Free Speech for People (FSFP) wins first vote in proposed St. Petersburg Ordinance to end Super PACs & Foreign Influenced Spending in Elections
Last night the St. Petersburg, Florida Ci… Read More
The Memphis, Tennessee, City Council Voted in favor of letting Voters decide on the November Ballot whether or not to completely do away with Council Runoff Elections and use Ranked-Choice V… Read More
Los Alamitos might try to Opt-Out of California’s New Sanctuary Law. The City Council in Orange County’s Second-Smallest City is scheduled to Vote Monday, March 19th, at 6 p.m… Read More
The Chicago Suburb of Deerfield, Illinois voted on Monday to Ban the Possession, Sale, and Manufacture of Assault Weapons and Large Capacity Magazines to "increase the public's sense of safe… Read More
California's Santa Clara City Elections are to Vote on using RCV, Divide the Town in Two, Gerrymandering, and Doubling the Threshold on a Special Election June 5th, 2018.
On March 6th, 2018… Read More
Legislative Updates
Arizona: According to the Arizona Republic, a Bill that would have allowed Counties with the proper Technology to keep Early Voting Centers Open from Saturday through Mo… Read More
This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series The religion of sports The religion of sports. Really? Sports are a religion? Even if that’s true, so what? It’s… Read More
The San Francisco Department of Elections this week began issuing Voter Registration Forms to Non-Citizens with Children in the City School District.
Non-Citizen Parents or Guardians of Chi… Read More
This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Is This Right? Remember the Sabbath. But what is the Sabbath? I mean the capital “S” Sabbath, not the generic lower case &ldq… Read More
Hear ye! Hear ye! It's Mardi Gras week here at the Rock & Roll is a State of Mind blog! We'll be posting something every day all the way thru to next Tuesday aka Fat… Read More
San Francisco, California, will become the Largest City in the U.S. and one of only a handful Nationwide to allow Noncitizens, including People in the Country Illegally, to Vote in a Local E… Read More
Tighter Gun Restrictions in Several States
Following the school Shooting in Parkland, Florida, last February, Thousands of Protesters across the Nation demanded Stricter Gun Control Measure… Read More
"How Illinois Bet on Video Gambling and Lost" by Jason Grotto and Sandhya Kambhampati (ProPublica Illinois) and Dan Mihalopoulos (WBEZ), ProPublica 1/16/2019Legalizing video poker and slots… Read More
Legislative Updates
Connecticut: The Government Administration and Elections Committee heard Testimony on several Bills including Bills that would Restore Voting Rights to Convicted Felons… Read More
Legislative Updates
Federal Legislation: Florida Reps. Ted Deutch (D-FL, 22nd District)) and Alcee Hastings (D-FL, 20th District) have introduced the Protecting American Votes Act that Elec… Read More
The Albuquerque, New Mexico, City Council Finance Committee has a Proposed Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) Ordinance to be Reviewed and Voted on.
RCV is the great Equalizer. It can Ensure that A… Read More
Legislative Updates
California: Under Assembly Bill 1036 the Secretary of State would be Required to Upgrade Governing County Voter Outreach Programs and would be encouraged to provide Addi… Read More
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Louisiana: Its been Reported what little Money Lawmakers had put aside to Purchase New Statewide Voting Equipment has been Reshuffled and moved elsewhere, called “… Read More
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California: Assemblyman Kevin Mullin (D-22nd District, South San Francisco), plans to introduce a Bill addressing Recount Procedures when the Legislature returns from it… Read More
Add Jacksonville, the Fourth Biggest City in Florida, to the List of Communities where Activists are attempting to implement Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) to encourage more Participation and Le… Read More
2019 Election Updates
New York: Early Voting kicked off in the Empire State this week and overall things have been running fairly smoothly. About 55,000 people, including 21,000 in New York… Read More
Legislative Updates
Arizona: The City of Chandler will hold an All-Mail Special Election asking Voters to Approve a Charter Change that will move the City’s Election from the Last Tue… Read More
The Coronavirus Pandemic is leading to Calls to Expand New York’s Criteria for Absentee Ballot Access ahead of the June 23rd Democratic Presidential, Federal, State Legislature, and Sp… Read More
All Chicago libraries have had to close their doors due to the stay at home ordinance in place. But this doesn’t mean we don’t have access to borrow books anymore. The Chicago Pu… Read More
The St. Louis, Misspori, Board of Elections, has Certified STL Approves’ “Proposition D for Democracy” to be on the 2020 ballot.
