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19 december 2017

18:52
After the Honduran Supreme Electoral Tribunal officially announced his electoral victory on December 17, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández issued the following statement: "As a citizen and as president, I humbly accept the will of the...

10:12
Jurisdictions in Oregon, Washington, New York, and Florida successfully conducted elections using Clear Ballot technology in 2017. The implementation of Clear Ballot technology significantly improved the efficiency and transparency of their election...


18 december 2017

13:10
Mike Evans founder of the Friends of Zion who presented the Friends of Zion award launches 'God Bless Trump' campaign honoring the President during the week of the Vice Presidents trip in Jerusalem. Dr. Evans declared...


15 december 2017

16:34
Southern California Teamsters Joint Council 42, the Teamsters Union's largest regional body with 250,000 workers and retirees, has unanimously endorsed Kevin de León for next year's United States Senate seat election in California. De León is the...


13 december 2017

11:33
The United Steelworkers (USW) today praised the appointment of Lt. Gov. Tina Smith to the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Al Franken. Last week, Franken announced his intention to resign. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton this morning stated that...

11:20
The Acting Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Stéphane Perrault, has accepted a request for the voluntary deregistration of the National Advancement Party of Canada, effective December 31, 2017. The request was submitted to the Acting Chief Electoral...

07:58
President Donald Trump received the Friends of Zion Award from Dr. Mike Evans founder of the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem.      (Photo: http://mma.prnewswire.com/media/619082/Friends_of_Zion_Award_Trump.jpg ) The event was attended by Vice...


11 december 2017

12:37
Electors in Battlefords?Lloydminster (Saskatchewan), Bonavista?Burin?Trinity (Newfoundland and Labrador), Scarborough?Agincourt (Ontario) and South Surrey?White Rock (British Columbia) are heading to the polls today. Electors must vote at their...

11:35
Scientist and award-winning entrepreneur Shri Thanedar's gubernatorial campaign will debut its first television ad on Tuesday, Dec. 12, titled "Science."   The ad highlights Thanedar's pledge not to accept contributions...


8 december 2017

15:55
Teamsters Joint Council 7 is proud to endorse Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom for governor of California. "Gavin Newsom has the experience, knowledge and leadership to move California forward. He is a tireless advocate...


7 december 2017

09:04
The Commissioner of Canada Elections has entered into a compliance agreement with Mr. Syed Ajmal Hasnain for failing to submit an electoral campaign return, and other related documents, within four months after polling day. The full text of the...

07:00
Andrew White, 45, entrepreneur and son of the late Texas Governor Mark White, today announced his candidacy in the Democratic primary for governor of Texas. White believes Texas is on the wrong track under decades of Republican control. White...


6 december 2017

08:30
According to the Honduran Supreme Electoral Tribunal's final count of the ballots in the country's November 26 presidential election, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández garnered more votes than any other candidate. The Tribunal will announce...


5 december 2017

18:03
On Monday, December 4, 2017, the Acting Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Stéphane Perrault, received official notice from the Speaker of the House of Commons that the seat for Chicoutimi?Le Fjord (Quebec) is vacant. A by-election will take place to...

15:01
Preliminary figures indicate that 13,762 electors voted at the advance polls for the by?elections in Battlefords?Lloydminster (Saskatchewan), Bonavista?Burin?Trinity (Newfoundland and Labrador), Scarborough?Agincourt (Ontario) and South Surrey?White...

10:57
The Acting Chief Electoral Officer has released the final election expenses limits for political parties and candidates for the Monday, December 11 by-elections. View the final election expenses limits for political parties with candidates in the...


3 december 2017

23:45
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) released the following statement reiterating her call for a diplomatic solution with Kim Jong Un after this morning's test of a wailing attack warning siren across the state of Hawai'i designed to alert residents...


1 december 2017

20:46
The eyes of the nation are upon you. December 12th vote will be a crucial test of honor, morality, justice and wisdom. As is often the case in politics, nothing will be black or white. There will be no "right" answer, no unequivocal fact, and no...

17:57
As the final votes in Honduras's election are tabulated, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández issued the following statement: "I am calling on all Hondurans to calmly and peacefully await the Supreme Electoral Tribunal's official results. Now...

14:28
Today, the Government of the Republic of Honduras echoed the call of the United Nations System in Honduras for "calm" while the Honduran Supreme Electoral Tribunal finishes counting ballots from the November 26 presidential election. The...

13:44
For the federal by-elections in Battlefords?Lloydminster (Saskatchewan), Bonavista?Burin?Trinity (Newfoundland and Labrador), Scarborough?Agincourt (Ontario) and South Surrey?White Rock (British Columbia), electors who will be away from their...


30 november 2017

15:45
Yesterday, Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández and fellow presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla signed formal pledges with the Organization of American States to respect the official, final results of the November 26 presidential election....


29 november 2017

16:23
Today, the government of the Republic of Honduras thanked a number of domestic and international organizations for recognizing the transparency with which its national election was conducted this past Sunday, November 26. The government cited...

14:04
Advance voting for the federal by-elections in Battlefords?Lloydminster (Saskatchewan), Bonavista?Burin?Trinity (Newfoundland and Labrador), Scarborough?Agincourt (Ontario) and South Surrey?White Rock (British Columbia) begins on Friday, December 1,...

07:55
Today, the government of the Republic of Honduras thanked the people of Honduras, the national and international electoral observers, and the country's political parties for helping Honduras carry out a peaceful, democratic election last Sunday.  ...


