Posts Tagged Voting Process
Voting in a Pandemic: Should Virginia Move to Mail-In Ballots?
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 7, 2020
Should election officials in Virginia move to a system of mail-in ballots? The pandemic is raising new questions about how ballots are cast. Michael Pope reports.
Beyer and Other House Democrats Are Pushing Ranked Choice Voting
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 23, 2019
Should voters have more choices when they are at the polls? One Virginia congressman wants to create a new system of ranked choice voting. Michael Pope reports.
Debate Surrounding the Voting Process in Virginia Remains
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 15, 2017
Congressman Gerry Connolly, seen here at an election party last November, believes the voting process is broken. (Credit: Steve Helber / AP)
Do election officials have the equipment they need to prevent voters waiting in line for hours on end? One Virginia congressman says no, and he has a plan to fix it. But as Michael Pope reports, that plan may be headed for the same gridlock that confronts other changes to voting systems.
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From NPR News- Moderna Leads The Authorized COVID Vaccines In Lasting Effectiveness September 17, 2021But the researchers stressed that all three vaccines, including the Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson shots, provide strong protection against people getting so sick that they end up in the hospital.
- N.C. Judges Strike Down A Voter ID Law They Say Discriminates Against Black Voters September 17, 2021The state's latest photo voter identification law "was motivated at least in part by an unconstitutional intent to target African American voters," two judges wrote in their opinion.
- A Colorado School Shooter Is Being Sentenced To Life In Prison September 17, 2021Devon Erickson was convicted of first degree murder and other charges for a 2019 shooting attack inside a suburban Denver high school that killed one student and injured eight others.
- Readers Respond: What To Say If Someone Asks Why You're Wearing A Mask September 17, 2021Thousands of NPR readers shared what they'd say if someone asked them why they are wearing a mask. Here's a selection of their responses.
- The U.K. Left The EU, And Now It's Inching Away From The Metric System Too September 17, 2021Boris Johnson's government is eyeing a move to allow shop stalls and supermarkets to use only imperial units of measure in all transactions, ditching a European Union requirement for metric.
- Moderna Leads The Authorized COVID Vaccines In Lasting Effectiveness September 17, 2021
- From BBC News
- UK travel update: Amber list scrapped in overhaul of travel rules in England September 17, 2021Fully vaccinated travellers will also no longer need to take PCR tests, says the transport secretary.
- Ruling limiting under-16s puberty blockers overturned September 17, 2021The appeal decision reverses a High Court ruling that under-16s would struggle to give informed consent.
- Afghanistan: Taliban morality police replace women's ministry September 17, 2021The Taliban appear to have shut the women's affairs ministry and brought back a feared morality unit.
- David Gomoh murder: Gang members jailed for NHS worker stabbing September 17, 2021David Gomoh managed to stagger back home before dying in front of his family.
- Climate change: UN warning over nations' climate plans September 17, 2021Climate plans of more than 100 countries show we're heading in the wrong direction, the UN says.
- UK travel update: Amber list scrapped in overhaul of travel rules in England September 17, 2021
