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Just eight names will appear on Idaho ballots under “United States President.” But another 37 people filed as write-ins by Tuesday, this fall’s cutoff date for such candidates to declare their interest. Write-in candidates get just a tiny amount of the vote each year, even in more local races. But presidential elections tend to draw […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect that Student Voices Count is no longer involved with this event. The student group dissolved its partnership with Free and Equal last week. Three presidential candidates have confirmed that they will attend a debate at the University of Colorado later this month, but so far the […]

Sources within the presidential campaign of “Rocky” Roque De La Fuente confirmed he has soared past of 270 electoral vote requirement necessary to theoretically compete for the office of President of the United States. Orlando, FL, October 12, 2016 -(PR.com)- De La Fuente is running as an independent as well as the nominee of the […]

Many races are uncontested in the general election, but several bond questions and a constitutional amendment will be on the ballot. With the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 8 general election in the rear view mirror, some important dates and reminders for voters were reviewed by Lincoln County Clerk Rhonda Burrows. Applications […]

On October 4, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman refused to put Rocky De La Fuente on the Texas ballot as an independent candidate for President. He said De La Fuente is not likely to prevail on the merits that the sore loser law for presidential candidates is unconstitutional. De La Fuente had run in […]

Poll workers, voting machines added for Nov. 8 race STAFF WRITER Elena Cawley The Coffee County Election Commission is gearing up for the Nov. 8 presidential election. Early voting begins Oct. 19 and continues through Nov. 3. Coffee County Administrator of Elections Vernita Davis encourages residents who have recently moved to the area to make […]

It’s a well-known fact that we face a crisis in our environment. Global warming – or “climate change” as it has become more popularly known – is now proven to be an extant phenomenon posing a real danger of disaster to our society and that which we will leave our children. Worldwide temperatures are rising, […]

Article I, Section VIII of the United States Constitution clearly states that the role and responsibility of the federal government is “to provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States.” That’s a pretty clear directive, and it seems pretty hard to get it wrong or to exaggerate it unreasonably. And yet, […]

The educational system of the United States of America is in a sorry state indeed. Currently, we rank 14th in the world in terms of the quality of education our children receive. The national illiteracy rate in this country is a staggering 14% - higher, it should be noted, than it was 250 years ago […]

Lancaster County voters who have requested absentee ballots can expect to receive them next week. Approximately 4,000 absentee ballots have been requested to date, according to Randall Wenger, the county’s chief elections clerk. Wenger expects to start mailing out absentee ballots Tuesday. Absentee ballots have not been mailed yet because of legal confusions. Roque “Rocky” […]