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Lost in the arguing: Early voting options are expanding

Lost in the arguing: Early voting options are expanding Ed Maixner, opinion contributor © Getty Images Lost in the arguing: Early voting options are expanding American states rapid accommodations for 2020 voters in the pandemic vastly accelerated their long trend toward more mail-in and in-person early voting options. The voter-friendly adjustments reinforce citizens voting franchise by making it easier for millions of citizens to vote. But expanded early voting options also give voters ample time to peruse the candidates and measures on their ballots, and that adds quality and credibility to our elections. In Wisconsin, where the pandemic sparked a groundswell of mail-in and early voting, for example, voters were looking for options to election day at the polls, said Eileen Newcomer, voter education manager for the Wisconsin League of Women Voters.

Alabama Legislature OKs permanent daylight saving time measure

The Alabama Legislature won t let anyone steal their sunshine. The Alabama House of Representatives voted 93-1 Thursday for legislation sponsored by Sen. Steve Livingston, R-Scottsboro, that would put the state on permanent daylight saving time, if authorized by Congress. Rep. Mary Moore, D-Birmingham, cast the only no vote. The bill goes to Gov. Kay Ivey. The Alabama Senate approved the bill 29-0 on April 20. The measure attracted little criticism in the House, but was subject to an hourlong debate due to disagreements over a proposed gambling bill and more controversial bills on the House agenda.  Daylight saving time is mandated by federal law, and only a change in federal law would allow states to move to year-round DST. A measure to allow states to make the shift was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in January. It had not moved as of Friday morning. 

Lost in the arguing: Early voting options are expanding

© Getty Images American states’ rapid accommodations for 2020 voters in the pandemic vastly accelerated their long trend toward more mail-in and in-person early voting options. The voter-friendly adjustments reinforce citizens’ voting franchise by making it easier for millions of citizens to vote. But expanded early voting options also give voters ample time to peruse the candidates and measures on their ballots, and that adds quality and credibility to our elections. ADVERTISEMENT In Wisconsin, where the pandemic sparked a groundswell of mail-in and early voting, for example, “voters were looking for options” to election day at the polls, said Eileen Newcomer, voter education manager for the Wisconsin League of Women Voters.

Other editors: Emergency oversight - The Dispatch

Other editors: Emergency oversight By (McComb) Enterprise Journal • 7 hours ago Legislators from different political parties don’t agree on much. But there is one area in which they are in bipartisan lockstep: zealously guarding their power. A recent Associated Press article detailed how this tendency is playing out at statehouses around the country, where lawmakers are questioning protracted Covid-19 restrictions that have been imposed by governors and other members of the executive branch. Frustrated by being cut out of the loop on the extent and duration of most of these executive orders, lawmakers have been fighting back now that the worst of the crisis appears to have waned.

Port: Ballot measures just got even harder for actual grassroots groups

Port: Ballot measures just got even harder for actual grassroots groups If states like North Dakota can t regulate the initiated measure process so that it operates the way most in the public think it does - grassroots, volunteer-led campaigns - what s the point of having the process? 2:40 pm, May 3, 2021 × Gary Emineth, left, laughs as he submits signatures for a ballot measure to amend North Dakota s constitution to ensure only U.S. citizens can vote in North Dakota elections Friday, July 6, 2018. (John Hageman / Forum News Service) MINOT, N.D. North Dakota law allows citizens to legislate at the ballot box, whether it s a statute or even the state constitution.

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