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Candidate nominations for the 2018 General Election closed at 2:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) on May 17, 2018. There are 825 candidates for the general election to be held on June 7, 2018. A complete list of candidates is now available at...

The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Anthony Brindisi for the U.S. House of Representatives for New York's 22nd Congressional District. "As a member of the New York State...

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today announced that the Voter Contact Registry is now accepting registrations for the June 18, 2018 federal by-election in the riding of Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, QC. The registry...

Today, local Navajo businessman and entrepreneur, Shawn Redd, announces his run for Arizona U.S. Senate. The democrat is a member of the Navajo Nation. Originally from Cortez, Colorado, Redd has lived and done business in Arizona for 15 years. His...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that a by-election will be held on June 18, 2018, in the electoral district of Chicoutimi?Le Fjord. This document is also available at https://pm.gc.ca/   SOURCE Prime Minister's Office

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 11, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Just weeks after announcing his campaign to serve District 6 on the Broward County School Board, Dr. Richard Mendelson today received the endorsement of his candidacy by Ray Feis, brother of...

An unlikely candidate has emerged in the New Jersey Congressional primaries: the collective New Jersey voter. At least, that's what will happen if enough voters choose Patrick Allocco to be the new representative for the 11th District. Allocco will...

Two separate investigations conducted by the Commissioner of Canada Elections have resulted in compliance agreements. The Commissioner has entered into a compliance agreement with Mr. Thomas D. Ryder who, as the official agent for Green Party of...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the nomination of Stéphane Perrault as the new Chief Electoral Officer of Canada.  Born and raised in Montréal, Mr. Perrault's distinguished career with the Government of Canada spans more than...

Kathleen Wynne, leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, takes part in #CityVote: The Debate at the City and OMNI Television Studio. This was the first televised debate ahead of June's election for the new Premier of Ontario. SOURCE Rogers Media

Doug Ford, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, takes part in #CityVote: The Debate at the City and OMNI Television Studio. This was the first televised debate ahead of June's election for the new Premier of Ontario....

Doug Ford, Kathleen Wynne and Andrea Horwath take part in #CityVote: The Debate at the City and OMNI Television Studio. This was the first televised debate ahead of June's election for the new Premier of Ontario. SOURCE City

OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas will launch his union's election platform during an interactive town hall meeting on Tuesday, May 8, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Called Vote Better, the platform calls for smarter and more sustainable investment...

The following is a statement by The Mexican Business Council, in response to recent statements made by Presidential Candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador from the Together We Will Make History Coalition: "The Mexican Business Council categorically...

FrontRunner, a campaign finance administration and reporting service is awarded Campaign & Elections 2018 Best Software As A Service Award as it continues forward from its March launch. Campaigns & Elections awarded FrontRunner at its 2018 Campaign...

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that the union has endorsed Joe Morelle to represent working families from New York's 25th Congressional District in the seat left vacant after the passing of Rep. Louise Slaughter in March....

A new independent expenditure committee today launched a powerful television ad exposing Democrats Gavin Newsom and Antonio Villaraigosa for their inappropriate sexual conduct with women in a workplace environment. The ad links the two leading...

Fund Her, the newly-launched political action committee working to elect progressive women to California's State Legislature, today announced nine endorsements for the California state assembly and senate. These nine candidates are: Los Angeles...

Acting Democratic Institutions Minister Scott Brison will make an announcement regarding efforts to modernize Canada's federal elections. Media are invited to participate in a technical briefing on background before the Minister delivers remarks and...

Acting Democratic Institutions Minister Scott Brison will make an announcement regarding efforts to modernize Canada's federal elections. Media are invited to participate in a technical briefing on background before the Minister delivers remarks and...

Today, the American Federation of Government Employees announced its endorsement of Rep. Mike Bost of Illinois for the U.S. House of Representatives for Illinois's 12th Congressional District. "Congressman Bost has...

The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Steven Horsford for the U.S. House of Representatives for Nevada's 4th Congressional District. "Throughout his professional and political...

Neurotechnology, a provider of high-precision biometric identification technologies, today announced the completion of a massive multibiometric voter registration deduplication project for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Working directly...

The United Steelworkers (USW) today proudly endorsed Minnesota AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Julie Blaha's campaign to become the next State Auditor. USW District 11 Assistant Director John Rebrovich, who is also Minnesota...

Mitchell T. Tracy, Republican candidate for Clark County Commissioner District F is fed up. He says that Tisha Black, a Harry Reid Democrat, is running on the Republican Party ticket, but she's a 'never Trump Republican' who is going up against him,...

A group of leading Ontario media outlets have joined together to produce a televised Ontario Leaders Debate in the lead up to the 2018 Ontario general election. The broadcast partnership consists of CBC, CHCH, CPAC, CTV, Global News, and TVO. The...

