How Georgia’s recent elections planted seeds for future conspiracies
GPB turns back the clock to understand how Georgia’s election system came to be ground zero for election conspiracy in 2020.
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Portland, Oregon is changing its city elections—from new voting districts to adding council seats
“If we want a city hall that works for Portland, we need a City Council that better represents the people of Portland.”
‘Idiots,’ ‘criminals’ and ‘scum’ – nasty politics at their highest in the U.S. since the Civil War
Particularly following the Jan. 6. insurrection by Trump’s supporters, journalists and scholars have focused on the rise of the politics of menace.
Battleground: Ballot Box | There is no offseason in elections administration
In Georgia, 2023 is the only year in a four-year cycle without a major election scheduled, but that doesn’t mean local elections officials are not busy: the people who run Georgia’s elections are already hard at work preparing for whatever…
July 4 is a reminder that American democracy remains a work in progress
Because of policy changes on issues like voting, the idea of who actually is represented in the phrase “We the People” has changed over time.
Supreme Court rejects ‘independent state legislature’ theory, which would have transformed American elections
For months, legislators, legal scholars and people simply interested in democracy and elections were fixated on a case before the Supreme Court, Moore v. Harper. Those following the case, which asked the justices to rule on the “independent state legislature…
Layoffs in Harris County elections offices may explain some 2022 voting problems
Several Harris County polling locations ran out of ballot paper and had technical issues on Election Day. Some election judges of both parties blame staff layoffs and poor training of Election Day workers for making those problems worse.
Oregon’s longest state legislative walkout enters sixth week
Oregon’s longest state legislative walkout enters sixth week Democratic Sen. Michael Dembrow speaks during a press conference and rally against the Republican Senate walkout at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Oregon Democratic lawmakers got…
Secretary of State appeals court ruling on voting laws
The Montana Secretary of State is moving forward with an appeal to the state’s high court, asking that four voting laws passed in 2021 be allowed to stand.
Texas Senate advances ‘Death Star bill’ preempting self-government powers of cities and counties
City and county officials from across the state have condemned HB 2127 as government overreach, while Hany Khalil, executive director of the Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, characterized the measure as a "Death Star bill" and "a dangerous attack…