The final days of voter registration in Florida often brings out more people who register as Democrats or who, though they register as no-party-affiliation voters, fit the profile of a Democratic voter.Source: “Scott won’t extend voter registration deadline as Hurricane Matthew threatens state”...
Newly disclosed emails show top Obama administration officials were in close contact with Hillary Clinton’s nascent presidential campaign in early 2015 about the potential fallout from revelations that the former secretary of state used a private email server.Source: White House Coordinated on Clinton Email Issues, New Documents Show...
Nevada Democrats have notified the secretary of state that Saturday’s voter registration deadline violates federal law because it falls outside of a mandated 30-day window before the election.Source: “State Democratic Party to SOS: Voter registration deadline is illegal”...
The U.S. Intelligence Community (USIC) is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from US persons and institutions, including from US political organizations. The recent disclosures of alleged hacked e-mails on sites like DCLeaks.Source: U.S. Gov’t Officially Accuses Russia of Hacking to Influence U.S. Election, But Notes How Difficult to Mess with Vote Counting Systems...
According to this story, the Texas Tribune has invited Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, and Evan McMullin to debate. However, it appears the Texas Tribune did not set out any objective criteria for debate inclusion.Source: Texas Tribune Says it has Invited Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, and Evan McMullin to Debate...
Katie Couric and Matt Bai host live coverage that kicks off at 8:30 p.m. ET VIENNA (Reuters) - Amid charges from Donald Trump that the U.S.Source: International observers will watch U.S. vote closely...
FEC Will Not Appeal District Court Decision in CREW v. FEC WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission will not appeal the recent decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington et al. v FEC (Case 1:14-cv-01419-CRC).Source: News Releases...
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In 2004, hundreds of University of Pittsburgh students waited for hours to vote in the presidential election. The local Democratic Party, alarmed at the bottleneck, handed out pizza and water to encourage the students to stay.Source: How Hostile Poll-Watchers Could Hand Pennsylvania to Trump...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is urging state and local election officials to seek assistance from the federal government to fend off cyberattacks that could be used to manipulate the results of the November presidential elections.Source: Wary of Election Hacks, U.S. Urges States to Get Security Help...
