Elections supervisor wrong for the job The developer puppet, Supervisor of Elections James Satcher, spells big trouble for Manatee County. He is disenfranchising voters and politicizing his role − and he has only been in the position a couple of months. He recently followed the authoritarian playbook by not allowing an election for one of the open […]
The first round of elections to France’s National Assembly are being held on Sunday, with President Emmanuel Macron seeking to increase the relative majority currently held in the lower house by his centrist movement. Polling booths open at 8 am (0600 GMT), with 49.3 million people eligible to vote. Voting in a number of overseas […]
The French will go to the polls on Sunday to elect new parliamentary representatives following the surprise dissolution of the National Assembly by President Emmanuel Macron three weeks ago. Macron’s shock decision to take the risky gamble followed the resounding defeat of his centrist government by the far right at the elections to the European […]
Polling booths opened on Sunday morning for the first round of elections to France’s National Assembly, with President Emmanuel Macron seeking to increase the relative majority currently held in the lower house by his centrist movement. Some 49.3 million people are eligible to vote. Voting in a number of overseas territories has already started. Macron […]
Thousands of people joined a protest against the Iranian authorities in central Berlin on Saturday after the first round of presidential elections. Police put the number on Bebelplatz and Unter den Linden in the city centre at around 6,000 by mid-afternoon, with protestors continuing to join the demonstration. The organizers had registered a protest for […]
After weighing all the testimony following a long afternoon in court, Circuit Judge Jennifer Frydrychowicz said in ruling to leave retired Escambia Attorney Bruce Childers off of the local election ballot that she simply could not bring herself to reverse the decision of a sitting county constitutional officer. “I do not find any basis in […]
It took three tries from debate moderator Dana Bash to get Donald Trump to answer the question: Will he accept the results of the 2024 election, regardless of who wins? “If it’s a fair and legal and good election — absolutely,” he responded, refusing to commit outright. He then alluded to a persistent lie he […]
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin warned on Friday of potential unrest in France following the upcoming parliamentary elections. “On the evening of the first round and no doubt on the evening of the second round when the final results are announced, the ultra-left and ultra-right can take advantage of this to sow a form of […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission on Thursday rejected an effort to force a recall election of the state’s top Republican after determining that not enough valid signatures were collected. The vote by three Republican commissioners and one Democratic commissioner means Assembly Speaker Robin Vos will not have to stand for a […]
With just three days to go until France’s landmark legislative elections, the country’s far-right leader on Thursday raised the question of who would be in charge of the military if her party takes over the government after the two-round balloting. The early elections are plunging France into uncharted territory, and political scientists are scrambling to […]
Rep. George Cleveland wants election integrity groups to help with voter roll maintenance (Photo: NCGA video stream). In the waning days of the legislative session, Rep. George Cleveland (R-Onslow) urged his colleagues on Thursday to greenlight legislation that would require the State Board of Elections to establish a new system for investigating and correcting data […]
Jun. 26—MORGANTOWN — Back in 2016, some prominent Democrats hollered that President Donald Trump was an illegitimate president. In 2020, Republicans were hollering “rigged election, ” and we had the Jan. 6 insurrection in 2021. And now people on both sides are preparing to holler “rigged ” if the other side wins. Secretary of State […]