Tag: Elections
Former TV presenter puts race on Dutch political agenda
AMSTERDAM — Sylvana Simons is campaigning for the Dutch general election on a platform of what she calls radical equality.
...
Virginia governor restores voting rights to 69k ex-felons
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he has restored voting rights to more than 69,000 former felons who have completed...
Dutch PM’s poll lead shrinks as election enters 2nd day
<p>AMSTERDAM — The lead of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's conservative party in polls continued to shrink Tuesday, according to a new survey published...
Merkel’s party faces German election ‘wake-up call’
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel's party is considering how to respond to historically bad state election results that a senior member described as a...
Former GOP Rep. Doug Ose enters California recall election
LOS ANGELES — Former Republican congressman Doug Ose announced Tuesday he’s entering the recall election aimed at ousting California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a day...
Governor announcing new Indiana secretary of state
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is set to name whom he’s appointing as the new secretary of state.</p>
...
Uganda’s Bobi Wine arrested while protesting in the capital
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine has been arrested while leading a protest in the capital, Kampala.
...
Kentucky lawmakers advance bipartisan election reform bill
FRANKFORT, Ky. — In sharp contrast to bitter partisan battles being waged elsewhere over election laws, Republicans and Democrats in Kentucky were on the...
South emerges as flashpoint of brewing redistricting battle
<p>The partisan showdown over redistricting has hardly begun, but already both sides agree on one thing: It largely comes down to the South.</p>
...
Voter outreach led to big drop in rejected mail ballots
<p>ATLANTA — The coronavirus pandemic triggered an unprecedented surge in mailed ballots last year, raising concerns that a flood of first-time absentee voters would...