Setting up local political donor website statewide would be landmark for Virginia transparency
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17-yr olds Sign-up to Vote in Illinois County
Cook County, Illinois has begun a program where it is possible for all 17-yr olds sign-up to vote and participate in major experiment in voting age
Bringing Socialism to Seattle
Socialist Alternative Party is seeking to build on its success in bringing socialism to Seattle
The Difficulty of Running to be DC’s Attorney General
Congress has made holding the first Washington DC’s attorney general very difficult to happen
Should Gift Giving to Public Employees Be Legalized?
Practice of gift giving to public employees is so common that Philadelphia is gonna legalize it
How to Design Northern NJ Election Districts
Ossining and its northern NJ election district neighbors must decide on design of district borders
FBI Investigating Turbulent Tennessee County Elections
Tennessee county election investigated by FBI after Supreme Court’s dismissal of Voting Rights Act
Break California Into Pieces to Get More Senate Seats?
Proposal would Break California Into pieces as states each getting two Senators for representation
City Could End San Diego Special Elections System
City in California, mulls drastic abandoning of costly San Diego special election system entirely
Local County Shows How to Count Ballots Properly
Virginia county holds recount of contested election with best of results: cooperation. County has shown how to count ballots in the correct way