28 november 2017

17:44
Conservative veteran Jake Ellzey has filed to run for Congress to represent Texas' 6th Congressional District. Two weeks ago, a survey of the 6th Congressional District was commissioned to test the strength of longtime incumbent Joe Barton. Many...


27 november 2017

15:56
Elections Canada has mailed a reminder brochure to each household in Battlefords?Lloydminster (Saskatchewan), Bonavista?Burin?Trinity (Newfoundland and Labrador), Scarborough?Agincourt (Ontario) and South Surrey?White Rock (British Columbia),...

13:48
The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party deserves credit for issuing its platform in the lead-up to the June 2018 provincial election. This encourages debate on critical mobility issues, says non-partisan infrastructure advocacy group, the...

08:42
Last night, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández celebrated his re-election before a crowd of supporters, citing exit polls from domestic and international independent pollsters that named him the winner. Hernández is the first president to be...


24 november 2017

01:30
Independent candidate Chanda Mills Crutcher is providing Alabama with a write-in option for the contentious U.S. Senate Special Election to be held on Dec. 12, 2017. Crutcher is a 43-year-old pastor and mother of five that grew up and lives in...


23 november 2017

13:31
Yesterday's passage of Bill 148 (the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act) by the Ontario Legislature makes changes to Ontario's labour and employment laws that should be seen as the first in a series of necessary steps toward fairer employee rights,...


22 november 2017

14:10
Teamsters Local 988 is proud to endorse Texas State Senator Sylvia Garcia for Congress. Garcia announced on November 14 that she would run for Congress in Texas Congressional District 29 for the seat that will be vacated by Gene Green, the incumbent...

08:30
A new white paper produced by the Canadian Convenience Stores Association (CCSA) charges that the federal government risks damaging thousands of small businesses in communities across the country by opening the door to further increases in sales of...


21 november 2017

07:00
Ending poverty for almost half a million children and their families should be a key platform for all political parties heading into next spring's provincial election, says Ontario Campaign 2000 in its annual review of the state of child and family...

07:00
Ending poverty for almost half a million children and their families should be a key platform for all political parties heading into next spring's provincial election, says Ontario Campaign 2000 in its annual review of the state of child and family...


20 november 2017

13:22
Unifor rail workers are back in Ottawa this week to urge senators to amend the government bill authorizing workplace surveillance (Bill C-49). "C-49 was rushed and will have widespread implications for workers in every sector," said Jerry Dias,...


17 november 2017

12:58
Elections Canada is mailing a personalized voter information card to each registered elector in Battlefords?Lloydminster (Saskatchewan), Bonavista?Burin?Trinity (Newfoundland and Labrador), Scarborough?Agincourt (Ontario) and South Surrey?White Rock...


16 november 2017

11:57
Ontario college faculty have rejected a contract offer from their employer and are calling on the College Employer Council to come back to the table this afternoon and finish the job of negotiating a collective agreement.  In voting this week, 86...

09:02
Bruce Jacobson Jr. of North Richland Hills, Vice President of Media for LIFE Outreach International and the Executive Producer of the award-winning Life Today syndicated international television broadcast, today launched his campaign for United...


9 november 2017

15:03
The Acting Chief Electoral Officer has released the preliminary election expenses limits for political parties and candidates, and election advertising expenses limits for third parties, for the federal by-elections in Battlefords?Lloydminster...

12:44
For the by-elections now underway in Battlefords?Lloydminster (Saskatchewan), Bonavista?Burin?Trinity (Newfoundland and Labrador), Scarborough?Agincourt (Ontario) and South Surrey?White Rock (British Columbia), electors can choose the voting option...


8 november 2017

16:53
Team Roselle 345 takes all three Board of Education seats in the Borough of Roselle! The winners are Archange Antoine (1,435 votes), Keyanna Lovett (1,397 votes) and Jonathan Davis (1,280 votes). The main issue in this election was the tax increase...

12:50
Elections Canada has started revising the preliminary lists of electors for all polling divisions in Battlefords?Lloydminster (Saskatchewan), Bonavista?Burin?Trinity (Newfoundland and Labrador), Scarborough?Agincourt (Ontario) and South Surrey?White...

09:47
On October 25, 2017, the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta rendered its decision in Szuchewycz v. Canada (Attorney General), stating that the $1,000 deposit requirement for prospective candidates in federal elections infringes on section 3 of the...


7 november 2017

09:00
Long wait times for health care. Sky-high hydro rates. Dangerous highways. Young people leaving in droves. These are just some of the consequences communities like Belleville are suffering because of privatization. How Belleville can fight back...


6 november 2017

09:42
Long wait times for health care. Sky-high hydro rates. Dangerous highways. Young people leaving in droves. These are just some of the consequences communities like Belleville are suffering because of privatization. How Belleville can fight back...

08:30
"How to Find and Eliminate Illegal Votes" is a newly published election handbook aimed at teaching others how to find illegal voter registrations.  It was authored by Jackie and Bruce Nutting and released in October 2016. In the book they present...

08:02
The House Ways and Means Committee released their detailed recommendations for tax reform last week.  They have called it the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and it is very important potential legislation.  However, Pittsburgh CPA and Attorney James...


5 november 2017

13:29
Federal by-elections will be held on Monday, December 11, 2017, in the electoral districts of Battlefords?Lloydminster (Saskatchewan), Bonavista?Burin?Trinity (Newfoundland and Labrador), Scarborough?Agincourt (Ontario), and South Surrey?White Rock...

10:03
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that by-elections will be held on December 11, 2017, in the following four electoral districts: Bonavista?Burin?Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador Scarborough?Agincourt, Ontario...