Maine’s Gubernatorial races often feature more than two candidates, and for 50 years, none of them has won a first term with majority support. Fed up with unpopular Chief Executives wh… Read More
Hollywood Actress Jennifer Lawrence is warning Memphis Tennessee Voters Not to be Tricked at the Ballot Box. Local Voters Passed Laws 10 years ago that implement Ranked-Choice Voting, aka In… Read More
With all Three of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Charter Revision Proposals was Approved by Voters by Wide Margins on Tuesday, eyes are now on the 2019 City Council Charter Revis… Read More
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An Election Issue that Republicans and Democrats may be moving toward Agreement on, Eliminating Louisiana's "Jungle Primary" Sy… Read More
The 2018 Election Season has finally Ended. Which means that the time is now ripe to take a Dispassionate and Non-Partisan look at the Mystery of the Missing 100,000 Georgia Votes.
This is… Read More
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Some Utah Voters might see a different style of Ballot in November 2019, when they Vote for Mayor and City Council Members.
A… Read More
Four Utah County Cities are considering whether to participate in an Experimental way of Conducting Elections with Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV).
It is touted as a way to ensure the Winning Ca… Read More
Legislative Updates
Iowa: Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) has Signed a Bill into Law that will require Envelopes containing Absentee Ballots for Iowa Elections to have Bar Codes that can provide Mail… Read More
The following States use Federal Run-Off Elections, that could save their Citizens and Candidates Money and Time if they used Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV).
Alabama - 3/3 and Run-Off 3/31
For… Read More
Nashville, Tennessee, is headed to another Runoff Election, with a Cost likely to be in the Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars. That Price Tag is one reason some are pushing for an End to Runo… Read More
Advocates for Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) announced Monday the freshest step in their Effort to Build a National Movement around the Form of Voting that allows People to Support more than One… Read More
Louisiana Republicans Unsuccessfully tried to Win a Two-Thirds State House Supermajority in Saturday’s Runoffs that would allow them to Override Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards’ V… Read More
A Roll of the Dice decided a Tied City Council Race in Vineyard, Utah, Four years ago. So when the City had the Opportunity to Test a Different way of Voting in Municipal Elections last mont… Read More
On Super Tuesday in North Carolina Voters weighed in on Primaries for Both President and Down-Ballot Offices. One, the GOP Primary in the Open 11th Congressional District, will head to a Run… Read More
The Nonprofit Christian Ministerial Alliance, backed by a National Legal Group, turned to Federal Court Friday hoping to Force State Officials to Extend the Deadline by which Absentee Ballot… Read More
Lawsuits hoping to Force States to Ease Voting-by-Mail Rules continue to flood Courthouses around the Country, the flow Accelerated by a sense of Urgency among Democrats and Civil Rights Gro… Read More
Everyone in Texas has a Constitutional Right to Vote Absentee because of the Coronavirus Pandemic, a Federal Judge has ruled.
The Decision by Judge, Fred Biery, is the latest volley in what… Read More
A Judge, on Monday, barred a State from Requiring a Witness Signature on Mail-In Ballots for the Congressional and Legislative Primaries in Two weeks, but said the State could Require those… Read More
The Coronavirus means Absentee Voting needs to be Easier in Alabama, at least in Next Month's Primary Runoffs and especially for the Elderly, a Federal Judge says. A Ruling Monday, by Distri… 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
Email is once again an Acceptable way for Voters in Atlanta to Request an Absentee Ballot.
It wasn't for Two days. On Monday and through most of Tuesday, Election Officials in Fulton County… Read More
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), on Monday July 27th, Extended the Early Voting period for the November Election by Six days, citing continued Challenges posed by the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Early… Read More
Legislative Updates
California: Gov. Gavin Newsome (D) has Signed Legislation into Law that allows Counties offer Fewer In-Person Polling Places in Exchange for Opening the Sites Earlier. S… Read More
A Federal Judge overseeing Lawsuits Challenging U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Operational Changes Agreed to Shift the Focus of the Cases to Ballot Delivery Issues that could Impact January 5th… Read More
A Round of Layoffs at the Republican National Committee (RNC), Monday Nov. 9th, Blindsided Staff as Trump continues his Legal Push to Contest Joe Biden's Victory.
Departments within the RN… Read More
Georgia Senator, Kelly Loeffler, violates Senate Ethics Rules, on Live Television.
Loeffler, installed by Gov. Brian Kemp (R) in 2020 after Johnny Isakson Resigned due to Health reasons, i… Read More
Georgia's State Election Board has extended Two Emergency Rules for Absentee Voting ahead of the January 5th Runoff Elections.
