Tag: elections

New Iowa Democratic Party Chair to Prioritize Counties Where Obama, Trump Won Twice

As the new chair of the Iowa Democratic party, Rita Hart plans to help candidates win elections even though the former state senator recently lost her own bid for a Congressional seat in 2020. “My focus is squarely on helping our party begin winning elections again,” she said. “To be very honest with you, serving…


Judge Orders Biden Administration to Produce More Evidence in Big Tech Censorship Case

The Biden administration has been ordered by a Louisana court to disclose documents relating to five national security officials that could reveal their possible involvement in the government’s supposed collusion with big tech to suppress election-related social media content deemed to be “misinformation” or “disinformation,” court documents show. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry…


Sen. Moran Says His Campaign Was Scammed Out of $690,000

Sen. Jerry Moran’s (R-Kan.) reelection campaign was a victim of deceit by a cybercriminal for the amount of $690,000, his office announced on Monday. The Kansas Senator’s campaign treasurer, Timothy Gottschalk, notified the Federal Election Commission (FEC) of “fraudulent activity by a third-party cybercriminal” with a letter on Dec. 8, 2022. The letter says that…


Alabama Withdraws From Voter Registration Data-Sharing Group

The first official act in office from Alabama’s recently elected Secretary of State Wes Allen, a Republican,  was to remove the state from a voter registration data-sharing group. Allen, who was sworn in as the state’s 54th secretary of state on Monday, made the promise to voters to withdraw from the Electronic Registration Information Center…


Arizona Court Strikes Down Challenge to Mail-In Voting

An Arizona Appellate Court upheld a lower court’s decision to reject a lawsuit from the Arizona Republican Party (AZGOP) filed against election officials for alleging Arizona’s mail-in voting law violated the Arizona Constitution’s secrecy clause. The secrecy clause states “All elections by the people shall be by ballot, or by such other method as may…


Investigation Panel Disapproves Georgia’s Takeover of Fulton County’s Elections

Georgia is not recommended to take over Fulton County’s elections, a panel appointed by the State Election Board said. The panel observed substantial improvements in Fulton County elections and identified several areas for further improvements. It’s not recommended for the state of Georgia to replace the Fulton County Election Board, the panel concluded. “Replacing the…


Iowa Woman Arrested for Voter Fraud Scheme

The wife of a Woodbury County, Iowa, supervisor was arrested on Jan. 12 and charged with more than 50 counts of voter fraud, the Department of Justice announced. Kim Phuong Taylor, 49, of Sioux City, is married to Jeremy Taylor, who unsuccessfully ran in the Republican primary for Iowa’s Fourth Congressional District to replace Rep. Steve King in 2020. She appeared in court…


Marketing Over Policy: Former Special Forces Steps Down From Politics Citing Poor State of Discourse

Former special forces operative Heston Russell is stepping down as leader of the Australian Values Party citing the oversimplification of political debate in the country. The Australian Values Party ran candidates (many with military backgrounds) in the May 2022 federal election, as well as the recent Victorian state election where the party did not manage…


Pennsylvania Gov.-Elect Josh Shapiro Nominates Former Philadelphia Commissioner for Secretary of State

Pennsylvania Governor-elect Josh Shapiro has nominated former Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt, a Republican, for Pennsylvania Secretary of State—the position that oversees elections. Schmidt helped administer elections in Philadelphia for 10 years where, as a commissioner, he was vice chairman of the board of elections, including during the controversial 2020 presidential election. In addition to…


Judicial Tyranny in Brazil

Commentary Indigenous people have special protection under Brazilian law. This was so at least until Dec. 12, when an indigenous leader was arrested by order of Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme Court of Brazil. Cacique Serere (“Chief Tserere”) of the Xavante Tribe dared to criticise the behaviour of top electoral judges during the…