http://www.mail.com/subjects/15800-voting-districts.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/15800-voting-districts.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097938-court-wont-involved-miss-redistricting.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's redistricting. The Mississippi NAACP had challenged the state's 2011 state elections because the Legislature did not immediately use the 2010 census to draw new district lines in 2011. The state House and Senate instead ... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097938-court-wont-involved-miss-redistricting.html 2013-05-20T15:00:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062742-ex-gov-sanford-seeks-2nd-chance-south-carolina.html BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — One congressional candidate is a former Republican governor seeking redemption after his career imploded in a public saga involving lies, the Appalachian Trail and an Argentine mistress. His Democratic opponent is a famous comedian's sister who's trying to benefit from her rival's damaged reputation. In a bizarre campaign that has ro... Sat, 04 May 2013 15:57:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062742-ex-gov-sanford-seeks-2nd-chance-south-carolina.html 2013-05-04T15:57:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013512-egypts-legislature-approves-election-law.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Islamist-dominated legislature approved a revised version of the law organizing the country's parliamentary elections on Thursday, after a court ruled an earlier version was invalid and delayed the vote. The parliamentary elections had been scheduled to start this month, but the ruling said the law must be reviewed by the Supreme Cons... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:09:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013512-egypts-legislature-approves-election-law.html 2013-04-11T22:09:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2012402-gun-debate-fiery-minority-prevail.html WASHINGTON (AP) — At first glance, it seems Republicans are verging on a blunder. With about 90 percent of Americans favoring universal background checks for gun buyers, GOP lawmakers' strong resistance might appear foolhardy. But these Republicans are making a calculated and probably safe choice, for several reasons. Their districts' all-important GOP pr... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:57:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2012402-gun-debate-fiery-minority-prevail.html 2013-04-11T06:57:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007378-ex-ill-lawmaker-elected-to-succeed-jackson-jr.html CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois state Rep. Robin Kelly, whose campaign received a $2 million boost from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, easily captured Tuesday's special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. The win for the Matteson Democrat was widely expected as the Chicago-area district, which Jackson represented from 1995 until ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:26:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007378-ex-ill-lawmaker-elected-to-succeed-jackson-jr.html 2013-04-10T02:26:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1920296-illinois-congressional-race-bloomberg-clout.html CHICAGO (AP) — In the race to replace former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's super PAC followed a simple strategy: Choose a strong anti-gun candidate, attack rivals supported by the National Rifle Association and add in $2.2 million in resources. It worked. Bloomberg's candidate, former Illinois lawmaker Robin Kelly, sailed past... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:40:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1920296-illinois-congressional-race-bloomberg-clout.html 2013-02-27T23:40:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1915238-voters-ponder-guns-ethics-jackson-jr-district.html CHICAGO (AP) — Candidates for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s former congressional seat made their final push for votes Monday ahead of a high-stakes primary, but turnout was expected to be paltry despite the lurid headlines surrounding the disgraced Chicago Democrat and millions in outside super PAC money driven largely by the guns debate. The front-runners — former... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:57:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1915238-voters-ponder-guns-ethics-jackson-jr-district.html 2013-02-25T23:57:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1911656-escape-clause-save-voting-rights-provision.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration and civil rights groups are defending a key section of the landmark voting rights law at the Supreme Court by pointing reformed state, county and local governments to an escape hatch from the law's strictest provision. The Voting Rights Act effectively attacked persistent discrimination at the polls by keeping cl... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:47:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1911656-escape-clause-save-voting-rights-provision.html 2013-02-25T08:47:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1910382-jackson-jrs-district-history-corruption.html CHICAGO (AP) — They elected a Harvard-educated Rhodes Scholar and ended up with a congressman who was convicted of having sex with an underage campaign worker. They voted for the son of a famous civil rights leader and got someone who illegally spent campaign funds on everything from furniture to Bruce Lee memorabilia. Call it Chicago corruption at its wo... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:12:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1910382-jackson-jrs-district-history-corruption.html 2013-02-23T17:12:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1905198-chicago-district-disappointed-ex-congressman.html CHICAGO (AP) — Residents in this swath of sprawling Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs have brimmed with loyalty to Jesse Jackson Jr. over the past 17 years, giving him an enthusiastic majority each election — even after questionable links to ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, reports of an extramarital affair and a bizarre five-month medical leave. But the former c... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:45:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1905198-chicago-district-disappointed-ex-congressman.html 2013-02-21T15:45:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1898942-islamist-adviser-to-egypts-president-quits.html CAIRO (AP) — An ultraconservative Islamist adviser to Egypt's president resigned Monday in solidarity with a fellow aide who was fired amid allegations of abuse of office. The resignation of Bassam Zarka, who is a member of the Salafi Al-Nour party, is the latest sign of tension between President Mohammed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood and its Islamist ally a... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:19:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1898942-islamist-adviser-to-egypts-president-quits.html 2013-02-18T21:19:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1894038-unyielding-gop-politicians-what-voters.html HEBER CITY, Utah (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz flew home from Washington last week, leaving behind a capital baffled by Republicans like him in Congress: those who stubbornly refuse to compromise with President Barack Obama, a tactic that some see as damaging the GOP brand and pushing the nation repeatedly to the brink of fiscal chaos. Back in his Utah ... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:18:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1894038-unyielding-gop-politicians-what-voters.html 2013-02-15T14:18:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1846252-gop-senators-will-oppose-va-electoral-change.html RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The prospects appear doomed in Virginia this year for Republican-backed legislation that would replace the state's winner-take-all method of apportioning presidential electoral votes with one that awards one vote to the winner of each congressional district. Virginia is the first of several states carried in November by President Bara... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1846252-gop-senators-will-oppose-va-electoral-change.html 2013-01-25T20:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1753750-boustany-defeats-landry-la-congressional-seat.html BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana congressman Charles Boustany won a fifth term on Saturday by handily defeating his fellow Republican incumbent, Jeff Landry, in a runoff election. The two men were forced into the same district when Louisiana lost a congressional seat because of anemic population growth in the latest federal census. The state will have si... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 05:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1753750-boustany-defeats-landry-la-congressional-seat.html 2012-12-09T05:25:00Z