SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Jerry Brown has agreed to restore the voting rights of convicted felons serving time in county jails. The bill that Brown announced signing Wednesday also reinstates the voting eligibility of felons on probation or under community supervision beginning next year.Source:...
More than 1.5 million Florida residents are barred from voting in state elections for the rest of their lives, because of a tough law that permanently revokes voting rights for anyone convicted of a felony.Source: Florida ballot measure looks to restore felon voting rights...
Former President Barack Obama says the midterm elections in November will give Americans the chance to — in his words — "restore some sanity in our politics" by changing control of Congress. (Sept. 8) AP ANAHEIM, Calif.Source: Why Obama was handed California's Orange County as...
When you build services that connect billions of people across countries and cultures, you’re going to see all of the good that humanity can do, and you’re also going to see people try to abuse those services in every way possible.Source: Mark Zuckerberg...
The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that a grand jury must be convened to investigate whether Secretary of State Kris Kobach intentionally botched voter registration in the state in the 2016 elections.Source: A grand jury will investigate whether Kris Kobach intentionally botched voter registration in...
CHICAGO — Democratic Party officials, after a yearslong battle between warring ideological wings, have agreed to sharply reduce the influence of the top political insiders known as superdelegates in the presidential nomination process.Source: Democrats Overhaul Controversial Superdelegate System...
SALT LAKE CITY — A citizens' initiative to maintain Utah's dual-track system for nominating candidates for political office won't be on the November election ballot.Source: Utah Supreme Court denies place on November ballot for Count My Vote initiative...
Good morning. A good deal of thought went into the top-two nonpartisan primary system that was approved by California voters in 2010. It passed with the support of some high-profile politicians (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and no shortage of academics.Source: California Today: An Indictment Reveals a Pitfall...
Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Benjamin L. Cardin are concerned about Russian ownership of a Maryland election contractor. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo) Maryland’s Democratic senators want a Senate committee to require disclosures of foreign investments in U.S.Source: A Russian Oligarch Bought Maryland’s Election Vendor. Now...
This 2017 file photo shows a call log displayed via an AT&T app on a cellphone in Orlando, Fla. The app helps locate and block fraudulent calls, although some robocalls do get through. Source: Federal judge rules Wyoming ban on robocalls unconstitutional...
