WASHINGTON, July 7 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Urges U.S. Postal Service to Require Citizenship Verification for Federal Mail Ballots * America First Legal (AFL) is stepping up to help implement President Trump's election integrity agenda by submitting a formal comment on the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the integrity of mail-in ballots, Ballot Mail for Federal Elections. In April, AFL filed a p more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 8 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release on July 7, 2026: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies Election Authority in Maricopa County Dispute The Arizona Supreme Court today issued an order in Heap v. Galvin, vacating a June 18, 2026 Court of Appeals stay and reinstating, with modifications, superior court injunctions governing the allocation of election-administration responsibilities between the Maricopa County Recorder and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. The dispute concerns which  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, July 8 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release on July 7, 2026: * * * RTD Candidates Coleman Erickson, John Glenn Qualify for General Election Ballot The Elections Division of the Colorado Secretary of State's Office announced today that Coleman Erickson, nonpartisan candidate for RTD Board of Directors District J, and John Glenn, nonpartisan candidate for RTD Board of Directors District B, have submitted the required number of signatures to appear on the November 3, 2026 General Election ballot more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on July 8, 2026: * * * Ethics Complaint Filed Over Vivek Ramaswamy's Mystery $500,000 Credit Card Bill An Ohio elected official has filed an ethics complaint against Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign for governor for failing to disclose half a million dollars in spending on the campaign credit card. Under Ohio's campaign finance laws, campaigns are required to provide "details including the amount of money, who the money went to and what it was used for" for every  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on July 7, 2026: * * * League of Women Voters Elects Sania Irwin as National Board President Following the League of Women Voters' 57th Biennial National Convention in Columbus, Ohio, the League announced its newly elected national leadership for the 2026-2028 biennium, with Sania Irwin at the helm as president of the national Board of Directors. Together, the new Board will help lead the League's nationwide movement to empower voters, defend and strengthen de more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * MAJOR VICTORY -- America First Legal Secures Landmark Election Integrity Win for Recorder Justin Heap as Arizona Supreme Court Restores Maricopa County Recorder's Election Authority * The Arizona Supreme Court has issued a ruling handing America First Legal (AFL) and its client, Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap, a decisive victory in a year-long election integrity case against the Maricopa County Board o more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 7, 2026: * * * 2020 Election Denial Shapes MAGA Primary for Governor As the Republican candidates for governor meet on the debate stage this week, two-time statewide loser John James has repeatedly peddled conspiracy theories about the 2020 election--with James' campaign even attacking primary rival Mike Cox because he "thinks Trump lost 2020." Let's take a look at James' history of denying the 2020 election results: * James lost two state more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 (TNSrpt) -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * Minnesota Election Security Gaps Exposed in New Report MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Today, the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) released a new report on the state of Minnesota voter registration. The report details serious loopholes in state election policies which leave Minnesota elections vulnerable to fraud. OLA's analysis asserts that the current Office of the Secretary of State's (OSS) reporting structure "may meet statutory more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, with 10 co-signers issued the following letter to the National Intelligence Acting Director William J. Pulte: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 2, 2026 The Honorable William J. Pulte Acting Director of National Intelligence 1500 Tysons McLean Drive McLean, VA 22102 Dear Acting Director Pulte: We are deeply disturbed by public reportingi describing a White House-led initiative to declassify in more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 9 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Joins Multistate Opposition to Postal Service's Attempt to Undermine Voting Rights Attorney General Jones joined a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a formal comment letter opposing the United States Postal Service's attempt to aid the president's efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule and asking the Postal Service to withdraw more PR

NEW YORK, July 8 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Zimbabwe Constitution Amended to Extend President's Term * Zimbabwe 's President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed a law on July 7 amending the constitution to extend presidential terms from five to seven years. The amendment, approved by parliament last month, also abolishes the election of the president by popular vote and establishes a parliamentary method for selecting the president. Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution limited the term of a president to more PR