Tag: election

Quebec Auditor General Releases Review Today on Province’s Finances Ahead of Election

Quebec’s auditor general is releasing her review today of the finance minister’s pre-election report on the province’s finances. Guylaine Leclerc is tasked with determining whether the financial forecasts, estimates and assumptions made ahead of the October provincial election are plausible. Finance Minister Eric Girard will present his pre-election financial report later today, after Leclerc releases…


Biden, Harris Endorse Karen Bass in LA Mayoral Race

LOS ANGELES—President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris jointly endorsed Rep. Karen Bass in her run for Los Angeles mayor Aug. 2. “We are endorsing Karen Bass for Los Angeles mayor because we are eager to continue to partner with her on innovative strategies to reduce homelessness and increase public safety and prosperity,” Biden…


Pennsylvania GOP Voters Predict Preferred 2024 Presidential Nominee

The Pennsylvania Department of State counts 4 million registered Democratic voters in the state and 3.5 million Republicans as of May 2022. But even with 550,000 more Democrats than Republicans, Pennsylvania is not quite a blue state. It is more purple, with 1.3 million registered voters who call themselves libertarian, Green, or “other.” These are…


Conservative Party Says It Had Evidence to Disqualify Brown, Releases New Allegations

A Conservative committee reviewing Patrick Brown’s disqualification from the leadership race has concluded the party had the evidence it needed to recommend he be removed from contention. Its decision, released late Friday, contains new allegations Brown used money orders to purchase memberships and allowed non-compliant membership sales through a portal. “Mr. Brown was afforded ample…


Former Louisiana Police Chief, City Councilmember Plead Guilty in Federal Vote-Buying Case

Two officials in Amite City, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on July 21 to criminally violating federal election laws in a vote-buying case, the Department of Justice announced. Court documents show former Amite City Police Chief Jerry Trabona, 72, and current Amite City Council member Kristian “Kris” Hart, 49, pleaded guilty to conspiring to pay and offering to pay voters…


Italy Heads to Early Election After Draghi Resigns

ROME—Italy is headed for an early election after its president accepted Premier Mario Draghi’s resignation Thursday and decided there was no possibility for cobbling together another government following the rapid collapse of the ruling coalition. The demise of Draghi’s coalition in the eurozone’s third-largest economy and the uncertainty of what Italian voters will decide at…


Pennsylvania Prohibits ‘Zuck Bucks’ Ahead of 2022 Midterms

Pennsylvania has banned public officials from receiving and using private election grants, including those from nonprofits, in a bid to boost election integrity by reducing outside influence. As of July 2022, over 20 states have passed laws banning or restricting public officials’ use of unregulated third-party monies when conducting elections. It comes after conservative analysts…


Five Republicans Aim to Unseat Washington Democrat in August Top-Two Primary

Democrat Rep. Kim Schrier faces many competitors in her bid for reelection to represent her district in Washington in U.S. Congress. If a TV ad she aired recently is any indication, she is under pressure. “She claims to be standing up to the Biden administration,” said Caleb Heimlich, chairman of the Washington State Republican Party. Reagan…


Pennsylvania Lawmaker Issues Report Detailing ‘Myriad of Election Issues’

More than two months after Pennsylvania’s May 17 primary election, the Department of State still has not certified the election results. It’s an administrative failure that undermines confidence in the state’s election system, according to Republican state Rep. Seth Grove, chairman of the State Government Committee. That is one of numerous examples Grove described at…


Is Africa’s Richest State Ready for a Breakthrough?

Commentary Nigeria, in 2022, remained the state with the largest economy in Africa and the African state with the largest population (211 million in 2021). But it is a nation that even its staunchest supporters would admit was economically mismanaged—and in social and security upheaval. Yet its economy grew, albeit slightly, in 2021 over 2020,…