Voting Rights Defenders Applaud Michigan Dems for Key Reforms: "Today is a good day for democracy in Michigan because more people will have a voice at the ...
commondreams.org/news/michigan-voting-rights
Democrats stress need to appeal to Black voters: ‘We have to be very clear about the barrier’
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4171848-democrats-stress-need-to-appeal-to-black-voters-we-have-to-be-very-clear-about-the-barrier/
Meta's Threads needs a policy for election disinformation, voting groups say : Twelve voting rights organizations tell Meta its new social media site Threads ...
npr.org/2023/07/27/1190328070/metas-threads-needs-a-policy-for-election-disinformation-voting-groups-say
What does the civil rights statute in Trump's potential Jan. 6 indictment letter mean?
abcnews.go.com/Politics/civil-rights-statute-trumps-potential-jan-6-indictment/story
Black leaders, advocates reflect on MLK Day: On what would have been the 95th birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., leading Black voices are expressing concerns ...
thehill.com/homenews/race-politics/4409318-black-leaders-advocates-reflect-mlk-day/
Quick Glance: Martin Luther King Jr.: The Evolution from Radical to Hero
- Martin Luther King Jr.'s views were considered radical by a large part of the white establishment, including the government.
- He was the target of several FBI surveillance investigations aimed at collecting subversive material about him.
- The Martin Luther King Jr. Day is approaching rapidly - Monday, January 15th - and this year, the federal holiday actually falls on the birthday of the celebrated civil rights leader who was assassinated more than half a century ago.
- The legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and some important information about the holiday that honors the slain activist and his fight against inequality and racial injustice.
Presidential election in Russia: Russian election authority reports alleged voter turnout of 50 percent
zeit.de/politik/ausland/2024-03/russland-praesidentschaftswahl-betrug-manipulation
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Analysis: Aliyev's Victory Lap Election: In a show of power, Azerbaijan's leader, President Ilham Aliyev, cast his vote in Nagorno-Karabakh ...
rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-presidential-election-analysis-aliyev/32809709.html
Trial begins over Texas voter restrictions that sparked 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021
pbs.org/newshour/politics/trial-begins-over-texas-voter-restrictions-that-sparked-38-day-walkout-by-democrats-in-2021
Yle election poll: Gap narrows, undecided voters take key role in Sunday's run-off
yle.fi/a/74-20073578
What happens at an Iowa caucus? Your guide to the first-in-the-nation nominating contest
thegazette.com/campaigns-elections/what-happens-at-an-iowa-caucus-your-guide-to-the-first-in-the-nation-nominating-contest/
‘The threat isn’t over’: the expert arguing to the supreme court Trump is an insurrectionist
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/05/trump-insurrectionist-supreme-court-jill-habig
A really simple guide to Finland's 2024 presidential election: This year Finland elects a new president to succeed Sauli Niinistö. Here's what you need to know ...
yle.fi/a/74-20068250
What happens at an Iowa caucus? Your guide to the first-in-the-nation nominating contest
thegazette.com/campaigns-elections/what-happens-at-an-iowa-caucus-your-guide-to-the-first-in-the-nation-nominating-contest/
Livengood: This Michigan voting habit could trip up a No Labels presidential candidate
detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2023/12/16/no-labels-president-white-house-donald-trump-joe-biden-michigan-straight-party-ticket-voting/71891999007/
Hong Kong-born actor Chapman To to vote in Taiwan presidential election: To is first-time voter after 2022 naturalization
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5060932
Trump takes up a lot of oxygen, but voting rights groups have a lot more on their minds
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/11/27/voting-rights-groups-2024-election-focus/71048517007/
County clerks call on officials to defend Colorado's election system against 'dishonest actors'
gazette.com/premium/county-clerks-call-on-officials-to-defend-colorados-election-system-against-dishonest-actors/article_f42f080d-6bc8-5993-ac4b-d1fd81ad3a42.html
Social Media Influencer Sentenced for Election Interference in 2016 Presidential Race - UPI.com
upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/10/18/social-media-influencer-sentenced-for-election-interference-in-2016-presidential-race-hillary-clinton/8131697671849/
Lawmakers in 32 states have introduced bills to restrict voting so far this legislative session
cnn.com/2023/02/22/politics/restrict-voting-bills-introduced-us/
Record turnout and long lines mark first day of early voting in Georgia: Georgia midterm voters turned out in record numbers on the first day of early in-person ...
