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FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads

The Federal Election Commission has begun a process to potentially regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024 election, a move advocates say would safeguard voters against a particularly insidious form of election disinformation

The Independent UK

70.42% voter turnout in bypolls to local body wards in Kerala

Kerala held byelections in 17 local body wards on Thursday, with 54 candidates in the fray and a voter turnout of 70.42%. Votes will be counted on Friday and can be accessed on the State Election Commission's website.

The Hindu

Ohio Voters Defeat Issue 1 In Special Election

Ohio's voters defeated Issue 1, which would have made changes to the laws governing citizen-initiated constitutional amendments.

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Ohio Republicans bet voters would dilute their own power. They lost

Referendum shows concerns over abortion access remain a powerful force in American politics

The Guardian - US

DeSantis removes elected Dem prosecutor

"This is the new voter suppression," ex-NAACP Legal Defense Fund chief Sherrilyn Ifill warned

Salon

Hacked UK voter data could be used to target disinformation, warn experts

Data from Electoral Commission breach could allow rogue actors to create AI-generated messages in effort to manipulate elections

The Guardian - UK

Ohio voters defeat Issue 1 in special election

Ohio voters defeated Issue 1, which would have made changes to the laws governing citizen-initiated constitutional amendments, including increasing the vote requirement to 60% for constitutional amendments, on Aug. 8, 2023. With 95% reporting, election results show 57% of voters opposed and 43% of voters in favor.

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Kentucky Secretary of State says incumbency changed Primary Election voter interest

The governor’s race in Kentucky has been labeled competitive and of national interest. The Fancy Farm picnic this past weekend is sometimes referred to as the official kickoff of the fall campaign. But, the Andy Beshear-Daniel Cameron race has gotten significant coverage since the May Primary results came in. Assessing…

WEKU

Republicans lose on abortion again

Republicans want to impose their policies on unwilling voters, just like they'll force childbirth on women

Salon

Russians blamed for shock cyber attack hitting millions of UK voters

Moscow-linked hackers ‘top of the suspects list by a mile’, says ex-MI6 boss

The Independent UK

Why Ohio's Issue 1 proposal failed, and how the AP called the race

Ohio voters rejected a proposal that would have made it more difficult for voters to amend the state constitution, including one measure set for the November ballot that would guarantee abortion rights in the state

The Independent UK

Win for reproductive rights as Ohio voters reject effort to make it harder to amend state constitution

Proposal would have made it considerably harder to amend state constitution as voters give verdict on Issue 1

The Guardian - US

Ohio voters reject measure that would have made it harder to change constitution

Ohio votes down Issue 1, rejecting conservative lawmakers' attempt to change the constitutional amendment process ahead of a vote on reproductive rights this November.

WEKU

MPs fiddled with voter ID as electoral data security burned

Electoral Commission hack is reminder of importance of protecting democratic system where it counts

The Guardian - UK

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UK Electoral Commission apologises to voters following two-year cyberattack

Hackers had access to voter names, addresses, and email addresses of anyone who was registered to vote in the UK between 2014 and 2022, as well as overseas voters

The Conversation

When Confederate-glorifying monuments went up in the South, voting in Black areas went down

Confederate monuments burst into public consciousness in 2015 when a shooting at a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, instigated the first broad calls for their removal. The shooter intended to start a race war and had posed with Confederate imagery in photos posted online.

The National (Scotland)

Elections watchdog apologises after year-long hack by 'hostile actors' revealed

'HOSTILE actors' hacked the Electoral Commission (EC) for over a year and likely gained access to UK voter registers and sensitive data, it has been…

WEKU

How many voters does it take to make a majority? Why Ohio's Issue 1 is controversial

Voters in Ohio will decide on Tuesday whether to make it harder to pass future constitutional amendments, including one on the ballot in November that would codify abortion access.

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The Guardian - US

Republicans pushed a special election in Ohio – what does it mean for abortion rights?

Republicans’ Issue 1 proposal raises threshold for a change in state constitution from a simple majority to 60% of voters

The Independent UK

Republicans are talking up the possibility of impeaching Biden. Is it what voters want to hear?

Republicans are energizing GOP voters with ongoing U.S. House probes on Hunter Biden and the threat of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden's family finances

WEKU

Some states are trying to boost youth voter registration. Here's what they're doing

More states are adopting policies to increase voter registration, including for young people. Those policies include automatic voter registration and pre-registration before age 18.

The National (Scotland)

Electoral reform campaigners warn FPTP is creating societal imbalance

WESTMINSTER’S electoral system is creating imbalances in society with “random slithers” of voters such as homeowners having a disproportionate…

Zenger

The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest On Election Administration, August 4, 2023

States enacted five bills since our last edition. In the same period in 2022, no bills were enacted.

The Conversation

Indonesia will hold the world's biggest single day election: here is what you need to know

Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, will hold the planet’s biggest one-day election next year. More than 200 million voters in Indonesia and 1.75 million members of the Indonesian diaspora will go to the polls on February 14, 2024 to elect the country’s next president and vice president, as well as…

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, August 4, 2023

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends, legislative activity, updates on notable lawsuits and policy changes.

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