Democrats have proposed a bill requiring half of future federal election funds to be used to buy new voting machines. That's double what Gov. Phil Murphy plans.
Deadly violence has erupted during local elections in Bangladesh, leaving at least 13 people dead this week. Analysts said the mayhem shows the country's democracy is struggling in the face of Islamist extremism and a divisive debate over how to deal with the legacy of its 1971 civil war.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — In New Jersey, legislative elections tend not to be very topsy-turvy. After major candidates for the Assembly were filed on Monday, it looks like maintaining the status quo is a possibility even with all 80 seats up this year.