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.
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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
Rep. and Democratic members of the U.S. Senate asked the Trump administration Thursday to tell them more about the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Trump Officials Not Following Pledge to Turn Down Lobbying Jobs
By the ProPublica count just released, at least 230 former and current registered lobbyists have worked in the Donald Trump administration.