California is a signatory of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. It is an agreement among 15 states and Washington, D.C. to award all their electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the overall vote. If the compact is agreed to by a number of states representing 270 electora
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Supporters of Donald Trump assaulted the Capitol on January 6, 2021, but American democracy has been under siege for far longer from both former President Trump and the Republican Party. Trump’s transgressions against democracy are well known: They include having attacked the press as the “enemy of the people,” assailed sitting judges, politicized the Justice Department and the intelligence agencies, undermined transparency in government, encouraged political violence, and delegitimized elections.
The Republican Party’s undermining of democracy began much earlier. Since about 2000, the party has tried to suppress Democratic votes through stringent voter-identification laws and purges of voter rolls. In addition, Republican legislatures have grotesquely gerrymandered legislative districts, enabling Republicans to maintain control of state legislatures and, at times, the House of Representative
Try registering for a vaccination without a computer | Letters
Hereâs what readers are saying in Sundayâs letters to the editor.
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A pharmacist with Walgreens Pharmacy prepares a syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for residents and staff at the The Palace assisted living facility in Coral Gables last month. [ LYNNE SLADKY | AP ]
Published Feb. 21
Itâs hard without a computer
The most vulnerable residents of Pinellas County â those over the age of 75 â are falling through the cracks in obtaining the COVID-19 vaccinations. And that is unconscionable.
Our 87-year-old neighbor has been isolated alone in her home for nearly a year. Sheâs a delightful, independent woman who could be enjoying a full and rich life were it not for the pandemic. But, she doesnât have a computer so itâs hard to get an appointment for the vaccine. My husband and I offered to go online to get her signed up. We have now tried to get her an ap
REGIONAL — Campaign and elections attorney Barry Fadem, who in the past has represented groups in the Tri-Valley, is a voice in the national conversation on the U.S. election system.