Concerns over Santos’ backstory were known prior to the election
Worries over Representative George Santos’ backstory spread over the summer and into the fall campaign season, issues regarding the recently elected Republican Congressman were not a secret among insiders, a GOP source informed CNN. According to the source, there was concern among consultants, donors, and other Republicans in Washington that many of Santos’ claims and his biography as a whole were not accurate. As details come to light, the freshman Congressman faces growing pressure to resign after he misrepresented his educational, work, and family
‘The most important election nobody’s heard of’
Control over the Wisconsin Supreme Court is on the ballot in 2023 with major state and federal implications. At present, the court has a slim 4-3 conservative majority but one of those conservative seats is now open as Justice Patience Roggensack has decided not to seek another term. If a more liberal-leaning judge wins the job in the April election, it would flip the balance of the state’s highest court for at least two years. The upcoming election may have enormous consequences, with the
DeWine Oks photo ID requirement, other election restrictions
Republican Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a package of election law changes Friday including the state’s first photo identification requirement and shortened windows after election day for returning and curing ballots. Governor DeWine claimed in a statement that the new laws will positively influence election security. Among the various election changes, the new laws will also prohibit curbside voting for all citizens without a disability and limit drop boxes to one per county, which must be located on the local board of elections property.
Oregon had the nation’s highest turnout rate in the November 2022 election
For the first time in the state’s history, Oregon achieved the highest rate of voter turnout in the nation for the recent 2022 midterm election. 61.5 percent of Oregon’s eligible voters took part in the election. Former Oregon Secretary of State Phil Keisling said Oregon has maintained a high turnout rate since the state implemented its pioneering vote-by-mail system 25 years ago, but he emphasized that numbers have increased significantly since Oregon’s “motor voter” law took effect in 2015. The law automatically registers people
A voter fraud movement is growing in Louisiana. Election officials say it’s baseless
A rising number of Republicans in Louisiana have spent months claiming that the state's elections are hindered by widespread fraud. Even though election officials and independent voting rights groups say voter fraud is extremely rare in Louisiana and elsewhere, the movement could lead to significant consequences regarding the state’s effort to select new voting machines, the upcoming 2023 election for secretary of state, and the overall direction of the Republican Party, which largely controls politics in the state. Despite evidence to the contrary, the