Tag: #elections

Supreme Court orders Missouri to use 2022 congressional map for Nov. 3 election

Supreme Court blocks lower courts from forcing Missouri to switch to its 2025 map for the Nov. 3 House election, saying the 2022 lines must stand.

#missouri, #redistricting, #supremecourt, #elections

Russia opens three-day State Duma vote under tight Kremlin control, ballots extended into occupied Ukraine

Voting began Sept. 18 in a three-day State Duma election marked by sidelined anti-war opposition and ballots extended into occupied Ukrainian territories.

#russia, #state duma, #elections, #ukraine, #yabloko

Appeals Court Keeps Postal Service Ballot-Mail Rule Blocked for Nov. 3 Midterms

The 1st U.S. Circuit refused to pause a Massachusetts judge’s injunction against key parts of USPS’s ballot-mail rule, keeping them blocked for the Nov. 3 midterms.

#postalservice, #mailballots, #elections, #court

Judge Extends Block on USPS Ballot-Mail Rule Ahead of 2026 Midterms

A federal judge in Massachusetts extended an injunction blocking USPS's new ballot-mail rule, keeping current mail-voting procedures for Nov. 3, 2026.

#usps, #elections, #ballotmail, #mailvoting

Rio Electoral Court Bars Garotinho From Public Campaign Funds and Debates Amid Eligibility Challenge

Rio court barred former governor Anthony Garotinho from public campaign funds, debates and free ads while his candidacy is legally challenged.

#brazil, #garotinho, #elections, #rio-de-janeiro

Justice Department asks Supreme Court to let parts of Trump’s mail-voting order proceed ahead of 2026 midterms

DOJ asks the Supreme Court to allow agencies to continue developing parts of Trump’s 2026 mail‑voting and citizenship‑verification order during litigation.

#elections, #voting, #supremecourt, #doj

Melat Kiros Upsets 15-Term Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado Democratic Primary

First-time candidate Melat Kiros defeated 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette in the June 30 Democratic primary for Colorado’s deep-blue 1st District.

#colorado, #elections, #democratic-primary, #congress

Judge Blocks Key Parts of Trump’s 2025 Elections Executive Order

A Massachusetts judge ruled June 24 that key parts of President Trump's March 2025 elections order exceeded his authority, blocking federal enforcement.

#trump, #executiveorder, #elections, #judiciary

California Sues to Block Shasta County Measure B, Saying It Conflicts With State Election Law Ahead of 2026 Midterms

California seeks to block Shasta County’s Measure B, arguing the local measure conflicts with state election law and would curb mail voting and early voting.

#california, #elections, #voting, #shasta

Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in Texas Republican Senate runoff

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat Sen. John Cornyn in the May 26 GOP runoff, becoming the Republican nominee for the Nov. 3 Senate contest.

#texas, #senate, #paxton, #cornyn, #elections

Ranked‑Choice Voting Comes to D.C.: What to Know for the June 16 Mayoral Primary

D.C.'s June 16 Democratic primary is the first mayoral race using ranked‑choice voting; the winner may not be known on election night.

#dc, #rankedchoice, #mayor, #primary, #elections

Maryland enacts Voting Rights Act to enable challenges to local election systems

Maryland’s new Voting Rights Act allows the attorney general and private plaintiffs to challenge county and municipal election methods that dilute minority voters’ power.

#votingrights, #maryland, #elections, #votinglaw

Somalia’s Parliament Mandate Expires as Political Deadlock Threatens Transition

Somalia’s federal parliament’s mandate expired on April 14 without an agreed electoral roadmap, deepening a political impasse ahead of the president’s May 15 deadline.

#somalia, #parliament, #elections, #alshabaab

Peru opens probe after transport failure left tens of thousands without ballots in Lima

Transport failures in Lima left about 63,300 registered voters unable to vote; prosecutors are investigating ONPE and the contractor Galaga.

#peru, #elections, #onpe, #galaga