U.S. President Joe Biden and former U.S. President and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump have agreed to debate in two televised broadcasts. These events are usually organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates, but the Biden and Trump teams directly negotiated the terms of the showdowns. The Biden campaign says the Commission “is out of step with changes in the structure of our elections and the interests of voters.” But there’s some strategic thinking involved in the move, too. Yahoo! News has more about the changes and why they’re important.
FYI, someone just asked me, "Could you please put a CW on those US politics posts?"
I said no sorry,, just mute me.
I don't understand CWing political posts. And that doesn't mean you need to @ me explaining why. I know THEIR reasons, I just disagree with them and won't do it.
I respect CWs for other things, but not politics. Politics is news and people need to be aware of what's happening. It's not gory or violent, it's politics.
You don't have to love the candidate you vote for.
Politics is public transportation.
If you don't vote, you are allowing those who DO vote to choose where you are going."
And if you don't pay attention to politics, you'll have no idea where the bus is going or where it can go. You're just letting those who do pay attention and vote control where your life goes.
How does this dude not get punched in the face every time he steps out of his house? He's claiming that "lots" of #undocumentedImmigrants are #voting in #federalElections, despite the fact that it's already illegal for them to vote. And his evidence for this massive #fraud is that there's no evidence. If you or I said something like this at work we'd be fired for incompetence.
As voters in more than 80 constituencies were casting their ballots on April 26 in the second phase of #India ’s mammoth general #election, the country’s Supreme Court issued a critical ruling on the electoral #voting system. Rejecting a petition filed by an NGO, the court ruled that India needs to nurture a "culture of trust" on e-voting. But the lack of trust lies at the heart of the issue, explains France 24’s Leela Jacinto.
Voting in #Texas for the upcoming municipal elections, and don't know voter ID rules?
Read here: https://www.votetexas.gov/voting/need-id.html
Yes, your acceptable ID can be expired (up to four years) if you're 69 years or under. Presumably, you can a long-expired driver license if you're 70 and over.
If you cannot obtain an ID, there is a list of alternative documents you can use along with a "Reasonable Impediment Documentation" (RID).
I feel like I'm probably talking to a crowd that mostly knows this, but if you are planning on skipping the primary election in Georgia because "it's already decided", you should still go vote because the Non Partisan general election is happening at the same time.
These races will not be part of the November General election. This is your only chance to vote on these this cycle.
While many of these Judicial races are simply unopposed incumbents, there are two with challengers.
1 State Supreme Court Seat, 1 State Court of Appeals seat.
Democrat John Barrow is running against appointed Republican incumbent Andrew Pinson for a seat on the state supreme court.
With over 50 elections set to take place around the globe in 2024, around two billion people will head to the polls before the year is out. That creates a greater opportunity than ever for hostile nations to trial new and refined cyber-attack techniques, according to cybersecurity firm Mandiant.
As reported by Techradar: “Data theft, distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, hack and leak operations, and various information operation (IO) campaigns using social media are all ranked as some of the most likely tactics used to affect election campaigns and voters, with Mandiant assessing that these could be used in layered campaigns that each seek to magnify the effect of each other.”
Have said it over and over, time after time: politics is the bane of Christianity. Politics is not a feature of heaven. The wolf in sheep's clothing today is a politician in a pastor's suit.
"Here’s a Clever Way to Uncover America’s Voting Deserts:
Mathematicians are using topological abstractions to find places poorly served by polling stations."
Sure, this is clever. But you know what's even more clever? Eliminating polling places entirely and switching to 100% vote-by-mail like in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Vermont, and Hawaii.
(With some in-person polling places as needed for accessibilty reasons)
"In a modern democracy... You have to have responsiveness and you have to have public involvement in the decisions all the time, not just the time of elections.
What happens in NZ is we tend to go to sleep between the elections and there isn't enough public involvement in the decision-making system. We need in this country much more deliberative democracy if we are not to go the way they've gone in the US or Britain ..."
"I think that as politicians we also have to look in the mirror and say; are we engaging the public? Because actually when the issues are put in front of people, and it seems like it's going to be a very important decision and there are real alternatives, turnout does go up."
The Trump campaign’s managers sent a letter asking Republican candidates that use Trump’s name and image in their fundraising ads to give a 5% cut to the Republican nominee’s presidential committee. The letter comes as the former president seeks to close a fundraising gap with President Biden, but campaign officials insist the move is not meant to raise money but to discourage scammers from using his brand and diluting its fundraising reach. Read more from Politico.
The general election is the largest democratic exercise ever - almost one in eight people in the world can vote. On 19 April, Indians will begin choosing a new parliament for the next five years, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a third consecutive term.
India is holding a mammoth election with nearly a billion voters (www.bbc.co.uk)
The general election is the largest democratic exercise ever - almost one in eight people in the world can vote. On 19 April, Indians will begin choosing a new parliament for the next five years, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a third consecutive term.