A sudden increase of clipboard-wielding operatives roaming Georgia's Kennesaw State University’s (KSU) campus could be intended to tamp down African-American balloting in November.
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A bumper crop of U.S. Senate candidates and the resulting challenge in designing ballots may be why more than 235,000 California voters had their selections for the race rejected in June.
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Nevada Democrats have notified the Nevada Secretary of State (SOS) that Saturday’s Voter Registration deadline violates Federal Law because it falls outside of a mandated 30-day window… Read More
In Texas, before you can register anyone to vote, you have to navigate Texas’s draconian Voter-Registration laws, beginning with a Voter Registration course. The State has no online re… Read More
Today, the new domain extension .SITE, which was launched in mid-July 2015, reached 500,000 registrations, making it the third fastest domain extension to reach the milestone.
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Virginia voters may no longer get to wait until Primary day to decide which Party to vote in; Absentee balloting or Voter Identification laws could change, and Lawmakers could face Term Limi… Read More
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Arizona: Rep. Bob Thorpe has introduced Legislation that would make it illegal to use a Dormitory address “or other temporary college or university address”… Read More
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Federal Legislation: The House Administration Committee voted 6-3 in support of a Bill from Rep. Gregg Harper (R-Miss.) that would eliminate the United States Election A… Read More
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Alaska: House Bill 7, which would allow Voters to take and post Ballot Selfies has moved out of the Community and Regional Affairs Committee and now moves to the House R… Read More
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Alabama: The House has voted unanimously for a Bill that would define what Criminal Convictions should disqualify a person from Voting. The Bill names 42 Crimes ranging… Read More
Perhaps no part of California has thought more about the future of Voting than Orange County. And yet when it comes to a sweeping Change to State Elections, the County has decided to take a… Read More
Federal Judge Says Alabama doesn’t have to tell Felons they may now be able to Vote. Voting Advocates say this t change in the State Law is likely to cause confusion. Alabama Secretary… Read More
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Idaho: Rep. John Gannon (D-Boise) has introduced a Measure that will allow Registered Voters to keep some of their Information Private. The Measure would allow anyone to… Read More
Alabama Lawmakers are pitching nearly Two Dozen pieces of Legislation to Retool the State's Elections Process.
The effort arrives ahead of a 2018 Election that will see all of the State's C… Read More
Independents Voters have surpassed Republicans to become the Second-Largest Voting Bloc in California, according to a Firm that Analyzes County Voter Registration Information for Campaigns… Read More
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Connecticut: Gov. Daniel Milloy has Vetoed a Bill would have allowed Town Clerks to determine Election Day Registration Sites if the Two Registrars could Not Agree on a… Read More
The Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced their efforts to Re-Enfranchise Alabama Voters with Felony Convictions.
The Alabama Voting Rights Project wi… Read More
A Group of Students at a historically Black University in Texas is Suing County Officials for not providing enough Early Voting Locations on Campus, saying they are Discriminating against St… Read More
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District of Columbia: The Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety has Approved a Bill that would Extend Voting Rights to 16-year-olds in the District in all Electio… Read More
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Federal Legislation: Not long after gaveling Open the New Session of Congressional House, Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD, 3rd District) introduced HR1 the (The For the People… Read More
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Arizona: Arizona is the only State that does Not include Explicit Language Granting the Right to Vote in its Constitution and now a Group of Lawmakers are hoping to chan… Read More
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Arizona: The Judiciary Committee has voted to Advance a Bill that would Restrict how Voters who Sign Up for the Permanent Early Voting List (EVPL) may cast their Ballot… Read More
The Case is Hilberg, et. al. v. Secretary of State (SoS) David Whitley. The Claim: Texas Officials are Violating U.S. Constitution by Unlawfully Discriminating against and Intimidating Eligi… Read More
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Arizona: Sen. J.D. Mesnard has introduced SB1484 that would Allow Anyone to Call for a Recount of Any Election as long as they can Pay for the Costs of the Recount.
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Arizona: The Senate Judiciary Committee Approved Senate Bill 1188 that would Remove Voters from the State’s Permanent Early Voting List if they don’t Vote in… Read More
A Federal Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas said Monday that Texas Counties involved in ongoing Litigation may Not Purge Registered Voters or Send Letters d… Read More
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Arizona: Gov. Greg Ducey (R) has Signed a Bill into Law that will require Early Voters casting a Ballot at a Countywide Voting Center to provide the same Forms of ID tha… Read More
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On November 20th, Supporters of Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) Submitted Signatures for a Massachusetts Initiative to use RCV in Al… Read More
Tennessee has Repealed Regulations on Voter Registration Drives enacted less than a year ago, and under Challenge in Court ever since.
