opponents may now succeed by deliberately confusing voters about what they're voting for.
NYC politics
New York City's judicial elections lack public campaign financing, giving wealthy donors and personal wealth disproportionate influence over judicial selection compared to other elected offices.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Ban corporate donations to UK political parties to protect elections, says thinktank

A thinktank warns that proposed UK election funding reforms inadequately address foreign interference through corporate donations and recommends banning corporate donations outright.
#prediction-markets
US politics
fromReadWrite
4 weeks ago

BETS OFF Act targets controversial political prediction markets

U.S. lawmakers introduced the BETS OFF Act to prohibit prediction markets from offering contracts on government decisions and events where insiders could profit from privileged information.
SF politics
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Law Seeks to Ban Public Officials From Making Polymarket Bets on Upcoming Bloodshed, Because Apparently We Live in a Complete Dystopia

Efforts are underway in the US to ban public officials from betting on prediction markets using nonpublic information related to military actions.
US politics
fromReadWrite
4 weeks ago

BETS OFF Act targets controversial political prediction markets

U.S. lawmakers introduced the BETS OFF Act to prohibit prediction markets from offering contracts on government decisions and events where insiders could profit from privileged information.
SF politics
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Law Seeks to Ban Public Officials From Making Polymarket Bets on Upcoming Bloodshed, Because Apparently We Live in a Complete Dystopia

Efforts are underway in the US to ban public officials from betting on prediction markets using nonpublic information related to military actions.
SF politics
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

He's an election skeptic. And he's in charge of elections in Shasta County

Clint Curtis announced a sheriff's plan to confiscate ballots, promoting election denialism and disenfranchising voters in Shasta County.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Republican Candidate Paid Accused Forger to Collect Signatures To Get Name on Ballot

Republican congressional candidate Anthony Constantino allegedly hired an accused forger to collect ballot signatures, later terminating him upon discovering his criminal background.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

$5 to sign a ballot petition with someone else's name? Video spurs California investigation

California's secretary of state launched an investigation after video evidence showed signature collectors paying people $5 to fraudulently sign initiative petitions under other people's names.
#voter-challenges
US politics
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Latest Republican Efforts to Make It Harder to Vote in the Midterms

Voter ID requirements create significant barriers for elderly and disabled citizens attempting to exercise their voting rights through burdensome administrative processes.
fromDefector
2 months ago

The Bride's Last Bribery Fund | Defector

There comes a time in everyone woman's life when she must decide if she is getting on the party bus or not. In this case, the party bus is a metaphor for the whole concept of bachelorette parties and all the nonsense and spiraling costs that are associated with the whole tradition. The party bus is also, in fact, a party bus, because how could you get the girls together for the Bride's Last Ride without an intermediate size bus loaded down with booze?
Relationships
Left-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Your Party committee election was chaos. Why break the habit of a lifetime?

Your Party's internal dysfunction, marked by leadership conflicts, financial misconduct allegations, and organizational chaos, has become embedded in its corporate culture, exemplified by a failed livestreamed election results announcement.
fromFortune
1 month ago

Voting tech firm Smartmatic seeks to dismiss money laundering charge as part of Trump's 'campaign of retribution' after 2020 election loss | Fortune

The prosecution of SGO furthers their collective false narrative that President Trump did not actually lose the 2020 election. Attorneys for the company said the decision was prompted by Trump's demands to prosecute his perceived enemies and his 'mantra' that Smartmatic helped rig the 2020 U.S. presidential election won by Joe Biden.
US Elections
Cryptocurrency
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

How Crypto Is Used for Political Corruption

Trump administration deregulation and family crypto profits coincided with unregulated crypto growth, increasing consumer theft risk and enabling political corruption.
World politics
fromPrivacy International
2 months ago

Election observers adopt Principles and Guidance for Observing Personal Data Use in Elections

International election observation must monitor and regulate personal data and data-intensive technologies across the election cycle to protect electoral integrity and voter privacy.
#corruption
Right-wing politics
fromWIRED
2 months ago

Republicans Are All In on Boosting Fraud Allegations in California

Right-wing creators are targeting California's social welfare programs with unsubstantiated fraud allegations, mirroring prior efforts in Minnesota and attracting support from Trump allies.
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Nigerian lawmakers approve real-time online election results

