The smooth execution of elections is a cornerstone of our democracy, yet elections in the United States are chronically—and, in some cases, hazardously—underfunded. The majority of existing funding comes from state and local sources, with only intermittent, discretionary federal appropriations.https://ift.tt/KYGLC5f Source: Reimagining Federal Election Funding...

The Republican National Committee is sticking with tradition. The RNC full membership on Thursday voted unanimously make no changes to their 2024 presidential nominating calendar, keeping Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada as the four early voting states.https://ift.tt/zGUwjFR Source: RNC votes for Iowa, New Hampshire to retain status as first contests of 2024 primary...

The Republican National Committee is withdrawing from presidential debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates, concluding that the group has been unresponsive to its concerns over the next events in 2024.https://ift.tt/5SHCt6J Source: Republican National Committee Votes To Withdraw From Commission-Sponsored Presidential Debates...

New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday evening after federal prosecutors indicted Benjamin for conspiracy to commit bribery, fraud and falsification of records. “I have accepted Brian Benjamin’s resignation effective immediately.https://ift.tt/Ch59mF2 Source: New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigns after being charged with bribery and fraud in alleged straw donor scheme...