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Georgia ballot case has delayed depositions of election workers
In a lawsuit alleging that thousands of fraudulent ballots were cast in Fulton County, Georgia, election workers' depositions have been postponed. According to a petition filed in Fulton County Superior Court on Thursday, May 3, the plaintiffs agreed to allow the depositions to be rescheduled until after a judge holds a ...
Liberal students support new voting reforms, then recognized it’s from Georgia
Campus Reform on April 9 interviewed students at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where several liberal students showed their support for voting reform proposals before they learned they were part of Georgia's new election integrity measures. After last year's close presidential race, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a massive overhaul of the state's election laws ...
Rep. Liz Cheney says Trump is ‘at war with the constitution,’ and the election ‘wasn’t stolen’
GOP Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) said on Sunday, April 11, that former President Donald Trump's 2020 presidential election was not "stolen." Cheney has emerged as one of the former president's most adamant opponents in the Republican Party in the Capitol riot's aftermath, highlighting a schism between the party's leadership and its ...
Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates make landslide election win
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are jubilant. The island’s pro-democracy candidates won almost 90% of the 45 district council seats in Sunday, Nov. 24, election in a historic landslide victory. The pro-democracy opposition took over at least 396 of the 452 district council seats. The figures, at the time of writing, indicated ...
President Trump maintains his right to not disclose his tax returns says judge
California's highest court upheld the president's right to keep details of his personal income tax private and stand for re-election on Nov. 21. The state's Supreme Court unanimously ruled failure to disclose tax returns was insufficient legal grounds to prevent Donald Trump from appearing as a candidate on California’s primary ballot ...
Speaker Pelosi will not let voters decide because it is ‘weak’ and ‘dangerous’
The leader of the Democrats refused to allow a general election to decide the fate of the president, the House Speaker said to her colleagues in a memo on Nov. 18. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) dismissed a suggestion from public impeachment inquiry hearings to "let the election decide" as "weak." "That ...
Governor Matt Bevin will not concede defeat in Kentucky general election
One of Kentucky's most influential state executives refused to admit he lost the general election on Nov. 5. Gov. Matt Bevin (R-Ky.) is not giving up his bid for another four year term in governing the Bluegrass State, saying it is a "close, close race." "I have had some cliffhangers, it is ...
President Trump calls on Mississippi voters to support Tate Reeves ahead governor race
President Donald Trump has endorsed Tate Reeves for his bid in the November governor election in Mississippi, calling on voters to support the Republican nominee. “Mississippi, there is a VERY important election for Governor on November 5th,” President Trump wrote in a tweet on Wednesday night, Oct. 2. “I need you ...
President Trump calls on Louisianians to vote for Republicans in governor election
President Donald Trump on Tuesday, Oct. 1, called on Louisiana voters to choose Republican runners, Eddie Rispone or Ralph Abraham, instead of Democratic incumbent Gov. John Bel Edwards in the state’s upcoming gubernatorial election. The president was urging local people to vote for one of the two Republicans, less than two ...
Cambodian government denies allegations of political intimidation
Opposition activist thinks developments are part of long-term strategy by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party to secure victory in elections scheduled for 2023
Attacks reported in Nigeria before polls open
Explosions were heard Saturday in the northeastern Nigerian town of Maiduguri, just hours before election polls were scheduled to open. The source of the blasts was not immediately clear, but Boko Har
Acrimony, fear reign in Thailand following princess’s PM ploy
Concerns mounts over fragile path to elections in wake of shock political maneuver.
Democrats seek voting rights, campaign spending reforms
Most Americans don’t trust Washington lawmakers to do what is right
Five years after coup, Thai election date set for late March
Thai military junta to face ballot after nearly five years, though election comes with many caveats
Ex-Jakarta governor convicted of blasphemy free after nearly two years
Basuki Tjahaja "Ahok" Purnama, an ethnic Chinese Christian, convicted in 2017 after losing re-election over comments considered an insult to Islam
US says time for new government in Venezuela
The United States stepped up its criticism of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on Saturday with an explicit call for the formation of a new government in the South American country. The U.S. State Department said in a statement that it stood behind the head of Venezuela's opposition-run congress, Juan Guaido, who ...
Congo opposition campaign says it is talking with Kabila camp on transition
Kabila's camp denied any such meetings had occurred since the December 30 election
DRC delays results of December election
Election commission officials say they are delaying results of its presidential election, originally to be released Sunday, until next week
US sends troops to Gabon to watch for Congo violence
Violent demonstrations possible in Democratic Republic of Congo after a presidential election
Congo election results may be delayed
Commission head blames slow process of collecting and compiling votes

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