In the most recent June 5th election, most of the Sacramento County voters were shocked or confused and some were angry. They were unaware that one year prior, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors had fundamentally changed the way we vote.Source: Sue Frost: Evaluating Sacramento County’s New Voting System...
The party lost big in the state's November House races, and Republicans didn't see it coming. Rep. Steve Knight’s (R-Calif.) campaign went into election night thinking another tough victory was at hand.Source: Inside the GOP's California nightmare...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Control of Alaska state government, at least for the next two years, could hinge on a mystery ballot that an election worker found on a table in a Fairbanks voting precinct more than three weeks ago. The uncounted ballot could break a tie in an Alaska state House race.Source: Mystery ballot could sway control of Alaska...
SAN FRANCISCO — A growing chorus of Republicans are casting doubts about the integrity of the voting system in California, where the party lost at least six House seats in the midterm election — including a handful where the GOP at first appeared to have emerged victorious on election night.Source: GOP cries foul after California thumping...
When the dust settled from the 2018 Florida Senate recount, Republican Rick Scott had beaten Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson by 10,033 votes. Give or take a few hundred. Maybe more.Source: Can Florida Fix Its Election Problems in Time for 2020?...
The redistricting after the 2020 Census will mark the first time in modern history that Maryland has redrawn its congressional maps under a divided government. Early signs suggest a prolonged fight.Source: Maryland faces big battle over partisan gerrymandering...
SALT LAKE CITY — Proposition 4, the ballot initiative creating an independent redistricting commission as a stopgap against what's known as gerrymandering by lawmakers, appears to have narrowly won voter approval.Source: Utah proposition to battle gerrymandering set to narrowly pass...
How a GOP lawyer managed politics, the law and big egos to defend Rick Scott. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Jessica Furst Johnson was supposed to fly from Washington to Orlando this week for a post-election Walt Disney World vacation with her husband and their two small children.Source: Republicans had a secret weapon in the Florida recount fight...
Does your campaign work have what it takes to win a Reed Award? Click here to submit entries. The 2018 midterm cycle brought several noteworthy changes to the campaign finance world.Source: Childcare, Digital Filings, and Home Security: Compliance Takeaways for Next Cycle...
For a party in free-fall the last two decades, the midterm election was unhappy proof to California Republicans that it’s possible to plunge even further.Source: Going, going ...
