At least two states are moving to universal mail voting after Covid-19, while GOP-controlled Kentucky is among those expanding early voting. The Covid-19 pandemic is receding in America. But some of the changes it prompted in American elections are here to stay.https://ift.tt/3xH61WE Source: The pandemic changed how we vote. These states are making the changes permanent....

Liberal activists fearful of Democrats losing control of the Senate are pushing for stalwart liberal Justice Stephen Breyer to retire this year but Democratic senators don’t share their enthusiasm, knowing a fall confirmation battle could quickly become a partisan circus.https://ift.tt/3jcaY5A Source: Supreme Court battle could wreak havoc with Biden's 2020 agenda...

Senate Republicans Tuesday blocked sweeping legislation on election and campaign finance reforms that Democrats said is crucial is ensuring voting rights and saving democracy but Republican blasted as a partisan federal takeover of elections.https://ift.tt/35MNZXc Source: Republicans block 'rotten' election reform bill in Senate as VP Harris presides over debate...

It’s been almost two decades since Californians ousted then-Gov. Gray Davis in a historic recall election. Critics of current Gov. Gavin Newsom hope to repeat the feat later this year. While the rules of the recall have stayed the same, much about the state has changed since the 2003 vote.https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Source: ‘A different California’: Recent seismic shifts could help Newsom...