Senate Democrats are making Changes to their Voting Rights, Campaign Finance, Redistricting, and Ethics Reform Package, hoping to better the Chances of Passing the Top-Priority Bill.
Senat… Read More
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Federal Legislation: The Senate Rules Committee deadlocked over Democrats’ sweeping proposed elections overhaul, setting the stage for a showdown on the Senate flo… Read More
New York Lawmakers Approved Several Elections-related Bills this week.
- A Constitutional Amendment Ending the Requirement Voters have an Excuse to obtain an Absentee Ballot was given Fina… Read More
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) Endorsed, The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4), which would revive Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), by creating a New Formula for Preclea… Read More
Upon Let New York Vote’s founding in 2017, they laid out an ambitious Legislative Agenda that would work towards Safe and Accessible Elections in New York.
They are beyond excited to… Read More
Legislative Updates Federal Legislation: The House Oversight and Reform Committee unanimously approved the 2021 Postal Reform Act after Republicans offered their support. Rep. James Comer (R… Read More
A 1995 Supreme Court Decision, U.S. Term Limits v Thornton, declared that States could Not “individually” impose Term Limits on their own Federal Delegation through State Statute… Read More
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Alabama: Gov. Kay Ivey (R) has signed a bill into law, a bill banning curbside voting in Alabama. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy), passed the House of Rep… Read More
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Arizona: Gov. Doug Ducey has signed into law a measure that prevents government officials from changing election deadlines established by statutes. HB2794, sponsored by… Read More
New Yorkers will decide Five Constitutional Amendments, on Nov. 2nd, 2021.
The Five Measures would:
Voting Authorize the State Legislature to pass a Statute permitting No-Excuse Absentee… Read More
The Biden Administration announced its plan to Remove the Hyde Amendment Restriction, which Bans the use of Federal Funds to Pay for most Abortions, from Government Spending Bills.
The Ann… Read More
Fifty Progressive and Community Organizations, in New York, on Wednesday, are set to Release a Letter urging Voters to Approve a Trio of Constitutional Amendments, to be put to a Referendum… Read More
Legislative Updates Federal Legislation: A group of Democratic lawmakers led by Senate Rules Committee Chairwoman, Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) unveiled legislation aiming to combat efforts to under… Read More
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Federal Legislation: House Democrats introduced the latest version of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, intent on beefing up a civil rights-era law cut back… Read More
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Federal Legislation: House Democrats have passed legislation that would strengthen a landmark civil rights-era voting law weakened by the Supreme Court over the past dec… Read More
In 2013, then-Representative Cynthia Marie Lummis Wiederspahn (R-WY) and now seving as the Junior U.S. Senator from Wyoming, served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from Laramie Count… Read More
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Colorado: The Denver City Council has approved a ballot measure that, if passed by voters, would move Denver’s municipal elections from May to April to address fed… Read More
A Voting Bill, that will make it Harder for Texans, particularly Voters of Color, to Cast their Ballots, is Unconstitutional and Violates Federal Voting Rights Law, because it Diminishes Acc… Read More
Maine has seen its Tourism Industry Rebound this year, even as Workforce Issues leave the State with Few Workers to keep up with Demand. That Shortage has left Maine Businesses clamoring for… Read More
Legislative Updates
California: The Senate has approved legislation to make vote-by-mail permanent in the Golden State. The state Assembly voted to do that months ago. But because the Senat… Read More
The House Judiciary Committee, late Monday, Advanced, by a 25-19 Party Line Vote, a Sweeping Proposal that creates a Pathway to Citizenship for Millions of Undocumented Immigrants.
The Lan… Read More
Open Primaries and Open Primaries Maine, launched an effort in 2017, to enact Semi-Open Primaries Legislation (LD 231). It Passed after a Multi-Year Campaign, in June 2021.
In a Semi-Open… Read More
On Sept. 9th, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D), Postponed the State's Fall Elections. The State has No Primary. If in the General Election, No Candidate gets 50%+1, The Top-Two Candidates… Read More
As of Oct. 12th, 2021, Six States have adopted New State Legislative District Maps, and Four have adopted New Congressional District Maps. As of this date in 2011, 23 States had enacted New… Read More
The Failure to reach Agreement on any Maps, with time running out to Reconvene, marks a stunning Departure from the type of Redistricting Overhaul Voters sought when they Approved the Commis… Read More
Louisiana Voters will Cast Ballots in the State’s Fall Elections following a One-Month Delay. On Sept. 9th, Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) signed an Executive Order, Postponing the State&rs… Read More
The Colorado Supreme Court Unanimously Approved a New Map for the State’s House and Senate Districts, on Monday.
Justice Richard Gabriel, described the Court’s Constitutional R… Read More
After weeks of waiting, the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is on the move in the Senate, as Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) took Action on the Bill Nov. 15th.
The… Read More
Legislative Updates
Georgia: Gov. Brian Kemp officially signed the new Floyd County Elections board bills into law, dissolving the current three-member board and replacing it with a new fiv… Read More
Here’s a quick Dive into the World of Ballot Measures.