cnn.com/2022/10/18/politics/georgia-first-day-early-voting-record-turnout-long-lines/
Raffensperger calls Abrams concerns about election accessibility in Georgia ‘silly’
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3715761-raffensperger-calls-abrams-concerns-about-election-accessibility-in-georgia-silly/
Turkey: eligible voters in Germany vote significantly for Erdogan: In the presidential election in Turkey, eligible voters living in Germany vote by a majority ...
stern.de/politik/ausland/tuerkei--wahlberechtigte-in-deutschland-stimmen-deutlich-fuer-erdogan-33470554.html
Quick Glance: Turkey: Endangered Democracy Requires Wise Voting Decisions | Opinion
- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in office for 20 years and is running for re-election.
- On Sunday, the Turkish people will elect a president and members of parliament.
- There is a risk that Erdogan may disregard both the election results and the constitution, as he did in his third candidacy.
- Under Erdogan's leadership, Turkey is among the top jailers of journalists, along with China, Iran, and Myanmar.
Supreme Court leans toward limiting judicial scrutiny of U.S. elections: The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority on Wednesday appeared to ready to limit ...
reuters.com/legal/republicans-target-judicial-scrutiny-elections-us-supreme-court-2022-12-07/
In Final Push for Votes, Both Parties Court Black Men: Democrats and Republicans see Black male voters as key in tight races. Most support Democrats ...
nytimes.com/2022/11/06/us/black-men-republican-party.html
Quick Glance: Biden's Speech Celebrates Midterm Election Results, but He Faces New Challenges
- President Biden, dressed in a blue suit, looks at a reporter who is asking a question into a microphone held by a White House aide.
- President Biden had the best midterm results of any president in 20 years, avoiding a Republican surge that had been forecast.
- While Mr. Biden retains his veto pen, the path to keeping government doors open and avoiding a national debt default may pass through Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the Republican leader vying for speaker.
- According to advisers, Mr. Biden might spend most of the next two years traveling the country for ribbon-cutting ceremonies.
Voting Rights Groups Raise Alarm About House GOP Introducing 'Big Lie Bill': One critic warned the legislation would "increase the influence of billionaires ...
commondreams.org/news/house-republicans-voting-bill
Congress turns to the ballot box: Who decides who gets to vote?: Congress will focus on voting and election laws in the coming weeks. As House Republicans ...
csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2023/0710/Congress-turns-to-the-ballot-box-Who-decides-who-gets-to-vote
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A Gen Z voting activist discusses the ‘war on youth’: Santiago Mayer moved to Southern California from Mexico City in 2017, around the time President Donald ...
publicintegrity.org/politics/a-gen-z-voting-activist-discusses-the-war-on-youth/
Paid articlePaid At least 11 states have enacted restrictive voting laws this year, new report finds
cnn.com/2023/06/14/politics/restrictive-voting-laws-brennan-report/
Runoff in Turkey: eligible voters in Germany may cast their ballots in Berlin: Erdoğan narrowly missed victory in the first round of the presidential election - ...
spiegel.de/politik/stichwahl-in-der-tuerkei-wahlberechtigte-in-deutschland-duerfen-in-berlin-ihre-stimme-abgeben-a-80f801cd-ba3d-4ccd-8aa7-3f42fe0b742f
Wave of new Americans could play key role in Arizona midterm election: Researchers say newly-naturalized young, women voters wield influence.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wave-americans-play-key-role-arizona-midterm-election/story
Albany must preserve vote by mail: The Legislature has to act to let New Yorkers keep using convenient absentee ballots
nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-albany-must-preserve-vote-by-mail-absentee-ballots-20230528-n2px5cwtbza45pimovf725oldy-story.html
Experts: AKP exerts pressure on Turkish voters in Germany: Turkey is going to vote. Many people in this country are also eligible to vote. According to experts ...
berliner-zeitung.de/news/erdogan-partei-akp-uebt-druck-auf-tuerkische-wahlberechtigte-in-deutschland-aus-laut-experten-bei-praesidentschaftswahlen-in-der-tuerkei-li.352215
The Supreme Court can't escape the 2020 presidential race and is already involved in 2024 politics
cnn.com/2022/09/20/politics/supreme-court-2024-election-state-legislatures/
The future of American elections could depend on these five races: The presence of election deniers on general election ballots in key battlegrounds has set off ...
