General Election
Essex Co. reviewing e-Poll book technology
ELIZABETHTOWN | Commissioners are looking at state recommended technology designed to streamline Early Voting systems. But they are balancing concerns of cost and actual efficiencies, especially in rural areas. Next year is a big year for elections. “Next year it will be the presidential primary currently scheduled for April. It will be the local primary …
Alun Cairns resigns as Welsh Secretary over claims he lied about former aide
A top Tory has resigned from the Cabinet over claims he lied about his knowledge of a former aide who was accused of deliberately collapsing a rape trial. Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns quit hours after a leaked e-mail claimed he was informed of a row involving Ross England in August 2018 – despite saying he …
The public will forgive the prime minister for breaking the law – he was challenging the system they rallied against
Outside the Supreme Court yesterday, in Remainer heartlands and, simultaneously, on the south coast in Brighton at Labour Conference, delight at the prime minister’s defeat over his attempt to prorogue parliament could barely be contained. The conference floor erupted in cheers as a grinning Jeremy Corbyn called on Boris Johnson to “consider his position”, sentiments …
John Bercow: Conservatives will contest Speaker’s seat in break from convention
The Conservative Party will put forward a candidate in the Buckingham seat of John Bercow in the next general election, breaking with a long-held convention not to contest the seat of the Speaker of the house. The move to unseat the speaker after he allowed no-deal blocking legislation to be presented to the commons was announced by Business and …