Baby Boomers and other older Americans are no longer the majority of voters in U.S. presidential elections. Millennials and Generation Xers cast 69.6 million votes in the 2016 general election, a slight majority of the 137.Source: Millennials and Gen Xers outvoted Boomers and older generations in 2016 election...
With a real threat of antitrust and privacy regulation on the horizon, Google is on track to become this year’s top corporate lobbying spender in the US 07.00 EDT Last modified on Sunday 30 July 2017 17.Source: Why is Google spending record sums on lobbying Washington?...
In the wake of last November’s supersized ballot, which sparked the most expensive ballot measure election in California history, the political arena where initiatives are crafted has been in the midst of a summer of stagnation.Source: Political Road Map: There's something missing so far from California's statewide ballot for 2018...
We had the opportunity to catch up with Richard Hasen regarding his recent article published in The New York Times, “Don’t Let Our Democracy Collapse,” focusing on our democracy and the electoral process in the United States. Hasen writes, “the future is scary.Source: Don’t Let Our Democracy Collapse: A Q&A with Richard Hasen...
President Donald Trump’s voting commission, given a judge’s approval to resume seeking voter data, has issued another request asking states for information and vowing to keep the details confidential.Source: President Trump’s voting commission again asks states for voter data, vows to protect records...
Local election officials are looking for some good hackers.Source: Worried about election hacking, L.A. County officials are turning to hackers for help...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - First the Democrat-controlled legislature changes the law to protect Senator Josh Newman from a recall election his constituents are calling for.Source: Sen. Jim Brulte (Ret.) Statement on FPPC Recall Contribution Limits...
Ronald Miller was a write-in candidate for the Taylor, Michigan School District in November 2016. Shortly after the election, he checked the election returns in each precinct and learned that he had won one of the seats.Source: Michigan Write-in Candidate Wins Court Decision that He Really Won Last November’s Election...
The new national registration totals for the United States, in the 32 jurisdictions in which the voter registration form asks the applicant to choose a party, are: Democratic 44,706,349 (40.30%) Republican 32,807,417 (29.57%) independent & misc. 30,818,334 (27.78%) Libertarian 511,277 (.Source: New Registration Data for the United States...
It’s a persistent problem in U.S. politics: many voters don’t have a meaningful impact on elections. This leads to disengaged voters and unaccountable elected officials, mutually reinforcing ills that erode democracy. The rise of partisan gerrymandering has exacerbated the problem.Source: The way out of partisan gerrymandering...
