America's service men and women have in the past faced some obstacles when it comes to exercising their constitutional right to vote. However, several states have taken steps to remove some of these obstacles and comply with the 2009 Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (MOVE).
In many ways, Steve Lonegan was the Republicans’ sacrificial lamb in the New Jersey special Senate election in 2013. Cory Booker entered the race as a high profile candidate who, from the very beginning, was expected to win the seat with a wide margin.
Utah's fourth congressional district is up for grabs after Democrat Jim Matheson
announced his retirement last year. Returning after a narrow loss against Matheson in 2012, Republican Mia Love is the current frontrunner in the race. With only 3 months until the nominating convention, one primary challenger, and the absence of any serious Democratic competitors, the seat is likely Mia Love's for the taking.
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As it was pointed out in a recent federal court decision in Hawaii, which upheld the state's open primary system, the court cannot base its decision on the assumption that something is happening. There must be clear evidence that the burden on the state, an organization, or a person is real.
Whether you support or oppose his controversial acts, Edward Snowden’s revelations of the NSA surveillance program resurfaces the issue of government intrusion, and reminds us to be extra cautious when disclosing tightlipped information across different social media platforms.
I've written here previously about what I believe is the #1 most important electoral reform. More important than ending gerrymandering, more important than ending the legal extortion and bribery of elected officials, more important than term limits, more important than no political party shall be privileged, and more important than ending first-past-the-post single mark ballots (the #2 most important electoral reform) is the right to a
It is a delicate yet sometimes not-very-graceful balancing act that our elected representatives must constantly perform. It is an act executed on a high-wire strung between opposing interests and electorates. Much of this challenge is considered by many to be a result of partisan primary elections.
Now that same sex marriages can be legally performed in 17 states (plus the District of Columbia), the other states are starting to
feel the pressure that comes when you are on the wrong side of the zeitgeist.