Posts that broadly address the issue of voting and legislative power.

Door Knocking For Democracy In The Eastern Panhandle

Serious door knocking for candidates begins in September. Stewart Acuff is already on the stump communicating with residents about the wrong-headedness of our governor who's trying to force data centers on us. Stewart also telling people that we have a wonderful candidate in Jenny Thacker who's willing, able, and eager to take the fight to Charleston.,

What Just Happened to Mail Balloting?

The president is fabricating a crisis in voting to put a halt to Democrats chances of winning in the upcoming election. He wants to make voting significantly harder by putting unnecessary controls on voting by mail, against overwhelming evidence that mail voting is error free. He votes by mail himself. Neal Barkus explains the President's complicated tactic for suppressing votes and how the battle has energized more than half the states to fight the proposed policy in the courts.

Trump’s Demand for State Voter Lists Has Hit a Wall – For Now

It's not a secret that the Trump administration is hyping the voting rights issue in order to yank the right to vote for those it wants to believe are voting illegally. This position tries to cast doubt on the state governments' Constitutional authority to manage and to protect voting from abuse. Neal Barkus details the position courts have taken to make sure the Federal government does not usurp this important state right. West Virginia has sued to keep it so.