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Good government groups speak out after fentanyl sent to CA elections office / Public News Service

The Justice Department is investigating after the Yuba County Elections Office north of Sacramento received an envelope with white powder testing positive for fentanyl. Pro-democracy groups are calling out the latest attack on our election system and looking for ways to defuse the situation. Jonathan Mehta Stein, executive director of California Common Cause, said while no one was hurt, the attempt to poison or kill an election worker is despicable. .

Voting rights groups call constitutional convention efforts a threat to democracy

Lawmakers in Massachusetts are considering a resolution to convene a Convention of States, a process voting rights groups said could put civil liberties at risk. Congress is required to hold a convention under Article V of the Constitution if two-thirds of state legislatures call for one. Geoff Foster, executive director of Common Cause Massachusetts, said there are no rules in the Constitution for how to govern a convention and no guarantee, even the First Amendment, would be safe. .

Primary season in MN More rural areas switching to vote by mail only / Public News Service

Starting today, Minnesotans can take advantage of early voting ahead of the March 5 presidential primary and a growing number of rural residents will cast their ballots by mail after their communities endorsed the option full-time. In 1987, Minnesota adopted a law which allows cities with fewer than 400 registered voters or non-metro townships of all sizes to make voting by mail their only option if they approve a resolution. Steve Simon, Secretary of State, said the idea is to take pressure off local administrators who simply don t have the resources to maintain polling sites. .

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