This comes after Organizers collected 20,0… Read More
Legislative Updates
Federal Legislation: Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) has introduced a Bill to Create a New Federal Organization to Help with Elections. The Legislation would establish a “… Read More
Here’s some news from Everett, Wash., which passed an ordinance in August to make “bikini baristas” cover up at work.
On Monday, however, a U.S. district court judge… Read More
Legislative Updates
Alaska: The Mat-Su Borough Assembly Passed an Amended Version of Resolution 20-053 allowing Voting Precincts to remain Open for In-Person Voting for the Nov. 3rd Electio… Read More
Legislative Updates
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
Legislative Updates
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
Legislative Updates
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
On Tuesday, August 18th, the Naperville City Council sat down to vote on the hotly debated topic of recreational cannabis sales. The subject has seen a great divide among the public ever sin… Read More
Who doesn’t know the Sikder family amongst the top echelons of Bangladesh. Yes, the same Sikders that are known to have been controlling the banking sector of the country due to their… Read More
A New Claim filed in Federal Court Accuses Trump and his Campaign, and the Republican National Committee (RNC) of Violating the so-called "Ku Klux Klan Act" in their Efforts to Overturn the… Read More
Legislative Updates
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
Legislative Updates
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
The Legal Review by the Town of Palm Beach into the use of Mar-a-Lago as Trump's Permanent Home concluded that the Original Agreement among the Town, the Resort, and Trump does Not expressly… Read More
Legislative Updates
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
The recent U.S. Mass Shootings has Renewed attention on the Constitutional Contours of Firearms Regulation and the Supreme Court's 2008 Decision in District of Columbia v. Heller. In that 5… Read More
Legislative Updates
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
Legislative Updates
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
A home renovation project is perhaps the most resource-consuming activity you can have for your property. Major home remodeling activities can take a lot of time and money. That’s why… Read More
A Trump Appointed Federal Judge, on Friday, Rejected Claims from a U.S. Capitol Riot Defendant, that he had been "selectively charged" because he is a Supporter of Trump.
Federal Judge, Tr… Read More
Legislative Updates
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
Legislative Updates
Alaska: The Juneau Assembly has committed $700,000 to convert a city warehouse into a ballot processing center. The facility will support a permanent move to holding loc… Read More
Legislative Updates
Alaska: The Palmer City Council failed Action Memorandum 21-055 by a 4-3 vote at their Sept. 28 meeting. Proposed by Mayor Edna DeVries, AM 21-055 would have requested P… Read More
In September 2021, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, became the First Major City to rethink how Urban Lighting will be conducted, Passing a Dark-Sky Ordinance for: Visibility of the Night Sky; use l… Read More
Boston Mayor, Michelle Wu, signed an Ordinance Monday, designed to Divest the City from Fossil Fuels. The Ordinance will Prohibit, the use of Public Funds, from being Invested in the Stocks… Read More
Legislative Updates Alaska: The Anchorage city council is considering a proposal that will make several changes to the city’s elections. Among the changes is a registration period for… Read More
Legislative Updates
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
The San Jose, California, City Council, is requiring Gun Owners to carry Liability Insurance, and pay a Fee, in what the City says is the First Ordinance of its kind in the U.S. The City Cou… 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
What do the Great Commission and plastics have in common? No, it’s not nothing. It would be really weird to ask the question and then immediately end by saying, “Nothing”… Read More
Legislative Updates
Florida: The City of St. Petersburg is moving to algin municipal elections with the county, state and federal elections which would provide an early voting option and co… Read More
Have you seen all of the house flipping shows on TV? Every single one? But now you’re wondering how to get into fixing and flipping houses yourself? We cover the ins and outs of flippi… Read More
Hong Kong is a metropolis. However, some media reported that the “Peak Castle,” a mansion worth hundreds of millions of dollars, had serious structural problems two years after i… Read More
Macaws: An endangered species, the Macaw is an exceptional parrot, much appreciated for its extraordinary intelligence and its familiarity with humans. Of the 14 species of wild macaws… Read More
The first natural gas ban in the US just got shot down by a federal appeals court. The ordinance in Berkeley, California required that new buildings use only electric appliances instead of n… Read More
The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has criticised the Centre's 'unconstitutional' Delhi Services Ordinance, vowing to challenge it in the Supreme Court. The ordinance establishes the N… Read More
The Monsoon session of Parliament is set to take place from July 20 to August 11, according to Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi. The session may begin in the old Parliam… Read More