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Ward voting clears Assembly; but veto possible

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:54:18 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - A bill changing the charters of four Nevada cities to require ward-only voting in municipal elections, a move supporters say would make voting more fair for minorities, won final legislative approval Friday but faces an uncertain fate with the governor.

Assembly passes several election-related bills

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:42:07 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - Immigrants who are not U.S. citizens could serve as poll workers in California under one of several election-related bills that passed the state Assembly on Thursday.

3 in petition fraud case skip community service

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:32:28 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - Three former North Dakota State University football players charged in an election scandal last year are now accused of failing to complete the community service required by their probation agreements.

Dems pick Lumumba in Jackson mayor runoff

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:09 -0400

JACKSON, Mississippi - Jackson City Councilman Chokwe Lumumba has defeated businessman Jonathan Lee in the Democratic primary runoff for Jackson mayor.

Dems nominate new mayors in Pa. primary

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:59:38 -0400

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania - Democrats nominated new mayoral candidates in Pittsburgh, Scranton and Harrisburg in the Pennsylvania primary election.

Wis. GAB seeks absentee voting rule changes

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:46:36 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - Wisconsin election officials on Tuesday agreed to ask the Legislature to revamp the state's absentee voting regulations by streamlining request deadlines, expanding electronic ballot access for overseas voters and implementing other changes.

Scott signs bill to expand early voting days

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:30:02 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill late Monday night that will allow supervisors of elections to restore the early voting days he and the Legislature cut just two years earlier.

Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:09:33 -0400

Duluth News Tribune, May 20

Democrats strike back at GOP voting measures

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:08:04 -0400

DENVER - In a bitter fight, Colorado Democrats recently muscled through the Statehouse a massive elections reform bill that allows voters to register up until Election Day and still cast their ballots.

Oklahoma grocery store wine proposal being renewed

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:35:21 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Supporters of a plan to permit some grocery stores in Oklahoma's most populous counties sell wine plan to launch a new petition drive to put the proposal to a statewide vote.

Arkansas House speaker won't run for governor

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:18:50 -0400

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - House Speaker Davy Carter said Friday he won't run for Arkansas governor next year, passing on an uphill fight for the Republican nomination made steeper by his support for a health insurance expansion and comments urging his party to move away from social issues.

Kentucky editorial roundup

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:30:54 -0400

Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers:

Uncle of Mo. lawmaker admits to voter fraud

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:49:21 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - The uncle of a Democratic Missouri lawmaker has pleaded guilty to voter fraud in an election that his nephew won by a single vote - a circumstance that the lawmaker described Tuesday as "an unfortunate situation."

Herseth Sandlin rules out run for SD Senate seat

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:25:46 -0400

PIERRE, South Dakota - Former South Dakota U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin said Monday she will not seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Tim Johnson, removing herself from a contest expected to play a key role in determining which party controls the Senate after next year's election.

Ohio top judge wants nonpartisan judge primaries

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:27:23 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Party labels would be stripped from Ohio's judicial primaries as one of a series of election reforms that the state Supreme Court chief justice unveiled to fellow lawyers on Thursday.

Several Miss. cities in line to get new mayors

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:45:12 -0400

JACKSON, Mississippi - Several Mississippi cities will inaugurate new mayors this summer after Tuesday's party primaries winnowed the lists of candidates and knocked some incumbents out of contention, including Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr.

Inslee signs bill on nonpartisan top-two elections

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:19:30 -0400

OLYMPIA, Washington - The top two vote getters in nonpartisan races will advance to the general election in future elections, under a measure signed by Gov. Jay Inslee.

Cameron's Conservatives suffer in UK local votes

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:20:03 -0400

LONDON - David Cameron's Conservatives took a drubbing in local elections amid a surge of support for an anti-European Union and anti-immigration party, heaping pressure on the British prime minister to appeal to the dissident right-wing of his own party.

Scott signs ethics, campaign finance bills

Wed, 01 May 2013 22:29:13 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Gov. Rick Scott signed a wide-ranging ethics bill and a separate measure that will raise campaign contribution limits, waiting until the final hours Wednesday before taking action on the bills.

Grimes gauging public support for early voting

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:40:13 -0400

FRANKFORT, Kentucky - Kentucky's top election official will take a fresh look at lifting restrictions on early voting, an idea that lawmakers have been reluctant to approve despite repeated attempts in recent years.