Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears to be seeking a political comeback, yet to pull that off, he’ll need to show real contrition for his many sins while in office — and truly mean it.
Last year, while organizing a global democracy forum in Mexico, a member of that country’s national electoral court requested I add a speaker to our program: an American judge who was an expert in how elections work. First, I contacted election lawyers, who told me they knew of no judges with such expertise. Then I called judges, eight leading U.S. jurists in all. Among this diverse group of judges were Republicans and Democrats, those who work at the state level and the federal level, in...
One of the most under-represented groups in elective office is also one of the least discussed: moms, especially mothers of young children. On this week's episode of "The Downballot," we're talking with Liuba Grechen Shirley, the founder of Vote Mama, an organization devoted to electing progressive moms at all levels of the ballot. Embedded Content Grechen Shirley describes her groundbreaking success in getting the FEC to allow her to use campaign funds for childcare when she ran for...
“After seven years in office, I am no longer the best person for that job,” Leo Varadkar said today.
Marc Epstein of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law says the Supreme Court should defend the government’s ability to work with third parties like social media companies to protect election integrity.
Two proposed constitutional amendments will be on the Wisconsin ballot.
Stephen Mold, the police, fire and crime commissioner for Northamptonshire, faced a barrage of criticism over the 'misogynistic' comment about his new fire chief Nikki Watson.
The current regime and legislation afford only an extremely limited view of the Philadelphia ballot counting.
Ashwin Ramaswami spent the last three years working for the federal government to protect elections from hackers. Now, he’s targeting what he says is a greater threat to democracy: his state senator. Ramaswami, a 24-year-old Democrat, is challenging Georgia state Sen. Shawn Still, a Republican who was indicted last year alongside former President Donald Trump for allegedly trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. That same year, Ramaswami started an internship with the Cybersecurity...
The news followed bombshell revelations that DA Fani Willis and prosecutor Nathan Wade were engaged in a romantic relationship.
Varadkar says he will remain as Taoiseach until a successor is chosen.
A local Arizona elections chief who quit in a ballot-counting dispute just got a top state job