Jersey City water company wants to give money to local politicians, raising some eyebrows
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New Hampshire Voter Fraud Allegations Surface Again
The 458 potentially fraudulent votes aren’t enough to have changed the outcome of the voting
Key Texas Redistricting Court Case Coming Before 2018 Elections
If redistricting is done to restrict a person and or group’s voting rights and participation then it should be able to be challenged by properly designed processes. This doesn’t seem the case today.
Antagonists Getting Set For Key Texas Redistricting Court Battle
Plaintiffs in congressional and statehouse redistricting case confident they’ll go to trial this summer
California Leading the Way to Lower Voting Age to 17
In an effort to get more young people involved in the democratic process, many states are attempting lowering the voting age to 17 to get young people active.
Big Money Donations Spike Ahead of Key NJ Elections
New Jersey Democrats and Republicans hauling in the cash for this big election year
Committee Approves Bill to Change Texas Voter ID Law
The bill would make court-ordered changes to the state’s controversial voter identification law
A Total Rewrite of the Controversial Electoral College
The Electoral College is the most notable illustration of Federalism in the Constitution
Beyond Instant Runoff: Better Multi-Candidate Elections
Merging Condorcet’s and Borda’s ideas creates an election method better than instant runoff
ProPublica Details How Texas Voter ID Was Shot Down
A federal court in Texas has again ruled the state’s 2011 voter identification law intentionally discriminated