The Rules, enacted and now Abandoned by the overwhelmi… Read More
On April 12th, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam (D), signed HB1/SB111 into Law, established No-Excuse Absentee Voting 45 days Prior to an Election. The Legislation was set to take Effect in the… Read More
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California: The California Senate last week Approved a Measure that would Guarantee All Registered Voters get a Ballot in the Mail before the November Election. The Bill… Read More
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California: California Gov. Gavin Newsom Signed an Executive Order that Extends the Deadline for County Elections Officials to Count and Verify Signatures Submitted for… Read More
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New Jersey: Gov. Phil Murphy signed several Bills into Law that will help with the Voting Process this November.
A4475/S2580 – Requires County Boards of Election… Read More
Georgia's Top Election Official Claimed, Tuesday Sept. 8th, that 1,000 People Voted Twice in the State's Summer Primaries, and called for Criminal Prosecutions.
The Announcement from Georgi… Read More
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Connecticut: The Legislature is considering a bill that would allow municipal clerks — the officials responsible for handling absentee ballots — to open the… Read More
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Connecticut: The Legislature has approved and the governor has signed a bill that will give registrars the option to open the outer envelopes of absentee ballots as soon… Read More
U.S. District Judge, John A. Gibney, Jr., on Wednesday Oct. 14th, in Richmond, Extends Virginia Voter Registration Deadline. The Order is an effort to make up for Several Hours of Lost Time… Read More
Democratic Senators, on Tuesday Nov. 24th, pressed Facebook and Twitter over Measures the Social Media Giants are taking to Combat Election Misinformation ahead of the Georgia Senate Runoffs… Read More
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California: Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana) has introduced several elections related bills including:
SB 29: Minimum In-Person Voting Standards for Counties Conduc… Read More
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Alabama: Rep. John Rodgers of Birmingham pre-filed HB102 to propose the establishment of an advance voting period during which qualified electors, without excuse, may vo… Read More
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Federal Legislation: Senate Democrats, on the cusp of holding the slimmest possible majority in the chamber, signaled Tuesday a symbolic first order of business: a major… Read More
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Alaska: According to Sen. Mike Shower (R-Wasilla) Senate Bill 39 is intended to strengthen the security of Alaska’s election system in a nonpartisan way, but sever… Read More
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Federal Legislation: A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill to ease a major financial burden on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) by eliminating a requirement th… Read More
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Alabama: House Bill 397, introduced by state Rep. Jeremy Gray (D-Opelika), and co-sponsored by 21 House Democrats, was first read on Feb. 10 and would eliminate straight… Read More
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Federal Legislation: Reps Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Donald Norcross (D-NJ) introduced the Alice Paul Voter Protection Act, which will protect a citizen’s access to vote… Read More
Alabama: The Senate has approved Senate Bill 45 that would authorize an audit of the election results in three Alabama counties immediately following the 2022 election. The purpose of the li… Read More
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Federal Legislation: House Democrats have introduced legislation that would allow residents of federally subsidized housing to register to vote when they fill out their… Read More
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Alabama: The Legislature passed legislation to allow local election officials to fill the ranks of the workers who work the polls during an election with workers who res… 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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Louisiana: The Legislature has approved a bill that would require the Louisiana Legislative Auditor to review local, state, and federal elections has received final legi… Read More
California Federal Judge, Andre Birotte, on Tuesday, tosses Local Lawsuit that echoed Trump's Claims of Election Fraud.
Judge Birotte, Dismissed with Prejudice, and Scolds the GOP Group an… Read More
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California: Two bills by state Sen. Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) drafted “to advance voter equity” advanced in the state Assembly, his office announced. Senate… 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
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Maryland: The mayor and Council voted unanimously to amend city code to provide for universal voting by mail, new protocols related to the casting and counting of ballot… Read More
The Texas Secretary of State's Office, is blaming Supply Chain issues, for a Shortage of Voter Registration Forms, after Bottlenecks caused Prices to Skyrocket Nationwide.
Sam Taylor, the… 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
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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
The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a Legislative Proposal, passed by the European Union (EU) Commission, to modernise the e-Commerce Directive regarding Illegal Content, Transparent Advertisi… Read More
Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) announced today that it is purchasing Google Domains, Google’s domain name registrar, in an unexpected move. The purchase price is $180 million, with JPMorgan… Read More