Category: Election reform

Deep Dive (Sept. 7): Texas Gov. Signs Election Reform Bill Into Law

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed the election reform bill into law—the bill the Democrats fled the state in order to try and stop. The bill aims to secure elections by banning drive-through and 24-hour voting, and sets an ID requirement for mail-in voting. The bill’s author, Bill Hughes, summed up its aims as “easy to…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Sept. 7)

President Joe Biden visits New York and New Jersey Tuesday to survey damages after Hurricane Ida, the Texas election reform bill is finally signed into law, and the secretary of state dismisses reports that Americans are being blocked from leaving Afghanistan.


Texas Democrats Return, End 38-Day Holdout Over Election Reform Bill

A 38-day standoff in Texas over a GOP-backed election reform bill came to an end on Thursday when some House Democrats, who fled the state, returned—a day after it was ruled that they can be arrested if they refuse to return to the state Capitol to conduct legislative business. The return of Democratic state Reps….


Texas Dems Return After 38-Day Standoff, Paves Way to Resume Vote on Election Reform Bill

A 38-day standoff in Texas over a GOP-backed election reform bill came to an end on Thursday when some House Democrats, who fled the state, returned—a day after it was ruled that they can be arrested if they refuse to return to the state Capitol to conduct legislative business. The return of Democratic state Reps….


Texas Dems Return After 38-day Standoff, Paving Way for Vote on Election Reform Bills

A 38-day standoff in Texas over a GOP-backed election reform bill came to an end on Thursday when some House Democrats, who fled the state, returned—a day after it was ruled that they can be arrested if they refuse to return to the state Capitol to conduct legislative business. The return of Democratic state Reps….


Pennsylvania Lawmakers Find Common Ground in Some Election Reform Measures

While support for issues like voter ID is split along party lines in the Pennsylvania State House, there is bipartisan support for some election reform. When the General Assembly returns to Harrisburg in September, the Senate State Government Committee will consider eight election reform measures through a bill supported by Republican state Sen. David Argall,…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (July 23)

President Joe Biden is seeking to build support for the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. He met with business and union leaders. But why do some progressive House Democrats oppose the bill? The Attorney General for Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade when the court hears an abortion case later this year….


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (June 23)

Republicans block Democrats’ election reform bill via the filibuster. Why are Republicans against the bill? And what does an election reform expert have to say about it? In Texas, more illegal immigrants are choosing to take a dangerous ride, stowed away on freight trains heading north. Border patrol agents are finding more of them locked…


Senate Republican Leader Calls Democrats’ Sweeping Election Reform Bill a Federal ‘Takeover’

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said that Senate Bill 1 (S.1)—the For the People Act of 2021—is an attempt by Democrats to control the outcome of future elections by taking power away from state election officials. “There’s no rational basis for a federal government takeover of all 50 states’ elections,” McConnell said in a…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (June 22)

Today, the Senate voting on whether to debate a sweeping election reform bill. What’s in it? And will it get the Republican support it needs to move forward? A high profile Georgia election case hangs in the balance as a judge weighs his decision. Plaintiffs want access to the ballots while lawyers for the county…