Sen. Bill Nelson said Russian hackers are "right now" in Florida computers, but state election officials say they've heard nothing from the federal government.Source: A Senator Claims That Russian Hackers Are In Florida's Voter Systems. Local Officials Are Skeptical....
The charges against the sitting justices include "unnecessary and lavish" spending of taxpayer dollars, maladministration, corruption and neglect of duty, according to the newspaper.Source: West Virginia House committee votes to impeach entire state Supreme Court...
On Tuesday, the last special election before Election Day in the nation takes place in Ohio, and four states are holding primary elections -- Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington. Many analysts seen the race for retired Rep.Source: 2018 primary election: Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington...
The North Carolina Supreme Court candidate who is suing the state government and legislative leaders won a partial victory in court Monday. Chris Anglin is a registered Republican, and he is running against a Democrat and another Republican, who is the incumbent seeking re-election.Source: Judge hands NC legislators a temporary loss in lawsuit over political labels...
N.C. State University will have an early voting site at the Talley Student Center this fall. The state elections board on Sunday adopted an early voting plan proposed by Democrats in Wake County over a Republican plan that did not include an N.C. State location.Source: NC decides where you’ll be able to vote early in Wake County...
No law requires Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to recuse himself from a recount in the governor’s race, but legal and political experts say that he should to maintain trust in the election.Source: No law prevents Kris Kobach from overseeing the likely recount in his own race...
America needs a new model of campaign finance not to supplant the political marketplace but to correct for its inadequacies. Mr. Bauer is a professor of practice and distinguished scholar in residence at New York University School of Law.Source: Why Russian Money Ends Up in U.S. Elections...
The Pennsylvania Republican Party wants an investigation into a promotion by Fayette County Democrats at the recent county fair to get people to register as Democrats or change party affiliation.Source: GOP calls foul on Dems’ voter registration giveaway at fair...
An initiative petition that would limit campaign spending in Portland elections has qualified for the November ballot, the city elections office announced Monday.Source: Campaign spending limits to appear on Portland ballots...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Left-leaning political activists accused Facebook of suppressing free speech when the social media giant removed an event listing this week that it said was part of a new disinformation campaign with ties to Russia.Source: The moment when Facebook’s removal of alleged Russian disinformation became a free speech issue...
