Posts Tagged ‘Ballot’

Palin Leads Alaska Primary Ballot

A new Harper Polling survey in Alaska finds Sarah Palin (R) leads a possible Republican U.S. Senate primary with 32%, followed by Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell (R) at 30% and 2010 GOP Senate nominee Joe Miller (R) at 14%. Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post

Democrats Lead in Generic Congressional Ballot

A new Quinnipiac poll finds American voters, by a slim margin, say they are more likely to vote Democratic than Republican for Congress in 2014 — 41% to 37% — “which would violate the historical model of the president’s party losing ground in the sixth year of a presidency.” Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This [...]

McCotter Says Former Aides Conspired to Keep Him Off Ballot

Former Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) has sued a former top aide and an ex-intern, “saying they deliberately submitted forged nominating petitions in his name to keep him from seeking re-election,” the AP reports. Tweet This Post

Democrats lose fight in Montana Senate over ballot measures

By Dan Boyce HELENA, Mont (Reuters) – Over loud objections from Democrats, Montana's Republican-controlled Senate on Friday voted to put proposals on the 2014 ballot that would tighten voter registration and restrict the rights of third parties to compete in general elections. The measures, which are expected to be approved by the Republican-majority House, do [...]

Fraud Committed to Get Obama on Indiana Ballot in 2008

An Indiana woman plead guilty to forgery and fraud in a successful attempt to get Barack Obama on the presidential ballot in 2008, WISH-TV reports. Tweet This Post

They marched and battled for the ballot

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Egyptian judges review ballot on divisive constitution

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian judges were investigating opposition accusations of voting irregularities on Monday before declaring the result of a referendum set to show that a contentious new constitution has been approved. President Mohamed Mursi sees the basic law, drawn up mostly by Islamists, as a vital step in Egypt's transition to democracy almost two [...]

Write-In Ballot Wins or Wasted Votes?

Good takes a look at the “impressive, community-driven” write-in campaigns for unlikely candidates, “possibly signaling the voting practices in the future.” Tweet This Post