Supreme Court won't let Green Party candidate Jill Stein on Nevada ballot The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid to put Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein on the Nevada general election ballot. 09/20/2024 - 9:50 am | View Link
Appeals court reinstates 2022 Arizona voter registration law Arizona can now enforce a 2022 law despite critics' claims it could inadvertently make felons out of volunteers who register people to vote. 09/20/2024 - 8:15 am | View Link
Judge rejects block for Arizona’s open primary initiative, but legal fight continues A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has rejected a challenge to keep an open primaries measure off the ballot due to a signature verification controversy. 09/19/2024 - 3:20 pm | View Link
Court rejects challenge to ‘open primaries’ measure, says votes for Prop. 140 will be counted A Maricopa County Superior Court judge said that a ballot proposition to end partisan primaries in Arizona will have votes cast for it counted after all. 09/19/2024 - 6:55 am | View Link
Judge rejects effort to block Arizona open primaries measure as ballots head to voters A Maricopa County judge has rejected an effort to prevent votes from being counted on a citizen initiative that would change Arizona primary elections, a ruling that brings a measure of clarity as the ... 09/19/2024 - 6:18 am | View Link
“Speaker Mike Johnson signaled that former President Donald Trump could soften on his calls to shut down the federal government if a measure requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is not attached to a short-term spending bill,” CBS News reports.
“There’s a real possibility that Kamala Harris wins the presidency and Democrats lose the Senate in November – in which case she’ll almost surely run into trouble stocking a Cabinet and the courts,” Semafor reports.
“Republicans are already vowing to block progressive nominees Harris might choose, push her Supreme Court picks to the right and potentially stop some of her lifetime judicial appointments, if they win back the Senate and she defeats Donald Trump – a split presidential-year election outcome that hasn’t happened for decades.”
“Many in the GOP are in a fighting mood after seeing President Joe Biden push his nominees through over the past several years, thanks to a slim Senate Democratic majority.”
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“Nebraska appears unlikely to adopt a winner-take-all model of awarding Electoral College votes, despite renewed pressure from prominent Republicans, according to a key state senator,” the Omaha World Herald reports.
“That pressure included a visit to the state by U. S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and a letter supporting the change signed by all five members of Nebraska’s congressional delegation Wednesday.”
“State Sen.
Kamala Harris retook the lead over Donald Trump in Nate Silver’s forecast model for the first time in more than three weeks, 51% to 49%, but the race is essentially a tossup.