Voters retain Justice May amid partisan push

Voters retain Justice May amid partisan push - The Scarlet & Black

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Iowa voters had the option of voting to retain 69 judges to a variety of courts across the state. Among them was Justice ...

Voters retain Justice May amid partisan push - Ground News

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Iowa voters had the option of voting to retain 69 judges to a variety of courts across the state. Among them was Justice ...

Looking at voter setbacks and gains ahead of the 2024 election

As elections face increased scrutiny and opposition, more pieces of legislation have been introduced to expand or restrict voting access.

Judicial retention votes are attracting more attention than usual ...

Judicial retention is usually a foregone conclusion during election season, but an effort to remove three Indiana Supreme Court justices who ...

Republican Party efforts to disrupt the 2024 United States ...

Republican Party's efforts to disrupt the 2024 United States presidential election involve a series of coordinated actions intended to influence election ...

What went wrong with Selzer's Iowa Poll? - The Scarlet & Black

J. Ann Selzer and her team have not identified the explicit causations behind the inaccuracy of her recent poll that saw Vice President ...

Democracy Is on the Ballot | Brennan Center for Justice

Voter suppression could mar the midterms. But pro-voter ballot initiatives in several states offer the chance to dramatically expand and ...

The 2024 Anti-Democracy Playbook - American Oversight

Here are the tactics anti-democracy activists and political leaders are using in states across the country to suppress votes and lay the groundwork for chaos ...

Show up to vote — including on judicial retention | Commentary

Under state law, once a New Mexico Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals judge, district judge or Metropolitan Court judge has won a partisan ...

A headlong rush by states to attack voting access — or expand it

A "wait here to vote" sign lies on the floor as a person walks Voters leave the Park Tavern polling location after casting their ballots in the ...

How Partisan Gerrymandering Limits Voting Rights

In an effort to hold on to power, state legislators who won their elections due to gerrymandering are making it harder for Americans to vote.

Election Integrity | Brennan Center for Justice

False claims of fraud are driving attempts to interfere with the independent, nonpartisan counting of votes and certification of election results.

10 new state laws shift power over elections to partisan entities

10 laws so far this year that change election laws by bolstering partisan entities' power over the process or shifting election-related responsibilities from ...

Groups that register voters are feeling besieged by new state laws

New Republican-backed laws in several states add large fines or criminal penalties for minor mistakes in voter registration work.

Partisanship Roils State Supreme Courts. Not in New Jersey

Millions of Americans will cast ballots for state Supreme Court justices, a once-staid, down-ballot exercise that's been turbocharged amid ...

Arizona GOP asks voters to nullify the judicial elections they'll be ...

As civil rights groups zero in on Arizona courts as a key battleground, Republicans have placed a measure on the November ballot that would ...

Prosecuting Political Leaders During an Election - Protect Democracy

A framework for understanding when it's appropriate to prosecute a candidate for public office. Trump speaking outside a courtroom.

Who is running for judge in Illinois in 2024?

On Nov. 5 Illinoisans will vote to elect two Illinois Supreme Court justices and nine appellate court justices, and whether to retain four sitting appellate ...

Illinois elections officials push transparency amid false claims

Those who oversee elections in Illinois — both Democrats and Republicans — have launched a voter integrity campaign to help debunk ...

Proof-of-citizenship voting bill threatens government shutdown

A conservative-backed push for stricter proof-of-citizenship requirements to vote could complicate efforts to avert a government shutdown ...