A tough new law in the state of Wisconsin requiring voters to carry a photo ID card before they can cast their vote is being challenged in a federal lawsuit that claims thousands of poor, black and elderly people could be disenfranchised. The legal action, lodged in the federal court for the eastern district of [...]
Tag: ballot
December 14, 2011
December 5, 2011
Ex-Yugoslav Republics Expected to Oust Governments
Two former Yugoslav republics voted Sunday in parliamentary elections dominated by concerns about the economy and corruption. In Croatia voters are expected to unseat the conservative government, while in neighboring Slovenia conservatives are predicted to return to power. If opinion polls are to be believed, voters in Croatia have punished the ruling conservative Croatian Democratic [...]
December 4, 2011
DRC Presidential Vote Disputed
The main opposition party in the Democratic Republic of Congo says it rejects early election results that give incumbent President Joseph Kabila some 50 percent of the vote. Opposition candidate Etienne Tshisekedi is estimated to have about 34 percent of the vote so far. In a show of unity, the 10 opposition parties on Saturday [...]
December 3, 2011
UN Urges Calm in DRC After Reports of Presidential Election Irregularities
The United Nations is urging calm in the Democratic Republic of Congo after European observers described widespread voting irregularities in this week’s presidential election. U.N. mission chief Roger Meece says any grievances must be addressed through peaceful means. A preliminary European Union report says election observers saw ballot box stuffing, ballot shortages, and said some [...]
November 9, 2011
November 9, 2011
Mississippi’s ‘Personhood Amendment’ fails at polls
November 9, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Mississippi’s ‘Personhood Amendment’ fails at polls 08 Nov 2011 Mississippi voters Tuesday defeated a ballot initiative that would’ve declared life begins at fertilization, a proposal that supporters sought in the Bible Belt state as a way to prompt a legal challenge to abortion rights nationwide. The so-called “personhood” initiative [...]
November 8, 2011
Mississippi holds ‘abortion’ vote
8 November 2011 Last updated at 17:41 GMT Abortion is a hot-button issue in the United States Mississippi is voting on a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it the first US state to define a fertilized human egg as a person. The measure would confer rights on an embryo from the moment of conception, [...]
November 8, 2011
Oregon voters await iPad election
8 November 2011 Last updated at 02:09 GMT Accessibility tools powered by bluetooth can be connected with the iPad for voters with disabilities Residents in parts of the US state of Oregon are to cast their votes by iPad during a special election on Tuesday. The program, designed to make voting easier for disabled residents, [...]
October 26, 2011
Perry and Romney mix messages | Ana Marie Cox
So I guess there are other people running for president besides Herman Cain! This was brought to my attention by the television, where white people wearing makeup have been discussing Rick Perry and Mitt Romney, both of whom wanted to be discussed today – but not for the reasons that actually apply. Perry gave an [...]
October 24, 2011
Delays Threaten Elections in Democratic Republic of Congo
Presidential campaigning begins this week in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But opposition parties and international election observers have expressed concern next month’s poll may be postponed. VOA West Africa Correspondent Scott Stearns has more. Incumbent President Joseph Kabila’s biggest challenger in this vote is longtime opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi. Unlike in the last presidential [...]
October 4, 2011
NYC mayor testifies in trial of political operative
New York (CNN) — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg testified Monday in the criminal trial of a political operative charged with stealing up to $1.1 million from personal donations Bloomberg made during his 2009 re-election campaign. John F. Haggerty Jr. is charged in a criminal indictment with five counts related to a scheme to “falsely [...]
October 3, 2011
California governor signs law preventing male circumcision ban
(CNN) — California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Sunday a bill that prevents local governments from banning the practice of male circumcision. The legislation comes in response to an effort this summer by a San Francisco Bay Area advocacy group opposed to the practice to get a measure proposing a citywide ban added to [...]