A Federal Judge on Thursday Temporarily Blocked Tennessee Election Officials from Enforcing Strict New Regulations on Voter Registration Drives in the State.
The Law, which was originally s… Read More
Thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot Access News for this post.
The Constitution Party’s National Committee held a meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 18th-19th, 2019.
One o… Read More
The U.S. Constitution provides that the Senate shall have the Sole Power to Try All Impeachments, but No Person shall be Convicted without the Concurrence of Two-Thirds of the Members Presen… Read More
A Democratic Advocacy Group, Priorities USA, has filed a Lawsuit Challenging Michigan Laws that Ban Rides to the Poll for many Voters and Organized Absentee Ballot Application Drives.
The L… Read More
People Convicted of Serious Misdemeanor Crimes in Other States should Not be Allowed to Receive a Gun License in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo Proposed on Sunday as he began to Rollout his 202… Read More
New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy (D), Signed a Bill Restoring Voting Rights to more than 80,000 People who had been Barred from Voting because they are on Probation or Parole.
The Bill, A-5… Read More
Virginia’s newly Democratic-controlled General Assembly is considering a Number of Significant Voting-related Proposals for 2020.
The Proposals
Making it Easier to Vote:
- Automatic… Read More
Topics with Proposals from Governor Cuomo that he did Mot mention in his 2020 State of the State remarks:
Tax Relief Benefits - The State Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) can be worth as muc… Read More
Washington looks on course to become the Second State in as many months to Restore Voting Rights to Felons as soon as they Leave Prison.
Last week a State Senate Committee Approved a Bill R… Read More
The Constitution and the Framers sought to Protect the Republic from a Pardon Scenario like this.
Speculation that President Trump might Pardon Roger Stone has reached a fever pitch after S… 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Tennessee has Repealed Regulations on Voter Registration Drives enacted less than a year ago, and under Challenge in Court ever since.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
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Delaware: Lawmakers have filed Legislation that would Allow for Vote-by-Mail in the 2020 Delaware Primary and General Elections. The Measure, an Amendment sponsored by R… Read More
President Trump is Expected to Refile Paperwork, this week, to Rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program that offers Deportation Protections for Thousands of Immigran… Read More
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Alaska: The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has Overturned a Veto from Mayor Charlie Pierce on Ordinance 20-24 that would Allow the Borough to create a Hybrid Vote by M… Read More
Kansas Rep. Steve Watkins (R-2nd District) was Charged Tuesday, July, 14t, with Three Felony Counts of Voter Fraud related to the 2019 Municipal Elections, according to Court Records. The Fr… Read More
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Federal Legislation: According to The Hill, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said that Democrats are Planning to unveil Voting Rights Legislation in the coming d… Read More
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Federal Legislation: A group of House Republicans on Monday introduced legislation that would appropriate $400 million to states to address election challenges stemming… Read More
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Federal Legislation: U.S. House of Representatives Democrats, on Wednesday, Unveiled Legislation that would Require Same-Day Processing for Mail-in-Ballots and give the… Read More
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) quietly Signed a Bill, last week, that could result in some Protesters Losing their Right to Vote.
The Bill, which Gov. Lee Signed into Law, Thursday Sept. 3rd… Read More
One of the Basic Tenets of Democracy is that Each Person has One Vote. In practice, State Laws vary Regarding the Definition of "voting more than once" and particularly what happens if a Vot… Read More
“It’s been a while since I have been blogging, but I haven’t seen any proper results. There isn’t enough traffic coming to my blog and I’m not getting any leads… Read More
Elliott Broidy, a Former Top Fund-Raiser for Trump, pleaded Guilty, on Tuesday Oct. 20th, to Conspiring to Violate Foreign Lobbying laws as part of a Covert Campaign to Influence the Adminis… Read More
A Federal Judge, on Thursday Nov. 18th, Blocked a Trump Administration Rule about to take effect that would have put up New Roadblocks for Asylum Seekers Convicted of a Variety of Crimes… Read More
Legislative Updates
Delaware: One of a series of bills tackling voting rights filed for the upcoming legislative session looks to modernize voter registration in the First State by allowing… Read More
In the 1870s, Ulysses S. Grant’s Secretary of War, William Belknap, was Impeached on Charges of Corruption and Bribery. He Resigned his Cabinet post before the House could actually Vot… Read More
The Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton County District Attorney, is weighing an Inquiry into possible Election Interference and is said to be considering Hiring an Outside Counsel.
