American Energy Firms Are Counting Down The Days Until Trump’s Return

A new survey shows U.S. energy companies are looking forward to his return, driven by President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to “drill, baby, drill” in his next administration. Mr. Trump has repeatedly vowed to free up U.S. oil and has made achieving “energy dominance” a key aspect of the incoming administration’s agenda. Reply to anonymous investigation […]

Christmas is coming. Should California still be counting ballots?

Some Californians carved Halloween pumpkins or took their children trick-or-treating as they cast their votes in this year’s elections. Now they are decorating the Christmas tree while the officials are there. still Votes are being counted in several locations. Now that most of the vote counting has concluded, most races, including close races, have been […]

Republican Maricopa County supervisor joins calls to speed up Arizona vote counting

Maricopa County Commissioner Thomas Galvin is the latest Republican to call on lawmakers and Gov. Katie Hobbs to pass reforms to speed up vote counting in Arizona elections. Maricopa County took 11 days to count the more than 2 million votes cast in the Nov. 5 election, consistent with historical norms and expectations set by […]

Arizona election results delayed as counties experience unexpected problems counting ballots

This article first published by vote beata nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Update for November 9th: American Civil Liberties Union and Campaign Legal Center filed an emergency petition with the Arizona Supreme Court On Saturday morning, he asked the court: Extend deadline for voters to respond to mail-in voting issues […]

DOJ Agrees To Not Enter Voting, Counting Locations After Texas AG Sues

The Department of Justice (DOJ) agreed on Monday night to keep Texas polling places and central counting sites out of the country, hours after Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against the agency. According to one report, Paxton sued the Justice Department after the agency announced it would send federal agents to “monitor” elections in […]