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Senate Republicans block Democrats' bill ensuring access to IVF

Days before the vote GOP lawmakers dismissed the move as a "show vote. ... Legislation would create nationwide right for fertility treatments.

Weed, wages and same-sex marriage: The most intriguing ballot ...

Across the U.S. in November, voters will weigh proposals on election policies, minimum wage increases and marijuana legalization.

Securing 2024: Defending US Elections through Investment and ...

... his testimony, Congress has failed to regularize or increase election funding. ... State: Increasing election funding at the state level is a ...

An analysis of statewide election recounts, 2000-2023 - FairVote

In Nevada's 2022 Republican gubernatorial primary, Joey Gilbert's campaign paid $190,000 to recount votes in all 17 of the state's counties ...

Tracker: State Legislation to Protect Election Officials - Public Citizen

In recent years, election workers and officials have been the target of ongoing threats and harassment. In response to these threats, state ...

NLRB Overturns 40-Year Precedent - NAM

... electoral college votes to become the 47th President of the United States. ... increased wages and benefits and reinvested in their communities.

Voter Privacy - Epic.org

... the prevalence of secret ballot protections nationwide and how internet voting threatens voter privacy. Our findings showed that the vast majority of states ...

League of Women Voters: Home

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our ...

Roll Call Votes 117th Congress - 1st Session (2021) - U.S. Senate

... nationwide to combat the crime wave in the United States. S.Con.Res. 14, Aug ... 972; To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage. H.R. 1319 ...

The Power of One Vote - Center for American Progress

A recent election in California demonstrates just how close elections can be, even in a state where there are 22,171,899 registered voters.77.

Secretary Raffensperger Announces the “Georgia Plan” for Federal ...

Federal legislation should expand the tools available to states to verify U.S. citizenship of all voters and require this to be done for voters ...

This Election Day, States Lead the Fight for Reproductive Freedom

On Election Day, voters will decide on ten ballot initiatives that will protect and increase abortion access at the state level. While 13 states ...

Voting Laws Roundup: February 2022 | Brennan Center for Justice

This year, in addition to tracking bills that restrict or expand access to voting, we are tracking legislation that would undermine the ...

Locked Out 2022: Estimates of People Denied Voting Rights

... the adult voting eligible population in each state. As noted, we ... their disenfranchised populations have increased commensurate with the ...

Ballot Measures • OpenSecrets

... the state legislature and then are put to a popular vote. A ballot measure ... Increase Funding without State Reimbursement for a Police Force Established by ...

Voting and Registration - U.S. Census Bureau

In election years, the Current Population Survey collects data on reported voting and registration, and later reports stats by turnout, age, race and ...

State of the Union 2024 | The White House

Mr. Speaker, Madam Vice President, members of Congress, my fellow Americans. In January 1941, Franklin Roosevelt came to this chamber to speak to the nation ...

Teachers to Congress: We Shouldn't Have to Work Second Jobs

Last year, Sanders, I-Vt., who chairs the committee that held the hearing, introduced a bill that would raise minimum teacher salaries to ...

Eliminating Electoral College favored by majority of Americans

63% of U.S. adults say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the ...

Voter registration - MIT Election Lab

... voters must pay their taxes. Anti ... Among the reasons for this specificity was the desire of rural-dominated state legislatures ...