When Lisa Deeley first started her work as an election administrator in Philadelphia, it was a low-profile job. “I was more like an event planner,” she recalled. “We put the machines out, made sure the tables were there, the lights were on. People voted, we came, we counted the votes.” Then came 2020, when she … Read more
In an ideologically split 4-3 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state’s electoral maps, which were gerrymandered over a decade ago to favor Republicans, were unconstitutional, setting up a redrawing of the maps in advance of the 2024 election in the crucial presidential swing state. The court’s majority said that over half … Read more
The Boston City Council approved a home rule petition that grants immigrants with “legal status” the ability to vote in local elections, over concerns that the move could jeopardize their path to attaining full citizenship. The 8-4 vote taken Wednesday was described as a largely “symbolic gesture” by Councilor Gabriela Coletta who stated that conversations … Read more
