Page 46 - All Voting News Today

Arizona Republicans propose giving lawmakers -- not election officials -- final review of election results Updated 3:36 PM ET, Thu February 25, 2021 A voter casts a ballots at a polling location inside the Burton Barr Central Library in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2018. The Arizona primary is taking place just three days after the death of the states senior senator, John McCain, a towering figure in U.S. politics for decades. Photographer: Caitlin OHara/Bloomberg via Getty ...

Democrats: DeSantis’ proposed election law changes aims to discourage voters Share Updated: 5:42 PM EST Feb 23, 2021 Share Updated: 5:42 PM EST Feb 23, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript GREG FOX EXPLAIN >> "THE PEOPLE IN FLORIDA WORKING ON THESE ELECTIONS, THEY THEY WORKED THEIR TAILS OFF." >> THAT WAS GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS NOVEMBER 6TH >> PRAISING A SMOOTH GENERAL ELECTION. AND HERE HE WAS LAST FRIDAY. >> "WE WANT, OBVIOUSLY, EVERYONE TO VOTE. BUT WE DONâ�...

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Republicans have proposed a host of changes to absentee voting following last years election, but theyll face a veto threat from the governor as well as pushback from voting-rights advocates. The bills, newly introduced this week, would, among other things, require an ID for voting absentee for every election. ...

Republican lawmakers in Tallahassee have begun cooking up a voter-suppression bill on mail-in voting thats bound to help Gov. Ron DeSantis’ re-election bid next year.  Mail-in voting in Florida has traditionally favored Republicans in statewide elections, with party voters consistently outnumbering registered Democrats.  Until last year. In 2014, Republicans in Florida enjoyed a 127,668-vote edge in mail-in votes — which was nearly double the 66,127-vote margin of victory for Republica...

Liberal groups that pushed for expanded mail-in voting for the 2020 elections are fighting to prevent Republicans in battleground states from tightening the rules that likely helped Democrats score wins last year.

Georgia Recorder Georgia Senate Republicans filed a host of election bills this week, aiming to ban no-excuse absentee ballots and drop boxes like the one outside of Fulton Countys College Park Library voting precinct in the June 2020 primary. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder Georgia Republican senators launched a concerted attempt at overhauling state voting laws this week, proposing to end automatic opt-in voter registration when Georgians get a driver’s license, no-excuse absentee voting an...

Analysis by Ronald Brownstein Even after President Donald Trumps disproven allegations of voter fraud fueled last weeks deadly assault on the US Capitol, Republicans across an array...

Republicans still push false fraud claims to restrict voting CNN 1/12/2021 Analysis by Ronald Brownstein © ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they push barricades to storm the US Capitol in Washington D.C on January 6, 2021. Even after President Donald Trumps disproven allegations of voter fraud fueled last weeks deadly assault on the US Capitol, Republicans across an array of swing states are still touting his baseles...

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. James Madison wrote in Federalist 49 that “the people are the only legitimate fountain of power.” Today’s overheated Pennsylvania Republican politicians seeking to undermine our elections would do well to cool off in that fountain.  Since the election, these politicians have eagerly forgotten that they report to the voters, not the other way around. Supported by extremist rhetoric, some politicians and pundits...

Under Senate President Wilton Simpson’s plan, members of the public will have to watch and testify remotely. House Speaker Chris Sprowls has embraced a somewhat more relaxed stance. State legislative leaders Friday released contrasting COVID-19 protocols for upcoming committee meetings, with the Senate setting up an off-site area where the public can view and participate in meetings amid the pandemic. Under Senate President Wilton Simpson’s plan, members of the public will have to watch re...