In 2022, Voters will Decide Not only Thousands of Federal, State, and Local Races, but also a raft of Ballot Measures.
So far… Read More
Compromise Defense Policy Legislation, was filed December 6th, will Not require Women to Register for a Military Draft, a turnaround after the Proposal gained Bipartisan Support in both the… Read More
Conservative Lawmakers will mount a new Push to Call a Constitutional Convention aimed at creating a Balanced Budget Amendment, and establishing Term Limits for Congress, in an effort to rei… Read More
The House Passed this Bill, on a Party-Line Vote of 220 to 208, Protecting Our Democracy Act (H.R.5314), seeking to Prevent various Trump-era Presidential Abuses from Recurring.
“… Read More
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Alaska: The Anchorage Assembly postponed a vote on an ordinance that would update the city’s election laws and make several changes to rules for observers. Assembl… Read More
New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams, on Tuesday, focused on compliance and risk management, two elements of the comptroller’s office that he will be bringing into City Hall.
Adams a… Read More
New York Statewide Elected Officials in New York, would be limited to Two Terms, and be Restricted from earning Outside Income, while in Office, under a pair of Constitutional Amendments, Go… Read More
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Arizona: Republican Sen. Wendy Rogers has introduced SB1133 which would ban cities, towns and school boards from holding all-mail elections. Local government entities ha… Read More
Arizona: Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez spoke to a joint session of the state Legislature last week opposing a bill by Sen. Wendy Rogers (R) that would, if passed, ban use of mail-in b… Read More
The Missouri House gave lukewarm approval Wednesday, to a Plan for Redrawing the State's Eight Congressional Districts, that left both Democrats and some Conservative Republicans unhappy and… Read More
New York would Extend Absentee Balloting through the rest of 2022, under a Bill that breezed through the Democratic-controlled Senate and Assembly this month.
The Assembly Passed the Bill… Read More
The Nebraska Legislature, overcame the Filibuster, Approved a push for a Convention of States to Amend the U.S. Constitution, becoming the 17th State to do so.
State Lawmakers passed a Leg… Read More
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Arizona: Under HB2596, offered by Rep. John Fillmore (R-Apache) would allow lawmakers to set aside election results if they believe there was fraud or other irregulariti… Read More
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Federal Funding: Thirty-three Democratic senators urged President Biden to include $5 billion for grants to state and local governments to improve election security in h… Read More
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Alabama: The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would make it a crime for state and county election officials to accept money or services from private group… Read More
State police: Nigerians want governors to be chief security officers – Makinde
Governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde has called on the national and state assemblies to consider resourc… Read More
Democrats in Albany, have agreed on a record-breaking $220 billion Budget for the Fiscal year that began on April 1st, with a Vote is expected on Thursday, 4/8/2022 afternoon.
Representing… Read More
The world lacks tourist destinations indeed. It happens all the time when telling people they should visit KSA at least once in their life. Saudi Arabia is not a land of oil riches, kings an… Read More
Campaigns that support the Ranked-Choice-Voting (RCV) Initiatives in Missouri and Nevada have received Millions in Contributions, ahead of their Signature Deadlines:
Nevada
The Nevada Vot… Read More
Unfortunately, wintertime is inevitable so it’s better to start preparing for it in time than to have a completely ruined backyard in the spring. If you’re an amateur gardener wi… Read More
Democratic Elected Officials in New York, have signaled they will take action to enhance the State's current Abortion Laws, after the release of a draft ruling at the U.S. Supreme Court that… Read More
The highly-anticipated Senate bill to legalize cannabis at the federal level was officially filed on Thursday, July 21. Known as the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), the l… Read More
Protesters in Israel are rallying against government reforms they see as a threat to democracy. The reforms would give more weight to the government in the committee that selects judges, and… Read More
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Estonia has become the first ex-Soviet country to legalise same-sex marriage, with amendments to its Family Law Act passing in parliament. From January 1, 2024, marriages can take place betw… Read More
Maine Governor Janet Mills, a strong advocate for renewable energy, vetoed a bill aimed at speeding up wind energy production in the state. The bill included amendments requiring the use of… Read More
Ohio voters rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to change the state's constitution. The measure sought to raise the threshold for passing future const… Read More
A lawsuit has been filed in federal court in Nashville, Tennessee, challenging the congressional redistricting map that divided Democratic-leaning Nashville to benefit Republicans. The plain… Read More
Former congressional aide Lindsay Powell has been elected in a special election in Pittsburgh, giving Democrats a one-vote majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. This creates… Read More
Prof. Attahiru Jega, former chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has called for amendments to the Electoral Act of 2022. While acknowledging that Nig… Read More
Balanced News reports that French Socialist Senator Akli Melouli strongly opposes an immigration law that he believes will create more undocumented individuals. He argues that the law fails… Read More