The Greater Baltimore Committee and Associated Black Charities, both independent non-partisan organizations, will host a town-hall style Maryland Gubernatorial Forum to educate their constituents and other voters about mainstream candidates running...

Azerbaijan's incumbent President Ilham Aliyev has been re-elected by a wide margin to serve a fourth term, garnering a share of the vote almost identical to the results of exit polls. Early Thursday, the Central Election Commission announced that...

As American voters look toward the 2018 midterm elections, the Making Every Vote Count Foundation (MEVCF) released a video today showing why the U.S. would be better served if the person who wins the most popular votes nationwide becomes President....

Replacing aging election equipment across the state is an escalating need, and protecting the integrity of the ballot process is of the upmost importance to local jurisdictions. Ramsey County officials are ahead of the...

Optimum Publishing International is pleased to announce the release of Chapter Five of Maxime Bernier's upcoming book, Doing Politics Differently: My Vision for Canada. In this chapter, entitled "Live or Die with Supply Management," Bernier tells...

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that the union is proud to endorse Tim Walz in his campaign to become the next governor of Minnesota. USW District 11 Director Emil Ramirez said the endorsement reflects the...

OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is calling on Doug Ford to come clean about his strong links to Stephen Harper and the Reform Party, and be straight with Ontarians about what they can expect should he manage to be elected premier. "Just last...

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for Federal Election Commission (FEC) and IRS investigations of virulently anti-Muslim advertisements that used...

On Monday, April 2, 2018, Brandon Bernier submitted his official qualifying petition to run for the Second Ward Council seat in Roselle, NJ. Bernier's community advocacy, professional experience, and proven leadership make him the right choice for...

David Fernandez, closing attorney and co-owner of Central Kentucky Title, LLC, is running for the office of Madison County Circuit Court Clerk (CCC). "As an attorney and resident of Madison County for more than 30 years, I have helped thousands of...

Last week, New York Gubernatorial hopeful Cynthia Nixon made inaccurate claims about the television and film tax incentive program, a program that allowed her to work in her hometown on the Sex and the City movies. The incentive program supports...

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) welcomes the Government of Ontario's commitment to nature contained in Budget 2018, released Wednesday. New funding has been earmarked to protect our forests, wetlands, lakes and rivers. An investment of $15...

U.S. Senate candidate Kevin de León received the endorsement of the Northern California and Southern California District Council of Laborers and its respective affiliated local unions today.  "Kevin de León's leadership, as California State Senate...

A survey by renowned U.S. polling firm Arthur J. Finkelstein & Associates shows President Ilham Aliyev is enjoying the overwhelming support of Azerbaijanis, just two weeks ahead of Presidential elections in the country. "President Aliyev holds a...

The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), the largest union and professional association of registered nurses and health professionals in the state, has endorsed state Sen. Walter F. Timilty in his bid for re-election.  The MNA endorsed Timilty in...

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that the union has endorsed Jason Metsa to represent working families from Minnesota's Eighth Congressional District in the seat being vacated by Rep. Rick Nolan when he retires at the end of this term....

The Michigan Chamber of Commerce today endorsed Attorney General Bill Schuette for Governor. "Voters who care about job creation and economic growth have a lot at stake in deciding who to support for Governor in the...

The 2016 election was one that has now gone down in history as one of the most propagandized stunts to ever hit American politics. With Russian trolls openly admitting to posting negative remarks about Hillary Clinton, dark money groups like...

SiriusXM announced today the launch of "Urban View Vote" ? a nonpartisan, midterm election year voter registration campaign designed to raise awareness about voter registration opportunities throughout the fifty states.  SiriusXM's Urban View channel...

Cambridge Analytica strongly denies the claims recently made by the New York Times, the Guardian and Channel 4 News. The company's detailed responses to their questions ahead of publication were largely ignored in their subsequent reporting. Their...

BY JEREMIAH SHEPHERD In 2012, a turnaround occurred in Mexico's economy. After years of stagnation in the economic and social spheres, the elected president, Enrique Peña Nieto, began with the implementation of dozens of economic and social reforms....

Erik Jetmir of Bowie, Candidate for the U.S. Senate representing Maryland, has organized the first of a series of #NotOneMoreChildChallenge events on Wednesday, March 21st, 2018 at 10AM to demand immediate action from the President and Congress on...

At a launch event held on March 15, 2018 at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy, non-profit CIS® (Center for Internet Security, Inc.) ­? in collaboration with federal agencies, state and local officials, vendors, academia, and other...

Cambridge Analytica fully complies with Facebook's terms of service and is currently in touch with Facebook following its recent statement that it had suspended the company from its platform, in order to resolve this matter as quickly as possible....