In 2024, Russians will elect Putin as president. Or czar, which is more appropriate. It is under the format of “tsar” that the outline of the election campaign in Russia is being created. At first glance, Putin has nothing to fear – sociology research draws good figures of “popular support.” Moreover, the population associates its […]
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Why California’s elections chief is keeping the former president on the ballot
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber is resisting pressure from within the Democratic party to remove Donald Trump from the March statewide primary ballot due to his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — arguing that, unlike the former Republican president, she feels obligated to follow the law. Weber said she […]
Maine elections official disqualifies Trump from presidential primary ballot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Maine’s top election official on Thursday disqualified Donald Trump from the state ballot in next year’s U.S. presidential primary election, becoming the second state to bar the former president for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, concluded that Trump, […]
As social media guardrails fade and AI deepfakes go mainstream, experts warn of impact on elections
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly three years after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the false election conspiracy theories that drove the violent attack remain prevalent on social media and cable news: suitcases filled with ballots, late-night ballot dumps, dead people voting. Experts warn it will likely be worse in the coming presidential election contest. The […]
As social media guardrails fade and AI deepfakes go mainstream, experts warn of impact on elections
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly three years after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the false election conspiracy theories that drove the violent attack remain prevalent on social media and cable news: suitcases filled with ballots, late-night ballot dumps, dead people voting. Experts warn it will likely be worse in the coming presidential election contest. The […]
Christian nationalist groups are mobilizing before the 2024 elections
On a cold night in November, a man named Jefferson Davis addressed a crowd of conservative activists gathered in an American Legion hall 20 miles north of Milwaukee. In his left hand, Davis brandished an unusual prop. Related: ‘The venom of our age’: James Carville on the danger of Mike Johnson’s Christian nationalism “In this […]
Incumbency Is No Longer an Advantage in Presidential Elections
U.S. President Joe Biden returns to the White House December 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. President Biden traveled to Milwaukee and gave remarks at the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce earlier in the day. Credit – Drew Angerer-Getty Images Between 1936 and 2012, 11 out of 14 presidents seeking a second White House term were […]
Sheboygan letter-writers on DA’s appeal to feticide decision, fair elections, drunk driving
Here are this week’s letters to the editor of the Sheboygan Press. See our letters policy below for details about how to share your views. Opposing the DA’s appeal to the feticide decision Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski I am writing to let you know that the opposition to Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski’s […]
Some NY local elections will move to even years for voter higher turnout under new law
Elections for many county and town offices in New York will shift to even-numbered years from odd ones under a bill signed Friday by Gov. Kathy Hochul that aims to raise voter participation in those races. The new law requires elections for county executive, county legislature and town board seats to be held at the […]
NC Board of Elections investigates claim about judicial candidate’s residency
The North Carolina State Board of Elections is appointing a panel to investigate where an Alexander County and Iredell County judicial candidate officially lives. Bills altering North Carolina voting rules, elections board makeup approved by the state Senate A voter in Alexander County filed a complaint with the state claiming district court candidate Melissa Stewart […]
Russian authorities importing youth from Russia for staged elections in occupied Ukrainian territories
Russian occupation authorities are purportedly importing young individuals from Russia to Ukraine’s occupied territories in order to orchestrate staged elections slated for March 2024, according to a statement by the Center for National Resistance (CNR) on Dec. 21. Preparations are in full swing on the temporarily occupied territories for what is being referred to as […]
Wisconsin elections commission rejects complaint against Trump fake electors for second time
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission, for a second time, has unanimously rejected a complaint against fake presidential electors who attempted to cast the state’s ballots for Donald Trump in 2020. The Wisconsin Elections Commission first rejected the complaint in March 2022. But a judge in May ordered the commission to rehear the […]