California voters have rejected Proposition 15, a ballot measure that sought to make the biggest change to California property tax law in decades in order to raise money for local governments and education. The Associated Press said the measure had been defeated as vote-counting showed it failing, 52% to 48%. […]
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California voters approve Prop. 24, rewriting privacy rules
California chose to rewrite the rules of the internet this week, with a strong majority of voters supporting Proposition 24. The ballot measure aims to reinforce and redefine parts of the California Consumer Privacy Act, a 2019 law that gave state residents new rights as to how companies collect and […]
Colorado voters reject 22 week abortion ban
Colorado voters on Tuesday rejected a measure that would prohibit abortions in the state after 22 weeks. Proposition 115 would have slapped doctors with a three-year license suspension, fines up to $5,000 and a possible misdemeanor if they performed an abortion at 22 weeks or later, except in the case […]
Voters just said yes to legal weed in N.J. Now what?
EDITOR’S NOTE: NJ Cannabis Insider produces exclusive weekly content and monthly events geared toward those interested in the marijuana and hemp industries. To subscribe, visit njcannabisinsider.biz. New Jersey voters have approved a ballot question that amends the state constitution to make marijuana legal, the result of a years-long effort by […]
California voters leaning toward new internet privacy law in early results
Early voters at California State University, Fullerton on Nov. 2. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) California voters might rewrite the rules of the internet Tuesday with Prop. 24, which if passed would impose new restrictions on data collection and boost enforcement of privacy regulations. Early results released by […]
North Carolina voters decide most expensive Senate race
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina voters are choosing between a Republican U.S. senator and Donald Trump ally who has been criticized for voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and a Democratic challenger who admitted in the campaign’s final weeks to sending sexually suggestive texts to a woman not […]
Watchdog group says Google gave California voters biased search results
Democratic strategist Christy Setzer and ‘ Outloud with Gianno Caldwell’ host Gianno Caldwell discuss voting in the presidential election. The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog is calling for California’s Senate Elections Committee to investigate why Google algorithms gave voters looking for answers from the state’s official election guide a biased take on ballot […]
The small but mighty power of Black LGBTQ voters
Maxi Glamour seeks liberation for Black and LGBTQ people. Engaging the electoral process is one of the ways to make that push. “We’re being combated on two different fronts,” said Glamour, a multidisciplinary artist and drag performer based in St. Louis who uses gender neutral “they/them” pronouns. “And I think […]
US officials link Iran to emails meant to intimidate voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have accused Iran of being behind a flurry of emails sent to Democratic voters in multiple battleground states that appeared to be aimed at intimidating them into voting for President Donald Trump. The officials did not lay out specific evidence for how they came to […]
Trump vs. Biden On Health Care: A Stark Choice For Voters
The future of the U.S. health care system will depend a great deal on whether President Donald Trump wins reelection or former Vice President Joe Biden defeats him, and the contrasts between Trump’s record and Biden’s aspirations make the stakes plain. Although Biden, a Democrat, isn’t campaigning in favor of […]
Early voters break 2 million, ballot rejection woes, and Florida puts felons in a voting trap
It’s Monday, Oct. 19 and today is the first day of in-person early voting in Florida. If enthusiasm is as high as it has been in other states, we may be headed to a record turnout election, despite the pandemic. Consider: As of Sunday, with just over two weeks left, […]
Lindsey Graham Faces Jaime Harrison, With Moderate Voters Key : NPR
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., stands onstage with President Trump during a Feb. 28 campaign rally in North Charleston, S.C. His allegiance to Trump has left some moderate voters feeling snubbed and switching allegiances to Democrat Jaime Harrison. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., stands […]
Scammers seek trust of voters, not votes | Politics
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The email from a political action committee seemed harmless: If you support Joe Biden, it urged, click here to make sure you’re registered to vote. But Harvard University graduate student Maya James did not click. Instead, she Googled the name of the soliciting PAC. It didn’t exist […]
Scammers Target 2020 Election In Search Of Voters’ Personal Info
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The email from a political action committee seemed harmless: if you support Joe Biden, it urged, click here to make sure you’re registered to vote. But Harvard University graduate student Maya James did not click. Instead, she Googled the name of the soliciting PAC. It didn’t […]
how California voters could upend the gig economy
Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters It’s not often that the fate of an industry hangs in the balance during an election, but that is exactly what’s happening in California this November. Proposition 22, a proposal on the state ballot, is the result of a years-long battle between gig economy heavyweights like Uber, […]
Here are some of the issues driving voters
CLOSE Voters line up to cast their ballots early voting at the City-County building in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Indianapolis Star With less than a month until Election Day, many Hoosiers have already or plan to cast their votes early. The candidates names printed on each of those ballots […]
Armed groups say they will show up to polling sites on Election Day, and experts are afraid it will intimidate voters
An armed group marching at a right-wing protest in Virginia in January. Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty Images Far-right groups are planning online to monitor polling sites on Election Day, some of them armed, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. Stewart Rhodes, the leader of a far-right group […]
Murphy calls for voters to say yes to legal weed on ballot question: ‘The facts are on our side’
EDITOR’S NOTE: NJ Cannabis Insider produces exclusive weekly content and monthly events geared toward those interested in the marijuana and hemp industries. To subscribe, visit njcannabisinsider.biz. Gov. Phil Murphy is calling on voters say yes to a ballot question to legalize marijuana, hoping New Jersey will “make history” and become […]
Here’s What Voters Make Of President Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis
President Donald Trump pulls off his protective face mask as he poses atop the Truman Balcony of the White House after returning from being hospitalized for COVID-19, Oct. 5, 2020. (Photo: Erin Scott / Reuters) President Donald Trump’s recent diagnosis with COVID-19 hasn’t substantially increased voters’ concerns about his physical […]
What To Do Before The Election To Help Voters
The 2020 general election is less than a month away. And while voting on November 3 (or before, if you’re voting early or by mail) is critically important, it’s just the start. If you, like me, are feeling like you must do more this year, there are plenty of ways […]