Judge advances claims over party labels on California ballotsCalifornia candidates are listed as "Party Preference: None" unless they belong to six recognized parties. Critics say that means printing false information on ballots.Courthouse News Service2d agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
In State Known for Nail-Biter Elections, a New Voter Roll Complaint Raises QuestionsFIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—An elections watchdog group filed a complaint with Iowa election officials asserting that at least 162 voters in the state were registered twice. “Iowa is not complying with the requirement to eliminate duplicate names from the official list of eligible voters,” states the complaint by the Public Interest Legal Foundation, first…The Daily Signal2d agoWhole story →Government
Focus group: Supporters of losing primary candidates in Michigan & Texas weigh general election voteSyracuse University’s Margaret Talev talks to a group of voters whose candidates lost primary races in Michigan and Texas. The focus groups were produced by Syracuse University and the research firms Engagious and Sago, observed by NBC News.NBC News2d agoWhole story →GovernmentEducation
What Investors Want to Know About Trump and the Midterm ElectionsLooking at historical returns offers some clues.Bloomberg2d agoWhole story →Government
Ahead of Tight Race, Trump Swaps Tariffs on Some Canadian GoodsThe move was announced by Senator Susan Collins, a Maine Republican who faces a tough re-election fight amid rising prices.The New York Times2d agoWhole story →EconomyGovernment
FDR made it a blue bastion – now it’s Trump’s stronghold in California. Is it forever lost?Shasta has embraced the Maga movement with gusto – can Democrats ever win back the rural, working-class voters they once relied upon? A crucial election was approaching and the country was desperate. Despite promises that economic conditions were improving, nearly a quarter of the US was out of work as voters headed to the polls in 1932. It was the…The Guardian2h agoWhole story →GovernmentFood
Kornacki: Where Democrats see openings for Senate gains in deep-red statesNBC News chief data analyst Steve Kornacki joins Meet the Press to walk through the latest polling in key Senate battleground races and the counties to watch on election night.NBC News2h agoWhole story →Government
Trump's DOJ barrels into midterms with lawsuits, raids and arrestsWith just nine days until the midterms, the Trump administration is escalating its assault on two of the Department of Justice's most sacred guardrails: Independence from the White House. Restraint before elections. Why it matters: President Trump's DOJ has shattered the traditional calm of a pre-election period with a barrage of politically sensitive…Axios2h agoWhole story →Government
Live updates: Trump heads to Michigan; Blanche hits Sunday shows amid DOJ lawsuitsWith less than two weeks to go before the midterms, the Trump administration is ramping up its warnings about voter fraud and is not ruling out the prospect of weighing in on states’ election certification efforts. The Justice Department (DOJ) reportedly sent letters Friday to California election officials, directing them to identify potential…The Hill2h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Musk’s Money Reshapes the Midterm Spending RaceOn Bloomberg This Weekend, Bloomberg Corporate Lobbying and Influence Reporter Emily Birnbaum explains how Elon Musk’s record political giving is boosting Republican groups in the final days before the US midterms. Bloomberg News reports Musk has now contributed more than $445 million to political groups this election cycle, putting him among the biggest…Bloomberg1h agoWhole story →Government
Rejected Ballots Skyrocketed in Five States Thanks to USPSMail-in ballots are being rejected at a growing rate in rural areas thanks to U.S. Postal Service cuts. ProPublica reports that in the primaries this year in Oregon, North Carolina, Washington, California, and Ohio, a staggering amount of ballots arrived too late to be counted due to delays in mail delivery. Three days after primary elections in Stevens…The New Republic3d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentprimary election ballot issues
Ballot rejections soared in rural counties after USPS reduced mail serviceDelays resulting from the U.S. Postal Service’s cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots castSalon1d agoWhole story →FoodGovernment
‘Mail early’: Election officials urge people to get ballots in pronto amid Postal Service slowdownsBelt-tightening mail delivery measures could lead to more ballots being rejectedSalon11d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentelection ballot deadlines
USPS Probes Suspicious Mail While Vowing to Deliver BallotsThe FBI and US Postal Service are investigating a series of suspicious mailings to state election officials across the country, some of which contain unknown substances, officials told reporters on Thursday.Bloomberg10d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeelection security investigation
Baldwin presses for postal investigation into late arriving ballotsU.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is asking a federal watchdog to investigate mail delivery delays of absentee ballots in Wisconsin's spring election.Green Bay Press-Gazette4mo agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentTammy Baldwinwisconsin election ballot delays
New Rules in North Carolina Threaten Thousands of Mail BallotsCounty election officials have rejected ballots for such issues as an unsealed “inner” envelope. Voting rights groups are urging voters to fix their ballots or vote in other ways.The New York Times4d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticenorth carolina mail ballot dispute
USPS responds to Sen. Tammy Baldwin's criticism of mail delaysSen. Tammy Baldwin is demanding more answers from the U.S. Postal Service amid growing complaints of mail delays in Wisconsin.Green Bay Press-Gazette3mo agoWhole story →GovernmentTammy Baldwinusps mail delays controversy
Baldwin, Evers call on USPS to fix delays, drop ballot delivery ruleDemocratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Gov. Tony Evers are urging the USPS to fix delays, drop proposed new rule before Wisconsin's Aug. 11 primary.Green Bay Press-Gazette3mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeTammy Baldwinwisconsin primary election
