WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11734). The white paper is written by legislative attorney L. Paige Whitaker, American national government specialist R. Sam Garrett and Congress and legislative process analyst Christopher M. Davis: * * * The Federal Contested Election Act: Overview and Recent Contests in the House of Representatives The Federal Contested Election Act (FCEA; 2 U.S.C. Sec.Sec.381-396), enacted in 1969 (P.L. 91-138, as amended by P.L. 104-186) more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP issued the following news release: * * * NAACP files Brief in Alaska to Protect Voters and Defend Election Certification * Contact: communications@naacpnet.org; media@naacpldf.org WASHINGTON - The NAACP today filed an amicus brief in the United States District Court for the District of Alaska in litigation involving an unprecedented effort by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to challenge Alaska's election certification process based on a novel and legally unsupported interpretation more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 31 [Category: Union] -- The United Automobile Workers posted the following news: * * * UAW Members' Demands Will Shape Next Congress as Union Runs its Most Ambitious Electoral Program in Decades * After months of organizing that began early in the summer, the UAW is on track to knock more than 300,000 doors with UAW members and union households as part of its biggest electoral program in decades. The UAW is using its membership-focused political program, modeled on the success of the 2023 Stand Up Strike, to reach w more PR