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TIME Links US Militias, Patriot Movement Ahead Of Election
WASHINGTON (CBS) — Weeks before American voters head to the polls for the 2010 midterm elections, TIME Magazine has come out with an exclusive look at what it calls the “secret world of extreme...
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LA Controller Joins Push To Cap Campaign Spending
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) — City controller Wendy Greuel will join elected officials from five states in a coalition aimed at fighting unlimited campaign spending by corporations and independent groups. The...
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Palm Springs Mayor To Run For Re-Election
PALM SPRINGS (CBS) — Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet announced Thursday he will run for re-election in November 2012. He has been the city’s mayor since 2007 and told friends and supporters at a Palm...
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Opinion: Lacking Government ID Does Not Make You Unworthy Of Voting
One of the biggest threats to American democracy as we know it today is the move by the New Suppressionists to impose the modern equivalents of the Poll Tax on the 2012 election. There is a massive...
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Calif. GOP Discusses Lack Of Finances At Burbank Convention
BURBANK (AP) — With November elections approaching, the California Republican Party is in trouble, struggling to pay its bills and hold its ground in a state that has been growing increasingly...
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Opinion: Voter ID: A Good Idea
It has been argued that “granny” might not be able to vote if they make her have a voter ID. But seriously, why all the concern about taking the extra measure of a voter ID to make sure that every...
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Assembly Approves Bill That Would Allow Vote-By-Mail Special Elections
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The state Assembly has approved a bill allowing counties to conduct special elections with universal vote-by-mail and fewer polling places. AB1873 by Democratic Assemblywoman Lorena...
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Proposals Aim To Reverse Low Voter Turnout In LA
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Voter turnout for local elections in L.A. has gotten so bad that officials are proposing having city and school board elections on the same day as presidential and statewide...
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Voters Head To The Polls To Decide On LA City Council Seats, Fracking
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles voters headed to the polls Tuesday to decide from among 30 candidates vying for City Council seats and other races, including whether to support a proposed...
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Lawmaker Vows Push To Legalize Ballot ‘Selfies’ For California Voters
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — A California state lawmaker wants to make sure you have the right to take a ballot “selfie” while casting your vote next Election Day. Assemblymember Marc Levine (D-Marin...
View ArticleCalifornia Legislator Gomez Wins US House Spot, While Compton Mayor Keeps Seat
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California legislator backed by the Democratic establishment and supporters of Bernie Sanders has been elected to Congress. State Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez defeated rival...
View ArticleTwin Sisters Are Both Running For Office, But In Opposite Parties
KENTWOOD, Mich. (CBS Local) – Twin sisters Monica Sparks and Jessica Ann Tyson are so much alike that both are running for public office in Michigan. However, the similarities between the sisters...
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Poll: Nonwhites Report More Problems Voting Than Whites In The US
(CNN) — Hispanic and African-American voters were more likely to report that they or someone in their households experienced issues when trying to vote than white Americans, according to a recent poll...
View ArticleFar-Right Congressman Jair Bolsonaro Wins Brazil Presidency After Rough Campaign
SAN PAULO (AP) — Far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro won the presidency of Latin America’s largest nation Sunday as voters looked past warnings that the brash former army captain would erode democracy...
View ArticlePolls Show Newsom Recall Election Survival Too Close for Democrats’ Comfort
SAN FRANCISCO (CNN) — The idea that California voters might recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom seems like a Republican fantasy and nothing more at first glance. After all, Newsom won by 24 points in...
View ArticleRecall Supporters in Rural California Express Fears of Mail-In Ballot...
SAN FRANCISCO (CNN) — For Republicans in some of California’s reddest regions, there is both hope and skepticism in the effort to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. Voters like Barbara Best, a...
View ArticlePresident Biden Journeys To California; Newsom Recall Support; Wildfire...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/AP) — For the first time since his election, President Joe Biden boarded Air Force One Monday to head to California for a tour of the devastation left in the wake of the Caldor...
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