Elections
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Jeff Bloodworth writes on the Democratic Party losing rural voters, primarily in Mississippi and Ty Pinkins‘ hope to strengthen voters. The post Opinion | Democrats Are Making a Mistake in Rural America by Not Showing Up appeared first on Mississippi…
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Voters will be asked this November whether to amend the Missouri Constitution to make it the 11th state to ban ranked-choice voting. Ranked-choice voting asks voters to rank candidates from favorite to least favorite, rather than requiring them to pick only one candidate. Maine and Alaska have adopted ranked-choice voting for some of their elections.…
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More than 300 of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s most ardent fans crowded a ballroom to hear one of his most enthusiastic surrogates: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization…
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Missourians, long restricted to sites along the Missouri or Mississippi rivers for casino gambling, will decide whether to add another river to that list during the Nov. 5 election. Amendment 5 will ask Missouri voters if they want to allow an additional casino on the Osage River, near the Bagnell Dam at the Lake of…
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Ohioans can now add a copy of their Ohio-issued driver’s license or ID card to their Apple Wallet. But don’t expect to use it as your ID when you go to your local polling place on Election Day. it won’t be accepted. The post Ohio’s new Mobile ID isn’t acceptable as a voting ID at your…
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Donna Ladd writes on the long American history of abusing immigrants in the wake of Donald Trump’s and J.D. Vance’s recent racist attacks on Haitians in Ohio. The post Democracy | From ‘Rat-eaters’ to ‘Cat-eaters’: U.S. Bigots Have Long Abused Hard-Wo…
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What’s really at stake in five recent lawsuits filed against the North Carolina State Board of Elections ahead of the 2024 vote. Don’t fear the smoke machine. Wave of NC elections lawsuits may be more about misdirection than real threats. is a …
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Donald Trump and JD Vance have amplified lies claiming that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are eating their neighbors’ pets—including during Tuesday’s nationally televised debate, exacerbating some residents’ fears about growing divisiveness…
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Fulton judge overturns Georgia secretary of state decision, removes 2 names from presidential ballot
With early voting set to begin in just over a month, the judges ordered Raffensperger to post notices at polling places in cases where there is insufficient time to print new ballots. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organizati…
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The judge in March had thrown out six counts of the indictment, a ruling that prosecutors are appealing. Even with a total of nine counts quashed, 32 counts remain, including an overarching racketeering charge brought against all of the defendants. Th…