A Bay Area assemblyman will revise his bill requiring that mail ballots be sent to every California voter this fall after concerns arose that the current version could cause more problems than it would solve.Source: California lawmaker scrambles to fix bill to make it clear ballots won’t go to phantom voters...
Police brutality has spurred young African Americans to take to the streets. But it's far from clear they'll go to the polls.Source: How young black voters could break Biden — and why Democrats are worried...
A surviving renmant of the McCain-Feingold Law sharply restricts the ability of individuals to donate funds to political parties. However, recently Michael Bloomberg gave millions of dollars to the Democratic Party, money taken from his presidential campaign account.Source: Shaun McCutcheon, Wealthy Campaign Finance Activist, Asks FEC Whether He Can Donate $50,000 from his Campaign Account to Libertarian Party...
SACRAMENTO, California — California Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring that in November's general election, it will be required that at least one polling place in a county must allow for in-person, early voting on Oct. 31 until the election.Source: Newsom signs executive order expanding in-person voting across the state...
The District of Columbia’s last-minute decision to allow voting by email in this week’s primary is sounding warning bells for election security hawks.Source: The Cybersecurity 202: D.C.’s use of email voting shows what could go wrong in November...
On June 2, the Eureka, California city council voted unanimously to ask voters if they want to use ranked choice voting for city office. And in a preliminary vote, the Albany, California city council moved closer to doing the same in that city.Source: Ranked Choice Voting Gains in Two California Cities...
The difference between TV game shows and California elections is that game show producers try to find the vulnerabilities to fraud and manipulation before the system starts to give away money.Source: Election integrity measures should be a part of any election changes...
On the night of presidential elections in the United States, many Americans stay up late to find out who won. The reason? Most areas use electronic voting machines and computers to count-up ballots.Source: Mail-in Voting May Delay US Presidential Election Results...
You can read the court’s opinion by Judge Jerry Smith, along with separate concurrences by Judge Ho and Costa at this link.Source: Breaking: 5th Circuit Stays Lower Court Order on Challenge to Texas Absentee Voting Rules During a Pandemic, Creating Some Bad Law Along the Way...
“Board of Elections Staff Cannot Advise You As To the Manner in Which You File Your Documents. Please Seek the Advice of Your Attorney.Source: Political candidates deserve free lawyers: The NYC Board of Elections isn’t advancing democratic interests...
