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Tories' 'Trump-esque' voter ID scheme set to disenfranchise millions, data suggests

ONLY 10,000 of the two million who require voter ID have applied for the government-issued document.

The National (Scotland)

Factbox-Nigeria election 2023: what you need to know and what's at stake

Voters in Africa's biggest economy and most populous nation head to the polls on Saturday to elect a new president and lawmakers, in what is set to be a close contest amid rising frustration over cash and fuel shortages, unprecedented insecurity and surging inflation.

Reuters

Dallas County Republicans question voting machines, lobby for paper ballots

DALLAS — The Dallas County Republican Party says its top legislative priority this session is lobbying for the return of the paper ballot.

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Arizona’s top election official seeks investigation into Republican Kari Lake

Losing gubernatorial candidate may have violated a state law that protects voter’s signatures, Democrat Adrian Fontes says

The Guardian - US

Only 10,000 people in Great Britain have applied for government-issued voter ID

Exclusive: number is just 0.5% of those who could need the document under new scheme

The Guardian - UK

Kari Lake hit with criminal referral

Top election official says Lake violated law by exposing voter signatures in a tweet

Salon

Faith in Georgia elections rises as fraud frenzy fades, poll finds

ATLANTA — Two years after allegations of fraud in the presidential election that were never proved, voters have regained their trust in Georgia elections.

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Tunisia's parliamentary run-off sees same low voter turnout of first round

Tunisia's parliamentary run-off election on Sunday looked set to replicate the low turnout of December's first round, with voter participation at just 7.7 percent by the afternoon.

France 24

Few Early Voters in Tunisian Election on Sunday

Tunisian polling stations were quiet on Sunday for run-offs in a parliamentary election that drew only 11% turnout in December's first round. With political parties boycotting the vote, most candidates are independents and attention is likely to focus on whether there will be higher participation than there was in December,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

AJC poll reveals Georgians’ concerns that Congress cannot overcome division

ATLANTA — Two out of every three Georgia voters say they have lost confidence in the ability of Republicans and Democrats in Congress to work together, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s latest poll.

Tribune News Service

Maldives ruling party holds high-stakes presidential primary

Democracy icon Mohamed Nasheed’s political future in balance as governing party voters head to the polls.

Al Jazeera

Assembly member's bill would end mailing of ballots to all California voters, speed up election results

A member of the California Assembly wants Election Day focused on the voting booth instead of the mailbox.

The Orange County Register

Local election officials in Florida call for scrapping new ID rules for mail voting

County election supervisors say the new restrictions will create significant election reporting delays and a slew of costs for local election offices, and could disenfranchise large numbers of voters.

WEKU

Tunisia's corruption contagion: Country's largest commercial port in the crosshairs

Tunisia is holding a second round of parliamentary elections this weekend. Voter turnout in the first round hit a record low, a reflection of a broader apathy. And yet, the election of President Kais Saied in 2019 had raised many hopes, notably in the fight against corruption. At the Rades…

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Polish parliament passes new election rules ahead of 2023 vote

The Polish parliament late on Thursday adopted an amendment to the electoral code aimed at boosting voter turnout at this year's general election, a move the opposition argues is illegal and will benefit the ruling party.

Chicago Sun-Times

Early voting kicks off for Chicago municipal election

Voters will elect a mayor and alderpersons Feb. 28.

Ballotpedia

The Ballot Bulletin: Ohio governor signs bill amending election laws

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local levels.

Salon

Texas GOP pushes new voting bills

Democrats are seeking to expand voting access and Republicans pledge to make elections more secure

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Congress files plaint against BJP chief JP Nadda, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai, after MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi's Rs 6,000 per vote remark

BENGALURU: The Congress in Karnataka filed a complaint with the police against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s national president JP Nadda, the state's chief minister Basavaraj Bommai and MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi accusing them of attempting to bribe voters ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in the state.

The Texas Tribune

Two years after Texas’ voting rights showdown gripped the nation, lawmakers again push dozens of elections bills

State policymakers have mapped out familiar territory early in the legislative session, with Democrats seeking to expand voting access and Republicans pledging to make elections more secure.

Ballotpedia

Oklahoma will vote on marijuana legalization in March. Ohio could follow in November

Voters in Oklahoma will decide on State Question 820, an initiative to legalize marijuana, on March 7, 2023. Voters in Ohio could decide on an initiative to legalize marijuana in Nov. 2023.

Bangkok Post

Voter handout 'unlawful'

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has put the brakes on a Senate committee's proposal for 500-baht travel payouts for voters.

Tribune News Service

More money, new election laws needed to implement 2024 early voting in Michigan, clerks say

LANSING, Mich. — The voting rights group that helped to pass a November ballot initiative to secure nine days of early voting in Michigan's constitution is asking the Legislature to act quickly to adopt legislation making implementation of the plan possible.

Ballotpedia

Seattle to decide on Social Housing Developer initiative on Feb. 14

On Feb. 14, Seattle voters will decide on Initiative 135, an initiative to create the Seattle Social Housing Developer, a public development authority to own, develop, and maintain what the initiative describes as social housing. According to Initiative 135, this housing would provide publicly financed apartments that are “removed from…

Tribune News Service

A few lawmakers make election legislation a priority in 2023

With the exception of important updates to the rules for counting electoral votes, Congress failed to pass meaningful changes to election laws in recent years. With Republicans running the House and Democrats controlling the Senate, it would take a Herculean bit of bipartisan negotiations to pass anything related to voting…

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