Ninety-six people who applied to be head of IT security for Virginia elections had their names, resumes, salary information, references, education history, home addresses, emails and phone numbers exposed.
Maryland officials want new rules to require state contractors to notify the state at least 30 days before a company is sold to a foreign entity, a move prompted after state officials learned last summer a Russian oligarch was heavily invested in a company that maintained key parts of the state’s election infrastructure.
Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in Tuesday of Latin America’s largest and most populous nation. During the campaign he promised to overhaul myriad aspects of daily life and put an end to business-as-usual governing.
News outlets report that Republican Ronnie Campbell won Delegate Ben Cline’s former seat in the 24th House of Delegates District on Tuesday, collecting 59 percent of the vote.
The Washington Post reports that Corey Stewart announced his decision to Republican Party activists and leaders at a weekend retreat in Norfolk.
After trillions and trillions of searches, data from Google Trends for 2018 tells us more than a few things. First, that people were deeply invested in the midterm elections. Second, they were really into the World Cup. And third, apparently everyone plays the video game “Fortnite.”
Changes made to absentee voting procedures five years ago in North Carolina may have emboldened workers to run the type of illegal “ballot-harvesting” operation alleged to have been used in a disputed congressional race.
A century of rule by “Southern Democrats” followed by a generation of Republican domination is evolving into something more complex.
In an order granting the hearing Tuesday morning, the court asked for additional briefing on whether House Republican leaders who have been defending the map have standing to do that.
Voters across D.C., Maryland and Virginia cast ballots in the midterm elections. See photos from around the region.
Prince George’s County and Calvert County voters are looking for a future where their children have access to good schools and jobs that pay well. But they may look to different candidates in the governor’s race to shape that future.
Hogan has raised about $2.4 million in the latest fundraising period, and his opponent Ben Jealous has raised about $1.8 million.
The State Board of Elections alleges Hopewell Electoral Board members David Silvestro and Herbert Townes Jr. voted to submit an illegal draft ballot and voted behind closed doors to hire a new registrar.
In Montgomery County, crews will spend the next few weeks meticulously inspecting voting machines to ensure everything is ready to go on Election Day.
The measure comes after the FBI told Maryland officials in July that a Russian oligarch with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin was heavily invested in the software vendor that maintains key parts of Maryland’s election infrastructure.