Wisconsin voters to decide on private funding of elections
Wisconsin voters will decide Tuesday on a pair of referendums that could change how elections are conducted for decades to come in one of the country’s most politically competitive states. One would bar state and local governments from using private funds to conduct elections, while the other one mandates that only election officials can carry out […]
Recep Tayyip Erdogan Suffers Worst Defeat in Two Decades in Turkey’s Local Elections
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) suffered their worst defeat in local elections in more than 20 years, losing both Istanbul and Ankara’s mayoral races to opposition candidates. Opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) narrowly won Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has emerged as Erdoğan’s main rival for national influence, receiving […]
Turkey’s opposition party sweeps to local elections victory in snub to Erdoğan | Turkey
Turkey’s main opposition party won a landslide victory in Turkey’s local elections on Sunday, dealing an unexpected blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government in the capital Ankara and Istanbul, where Ekrem İmamoğlu secured a second term as mayor. maintained control of major cities. “Dear people of Istanbul, today you have opened the door to […]
Deepfakes raise alarm about AI in elections
Experts, officials and observers say that in 2024 it will become easier to use artificial intelligence (AI) and spread synthetic content that could fuel disinformation and confuse voters in a critical election year. They are similarly sounding the alarm about the dangers posed by deepfakes. Last week, a local Arizona newsletter published an AI-generated deepfake […]
South Carolina congressional map can stay for this year’s elections, panel rules
A federal court in South Carolina ruled Thursday that this year’s congressional elections will be held under current district boundaries. A court previously ruled the map unconstitutional because it allegedly weakened the political influence of black voters, but the looming deadline for absentee voting makes redrawing the map unfeasible. It was also decided that The […]
2024, an election about elections
2024, AN ELECTION ABOUT ELECTIONS. The new poll out from Fox News has a number of intriguing findings. For example, it shows that in a two-way, head-to-head matchup, former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden by 5 points. And in a five-way matchup between Biden, Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West, and Jill Stein, […]
Court reinstates S.C. Republican-drawn congressional map for 2024 elections
South Carolina’s Republican state legislators should be allowed to implement a congressional map for this year’s elections, three people say as the Supreme Court considers whether the design constitutes racial gerrymandering. A federal panel of judges issued the ruling Thursday. The restored map would tilt Republican in Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R.S.C.) district, helping the party […]
Maryland Senate panel supports Republican nominee to elections board after previous member charged in Jan. 6 protest
A Maryland Senate committee voted Monday night to endorse a Republican candidate for the state elections board to replace the former board member who resigned this year after being accused of participating in the January 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. did. The vote by the Senate Executive Nominating Committee will send Diane Butler’s nomination […]
Republicans Need to Stop Nominating ‘Lunatics’ to Win Elections
FOX News contributor and Washington Post columnist Mark Thiessen said Friday in a “Special Report” that Republicans need to stop nominating “lunatics” to win elections. Guest host Rich Edson said, “Do we have a few more weeks to choose our speakers?” “God help us,” Thiessen said. “It’s embarrassing that the House Republican majority is so […]
GOP House ‘Conspiring with Russia to Interfere in Our Elections’ on Behalf of Trump
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday on CNN’s “The Read” that Republican lawmakers are pushing a “debunked” narrative about President Joe Biden that essentially “We are colluding with Russia to interfere in our election on behalf of Donald Trump.” ” Mr. Goldman said, “In fact, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine did not prosecute Burisma and […]