Congress could face a disputed presidential election triggered, not necessarily by foreign interference, but by the ballots counted after Election Night.
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California Bill on Independent Voters in Presidential Primaries Advances
Senate amends a bill that requires independent voters to receive two postal notices telling which parties allow independent voters to vote in primaries.
California Bill to Make Initiative Ballot Access More Difficult Advances
On August 30, California Senate Appropriations Committee passed AB 1451, the bill to make it more difficult for initiatives to get on the statewide ballot.
Media takes hits in bitter partisan era
News media is taking hits from all sides, underscoring bitter partisan divide and fierce war over “official story” coming from President Trump’s Washington.
Ohio Democrats fight voter purge by Secretary of State with lawsuit
Ohio Democrats filed a lawsuit Friday attempting to stop Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s plan to remove more than 200,000 voters from registration rolls.
Poll: Trump losing women voters in the run to 2020 by huge margins
Polls show President Trump losing women voters by huge margins, presenting his reelection campaign with a massive hurdle to overcome.
GOP voters overwhelmingly want Pence on 2020 ticket with Trump
An overwhelming majority of GOP voters want Vice President Mike Pence to stay on as President Trump’s running mate in the 2020 election.
“Poll: Both Democrats and Republicans doubtful of 2020 election outcome”
Nearly 40 percent of registered voters surveyed in a new poll are concerned about the integrity of the results of the upcoming presidential race.
Mystery of missing votes deepens as Congress investigates Georgia
To find a clue about what might have gone wrong with Georgia’s election last fall, look no further than voting machine No. 3 at Winterville Train Depot.
Kirsten Gillibrand drops out of presidential race
Gillibrand drops out of presidential race hours before the deadline to qualify for the September primary debate, with Gillibrand not meeting the criteria.