Baudel Ramirez News Today

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Kingman City Council meeting was still in progress when the Miner went to press on Tuesday. Check kdminer.com for a full recap of all the votes from

Lower Yakima Valley cities had competitive races and, in some cases, historic numbers of Latino candidates. Volunteers and nonprofits pushed to engage voters and increase turnout.

Turnout for voters with Spanish surnames was 10% for the August primary in Yakima County. Advocates working to encourage election participation say there are some bright spots in the results.

This weekend, progressive groups will come together for the 8th annual Progressive Summit, which will be held online. The keynote speaker will be Kris Brown with the Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence. Will Pregman, director of communications for the group Battle Born Progress, which hosts the event, noted even though Nevada has already passed universal background checks, more remains to be done. ...

Two Michigan Republicans were called to testify on Tuesday before the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and efforts to overturn the 2020 election. They were two of the 16 Republicans who signed a false letter stating Donald Trump had won Michigans electoral votes, despite Joe Biden leading by more than 150,000 votes in the state. ...

The Wisconsin Legislature is poised to approve more than a dozen voting and election-related bills this week, over objections from Democrats and voting-rights groups they would make it more difficult to cast a ballot. The bills would, among many other things, set multiple new requirements for absentee ballots, give a legislative committee significant oversight of election administration and establish new policies for voting in nursing homes. Rep. ...

As Washington state continues to grapple with new voting maps, a measure in the Legislature would ensure future maps comply with the Washington Voting Rights Act. A lawsuit is challenging the way redistricting happened in the Yakima Valley, arguing the map creates the "facade" of a Latino-majority district. Audel Ramirez, a community organizer in Yakima community for the group OneAmerica, said Senate Bill 5597 would require changes to the election system be approved under the...

A bill approved by the Washington Senate seeks to give under-represented communities more tools to address potential voting rights issues.