A legal stipulation preserves the images, which could become evidence proving who won the presidential election in a major battleground state. In November 2018, Florida faced its biggest recount nightmare since the 2000 presidential election. ...
“We’re human, we have real feelings and I’m glad that we got a chance to get in a room and talk with one another and not just cross paths and say good luck in your ...
“It was after 7:30 (a.m.) when we went inside the voting area only to be told the machines were down. We had to use provisional ballots. I filled it out and left it there.” Tuesday ...
The order, if implemented, could theoretically facilitate easier lawsuits against social media companies. Years before US President Donald Trump took office, he connected with his base through Twitter. There, he became a vocal critic of ...
Even before COVID-19, the U.S. has had one of the lowest voter turnout rates among developed countries. This is a critical election year, and even before the COVID-19 pandemic, it was a voting season unlike ...
“For the President to threaten federal funding in the midst of a pandemic over a state exercising its authority to run elections in a safe and legal manner is inappropriate and outrageous.” President Donald Trump ...
“This is about making sure that we’re able to conduct our democracy while we’re dealing with a pandemic.” COVID-19 has already disrupted several Democratic primary elections, forcing some states to postpone the contests until May. ...
Judge Loretta Biggs said the law’s provision preventing voters from showing public assistance ID cards to vote was “particularly suspect.” (By Julia Conley, Common Dreams) Civil rights advocates on Tuesday praised a federal judge in ...
The Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 could restore one of the most powerful provisions of the original 1965 Voting Rights Act, but must first pass an upcoming vote in the House. In 2013 the ...
Could ranked choice voting finally be mounting a real challenge to the U.S.’ longstanding, but much-maligned, two-party political system? New York City is poised to join a number of other states and municipalities across the ...
Research shows that political party has more predictive power when it comes to voting than self-professed policy stances. (By Justin Buchler, The Conversation) As the 2020 election approaches, voters will see a variety of polls. ...
Today, Mississippi is one of only two states where the winner of the popular vote does not automatically become governor. (By Gideon Cohn-Postar, The Conversation) A lawsuit over a Mississippi election law, if successful, will ...
Florida’s anti-democratic poll tax will cost the state hundreds of thousands of voters — and hundreds of millions of dollars. (By Robert P. Alvarez, OtherWords) The poll tax Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just signed into law ...
“The fact that such gerrymandering is incompatible with democratic principles does not mean that the solution lies with the federal judiciary.” (By John Rennie Short, The Conversation) In a 5-4 decision the Supreme Court has ...
Iowa’s party has been looking at three broad options: using a mix of online- and telephone-based voting; mail-in ballots; and a proxy system. (By Steven Rosenfeld, Independent Media Institute) Iowa’s Democratic Party is leaning toward offering ...
“There comes a point and a time in which the courts have to intercede to protect constitutional rights.” Last Thursday, in a court case about gerrymandering, federal judges in Michigan unanimously struck down 34 of ...
Adam Eichen of Equal Citizens speaks with Citizen Truth about their campaign to make New Hampshire the second state in the United States to pass ranked choice voting. The United States democracy, or republic if ...
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.15″] Both Sides articles give you the opposing viewpoints on the most important issues of today. With midterms fast approaching, elections across the country are heating up. Every seat in the House ...
With Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the United States Supreme Court being an international topic of conversation, it would be logical for most to believe Americans would agree on the importance of exercising their voting rights ...
This historic law sets the standard for breaking the two-party duopoly and electing leaders who are more representative of the people. This was the first time a statewide election has ever used ranked choice voting ...
A new movement launched two weeks ago that encourages voter turnout at national elections by asking companies across the U.S. to give employees Election Day off, and dozens of companies are already signing on. Vote.org launched ...
On this episode of your Resistance podcast: if you are concerned about climate change, you will want to hear the news out of New York City. We shine a light on the Sleeping Giants’ twitter ...
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap alleges the group’s leadership is violating transparency laws and has excluded him from deliberations. Update, Nov. 9, 2017: Responses from Kris Kobach and Andrew Kossack, co-chair and executive director, respectively, ...
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