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‘Vote for the best. Rank the rest. Don’t rank candidates you detest’ - Washington, DC Uses Ranked Choice Voting for the First Time

‘‘Vote for the best. Rank the rest. Don’t rank candidates you detest’ – Washington, DC Uses Ranked Choice Voting for the First Time

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026
District of Columbia voters use ranked choice voting for the first time June 16 in DC’s Democratic primary. A group which helped pass the election reform reminds voters to “‘Vote for the best. Rank the rest. Don’t rank candidates you detest.”
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California Primary Mail-In Ballot Count Methodically Continues Amidst Trumped Up Fraud Accusations and U.S. DOJ Investigations

California Primary Mail-In Ballot Count Methodically Continues Amidst Trumped Up Fraud Accusations and U.S. DOJ Investigations

June 7, 2026June 7, 2026
It’s been a week since the California state primary, and election workers continue the methodical counting of mail-in ballots. In a now familiar pattern, after President Donald Trump complained of “big cheating” in the election count, the U.S. Department of Justice announced election fraud investigations on June 5th.
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As Angry Voters Turned Out in Record Numbers for Early Voting, South Carolina Senate Decides to Abandon Trump-Pushed Redistricting Map

As Angry Voters Turned Out in Record Numbers for Early Voting, South Carolina Senate Decides to Abandon Trump-Pushed Redistricting Map

May 27, 2026May 27, 2026
The South Carolina Senate abandoned a plan May 26th to flip the state’s only liberal-leaning congressional district to conservatives. A ticking clock, over a hundred proposed amendments, and record early voting turnout appear to have been factors.
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Michigan Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Trump Ballot Qualification Appeal Based on State Statute, Allowing Trump to Remain in State Primary

December 28, 2023December 28, 2023
The Michigan Supreme Court decided December 27th not to hear an appeal, keeping Donald Trump on Michigan’s primary ballot. But unlike Colorado’s recent decision, it didn’t consider the U.S. Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment.
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Trump Announces He’s Skipping the Initial GOP Primary Debates. How Much Do Presidential Candidate Debates Matter?

August 21, 2023December 30, 2023
Former President Trump announced August 20th that he will not be participating in the upcoming GOP debates, saying the public already knew him. But just how important are the debates?
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