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Judge: Florida law discriminates against minority voters
A federal judge overturned parts of a new Florida election law because they discriminated against minority voters.
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A federal judge overturned parts of a new Florida election law because they discriminated against minority voters.
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The legislature ignored a commission created by a constitutional amendment that voters approved to prevent gerrymandering.
Though the state lost a seat from GOP territory, the party could pick up as many as three others, analyst Nathan L. Gonzales says.
President Joe Biden's dropping popularity has fueled House Republicans' plans to go after districts in November that he won in 2020.
“Polls are blunt instruments, not precision instruments,” pollsters remind us. So can they account for the changing demographics of COVID-19?
Three of the six candidates running in next week's 22nd District special primary are also running in the 21st District primary in June.
Two recent polls show that President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats face a challenging midterm election dynamic.
Regular grants to states for election administration and staffing would be “transformative," according to Common Cause.
House Republicans leave their retreat Friday with policy proposals largely still in the works for next Congress, should they win in November.
House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy said Rep. Jeff Fortenberry should resign, saying: "I think when someone's convicted, it's time to resign."
The judge called the map an 'extreme partisan gerrymander.' Of the eight current districts, Rep. Andy Harris is the sole Republican.
Agencies told to allow leave for voting and up to four hours of poll work "without significantly impairing mission essential operations."
Texas Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela, who had said previously said he would not seek another term, is leaving before his current term ends.
All the races in Alabama and Mississippi are rated Solid Republican or Solid Democratic, so primaries offer the only real competition.
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Citing “dark” corporate spending on elections, 16 House Democrats are urging the SEC to require disclosure of key foreign shareholders.
Retiring Democratic Rep. Ron Kind's seat in Wisconsin's 3rd District could flip to the GOP, analyst Nathan L. Gonzales says.
The map could flip one Democratic held in Wisconsin seat to the GOP in November, when a net pickup of five seats would flip House control.
A recent curious answer by a White House aide appears medically sound, but it tried to gloss over President Joe Biden's age.