Horror as another suspect polling firm vanishes amid scrutiny: 'Major scandal'The election forecasting community was rattled this week by reporting that Wedgewood Polls, a recent upstart firm, had been fabricating most or all of its data . Now another polling firm is in experts' crosshairs — but they seem to have deleted their entire internet presence before anything could be proven. FiftyPlusOne, a polling analysis site,…Raw Story2d agoWhole story →Governmentpolling firm scandal
Don't let Sand lay waste to Iowa GOP's responsible budgetsIt took years for Iowa to recover from overspending the last time Democrats like Rob Sand were in charge, writes Chuck Grassley.Des Moines Register2d agoWhole story →EconomyGovernmentiowa gubernatorial election
New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 2 could broaden school election turnoutConstitutional Amendment 2 would let New Mexico lawmakers consider aligning school board elections with general elections, potentially increasing voter participation and lowering election costs.Albuquerque Journal2d agoWhole story →EducationGovernmentnew mexico election
Trump backs Ramaswamy on ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged motherPresident Donald Trump has urged Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for Ohio governor, to keep running a controversial adThe Philadelphia Inquirer2d agoSources (2)Whole story →Government2024 presidential campaign
Senate Republicans’ Top PAC Dropping $1 Million Into Deep-Red MississippiMississippi hasn’t had a Democratic senator since 1989Daily Caller2d agoWhole story →Governmentmississippi senate election
Blanche: DOJ lawsuit not trying to 'stop the certification of Alaska's election'Attorney General Todd Blanche said Saturday that the Justice Department is not trying to stop the certification of Alaska’s election, referring to a lawsuit filed this week which claimed to “protect the integrity” of the election. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the district of Alaska, claims that the inclusion of a candidate...The Hill3h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Outrage as voting sites 'key to Democratic hopes' stay closed: reportA Democratic lawmaker sounded the alarm Friday over at least 18 rural Alaska polling places that were advertised online but hadn’t opened, all in villages the New York Times described as “key to Democratic hopes.” “There is no legal excuse for the failure to open these sites,” state Sen. Bill Wielechowski wrote in a letter to Alaska election officials…Raw Story3h agoWhole story →TechnologyFood
All-out fight for critical battleground states ramps upFormer President Barack Obama appeared in Ohio Saturday at his first campaign rally for this fall’s midterm elections, hoping to drum up support for Democratic candidates in key battleground races. It comes as the president cast his early ballot on Saturday in Florida. NBC News’ Shaquille Brewster reports from battleground Michigan where the former…NBC News3h agoWhole story →Government
Trump casts his midterm ballot early in FloridaTrump has been criticized in the past for voting by mail despite his long history of railing against that method of submitting ballots.PBS NewsHour3h agoSources (3)Whole story →Government
'Lying to YOU': Arizona Republican torches GOP official over citizen voter purgeArizona’s top election official and attorney general have dropped their lawsuit asking a judge to force Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap to reinstate the voting rights of 25 people who were falsely flagged as noncitizens by a federal database. The resolution came after court-ordered mediation on Friday. At the heart of the matter is the Systematic…Raw Story2h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Reports of National Guard troops near DC ballot drop boxes raise legal, voter intimidation questionsNational Guard troops have been spotted standing near ballot drop boxes around the District, potentially in violation of federal election laws, a Howard University law professor said.WTOP10d agoWhole story →EducationJusticevoter intimidation allegations
Texas early voting dates, polling locations, ballotPolling places open next week across all 254 counties in Texas for a U.S. Senate race the nation is watching. Here's what to knowAmarillo Globe-News12d agoWhole story →Governmenttexas early voting
4,000 additional ballots in Washington rejected due to late postmark even as more voters use ballot drop boxesOLYMPIA – Spokane County bucked a statewide trend as one of 10 counties that saw a drop in the number of ballots rejected in the August primary due to a late postmark, according to a study published by Sen. Maria Cantwell.Spokane Spokesman-Review2mo agoWhole story →GovernmentMaria Cantwellwashington primary ballot rejections
Rights Group Says Polling Places Should Be 'No ICE' Zones During Midterm ElectionsHuman Rights Watch on Tuesday called for the establishment of “No ICE” zones around polling places, early voting locations, and ballot drop boxes ahead of next month's midterm elections, warning that the presence of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents could deter eligible Americans from exercising their right to vote. “ICE officers’…Common Dreams4d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentmidterm elections
With mail-in voting under threat, election officials say Washington voters should use drop boxes or mail ballots a week before Election DayEven if the high court doesn't strike down a Mississippi law and others like it that allow late-arriving ballots to be counted, Sen. Maria Cantwell warned Tuesday that Washington voters could see their ballots rejected this fall because of a U.S. Postal Service policy change that took effect in December. Under the new rule, mail is postmarked when it…Spokane Spokesman-Review4mo agoWhole story →GovernmentMaria Cantwellelection day voting rules
Missouri voters weigh new limits on state lawmakersAmendment 6 would require an 80% vote of the legislature for lawmakers to change laws passed by Missouri voters at the ballot.Springfield News-Leader10d agoWhole story →Governmentmissouri amendment 6 vote
Wisconsin election officials issue guidance on federal law enforcement at polling placesThe Wisconsin Elections Commission issued new guidance to the state’s more than 1,800 local clerks on how to respond if federal law enforcement shows up at polling places during the November election.WEAU8d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentwisconsin election guidance
Ohio’s next governor could reshape the state’s voting and election rules; Here’s where the candidates standOhio's next governor will have a say in how, when and what rules apply for voting. Here’s what Amy Acton, Don Kissick and Vivek Ramaswamy are saying – and not saying – about early voting, ballot drop boxes and election security.cleveland.com22d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentohio governor election
