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Arkansas

Arkansas bans electronic voter registration signatures

The Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners banned the use of electronic signatures on voter registration forms Tuesday in a controversial emergency rule. Chris Madison, director of the Arkansas Board of Elections, said in an interview Tuesday that the rule was adopted in the interest of efficiency and consistent practice across counties, some of which accepted […]

Alabama

Alabama 2nd Congressional District race: Figures vs Dobson | #elections | #alabama

Democrat Shomari Figures and Republican Caroleene Dobson will face off in November for Alabama’s newly drawn 2nd Congressional District seat. The two candidates won their respective runoffs Tuesday, setting the stage for a general election campaign that Democrats are closely eyeing. A Democratic win would give the party an additional seat in the state’s congressional […]

Alabama

Alabama voter turnout doubles in redrawn congressional district | #elections | #alabama

Voter turnout for the Democratic primary in Alabama’s second congressional district was remarkably higher in the first election since the district was redrawn in a way that could allow the party to pick up a key seat. According to the National Redistricting Foundation, there were 57,129 ballots cast in the district’s Democratic primary election Super […]

Mayor

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson seeking another term in November vote

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson is seeking reelection. Watson served as Austin’s mayor from 1997-2001 and later as a Democratic state senator for over a decade before being elected mayor again in 2022. He narrowly defeated Celia Israel in a runoff election despite outraising her 3-1. Austin voters in 2021 opted to move the city’s mayoral […]

Alabama

IVF, abortion rock Alabama race as Supreme Court weighs mifepristone | #elections | #alabama

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the debate around abortion rights in America exploded. Democrats and Republicans campaigned on access to the procedure in pivotal midterm races. And advocates trying to protect abortion have since notched victories with ballot measures in half a dozen states − even in deep red areas. […]

Mayor

Dover NJ Democrats blame mayor as councilwoman is denied party nod

In Dover, Councilmember Karol Ruiz has clashed publicly with Mayor James Dodd for more than two decades. Now for the first time, both Democratic firebrands have a seat at town hall meetings, where their conflict seems to escalate with each meeting. The long-running feud will continue at least through the general election in November, where […]

Alabama

Senate Republicans reject national protections | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON – Republican lawmakers came out in droves over the weekend to say they support in vitro fertilization in the wake of an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos should be considered children. But Senate Democrats plan to test that support, putting up legislation on Wednesday to outlaw limitations on “assisted reproductive technology” such […]

Arkansas

What you need to know, who is on the ballot

If you’ve been watching the news lately, you’ve probably been hearing a lot about Super Tuesday — especially if you live in a state like Arkansas that participates in it. Like the name might lead you to believe, it’s a pretty big deal. It can make or break campaigns and is an important mile marker […]