OH repeals voter reform, confusion remains
By Ron Lederman | Ohio Watchdog
COLUMBUS — Wanting to keep the issue from being decided by voters, Ohio Gov. John Kasich this week signed a bill to repeal an elections reform law he signed less than a year ago.
Democrats, who opposed the original changes made by the Republican-led Legislature and signed July 1 by Kasich, say they will continue to [...]
SPECIAL REPORT: Voting machine concerns bubble up as WI recall elections near
By Kirsten Adshead | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — You might be forgiven for thinking John Washburn is paranoid.
Plenty of people do, Washburn admits with some humor.
Fort Worth-area cities skip the ballot box, issue debt in the hundreds of millions of dollars
Municipalities and school districts incur about two-thirds percent of all local tax debt in Texas, according to this telling graphic. But even more telling: In Tarrant County,$796 million in debt was taken on by cities between 2005 and 2011 without a vote, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Read More →Sullivan’s Island Residents’ Voting Rights Violated?
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, SC — In what critics contend is an abuse of power, the town of Sullivan’s Island is suing a citizens group seeking a public vote on a controversial elementary school construction project.
Read More →Voter ID law could freeze youth vote in VA
By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News
ALEXANDRIA — With their newfound majority, Virginia Republicans want to resurrect a proposal that would tighten voter-identification requirements. The measure failed to clear the state Senate last year.
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