Prosecutors said Mr. Nakdimen and his associates falsely registered voters to overcome local opposition to their 396-unit townhouse project in the tiny Catskills village of Bloomingburg. The developers anticipated making hundreds of millions of dollars from the development, according to prosecutors.Source: “New York Developer Pleaded Guilty in Voter-Fraud Conspiracy”...
While it’s been obvious for years that election law — the rules by which votes are counted, district lines are drawn and campaigns are paid for — represents a front in the culture wars, we don’t usually think of it that way.Source: Election Wars at the Supreme Court...
For years, consumers have warred with telemarketers for ringing their landline phones at all hours of the day. Pretty soon, though, they might find their mobile voicemail under the same sort of assault — that is, if the Republican Party and others have their way.Source: Republicans want to leave you more voicemail — without ever ringing your cellphone...
Mark Zuckerberg insists he's not running for president. But just like your finely tuned privacy settings, things in Facebook Land are never quite what they seem. Specifically, the group wants the Zuck to run for president in 2020. Like, really badly.Source: Oh great, a super PAC is trying to convince Mark Zuckerberg to run for president...
Bozeman, Montana (CNN)Republican candidate Greg Gianforte was considered the favorite heading into Montana's special election Thursday night to replace Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, but that was before the Republican allegedly "body slammed" a reporter during his final campaign event in Bozeman WSource: In Montana's special, it's time to count the votes...
