This legislative session has witnessed the introduction of numerous bills by League of Women Voters addressing the need to reform Hawai‘i’s elections.
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League of Women Voters Pushing Hawaii Automatic Voter Registration
US Says It’s Ramping up Election Security Efforts for 2020
The head of the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity wing is pushing back on a media report that the agency has scaled back.
West Virginia Wants to Use Mobile App For Overseas Voters Again
West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner says he’s hoping to offer mobile voting for military and overseas voters again in the 2020 elections.
North Carolina Election Marred by Voter Fraud Scheme
An investigation into a disputed 2018 congressional election has uncovered a “coordinated, unlawful and substantially resourced absentee ballot scheme”.
Texas Secretary of State Apologizes For Flawed Noncitizen Voter Claims
Texas’ election chief apologizes for releasing a botched list of nearly 100,000 voters whose citizenship was called into question before being fully vetted.
Republicans and ACLU Join Forces To Enfranchise Tennessee Felons
Two Republican lawmakers, with the backing of the ACLU, are setting out to make it simpler for people with felony convictions to regain their right to vote.
New Hampshire Legislature May Still Pass Ranked Choice Voting Bill
A change to ranked voting and away from the universally used plurality voting system is being considered now in New Hampshire.
Wisconsin is the National Poster Child for Dark Money Corruption
Wisconsin is the national poster child for dark money corruption though with transparency in campaign spending is overwhelmingly popular.
We Are Celebrating Suffragette Susan B. Anthony On President’s Day
National Organization for Women celebrated Susan B. Anthony’s birthday (February 15, 1820) on President’s Day in honor of this advocate of equal rights.
Washington State Legislature Considering Ranked Choice Voting
Rep. Brian Blake, D-Aberdeen, is co-sponsoring a bill that gives counties, cities, towns and other municipalities an option to use “ranked choice voting.”
- Senators Demand to Know More About Saudi Journalist’s Killing
- Trump Officials Not Following Pledge to Turn Down Lobbying Jobs
- Why 2020 US Presidential Race Will Be Costliest in History
- New Hampshire Trying to Stop Students From Registering to Vote
- Trump Cyber Official Warns Voting Machines Need Paper Trails
- Felon Voting Bill Moving in Minnesota House But Blocked in Senate
- Rights Groups Respond to Supreme Court Decision to Hear Census Case
- Navajo Lawmaker Worries New Law Would Disenfranchise Native Voters
- Georgia Voting Irregularities Raise More Troubling Questions
- Imagining the 2020 Census Without Nonprofits Reveals Their Importance
WORLDWIDE
Kremlin Critics and Allies Agree: Isolated Russian Web a Fantasy
A week after Russia’s lower house of parliament approved a preliminary measure aimed at safeguarding internet operations in case of a foreign cyber attack.
Cities Worldwide Experimenting With Direct Democracy
Over the last decade, many national governments have looked trapped. One factor was the austerity that followed the financial crisis.
Buhari Warns Will Be ‘Ruthless’ Against Nigeria Election Tampering
President Buhari warns that anyone trying to tamper with Nigeria’s postponed vote risked their lives and accused the electoral commission of incompetence.
Australian Political Parties Targeted In Mass Hacking Attempt
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the country’s major political parties have been hit by a hack on their computer networks.
Haitians Seek Water and Food as Businesses Reopen After Protest
Businesses and government offices slowly reopened across Haiti after more than a week of violent demonstrations over prices that have doubled for food.
Iran Faces Angry Online Backlash Over Activists’ Abuse Claims
Iran government faces angry online backlash over labor activists Esmail Bakhshi post on Instagram saying that he had been tortured in jail.
Sudan Lawmakers Cancel Meeting on Extending Bashir’s Term
Parliamentary committee tasked with amending the constitution to allow President Omar al-Bashir to run for another term has abruptly canceled its meeting.
China Surveillance Firm Exposed Tracking Millions in Xinjiang
Chinese surveillance firm tracking the movements of more than 2.5 million people in Xinjiang, according to a data leak flagged by a Dutch internet expert.
The World is Witnessing First Experiments With Blockchain Democracy
As blockchain technology moves into new spaces, politics is the space where it is heavily speculated to make a difference, but is blockchain the answer?
Fruit Vendor Dies After Tear Gas Fired at Protesters in Sudan
Fruit vendor and resident of Bahari, a northern suburb of Sudanese capital, died in hospital after choking on tear gas fired at protesters in Sudan.
- Fruit Vendor Dies After Tear Gas Fired at Protesters in Sudan
- Police and Protesters Clash Outside Albanian Parliament
- Haiti’s PM Offers Economic Plan to Redress Nationwide Protesters
- Amid Rising Protests, Pakistan Should Address Pashtun Grievances
- How Philippine President’s Rising Anger Led to Editor’s Arrest
- How Citizens Are Testing the Tunisian Right-to-Information Law
- Boosting Voter Turnout in Switzerland’s Direct Democracy
- Thailand Urged to Dismiss Lawsuits Against Human Rights Defenders
- Casting Doubt on Swiss Reverence of Direct Democracy
- Journalist’s Arrest Casts Pall on Philippines Journalistic Independence