Jan 08 Democratic activist pledges $30 million to get young voters to the polls By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Tom Steyer is the main source of cash for a super PAC called the NextGen Climate Action Committee, which spent more than $90 million in the last election cycle. Continue reading
Dec 31 Supreme Court to take up Ohio’s purges of inactive voters By Julie Carr Smyth and Mark Sherman, Associated Press The case has taken on added importance because the parties have squared off over ballot access across the country. Continue reading
Nov 06 Judge denies North Carolina’s request to drop election software from company targeted by Russian hackers By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press The election board's staff is still investigating what they call the malfunctioning of the e-books at five Durham County precincts in November 2016, which led officials to abandon the electronic system, issue paper ballots and extend voting hours. Continue reading
Oct 22 Trump voting commission criticized for lack of transparency By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press President Donald Trump's advisory commission on election integrity has integrity questions of its own. Continue reading
Sep 08 Senators want New Hampshire secretary of state to leave Trump voter panel By Holly Ramer, Associated Press Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan say fellow Democrat Bill Gardner should step down because the panel's vice chairman is misleading the public by using irrelevant data to rehash false claims. Continue reading
Aug 09 Trump’s voter fraud commission could create target for hackers, critics say By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press "Coordinating a national voter registration system located in the White House is akin to handing a zip drive to Russia," said Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, a Democrat who has refused to send data to the commission. Continue reading
Jul 31 No special elections for redrawn districts in North Carolina, judges say By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press The unanimous order by the three-judge panel means the next legislative elections won't occur until November 2018. But the judges did tell Republican lawmakers that they'll have to approve new House and Senate boundaries by this September — at least… Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 8:50 Perez: Democrats are fighting for an economy that works for everyone By PBS News Hour Will a new, more populist message focused on economic issues help the Democratic Party win back voters? Thomas Perez, chair of the Democratic National Committee, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the new agenda and way forward for Democrats, and standing… Continue watching
Jul 17 Trump commission defends request for voter data in court By Holly Ramer, Associated Press President Donald Trump's commission on election fraud continues to defend its request for detailed voter information in court ahead of its first meeting later this week. Continue reading
Jun 20 Read Jeh Johnson’s prepared testimony on Russia By Erica R. Hendry Jeh Johnson says he believes the Russian government “did not through any cyber intrusion alter ballots, ballot counts or reporting of election results.”… Continue reading