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How quotation marks turned a story about a clerical error into one about voter fraud

The Colorado election officials accidentally mailed postcards about voting registration to non-citizens who were not eligible to vote. On Twitter, stories about the mistake have turned conspiratorial.

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Maryland ‘voter integrity’ group aligned with Dan Cox campaign wants to ‘double check’ ballots immediately after Election Day

BALTIMORE — In a move that elections experts say could further erode confidence in the voting process, a group of Maryland voters aligned with Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox’s campaign plans on challenging the legitimacy of ballots across the state immediately after Election Day.

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Ivanka told Jan 6 committee that Donald Trump must follow court rulings

In videotaped testimony, Trump-era officials reject baseless voter fraud allegations and legal challenges

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Chicago’s $2M precinct consolidation plan denounced as ‘voter suppression’

Mayoral challenger Willie Wilson wants a federal judge to block a plan he said “reminds me of the Jim Crow days down South where I’m from.” But the Board of Elections was required to consolidate city precincts after new ward and district lines were drawn based on the 2020 census.

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Georgia elections director: Voter challenges barred in polling places

ATLANTA — Georgia’s election director told county election officials Thursday that challenges to voters’ eligibility can’t be filed with poll workers when voters are trying to cast their ballots.

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Longer waits impact Black, Latino voters

Long waits are concentrated in poorer neighborhoods with a higher percentage of nonwhite voters

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Abortion bans are motivating midterm voters, poll shows

Half of voters say the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion has made them more motivated to vote in next month’s midterm elections, with enthusiasm growing especially among Democrats and those living in states with abortion bans, according to a new poll from KFF.

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It's taking more time to cast a ballot in US elections – and even longer for Black and Hispanic voters

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the November 2020 election brought out about 155 million voters. That represented 67% of Americans over 18, and it was the highest voter turnout of any modern election.

The Conversation

Election integrity, voter turnout among top priorities for California secretary of state candidates

LOS ANGELES — In the November race for California secretary of state, the candidates — Republican business executive Robert Bernosky and incumbent Shirley Weber, a Democratic former lawmaker — seem to agree on one thing: the need to boost voter registration and turnout at the polls.

Los Angeles Times

Living costs top worry for Israeli voters stuck in election treadmill

Israelis are as fed-up with soaring prices as they are with the country's seemingly never ending elections. In the Nov. 1 ballot - a fifth in less than four years - steep living costs, exacerbated by record inflation, are top priority for voters.

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Pulse of the Heartland: Belmont Cragin voters keep their heads down, say they wish pols would occasionally show their faces

It should be a neighborhood with more clout considering its size and its being home to the largest Hispanic population in Chicago. But adding to the confusion for residents, Belmont Cragin is divided among multiple wards and state representative districts, meaning residents living near one another…

Chicago Sun-Times

Thousands of Georgia voters’ eligibility challenged before election

ATLANTA — While working for the U.S. Navy in California, Gamaliel Turner learned that his right to vote in Georgia had been challenged by the chairman of his home county’s Republican Party.

Tribune News Service

GOP voter challenges have ugly history

Trump and GOP are urging supporters to challenge voters' eligibility ahead of the 2022 midterms

Salon

Abortion is key motivator for Democratic-leaning voters in US midterms, poll finds

More than half claim they are more motivated to vote than in previous elections, with 50% of those people citing abortion

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Parties cry foul over rule change allowing new residents to vote in disputed Kashmir

A new rule that allows new residents of the contested Jammu and Kashmir region to register as voters has angered political parties who say it is an attempt by India to change the demographics of the Muslim-majority region.

The Conversation

Challenges to voters are growing before the midterms -- and have a long history as a way of keeping down the Black vote

Voters who want to cast their ballot on Election Day this November may be in for an unpleasant surprise – the very real possibility that they will be unable to vote.

Salon

Partisan election officials sow distrust

The U.S. is one of few democracies in which partisans run the election administration system

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Early and absentee voting begins across New Mexico

Early voting is underway across New Mexico on a limited scale at county clerk’s offices, as election regulators began mailing absentee ballots by request to registered voters

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Absentee ballot numbers in Michigan show high voter turnout

Some 1.6 million voters in Michigan have requested absentee ballots and 150,000 have cast ballots for the general election, which is less than a month away

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Voters in some key swing states to decide on voting access

Voters in some battleground states will be deciding ballot proposals this November that could reshape the way they vote in the 2024 presidential election

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Delaware Supreme Court ends no-excuse mail ballots, same-day voter registration

On Oct. 7, 2022, the Delaware Supreme Court issued a ruling in Albence v. Biggin and Mennella, finding that a state law permitting no-excuse mail-in voting and same-day voter registration was unconstitutional. Voters may now only receive mail ballots under certain conditions and the deadline to register to vote in…

The Hindu

EC to deploy voter turnout App for Munugode bypoll

App developed by ECI enables capture of data and trend in real time

The Conversation

Good faith and the honor of partisan election officials used to be enough to ensure trust in voting results – but not anymore

As the U.S. moves closer to the 2022 midterm elections, a sizable number of Americans express a lack of confidence in the accuracy of the vote count.

The Guardian - US

‘Be like North Carolina’: rightwing election efforts signal growing US movement

The state is only one of several where more and more people believe there is widespread voter fraud – and their efforts are gaining resources

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Republicans outpace Democrats in Kentucky voter rolls less than a month before the election

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