cnn.com/2022/10/25/politics/secretary-of-state-races-to-watch/
2024 GOP Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Wants to Raise Voting Age to 25: The 37-year-old entrepreneur wants to amend the Constitution to require citizens ...
thedailybeast.com/2024-gop-presidential-candidate-vivek-ramaswamy-wants-to-raise-voting-age-to-25
GOP Can’t Beat Gen Z, But It Can Stifle Its Vote: Republican policies are unpopular with young people, so they’re copy-pasting racist voter suppression tactics ...
thedailybeast.com/gop-cant-beat-gen-z-but-it-can-stifle-its-vote
Supreme Court considers limiting judicial scrutiny in U.S. elections: Just eight days before the 2020 presidential election, conservative U.S ...
reuters.com/legal/supreme-court-considers-limiting-judicial-scrutiny-us-elections-2022-12-06/
Do we really want to give the diaspora a vote on the President?: The measure could create constitutional blowholes all over the landscape of Ireland’s putative ...
irishtimes.com/opinion/2022/12/16/do-we-really-want-to-give-the-diaspora-a-vote-on-the-president/
Obi urges universities, INEC to allow students exercise voting rights: “I am sure INEC will do the right thing. I am sure the universities will give them the ...
premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/579159-obi-urges-universities-inec-to-allow-students-exercise-voting-rights.html
Missouri bill would enable investigations, removal of inactive voters from rolls: A Missouri Senate committee discussed a voter rights bill Monday that would ...
kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article271537357.html
Republicans filed record number of anti-voting lawsuits in 2022 – report: Efforts challenging election results and attacking voting rights peaked last year ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/09/republicans-anti-voting-lawsuits-2022
Bolsonaro or da Silva? Brazil elects new President: The Brazilians will decide their future in the presidential election this Sunday. But there is also a lot at ...
rp-online.de/politik/ausland/bolsonaro-oder-da-silva-brasilien-waehlt-neuen-praesidenten_aid-77703917
Quick Glance: Brazil: Lula defeats Bolsonaro, albeit by a far narrower margin than predicted
- Lula defeats Bolsonaro in the first round of the presidential election, albeit by a far narrower margin than projected.
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won the first round of Brazil's presidential election by a close margin.
- In the first round, polls showed challenger Lula with 50% of the vote, a far wider margin over incumbent Bolsonaro.
- According to Bruna Santos of the Wilson Center's Brazil Institute in Washington, "bolsonarism" won the first round.
Conservative donors pour ‘dark money’ into case that could upend US voting law: Groups submitting amicus briefs to supreme court case in support of Republican ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/16/dark-money-us-supreme-court-case-voting-law-moore-v-harper
Where Brooklyn Democrats go from here: Brooklyn was in the national limelight for the midterm elections, turning out the highest number of Democratic votes of ...
nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-where-brooklyn-democrats-go-from-here-20221209-hnmzkxqt5rd5ddwqta66r2mbfy-story.html
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Fears of widespread confusion from new polling places wane as voting enters final hours
chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-illinois-voter-turnout-2022-elections-20221108-qtx5rhorfrc4zpm2b5nyhfj5we-story.html
Why the nation should have its eyes on Josh Shapiro’s wildly dominant campaign: Shapiro has built a double-digit lead in the Pennsylvania governor’s race ...
inquirer.com/politics/election/josh-shapiro-political-views-campaign-governor-race-pennsylvania-20221013.html
‘The US could lose the right to vote within months’: Top official warns on threat to democracy
theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/27/jena-griswold-colorado-elections-secretary-of-state-democracy
Supreme Court takes up power of state legislatures to decide election-related issues
nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-takes-power-state-legislatures-decide-election-related-i-rcna32735
Will the House Find a Way to Screw Up Electoral Reform?: A week after a bipartisan group of senators unveiled a legislative proposal to fix the Electoral Count ...
nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/07/will-the-house-find-a-way-to-screw-up-electoral-reform.html
Democracy advocates raise alarm after Supreme Court takes election case: The decision to consider “independent legislature theory” concerned voting rights ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/01/democracy-advocates-raise-alarm-after-supreme-court-takes-election-case/
U.S. Supreme Court allows counting of undated mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania: A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the counting of undated mail-in ...
reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-allows-counting-undated-mail-in-ballots-pennsylvania-2022-06-09/
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