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Legislation that could lead to faster election results advances

Legislation that could lead to faster election results advances

Harrisburg, Pa. — The Pa. House State Government Committee has advanced House Bill 37, introduced by Rep. Scott Conklin and created to give election workers more time to process mail-in ballots, which could lead to faster election result reporting. Under current Pa. law, pre-canvassing of absentee and mail-in

Bulgaria ex-president wins parliamentary majority

Bulgaria ex-president wins parliamentary majority

Bulgaria's ex-president Rumen Radev, an EU critic who wants renewed dialogue with Russia, won parliamentary elections held on the weekend, according to near-complete vote results on Monday. The 45 percent of ballots his populist Progressive Bulgaria (PB) coalition scored in Sunday's polls -- according to

Slovenian liberal Golob fails to form government

Slovenian liberal Golob fails to form government

Slovenian outgoing Prime Minister Robert Golob, whose party secured a razor-thin majority in parliamentary elections last month, on Monday said he had failed to form a coalition. His announcement opens the door for runner-up Janez Jansa, an admirer of US President Donald Trump, to seek to form a

Bulgaria ex-president wins parliamentary majority

Bulgaria ex-president wins parliamentary majority

Bulgarian ex-president Rumen Radev, an EU critic who has called for renewing ties with Russia, took an absolute majority in parliamentary elections that could spell an end to the country's half-decade of political uncertainty, according to near complete vote results on Monday. The European Union'

Trump-backed voting act could hurt women, minorities the most

Trump-backed voting act could hurt women, minorities the most

Millions of married women and transgender Americans could find their ability to vote more complicated than ever if the "SAVE America Act" promoted by US President Donald Trump, currently being debated in the Senate, were to pass. The draft law would require Americans to prove their citizenship when

Myanmar ex-president freed from post-coup detention, Suu Kyi's sentence cut

Myanmar ex-president freed from post-coup detention, Suu Kyi's sentence cut

Myanmar's former president Win Myint, detained since a 2021 military coup, was freed on Friday under a mass amnesty which, according to a source close to pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, also reduced her sentence. Win Myint and Suu Kyi, the 80-year-old Nobel Peace

Gallatin County Voters Face May 5th Deadline For School and Special District Elections

Gallatin County Voters Face May 5th Deadline For School and Special District Elections

Bozeman, Mont. — Gallatin County election officials are preparing for school and special district elections set for May 5, with ballots scheduled to be mailed out on Friday, April 17. At the Gallatin County Elections Office, officials are getting ready to send more than 77 thousand ballots to voters across multiple