The Florida Republican Party will no longer require candidates to sign a loyalty pledge to qualify for the party’s 2024 primary ballot, seen as a major win for former President Trump. The pledge would have bound candidates to support the eventual GOP nominee. Trump has refused similar pledges, including those required for primary debates, citing… […]
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Florida GOP drops loyalty pledge requirement for 2024 ballot, a win for Trump
Implications Of Making Ballot Images And Cast-Vote Records Public
Implications Of Making Ballot Images And Cast-Vote Records Public Authored by Rachel Orey & Sarah Walker via RealClear Wire, This article is a summary of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s August 2023 explainer, Implications of Making Cast Vote Records and Ballot Images Public. Read the full explainer for additional context and explanation. Since 2020, election offices […]
Could Trump be blocked from ballot? 14th Amendment raises eligibility arguments
Donald Trump’s campaign for a second term alongside his prosecution for seeking to block the transfer of power has raised questions over whether the former president can be barred from the ballot under a 14th Amendment provision targeting those involved in insurrections. A handful of Colorado residents have launched a suit to remove Trump from the ballot… […]
California proposal would sideline a prolific ballot measure player
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s trade group for landlords is preparing to spend millions on a ballot initiative to vanquish one man. The new measure, reported first by POLITICO, would effectively forbid AIDS Healthcare Foundation founder Michael Weinstein from using the organization’s coffers to advance his political agenda through the ballot. The tax-exempt nonprofit operates a […]
McCarthy Clinches Speakership on Historic 15th Ballot
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was elected House speaker after midnight Saturday on the 15th round of voting, marking the conclusion of an intense week of negotiations with Republican defectors and a dramatic Friday night packed with tension and a physical altercation. Source Views: 0
Exclusive – Shawn Steel on Ballot Harvesting in California: Republicans Must ‘Adapt or Die’
Shawn Steel, husband of Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA), who won reelection, said Republicans must “adapt or die” in California with respect to legalized ballot harvesting. Source Views: 0
The Future Of Brazil’s Democracy Is On The Ballot This Weekend
Far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has sought to undermine his country’s election in a major test of the world’s fourth-largest democracy. Source Views: 0
How This Rural Wisconsin County Put National Health Care On The Ballot
Dunn County, Wisconsin – Citizens of Dunn County, Wisconsin, have a plan to place national, publicly-funded health care for everyone on their November 8th county ballot. In June and July at meetings of the County Board of Supervisors, many spoke of a broken health care system and their proposal to fix it. After the third meeting, […]
Bringing workers’ rights into a Constitution? An innovative state ballot proposal could offer a new path for labor
A Nov. 8 referendum will give Illinois voters the opportunity to enact a “Workers’ Rights Amendment” to the state constitution. Views: 0
Rasmussen Poll: Republicans Maintain 5-Point Lead on Generic Ballot for the Third Week
A Rasmussen Reports poll released Friday showed that the Republican candidate maintains a five-point lead over a Democrat on the generic congressional ballot for the third week. Views: 0
Arizona Supreme Court Election Integrity Wins over Soros Ballot Measure
Supporters for election integrity scored a major victory Friday when the Arizona Supreme Court held that Proposition 210 — a ballot initiative to undo Arizona’s new election integrity law, financed with George Soros’s money — cannot be on the November ballot due to a lack of valid signatures. Arizona is one of the states that, […]
CBS Poll: Republicans Lead on Generic Ballot by 2 Points
Republicans lead Democrats by two points on the generic congressional ballot, according to a CBS News poll released Sunday. Views: 0
MAGA World Celebrates Aug. 2 Primary Wins, Bemoans Pro-Choice Victory at Ballot Box
“Trump’s REVENGE as Ultra MAGA Candidates DOMINATE Primaries,” exulted far-right Christian nationalist Steve Turley in his Wednesday newsletter. Indeed, Tuesday’s primary elections in several states gave major wins to Big Lie-promoting allies of former President Donald Trump, though there were exceptions to the Trumpist wave. In a major defeat for anti-abortion activists, Kansas voters overwhelmingly […]
Prosecutors Seek Prison for Democrat Caught Ballot Harvesting in 2020 Race
Arizona prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence for a former Democrat mayor who has pleaded guilty to ballot harvesting in the 2020 primary election. Source Views: 0
Biden’s Mail-In Ballot Chief Arrested on Child Sex Crimes
President Biden’s Chief Data Officer was arrested Monday on child sex crimes and has admitted on camera to being a pedophile. Russell Rappel-Schmid, the Chief Data Officer for the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), was caught in San Diego, California attempting to meet a teenage boy to rape. The PRC is responsible for overseeing the […]
France: Spoiled Ballot Issue Returns in Macron Election, Fraud Charged
Update 4/27/22: The UK Guardian reports: “The number of spoiled votes, and the abstention rate, were also alarmingly high.” But no exact numbers of spoiled votes are available. In 2017 that number was 4.2 million ballots. Le Pen this year was short about 5.5 million votes. In 2022, 2.2 million ballots counted as “blanks,” while […]
Trump Reveals Trailer of Explosive ‘2000 Mules’ Ballot Harvesting Documentary at Ohio Rally
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday evening played the trailer of the forthcoming explosive documentary “2000 Mules” which reveals a widescale ballot trafficking network of ballot harvesters across several swing states. Views: 0
Georgia GOP to Test Support for Ballot Drop Boxes, Buckhead Cityhood in May Primary
The Georgia Republican Party announced eight “advisory questions” Wednesday that it plans to include on Republican primary ballots for the May 24 election. Source Views: 0
Key battleground states considering using digital ballot images to boost voter trust
This article was produced by Voting Booth, a project of the Independent Media Institute. During an afternoon of public hearings where the Arizona Senate sent seven new election bills to the next stage of legislative review, Kari Lake, leaned into the podium, and, after introducing herself as “the Trump-endorsed candidate for governor,” told the Government […]