The Criminal Inve… Read More
District of Columbia Attorney General, Karl Racine, warned that Trump could be Charged by City Prosecutors with "a misdemeanor, a Six-Month Jail Maximum," amid Fallout from the Deadly Insurr… Read More
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman, Carolyn Maloney (D-NY, 12th District) and my Congress Member, on Wednesday, unveiled a Legislative Package of Five Bills focused on Gun safet… 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
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Alabama: Under SB118, Voting Rights would be Restored to Thousands of former Prisoners without including their Remaining Court Fees and Criminal Fines as a Prerequisite… Read More
President Biden is tapping a Houston-area Sheriff to Lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), again Turning to Local Law Enforcement beyond the Beltway to Lead a Major Agency wit… Read More
Legislative Updates
Alabama: The Alabama Senate passed a number of election-related bills that, among other items, narrow the timeframe for absentee ballot applications and ban voting out o… Read More
Legislative Updates
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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Connecticut: A provision in the 800+ page budget bill would allow people on parole to vote, completing a decade-long effort to end felony disenfranchisement in Connectic… Read More
The New Hampshire Supreme Court, last week, Strikes Down Four-year-old Voter Registration Rules, finding they Imposed "unreasonable burdens on the right to vote."
In a Unanimous 4-0 Decisi… Read More
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Louisiana: Louisiana Republicans have narrowly failed to override any of Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ vetoes in the legislature’s first-ever override se… Read More
A Federal Judge suggested Monday, that Federal Prosecutors were being too Lenient, in their handling of Cases stemming from the Storming of the U.S. Capitol as Lawmakers were convening on Ja… 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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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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Maine: A panel of voting and immigration experts told members of Portland’s Charter Commission that extending voting rights to noncitizens is a laudable goal but i… Read More
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo(D), has been Charged with Forcible Touching Misdemeanor, Sex Crime in Albany City Court.
The Complaint, filed by an Albany County Sheriff's Department Inv… Read More
Legislative Updates
Georgia: The House of Representative overwhelmingly approved a set of bills that would dissolve the current Floyd County Board of Elections and create a new five-person… Read More
U.S. District Court Judge, Carl Nichols, Rejected an attempt by Bannon’s Defense to Delay further Action in the Case until after the New Year, but said he’s Not convinced yet tha… Read More
A Former Chair of New York's East Hampton Town Republican Party, was Sentenced recently to Jail, for his part in a Scheme involving the Forging of Signatures on Nominating Petitions in 2018… Read More
A Judge set a July 18th Trial Date, on Tuesday, for Steve Bannon, who served as Chief Strategist to Trump, on Criminal Charges of Contempt of Congress, for defying a House of Representatives… Read More
A New York Man pleaded Guilty Wednesday, to Storming the U.S. Capitol with Fellow Members of the far-right Proud Boys, a Milestone in the Justice Department’s Prosecution of Extremists… Read More
A Texas State District Judge Thursday, may have set in motion a new wave of Legal Challenges to Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) trouble-plagued Border Security Initiative, ruling that One Migra… 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
Legislative Updates
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
Tina Peters (R), the County Clerk in Mesa County, Colorado, and her Deputy Clerk, Belinda Knisley (R), have been Indicted by a County Grand Jury, stemming from an Election Security Breach in… Read More
Legislative Updates
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
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
Do complaining Christians make you want to avoid church? It might. Sometimes, maybe it even should. However, having said that, it depends on who’s complaining, why, and to whom? Be… Read More
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signs into law restrictions on drag shows, citing concerns that they contribute to the sexualization or grooming of children. The new law goes into effect in July… Read More
In Arkansas, a bill that went further than a 2016 North Carolina law that was repealed after widespread boycotts was revamped Tuesday following complaints from members of the transgender com… Read More
Three police officers who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in the death of an 8-year-old girl killed when they opened fire outside a high school football game near Philadelphia have bee… Read More
A 54-year-old climate activist, Mylene Vialard, is facing up to five years in prison for protesting against the construction of an oil pipeline in northern Minnesota. Vialard was charged wit… Read More
Scott Hall, a co-defendant of former President Donald Trump in his Georgia election interference case, has pleaded guilty to five misdemeanor conspiracy charges. Hall is the first person cha… Read More