A version of this post was originally distributed in Votebeat’s weekly newsletter. Sign up here. North Carolina’s May primary was “one of the worst elections I’ve ever worked,” said Karen Hebb, the elections director in Henderson County. “It was worse than COVID.”Source: Election officials brace for onslaught of poll watchers....
In a shocking report, the U.S. Census Bureau recently admitted that it overcounted the populations of eight states and undercounted the populations of six states in the 2020 census. All but one of the states overcounted is a blue state, and all but one of the undercounted states is red.Source: Census Bureau Admits Overcounting 7 Blue States, Just 1 Red State....
FREDERICKSBURG , Texas (AP) — Part of why Terry Hamilton says he abruptly left his job running elections deep in Texas wine country is by now a familiar story in America: He became fed up with the harassment that followed the 2020 election. But this was no ordinary exit. On the brink of November’s midterm…Source: Election staff abruptly quits, upending...
The California governor wanted a national role. His actions in the coming weeks could shape it. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom wanted the national spotlight. Now he’s got it. And with it comes heightened scrutiny just as he’s about to make some tough decisions.Source: 5 policies that will test Gavin Newsom's national dreams....
In a shocking report, the U.S. Census Bureau recently admitted that it overcounted the populations of eight states and undercounted the populations of six states in the 2020 census. All but one of the states overcounted is a blue state, and all but one of the undercounted states is red.Source: Census Errors Will Distort Elections, Funding for Next Decade....
Alaska’s ranked-choice voting special election on Aug. 16th to fill its vacant, single seat in the US House is generating two issues I want to flag. First, in recently campaigning in a tele-rally for Sarah Palin, Donald Trump reportedly told Palin voters “to pick only one” candidate.Source: Trump, Palin, and Alaska’s RCV Special Election Aug. 16th....
Is it getting harder or easier for a woman to run for office? Ali Vitali would say both. Vitali, Capitol Hill correspondent at NBC News, covered the 2020 campaign for the network and is the author of a new book,Electable: Why America Hasn’t Put a Woman in the White House … Yet.Source: How it’s getting harder for women to run...
Voters in Alaska head to the polls Tuesday to weigh in on several primary contests, including Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s (R) bid to keep her seat after voting to convict former President Trump in his second impeachment trial. The state is rolling out changes this year to how its residents vote in primary and general elections…Source: How Alaska’s new voting system...
In the weeks after President Donald J. Trump lost the 2020 election, the Fox Business host Lou Dobbs claimed to have “tremendous evidence” that voter fraud was to blame.Source: Defamation Suit About Election Falsehoods Puts Fox on Its Heels....
Lawmakers in both parties are eager to act after former President Donald J. Trump and his allies sought to exploit a 135-year-old law to overturn the 2020 election. WASHINGTON — Determined to prevent a repeat of the Jan.Source: Momentum Builds for Overhaul of Rules Governing the Electoral Count....
