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'At age 93 I've never missed voting - but voter ID will force me to for the first time'

Oonagh Preece first went to a polling station in 1950 and has voted in every local and general election since. But the requirement for photo ID at polling stations now excludes her from democracy

Daily Mirror

The 21 alternative forms of photo ID accepted at local elections

Identification now required but Voter Authority Certificate not the only valid form

The Independent UK

Why do we need voter ID for local elections?

Voters will be taking to the polls on Thursday

Liverpool Echo

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Voter turnout for the 2022 elections was the 2nd highest for midterms since 2000

Voter turnout for last year's elections was the second highest for a midterms since 2000, and close to half of voters cast ballots early or by mail, estimates from a Census Bureau survey show.

WEKU

The newly introduced changes you will see at Greater Manchester polling stations when you vote on May 4

As well as the need for photo identification, a host of other changes are being introduced at polling stations to improve accessibilty

Manchester Evening News

Exact number of Brits turned away at polling stations due to Voter ID will NEVER be known

The Electoral Commission has admitted it will 'not be possible to accurately quantify' the impact of the new rules by counting who does or doesn’t have ID at the ballot box

Daily Mirror

Contempt for rules is shaking the foundations of British democracy

With its voter ID ruse and a bid to capture the civil service, the government is emulating US Republicans’ winner-takes-all populism, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

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Government will not know how many are put off by voter ID requirement, says MP

The Electoral Commission said collecting data from greeters outside polling stations would be ‘inherently unreliable’.

The Independent UK

BBMP monitoring UPI digital bribes to voters, says District Election Officer Tushar Giri Nath

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath, who is also the Bengaluru City District Election Officer, said there have been no cases of alleged digital bribes found in the city so far. He was anwering questions on the Karnataka assembly elections and preparations by the BBMP at…

The Hindu

Two southeastern Kentucky county clerks predicting low Primary Election turnout

Kentucky voters will cast ballots in two weeks in this year’s Primary Election. County clerks from two southeastern Kentucky counties anticipate low voter turnout.

WEKU

Ranked choice voting would benefit Illinois voters, candidates

Ranked choice voting in Illinois would benefit both political parties by opening the door to a larger and more diverse pool of candidates, state Rep. Ka Buckner writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Local elections 2023: The key battlegrounds as Greater Manchester prepares to go to the polls

There are fears voters will forget to bring ID with them to polling stations and won't bother to return

Manchester Evening News

Gove and Hunt, beware: true-blue Surrey is ready to turf out the Tories – and you’re next

An avalanche is coming. The voters I met are abandoning the Conservatives over lying, cheating and Brexit, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Fla. GOP approves voter suppression bill

The Miami Herald called out Republicans' intent to "impose barriers and confuse voters"

Salon

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Enacted ballot collection bills make mostly small changes, several states considering new restriction and penalties

Ten states are considering legislation related to ballot collection, or ballot harvesting, while three states have enacted legislation on the topic so far in 2023. In 2022, seven states enacted bills while 15 others considered legislation. The number of bills and states considering ballot collection measures is smaller in 2023…

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Utah in the top-three for rate of election policy legislation enactment for second straight year

Utah is among the top three states enacting the highest percentage of their introduced election-related legislation for the second year in a row. It is the only state among the top three in 2022 and 2023. Utah lawmakers enacted 12 of the 29 election-related bills (41.4%) introduced in 2023 and…

Daily Mirror

Half of local authorities spent just 11p per person on Voter ID awareness campaigns

Voter ID will be in place for the first time at Thursday’s local elections but campaigners warn many still don't know about the new rules with 'little effort' put into awareness campaigns

The National (Scotland)

Voter ID laws face legal challenge as rules 'sabotage' democracy

CONTROVERSIAL voter ID laws will be challenged by a legal activist group, it has been announced.

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The Guardian - US

The Democrats think centrism will re-elect Biden. That’s a dangerous assumption

The party has settled on a new playbook: shifting right and hoping demoralized voters are repulsed by Republicans

Ballotpedia

Abortion, marijuana, and policing—One week until voters in San Antonio decide ballot measure

Welcome to the Monday, May 1, Brew.

The Independent UK

What are the new rules on voter ID at polling stations for upcoming local elections?

First test of controversial photo requirement will be local elections on 4 May

The Hindu

From milk packets to bus tickets: voter awareness slogans galore in Kolar

Wherever you go in Kolar, it’s hard to miss the message asking you to vote. It’s everywhere — from all Nandini Dairy products, KSRTC bus tickets, garbage trucks, MGNREGA job cards to hospital vouchers.

Daily Mirror

Voter ID fears as less than half of Black people think local elections important

Cross-party thinktank Demos said the results show those who are traditionally disengaged from the democratic process will be even less likely to vote with the extra hurdle of Voter ID

The Guardian - UK

Not just about the trees: Labour hopeful on the doorsteps in Plymouth

Council candidates say voters are raising national issues such as cost of living ahead of this week’s elections

The Independent UK

GOP election officials walking fine line on fraud, integrity

The Republican secretaries of state in Ohio, West Virginia and Missouri all have promoted their states’ elections as fair and secure

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