WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are stepping up their reelection pitch to Black voters, a key part of their 2020 winning coalition that has shown signs of fraying. They’ll launch a new Black voter outreach effort during a visit to the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Wednesday. The two […]
May 27—CONCORD — Election-reform advocates charge two bills that cleared the state Senate last week would disenfranchise thousands from registering and voting at the polls this fall because they lack proof of identity, age, domicile or citizenship. But Senate Election Laws and Municipal Affairs Chairman James Gray, R-Rochester, said it’s too easy for people to […]
In our Reality Check stories, Idaho Statesman journalists seek to hold the powerful accountable and find answers to critical questions in our community. Read more. Story idea? Tips@idahostatesman.com. Tuesday’s primary election saw about 22% of registered voters show up to the polls in Ada County. That number was a little lower than the county elections […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Fresh off his role in a failed attempt to topple the House speaker, Republican Rep. Thomas Massie downplayed any political fallout back home in Kentucky as he looked to maintain his dominance in his solidly conservative district as Bluegrass State voters headed to the polls Tuesday. The primary election lacks any […]
∙ This is the sixth of several articles in a “Be a More Informed Voter” series by Sandy Parker of Sparker’s Soapbox that will appear in the Naples Daily News in the coming months. With August elections just around the corner, this article looks at Collier County’s constitutional officers. All but one are seeking reelection. […]
The bill has not left the Senate yet; it was referred to the Senate Finance Committee, and will come back to the Senate floor for a final vote before heading back to the House. (Kate Brindley | New Hampshire Bulletin) The Senate passed a bill Thursday that would require that New Hampshire voters produce evidence […]
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden launched a fresh bid to bolster support from African-American voters on Friday, looking to seal up cracks in the Democratic coalition that carried him to victory over Republican Donald Trump in 2020. Biden visited the popular African-American museum in downtown Washington and greeted his audience by […]
President Joe Biden plans to visit with Georgia voters on Saturday ahead of his commencement speech at Morehouse College on Sunday, before heading to Detroit to meet small-business owners later that afternoon, according to a new memo shared with NBC News by the Biden-Harris campaign. He will also deliver an NAACP speech that night. Neither […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked this week’s 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck down institutionalized racial segregation in public schools by welcoming plaintiffs and family members in the landmark case to the White House. The Oval Office visit Thursday to commemorate the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision to […]
Pakistan police confirmed a man in an online video with a female Muslim face covering was arrested in 2023 after he wore the garment to a college, contrary to Facebook posts that falsely claimed he masqueraded as a woman to commit voter fraud in India’s ongoing national elections. A police officer in Lahore was suspended […]
In Nebraska, voting in the 2024 primary election is underway. (Getty Images) LINCOLN — Nebraskans, check your wallets and purses for a picture ID before heading to the polls on Tuesday. If you forget, you’ll need to request a provisional ballot at your polling site and follow up with your local election office by the […]
A roll of stickers sit on a table as people vote during the Georgia primary at the Metropolitan Library on May 24, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Ten months after Georgia officials said they would take steps to ensure that counties were correctly handling massive numbers of challenges to voter registrations, neither the […]