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....
Get ready for Facebook versus the researchers: Round 2.Source: Fight over online political ads heats up ahead of midterms....
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed a second lawsuit seeking to force members of Virginia’s Republican-controlled House of Delegates to hold an unscheduled election this year. U.S.Source: Court tosses second lawsuit seeking new Virginia elections....
The state Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in October involving North Carolina’s disputed election maps. With a split 4-3 party-line vote, the court’s Democratic majority issued an order Thursday setting arguments as early as Oct. 3.Source: N.C. Supreme Court issues 4-3 party-line split on hearing redistricting arguments in October....
Last December, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) made changes to the legislative map that saved two Republican senators from being drawn into heavily Democratic districts.Source: Records shed little light on who influenced Arizona's redistricting changes....
A lawsuit challenging the state Senate redistricting map being used for Tuesday’s primaries alleges it violates the Missouri Constitution because it “packs” Black residents into two St. Louis area districts and splits Buchanan County without good cause.Source: Lawsuit alleges Missouri Senate map hurt minority voters, splits too many counties....
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Harry Wait was so determined to show Wisconsin's election system is vulnerable to fraud that he logged onto the state website, requested an absentee ballot in the state Assembly speaker’s name and had it delivered to himself.Source: Bogus ballot requests latest issue in Wisconsin elections....
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Dozens of former Republican and Democratic officials announced on Wednesday a new national political third party to appeal to millions of voters they say are dismayed with what they see as America's dysfunctional two-party system.Source: Exclusive-Former Republicans and Democrats form new third U.S. political party....
The United States Postal Service is creating a division to handle election mail issues as part of an effort to ensure swift and secure delivery of ballots for the 2022 midterm election, officials said Wednesday.Source: New USPS Election Division Will Oversee Mail-In Ballots....
A criminal complaint filed in Federal District Court claimed that Louis Koch obtained the absentee ballots of public figures, calling the practice a “hobby.”Studies have shown that genuine election fraud is extremely rare in the United States.Credit...
