Tag Archives: Voting

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The top elections official in a rural Nevada county roiled by false claims of widespread election fraud that led to a controversial hand-count in the 2022 midterms is resigning, according to a resignation letter the county received. The reason for Nye County Clerk Mark Kampf’s resignation was not clear. The letter only said he was resigning …

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Thursday voted to make it harder to change the Missouri Constitution amid a campaign to restore abortion rights through a voter-backed constitutional amendment. Currently, Missouri constitutional changes are enacted if approved by a majority of votes statewide. State senators voted 22-9 along party lines to also require a majority of votes in …

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Measures that would legalize medical marijuana, spend $125 million to combat pollution from “forever chemicals” and allow election officials to speed up the counting of absentee ballots all appear to be doomed as the Wisconsin Legislature approaches the end of its session for the year. The Assembly plans to meet for a last time on Thursday, …

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Measures that would legalize medical marijuana, spend $125 million to combat pollution from “forever chemicals” and allow election officials to speed up the counting of absentee ballots all appear to be doomed as the Wisconsin Legislature approaches the end of its session for the year. The Assembly plans to meet for a last time on Thursday, …

DALLAS (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation is making its president a paid position, adopting the change Saturday on the third try. The federation’s national council approved a bylaw change at the USSF’s annual general meeting that gives the governing body’s president a $150,000 annual stipend. The amount would be reduced to $75,000 if the person gains another position within …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top vote-getter in Tuesday’s Republican presidential primary in Nevada wasn’t former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, the only major candidate on the ballot still in the race. Instead, Nevada voters mounted a ballot-box protest and gave the most votes to “None of these candidates,” a ballot option required by state law. The Associated Press declared “None of …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A crowded primary contest to fill the U.S. Senate seat once held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein is showing again that money matters in notoriously expensive California while testing whether the state’s long-squabbling Republicans can unite behind a single candidate for an outside chance at the seat. Voting is about to start, with a …