Electoral

Office No. 12: Lynn Diane OlsonOlson is an even-tempered judge who demonstrated that she knows how to manage a courtroom. The challenger has offered poor justification for challenging Olson for reelection. Office No. 39: Steve NapolitanoNapolitano is a Manhattan Beach council member and an attorney who serves as an administrative law judge and represents prison inmates in their parole hearings. His breadth of experience would make him an asset to the Superior Court. Office No. 48: Ericka J. WileyWiley, a…

As It Happens6:31NASA moon mission delays are nothing to worry about, says astronaut Chris HadfieldRetired Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield says that, from where he's sitting, the Artemis moon missions are coming along just fine.NASA announced Tuesday it is delaying two upcoming missions — including the flight meant to carry the first Canadian astronaut around the moon — due to technical issues with its spacecraft that could pose a danger to the crew.Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the moon in half a century, was…

From politics to films and even war, the year 2023 has demonstrated that not everything one sees or hears on the internet may be real.With the ever-evolving Artificial Intelligence technology rapidly becoming a part of people's lives, a sharp rise in deepfakes has raised concerns in the country about its potential to influence electoral politics, especially during the Lok Sabha polls slated to be held next year. Deepfakes are manipulated videos or other digital representations that use artificial intelligence to create…

DiD Graph: Trends in PSOE Vote Share in Treated and Control Municipalities. Credit: American Political Science Review (2023). DOI: 10.1017/S0003055423001235 A new study by UCL researchers shows how it's possible to phase out fossil fuels without sacrificing electoral popularity—even in coal mining regions. The new paper, published…

Los Angeles Superior Court judges: Office No. 60: Abby BaronLos Angeles County Deputy Dist. Atty. Abby Baron is a career prosecutor who has won praise from defense lawyers for fairness and straight dealing, as well as strong backing from law enforcement and crime victims’ advocates. Office No. 67: Fernanda Maria BarretoDeputy Dist. Atty. Fernanda Maria Barreto is a standout prosecutor, assigned to deal with particularly sensitive cases in the Victim Impact Program. She also has brief experience in a civil law practice.…

The Chief Electoral Officer of Chandigarh chaired a meeting concerning Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency on Friday regarding the latest amendments in election rules which are to be implemented from August 1, 2022.District Election Officer, Electoral Registration Officer and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AERO) were present in the meeting.An official release said that as part of amendments for use of Aadhaar for electoral registration purpose, Aadhaar will be collected from the registered electors of…

A case study from Chile’s last presidential electionsOn December 21st took place one of the most disputed presidential races in the history of Chile. The two-round voting system left all traditional parties behind in a context of political antagonism that had not been seen for quite a long time and led to the disqualification of conventional parties.But the purpose of this article is not to discuss politics. Instead, it’s about investigating one interesting fact about this election: the number of expressed votes (i.e.,…

Facebook said it will provide detailed information on advertiser targeting criteria to academic researchers on all advertisements related to social, electoral, and political issues on its platform from August 2020 onwards. The announcement is part of a new Facebook Open Research and Transparency (FORT) program and is an expansion of the pilot by Facebook in the run-up to the US presidential election in 2020. The Meta company will start sharing the information with researchers by the…

Written by Angelica Mari, Contributing Editor…