RICHMOND, Va. — An accidentally severed fiber optic cable shut down Virginia's online voter registration system for several hours Tuesday, the last day to register before the November general election, authorities said. The Virginia Department of Elections said in statement on Twitter that a “fiber cut” affected connectivity for multiple...
Fresno County Voters Switching to Democratic Party
More voters in Fresno County are choosing a preference — the Democratic Party. The Secretary of State released the newest registration figures for registrations through July. According to those numbers, voters are switching from no party preference to Democrat. Overall registrants are up less than 1% since February, but up...
Job Losses, Fear of Virus Complicate Latino Voter Hopes
PHOENIX — Every day, 29-year-old Maico Olivares tries to call about 25 people, mostly within the Latino community, to persuade them to register to vote. Some calls go well, but increasingly, they have become frustrating: Many of the people Olivares reaches are out of work or have lost wages because...
New California Law Expands Same-Day Voter Registration
SACRAMENTO — California will allow voters to register on Election Day at all polling places in 2020. Legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom expands conditional voter registration in the state. Voters who register conditionally on Election Day will not have their ballots counted until their registration has been verified....
GOP Attorney Sues California for Alleged Voter Violations
SAN FRANCISCO — A Republican lawyer who has waged lawsuits on behalf of the Trump administration sued the state of California and Department of Motor Vehicles Tuesday, saying the agency is failing to verify citizenship for voter registration. A federal lawsuit filed by attorney Harmeet Dhillon comes after a state...
GOP, Trump Launch Campus Effort to Register, Mobilize Voters
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Republican National Committee is putting a college twist on its grassroots voter registration efforts, seeking to mobilize President Donald Trump's supporters. The "Make Campus Great Again" initiative is offering dozens of participants training and free pizza, plus swag like campaign buttons and drink insulators to distribute....
House OKs Elections Overhaul, but Senate Likely to Slam Door
WASHINGTON — Newly empowered House Democrats approved a centerpiece of their agenda Friday, a sweeping plan to reduce the role of big money in politics, ensure fair elections and strengthen ethics standards. But the leader of Republican-run Senate has pledged it will not come up for a vote and the...
US Election Systems More Secure, But Voting Problems Persist
ATLANTA — Tuesday's midterm elections will mark the first nationwide voting since Russia targeted state election systems in the 2016 presidential race, with federal, state and local officials seeking to reassure the public their voting systems are secure. There have been no signs so far that Russia or any other...
Patterson Renews Call for DMV Audit After 'Motor Voter' Snafu
Assemblyman Jim Patterson of Fresno again called for an audit of the Department of Motor Vehicles after it was revealed Wednesday that agency technicians may have botched about 23,000 Californians' voter registrations under the state's new "motor voter" law. The DMV sent the secretary of state's office incorrect information for...