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Swing vote: Rotterdam mayor in abseil bid for higher turnout

Swing vote: Rotterdam mayor in abseil bid for higher turnout

The mayor of Rotterdam, who says she is terrified of heights, has pledged to abseil down the city's highest tower if turnout increases in Wednesday's local elections. Carola Schouten posted a video on Instagram Tuesday from the observation platform of Rotterdam's Euromast, the city&

Letter to the editor: Jacobsen for Congress

Montanans Should Support Christi Jacobsen — PERIOD. Montanans have never been afraid of a fight — especially when it’s a fight to protect our state, our freedoms, and the integrity of our elections. That’s why I believe Montana needs to send Christi Jacobsen to Congress. When Christi first ran for

One-party Vietnam holds parliamentary election

One-party Vietnam holds parliamentary election

Voters in Vietnam cast their ballots on Sunday for members of the National Assembly, the country's top legislative body that serves mainly to ratify decisions by the ruling Communist Party. The Southeast Asian nation of 100 million is both an economic success story, boasting eight percent growth last

Polls open in Vietnam legislative election: AFP

Polls open in Vietnam legislative election: AFP

Polling stations opened in Vietnam, AFP journalists saw Sunday, as voters began casting their ballots for members of the National Assembly of the one-party state. The National Assembly is the country's top legislative body, but serves mainly to ratify decisions by the ruling Communist Party. The Southeast

Ballot initiative to block corporate spending in Montana elections begins signature drive

A ballot initiative campaign seeking to block corporate spending in state elections got the greenlight this week to start rounding up the signatures needed to qualify for the November ballot. What's now called Initiative 194 seeks to circumvent the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision Citizens United by

Trump pushes 'SAVE America' voting bill ahead of midterms

Trump pushes 'SAVE America' voting bill ahead of midterms

US President Donald Trump is pressing Republicans to pass a sweeping overhaul of voting rules that critics say is less about election security than trying to block millions of people from casting ballots and avoid defeat in the midterms. Trump's Republicans in the House of Representatives have already

Letter to the editor: Sign petition to put Kimberly A. Persico on the ballot

Howdy folks! This is Kimberly A Persico, Independent candidate for U.S. House of Representatives District 1. The past week has seen some very dramatic happenings in Montana politics. Both Rep. Zinke and Sen. Daines dropped out at the last minute, hoping to foist their handpicked candidate on the people