In a Monday Meeting, the Five Members of the Board, which is… 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
A Record Number of Absentee Ballots are reportedly being Requested for Georgia's Crucial Senate Runoff Races after the Nation already Broke Records on Mail-in-Voting for the Nov. 3rd Electio… Read More
Advocates warned in a Letter, Monday, that the Closures “can be dangerous to Cobb County’s Black and Latinx voters” as a Result of lots of the Shuttered Polling Sites are p… Read More
The Georgia Republican Party and the Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a Lawsuit that aims to Reduce access to Absentee Ballot Drop-Boxes ahead of the January 5th Senate Runoffs Elec… Read More
Georgia Senate Runoffs Early Voting Kicks-Off, Monday Dec. 14th, for Two Races that will Determine Senate Control.
But there will be Fewer Early Voting Sites available in some parts of the… Read More
Facebook will allow Political Advertisements related to the Senate Runoffs in Georgia starting Wednesday, partially Lifting a Post-Election Ban.
The Company announced Tuesday that Advertis… Read More
The Georgia Republican Party is asking a Federal Judge to Prevent Newly Registered Voters from Casting a Ballot in the State’s Senate Runoff Elections, taking place on Jan. 5th 2021, a… Read More
A Texas-based Organization is working with Georgia Republican Party Members to Challenge the Eligibility of more than 364,000 Georgia Voters who might have Moved, an attempt to Disqualify th… Read More
Georgia Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger (R), sent Letters to some 8,000 Out-of-State Voters who Requested Absentee Ballots for the Senate Runoff Elections, warning of Legal Consequenc… Read More
Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, Sister of Stacey Abrams, Rejected a Call for her to Recuse from the Case, Blocks Voter Purge in Two Georgia Counties.
Gardner Ordered the Counties to Reverse a… Read More
A Federal Judge has agreed to Allow a Georgia County to Require that certain Voters cast Provisional Ballots, just days before Two Runoff Elections in the State that will decide Control of t… 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
Biden has tapped Atlanta Mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, to serve in a Top Post at the Democratic National Committee (DNC), where she'll Focus on Voter Engagement and Protection.
"I'm honored… Read More
Water availability is a major problem most garden owners face when trying to create a garden. If you are lucky enough to detect the problem before curating the garden, it's easier to add a d… Read More
Senate Democrats introduced a Bill that would Grant Statehood to the vast Majority of Washington, D.C., building on the historic Passage of the same Measure by House Democrats in 2020.
The… Read More
The following List summarize 2021 Bills that would Expand the Use of Ranked-Choice-Voting in the United States, by State.
Arizona:
HB2693: Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elect… Read More
VOTER SUPPRESSION
Arkansas: Republican State Legislators have Approved a Bill over Democratic Opposition that would make Arkansas' Voter ID Law Stricter, sending it to Gov. Asa Hutchinson (… Read More
Legislative Updates
Alabama: The Constitution, Campaigns and Elections committee approved legislation from Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville), that would allow county absentee election manag… Read More
The "Election Integrity Act of 2021" was Passed out of the Legislature on a Party-line Vote and makes a number of Controversial Changes to how Elections are run in Georgia, but also many Adj… 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
An Election Integrity Organization Sued over Georgia’s Voting Law, on Monday, Challenging Provisions that allow State Takeovers of Local Elections, Shorten Absentee Ballot Deadlines an… 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 Review of States's Voting Action:
Gerrymandering
New York: Democratic Legislators have Passed a Bill (S05160) that would apply Nonpartisan Redistricting Criteria to Local Governments in… Read More
Legislative Updates
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
Adding to a string of Defeats in the Pro-Trump Lawyer’s recent Election Legal Blitz, Attorney Lin Wood, Lost another round in Federal Court, on Friday, in a Case about the Rules govern… Read More
Navajo and Hopi Voters, in Arizona, played a Major Role in securing the crucial State for President Biden last year, but Nationally more than a Third of Voting-Age Native Americans aren&rsqu… Read More
A Federal Judge ruled Against a Ban on Photographing Voted Ballots, Friday, Throwing-Out a Part of Georgia’s New Election Law, while Allowing the Rest of it to stand.
The Decision, i… Read More
Legislative Updates
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 Runoff Election is a Second Election, held to determine a Winner, when No Candidate in the First Election, met the Required Threshold for Victory. Runoff Elections can be held for both Pri… Read More
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New Mexico State Senator, Bill Tallman (D-18th District, Albuquerque) has introduced SJR 1, a proposed Constitutional Amendmen… Read More
The next State to dip a toe into Aalternative Voting Methods may be Georgia, where Lawmakers are considering a Bipartisan Proposal far different from recent Election Changes that drew Nation… Read More
When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), signs a Bill establishing a New Investigative Unit focused on Election Crimes, he will also be Banning Ranked-Choice-Voting (RCV).
The “elections… 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