On December 23, the U.S. Justice Department’s Voting Rights Section refused to pre-clear South Carolina’s new law, requiring voters at the polls to show a government photo-ID that hasn’t expired. South Carolina is one of the states covered by section … Continue reading
On December 22, Donald Trump changed his party registration from “Republican” to “independent.” In previous decades he had at various times been a Republican, and other times a Democrat, but this is the first time he has ever been registered … Continue reading
Every week, the Americans Elect web page shows the new weekly national signature total, for all states combined. This week’s tally is 2,313,079, and increase of 60,042 signatures in the past week. The effort seems to be accelerating.
According to this news story, the Virginia Republican Party started the petition validation process on Friday, December 23, and is using volunteers. … Continue reading
On December 22, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gave his last “state of the nation” address. He was elected President in March 2008 and he is not seeking a second term in 2012. He said, “We need to give all active … Continue reading
