Former Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter was sentenced Tuesday to 11 months in prison and three years of parole for corruption charges stemming from his misuse of more than $200,000 in campaign funds for a slew of personal expenses.Source: Former Rep. Duncan Hunter sentenced to 11 months in prison for misusing campaign funds...

The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that Justice Sonia Sotomayor will no longer participate in one of two hot-button cases this term concerning so-called faithless presidential electors, or those who vote for someone other than the state's popular vote winner.Source: Justice Sonia Sotomayor won't participate in Colorado faithless elector case...

After a disastrous Election Day that saw hourslong waits at voting centers across Los Angeles County and results trickling out over the course of days, a small group of protesters gathered Monday afternoon, March 9 in front of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office in NorwSource: Protesters call for head of LA County elections to resign...

California’s top election official says Los Angeles County should mail ballots to its 5.5 million registered voters at least 29 days ahead of the November general election to avoid the lengthy delays that plagued polling places in the nation’s most populous county on Super Tuesday.Source: CA Secretary of State has ‘deep concerns’ over how L.A. County handled election, suggests mailing...

By , Sonali Kohli, Benjamin Oreskes, Liam Dillon, Julia Wick Los Angeles County’s new voting system was marked by long lines, snafus and growing anger among voters, with some waiting hours to cast ballots that continued well into the night.“This was a challenging day for a lot of voters in L.A.Source: L.A. elections chief apologizes for long lines, chaotic balloting...