A lawsuit has been filed in Chicago alleging that the city’s Board of Elections discriminates against voters with disabilities.
Fundraising For Election Litigation Tops $154 Million In 2021-22
US political parties raised $154m for litigation in 2021-22 cycle, up 30% from 2020 presidential cycle, according to report.
Setbacks Dog Push To Tighten College Campus Voting Laws
Party officials nationwide are increasing voting barriers for young, mostly Democratic voters, following their surging turnout.
Mega Donors Fuel $45 Million Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
Wealthy donors wield power in this April 4 spring election contest between liberal Janet Protasiewicz and conservative Daniel Kelly.
Costly Court Race Points To Future For Judicial Elections
Thirty million dollars and counting has poured into the campaign for a swing seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, with TV ads swamping the airwaves.
Rewards Get People To See Truth In Politically Unfavorable Info
People don’t carefully evaluate links for accuracy and that partisanship may be secondary to the rush of getting a lot of likes on social media.
Tech Lobbyists Fight States Over Privacy Violations
Senator Whitney Westerfield has re-introduced a data privacy bill to give consumers more control over personal information online in Kentucky.
Pussy Riot Will Receive This Year’s Woody Guthrie Prize
Russian performance collective Pussy Riot will receive this year’s Woody Guthrie prize honoring art for social change, award organizers said Thursday.
Burma Junta Dissolves Suu Kyi’s Party, Much Of Opposition
Suu Kyi faces multiple charges, including incitement and breaking COVID-19 protocols, and could be imprisoned for over a decade.
Zimbabwe: Young Voters Register For Elections
Zimbabwe’s merged president and parliamentary elections are five months away. Ongoing registration is giving first-time voters, a chance to pick a leader.