Nigeria is struggling to retain confidence in elections amid dwindling turnout and patchy result reporting. However, whether the vast, unstable country is capable of delivering results in real time is an open question. Following major pressure from trade unions and civil society, Nigeria's Senate on Tuesday reversed its earlier decision to reject plans for the real-time electronic transmission of election results in future.
World news
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Police probe claims Labour bribed voters with food to support by-election candidate

Police are investigating claims Labour offered food to influence voters at a Manchester campaign dinner linked to the Gorton and Denton by-election.
#election-interference
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Reform blames printer as it faces investigation into by-election leaflet

The Independent seeks donations to fund on-the-ground, paywall-free journalism across topics like reproductive rights, climate change, Big Tech, and political investigations.
#trump-corruption
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Reform withdraws support for candidate over posts

Reform UK withdrew support for council by-election candidate Mike Manning after racist, antisemitic and xenophobic social media posts; he resigned yet remains on ballot.
#election-law
US politics
fromIntelligencer
2 months ago

Why Is Tulsi Gabbard Investigating the 2020 Elections?

Donald Trump reposted discredited election conspiracy theories tying foreign actors and U.S. agencies to vote-flipping after FBI seized Georgia ballots, prompting scrutiny of Gabbard.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Judicial Candidate Learns The Hard Way That Extortion Is Not A Campaign Strategy - Above the Law

Incumbent Judge Lauren Reeder successfully removed challenger Kimberly McTorry from the ballot after a court found allegations of coercion, coordinated social-media pressure, and forged or invalid signatures.
US politics
fromPoynter
1 month ago

Is it harder to buy beer than vote? The reality behind a viral talking point. - Poynter

State requirements for alcohol ID checks vary widely while voter ID rules also differ; some states require photo voter IDs but alcohol-check practices are often discretionary.
fromSan Jose Spotlight
2 months ago

Follow the money in San Jose's City Council races - San Jose Spotlight

“I'm honored to have received support from so many of my neighbors,” Altwer told San José Spotlight.
US politics
US politics
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

6 suggestions to help fix political advertising on social media

Political advertising on social media should not be banned outright; implement targeted safeguards like restricting buys to official candidates and other measures to reduce misinformation.
US politics
fromFlowingData
2 months ago

Searchable database of unregulated political contributions

527 organizations accept large, unrestricted contributions and collectively spent over $1 billion in 2022.
fromNextgov.com
2 months ago

As Trump administration cries 'fraud,' experts worry it does more harm than good

President Trump's firing of IGs and removal of acting IGs, and then the subsequent appointment of some very political folks as IGs ... does raise the specter of a politicized inspector general community," one of those fired watchdogs, Mark Lee Greenblatt, told Nextgov/FCW.
US politics
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Crisis in Polling Is a Problem for Democracy

Gallup ended presidential-approval polling amid falling trust, rising costs, competition, and concerns about retaliation tied to President Trump's low approval ratings.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Five ways Trump could try to tilt the midterm elections in his favor

They want to cheat, he said of Democrats. They have cheated. And their policy is so bad that their only way to get elected is to cheat. And we're going to stop it. Trump has put action to his long-debunked claims this year, with FBI agents seizing 2020 election documentation in Fulton county, Georgia, and the Department of Justice pursuing voter data from state elections officials across the country.
US politics
fromPoynter
2 months ago

In 2020, FiveThirtyEight published a chart that was weaponized to spread election disinformation. It still haunts me. - Poynter

The chart showed the vote totals over time for Wisconsin. At first glance, it appeared that Joe Biden was lagging far behind Donald Trump and then suddenly surged ahead to a tie. Almost immediately, people online seized on the image, claiming that all those Biden votes were actually evidence of fraud. In fact, it was nothing of the sort, and both Trump and Biden's votes had increased - the result of a large batch of absentee and mail ballots being counted all at once.
US politics
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

I Wrote a Book in Support of Nationalizing Elections. Trump Changed My Mind.

Congress has constitutional authority to nationalize many aspects of U.S. elections, despite state control, enabling uniform voter registration, voting machinery, and election rules.
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Fact check: How videos are recycled for political purposes

"Especially in times of crisis and conflicts, old videos and photos resurface on social media falsely presented in a current context," said Brittani Kollar, who leads media literacy efforts at the Poynter Institute. The US nonprofit supports fact-checking, training and media criticism. "In wars and conflicts, it's particularly hard to get video footage," she told DW. "That's why manipulated or fake videos often fill that gap, even when they've already been used in other contexts or previously identified as false."
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