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 ...
Nearly two decades after the world learned about hanging chads, Florida is under scrutiny again as officials count and recount votes in three statewide races. Hanging chads are long gone from Florida, but many of the same issues that plagued the state during the 2000 election remain.Source: Nearly 2 Decades After Hanging Chads, Florida Encounters Another Election Nightmare...
A judge heard arguments from both sides Thursday in regards to a lawsuit filed by U.S. Rep. Mia Love, R-Saratoga Springs, in an effort to be able to challenge determinations on whether the signatures on ballots match those on file with the Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office.Source: Judge hears arguments in Mia Love's court case, does not rule...
Ben McAdams reversed a string of bad news on Thursday, opening his lead a bit in the too-close-to-call 4th Congressional District to more than 1,000 votes after the Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office updated its numbers.Source: Ben McAdams gets some much-needed help from Thursday’s vote update in Salt Lake County, now leads by 1,002 votes...
The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments early next year on lawsuits challenging the addition of a question about citizenship to the 2020 census, acting with unusual speed in a politically charged case.Source: Supreme Court Will Hear Fast-Track Arguments in Census Case...
A room full of Miami-Dade election workers began a hand recount Thursday night of more than 10,000 problematic ballots cast in the U.S. Senate race, joined by a room full of lawyers and volunteers from both campaigns eager to contest votes for the other side.Source: Miami-Dade launches hand recount of 10,000 uncounted ballots in Scott vs. Nelson...
Georgia elections officials scrambled Thursday to count a cache of potentially more than 1,000 ballots that were previously rejected as they raced to comply with the latest federal ruling in the too-close-to-call contest for governor.Source: A judge’s order scrambles unsettled Georgia race for governor...
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — The nuns at Zina Rodriguez’s Catholic school in the Bronx thwacked her knuckles to punish sloppy handwriting, so she was shocked when her mail-in ballot in Florida was rejected because her signature did not match the one on record with elections officials. Ms.Source: In Florida Recount, Sloppy Signatures Placed Thousands of Ballots in Limbo...
