“I’m not sure there should be any restrictions whatsoever, because I don’t think it is the court’s business to draw lines. There are many rules right now — that the courts have laid out — that if you want your redistricting map approved you have to meet.” - US Rep. Glenn Grothman

That was the response US Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) gave on the Supreme Court's decision to hear the partisan gerrymandering case, Gill v.

On May 4, Scotland held its elections for local councils using a Multi-Winner Ranked Choice Voting System (RVC). Once again, Scottish election results have demonstrated how their system gives voters fair elections, greater choice, and a stronger voice. Local councils are the form of municipal government used in the region.

The distribution of votes between parties was relatively even, with the three largest parties winning just 79% of council seats.

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Salman, often referred to as ‘MBS’, has leapfrogged the king’s nephew Mohammed bin Nayef

June 21, 2017

Conor Gaffey

Posted with permission from Newsweek

It's hard to believe that special election spending in an odd-year would break so many records, but it did.

Much can be made from former Homeland Security Chief Jeh Johnson's House Intelligence Committee testimony on alleged Russian meddling as well as Illinois election officials' testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on the same subject.

As it relates to Johnson's testimony, we are left with at least two very important questions:

A new survey by icitizen points to a clear opening for third-party candidates in future elections.

The online survey found that not only do 7 in 10 respondents not feel represented by the Republican or Democratic Parties, and that a third party is needed, but 6 in 10 Democratic respondents are considering voting for a third party candidate in 2020.

The federal government approval rating is currently lower than any other sector in the United States.

A recent survey by Gallup shows that only 28 percent of Americans have a positive overall view of the U.S. federal government, while 55 percent hold an unfavorable opinion of the federal government.

More than $50 million was spent on Georgia's Sixth Congressional District special election.

For Democrats, a win would have been a sign that the Trump resistance is translating into tangible electoral gains.

For Republicans, it is a sign that despite the harsh media rhetoric towards the President and their party, they continue to win congressional seats.

The timing of Karen Handel's win could also impact the national conversation over health care, as Senate Republicans are about to roll out their repeal of Obamacare this week.

Maine State Senator Michael Carpenter pinned an op-ed for the Bangor Daily News Tuesday that calls on lawmakers not to repeal the voter-approved ranked choice voting statute, but instead find compromise.

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Video: Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton

In a stunning move of secrecy and authoritarianism, the Obama administration removed materials related to the unmasking of U.S. citizens carried out by former National Security Advisor Susan Rice, and sent them to the Barack Obama Presidential Library, where they are protected for five years.