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Mar 05 2024
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Mike Lindell-style conspiracy theories blow up Kansas GOP's own voter restriction bill
The Kansas Republican Party was set to pass a bill aimed at curbing the amount of time voters have to return mail-in ballots -- but it's being blown up thanks to a widespread belief in Mike Lindell-style conspiracy theories about voting machines. , the bill in question would have ended the three-day post-election grace period for voters to get their mail-in ballots back to election offices and
Raw StoryMar 17 2024
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'No on 201' group plans rally in Capitol to kick off drive
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The group seeking a statewide vote this fall on one of South Dakota’s new pipeline laws faces a tight timeline and wants to start gathering signatures as soon as possible. Jim Eschenbaum of rural Miller chairs the newly organized ballot-measure committee known as South Dakota Property Rights and Local Control Alliance. The group is attempting to refer SB201. A training
KelolandMar 17 2024
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Teacher union opposes constitutional change to remove education earmark
Utah’s largest teacher union is opposing a proposed change to the Utah Constitution that would remove the state’s current requirement that income tax revenue be reserved only for public education and services for children and people with disabilities. Utah Education Association Board of Directors voted unanimously Thursday to oppose the proposed constitutional amendment that Utah voters will
Daily Herald ExtraMar 18 2024
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If you voted in the Texas primaries, you’re in the minority, and that’s a problem
So many Texas voters don’t like participating in primaries. Only 18% of the nearly 18 million registered voters cast ballots in the March 5 Democratic and Republican primaries. That’s down from 25.3% in 2020, when there were 16.2 million registered Texas voters. Turnout in the Republican primaries was slightly up, with 12.6% voter turnout, compared with 12.4% in 2020. Democratic primary voting
The Dallas Morning NewsMar 17 2024
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San Francisco’s March election brought familiar but concerning results
Also on the March ballot was Proposition B, which Supervisor Matt Dorsey, who falls on the moderate side, introduced last year with the intention of increasing police staffing levels. Mayor London Breed was on board with it at first, but Ahsha Safaí, a more progressive supervisor, added an amendment to the measure so its funding would come from new and current taxes instead of from cuts to
San Francisco ChronicleMar 16 2024
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Alaska judge to expedite ruling on campaign ethics violations by ranked choice voting opponents
An Alaska judge will rule months before the November election on the legality of a decision by state campaign regulators to punish opponents of Alaska’s voting system. The review follows an appeal of the decision last month. The Alaska Public Offices Commission ruled in January that leaders of an effort to repeal Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system violated state law when
Anchorage Daily NewsMar 17 2024
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Hoboken Democrats back Kim, Bhalla
Hoboken Democrats tonight to endorse Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) for U.S. Senate and Ravi Bhalla, the city’s two-term mayor, for Congress. In a secret ballot vote, Kim won 83% of Hoboken county committee members, with 6% each going to Tammy Murphy and Patricia Campos-Medina. Former Newark school board member Lawrence Hamm and the incumbent, Bob Menendez, each received 2%; Menendez, who is
New Jersey GlobeMar 16 2024
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Youth activist groups jointly endorse Biden. They say his achievements matter more than his age
ABOVE PHOTO: President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at Strath Haven Middle School on Friday, March 8, 2024, in Wallingford, Pa. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti) WASHINGTON — Jack Lobel is a college sophomore who will be voting in his first presidential election this fall, casting a ballot for Joe Biden. At 19, he’s six-plus decades Biden’s junior, which isn’t lost on him. But Lobel is
The Philadelphia Sunday SunMar 19 2024
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Trump's clout is on the line in Ohio's hostile GOP Senate primary
Donald Trump’s name is not on the ballot Tuesday in Ohio’s Republican Senate primary.
But his clout is very much on the line.
The former president and presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee endorsed Bernie Moreno, a former car dealer and blockchain entrepreneur, in a race that the campaigns treated as a toss-up in the closing days. Recent polling has shown a dead heat
NBC News (Online)Mar 17 2024
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Anti-union labor bill passes Georgia Senate
A bill that would weaken union protections in Georgia passed 31-23 in the state Senate on Thursday after hours of debate. Senate Bill 362, authored by State Senator Mike Hodges (R-Brunswick), would prevent companies from receiving certain tax incentives from the state unless their decision to form a union was made by secret ballot. Supporters of the bill say it would protect employees' right
Georgia Law News