Tag: Election reform

Iowa Governor Signs Bill to Limit Absentee and Early Voting, Close Polls Earlier

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday signed a bill to limit absentee voting, shorten early voting, and close the polls earlier on Election Day. The Republican-backed law, SF 413, will shorten the state’s early voting period from 29 to 20 days. It also requires most mail ballots to be received by Election Day. Previously, they could…


Georgia Senate Passes Election Reform Bill That Would End No-Excuse Absentee Voting

Georgia’s state Senate passed a comprehensive election reform bill on Monday that would, among multiple provisions, repeal no-excuse absentee voting and limit mail-in ballots to certain criteria. The Republican-backed bill passed with a vote of 29-20. It now goes to the House Elections Integrity Committee where it is expected to be passed in the next several weeks….


The Nation Speaks (March 6): Guardian Angel Seeks to Save NYC; Perfect Storm at Border; GA Tackles Election Reform

In this episode of The Nation Speaks, we sit down with Curtis Sliwa, founder of the NYC Guardian Angels, to talk about his mayoral run. We take a look at the border crisis with Sheriff Mark Dannels from Cochise, Arizona and Derek Maltz, former head of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Special Operations Division. Finally, Georgia Republicans…


Key Things You Need to Know About HR 1, the For the People Act of 2021

On Wednesday, Democrats in the House passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2021, which was introduced by Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.). The election reform package, if passed by the Senate, would transfer authority over how elections are administered from states to the federal government, subject private citizens to intimidation and harassment for…


House Democrats Pass H.R. 1 Election Reform Bill by Razor-Thin Margin

The House of Representatives in the late hours of March 3 passed a sweeping election reform bill that, if signed into law, would affect multiple aspects of the electoral process and campaign financing. H.R. 1, also called the For the People Act, passed the Democrat-controlled House on a largely party-line vote of 220-210. All Republicans voted…


House Democrats Pass H.R. 1 Election Reform Bill in Tight Vote

The House of Representatives in the late hours of March 3 passed a sweeping election reform bill that, if signed into law, would affect multiple aspects of the electoral process and campaign financing. H.R. 1, also called the For the People Act, passed the Democrat-controlled House on a largely party-line vote of 220-210. All Republicans voted…


Wyoming Lawmakers Grant Initial Approval to Election Reform Voter ID Bill

A bill that would require voters to submit photo identification at the polls passed its first vote in the Wyoming House of Representatives on March 1. The legislation, House Bill 75, requires voters to present either a Wyoming driver’s license, or identification card, tribal identification card, valid U.S. passport, U.S. military card, or Medicare insurance…


Georgia House Passes Omnibus Election Reform Bill

Georgia’s House of Representatives passed an omnibus bill that would reform a range of election rules, including over absentee voting, voter ID for absentee voting, time limits for voting, and more. The 66-page bill, HB 513 (pdf) passed the Republican majority chamber on a party line vote of 97-72 and is headed to the state…