Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White was accused of lying about his home address on voter registration forms in order to continue receiving a stipend for serving on his town's council.
President Barack Obama announced on Monday a policy intended to shut down international transactions by the Bank of Iran, amid growing worries by Democrats that Iran’s nearly-complete effort to build a nuclear weapon will spark a war with Israel and an oil-price shock in the run up to the November election.
Election previews already? Primary balloting is still six weeks away! Why so soon? Elections have changed. More people than ever will cast a ballot long before March 20. In the 2008 primaries, more than 10 percent of Kane County resident voters participated in early voting. In the 2008 general election, almost 30 percent of people voted before Election Day. That percentage is expected to rise ...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Stung by election-year criticism of a program used by one in seven Americans, administrators of U.S. food stamp benefits are intensifying efforts to combat fraud and protect the $75.3 billion plan from the budget axe. Enrollment in the food aid program that helps the poor, elderly and disabled is running at record high levels, with 46.1 million people now participating ...
The Town of Yarmouth wants voters to cast their ballots by phone or computer instead of marking their choices on paper.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 – Lim Guan Eng said today that all communities in Penang now enjoy a share in the success of the state after handing power to Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in Election 2008.
Malaysia’s ruling National Front coalition should hold off calling elections to allow more time to win support from groups such as the country’s ethnic Chinese, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said.
Ordinance would allow someone to qualify for the mayoral ballot with as few as 1,000 signatures.
One of India's most powerful and controversial politicians rises from a throne-like armchair, a clutch of candidates standing deferentially behind her and two large portraits flanking the stage. A gated semicircle keeps tens of thousands of supporters 20 yards (meters) away.
Newt Gingrich sometimes refers to 2012 as "the most important election since 1860," which set the stage for the Civil War. His Republican competitors are a bit less flourishing in their comparison, describing November as the vote of a lifetime (though Mr. Gingrich also uses that phrase). Across the political divide, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi agrees: It's "the most important election ...