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Dems rally around abortion. Are they reaching Black voters?

Democratic hopefuls in Wisconsin see abortion as the issue that will carry them to election wins in November, but efforts to reach Black voters on the topic are sparse

The Independent UK

GOP seeking power over elections in Wisconsin, Minnesota

Republicans who are running to be secretary of state in Wisconsin and Minnesota in primaries Tuesday are repeating Donald Trump’s false claims about the last presidential election and they've suggested they want more authority over how elections are run, especially in Democratic-leaning counties

The Independent UK

Policing, abortion at forefront of primary race between Rep. Ilhan Omar and Don Samuels

MINNEAPOLIS — Don Samuels is waging his Democratic congressional primary battle against nationally known U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar with the hope that Minneapolis voters will reject her campaign like they did last year's contentious policing ballot measure.

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Ministers urged to scrap voter ID plan after government report branded it 'unachievable'

The policy was forced through by Boris Johnson’s Tories despite no evidence of widespread in-person voter fraud taking place, and amid warnings it could strip thousands of people of the right to vote

Daily Mirror

Memphis Voters Dump Harsh D.A. in Favor of Criminal Justice Reformer

Let’s perhaps stop trying to tease national trends out of the complexities of local public safety issues.

Reason

Delete Aadhaar data collected before 2021, Yechury urges Election Commission

CPI(M) general secretary raises concerns of security, privacy and voter deletions in process of linking Aadhaar with voter identity card

The Hindu

Election Legislation Weekly Digest: August 5, 2022

Here is our weekly round-up on election-related legislation. In it, you’ll find the following information:

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New data sheds light on one method to combat election lies

Positive messaging about democratic values like freedom and unity seems to have a meaningful effect on whether voters say they trust voting results.

WEKU

Papua New Guinea PM says he can form a govt as vote counting continues

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said his party has the numbers to form a coalition government, after a national poll plagued by violence, fraud allegations and large numbers of voters missing from the electoral roll.

Reuters

Kenya presidential wildcard vows to erase debt with 'ganja solution'

Sexagenarian reggae aficionado and presidential candidate George Wajackoyah is convinced he has the right medicine for the ills troubling Kenya's voters: a dose of marijuana and some hyena testicles.

Reuters

How the 2022 midterms strategy could change after the Kansas abortion vote

Republican and Democratic strategists are recalibrating how much of an issue abortion rights will play in the midterm elections after a decisive vote by Kansans in favor of abortion rights.

WEKU

How abortion rights were won in conservative Kansas

For abortion rights activists, Kansas voters’ overwhelming rejection Tuesday of a ballot measure that would have allowed Republican lawmakers to restrict or outlaw the procedure is not just an unexpected victory in this conservative state.

Los Angeles Times

Dirty tricks in Kansas via text: Does yes actually mean no?

The day before Kansas voters rejected a ballot question that could have eroded abortion rights, many people in the state reported receiving anonymous text messages with misleading information about the vote

The Independent UK

Arizona county hit with voting problems, officials vow fixes

Officials in an Arizona county are vowing to overhaul their election procedures after a shortage of some ballots at about two dozen voting sites led to some voters leaving before being able to cast their primary ballots

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The Defeat of a Kansas Ballot Initiative Shows That Red-State Voters Don't Necessarily Favor Abortion Bans

The amendment lost by a surprisingly wide margin in a state where Republicans far outnumber Democrats.

Al Jazeera

‘Better for democracy’: Two US cities offer Arabic voting ballots

Advocates say expanding language access to all voters improves the political process by enabling greater participation.

The New Daily

Conservative Kansas votes to protect abortion rights

Kansas voters have rejected a state constitutional amendment that would have declared there is no right to abortion, Edison Research projects.

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The Ballot Bulletin: August 3, 2022

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local levels. In this month’s issue:

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Salon

Trump pick ousts GOP impeachment voter

Rep. Peter Meijer's defeat comes after the DCCC painted his opponent as being “too conservative for West Michigan"

McClatchy Washington Bureau

‘Reproductive freedom is a winning issue’: National abortion groups hail Kansas win

National abortion-rights advocates hailed the surprise results of the Kansas constitutional referendum Tuesday, arguing that the victory for their side proves that even red-state voters reject outright banning access to abortions.

Tribune News Service

Jonathan Bernstein: Democrats shouldn’t envy Fox News’ influence

Democrats sometimes refer to Fox News and other conservative media with envy, presuming that the influence of right-leaning news outlets gives the GOP a large advantage in electoral politics. Even if Democrats have an easier time making their case in “neutral” media — something both Republican voters and party actors…

The Independent UK

Takeaways: Abortion backlash in Kansas, Greitens' collapse

In one of the biggest days of this year's primary campaign season, red-state Kansas rejected a measure that would have made it easier to restrict abortion, and voters in Missouri repudiated a scandal-tarred former governor seeking a Senate seat

The Independent UK

Kansas voters protect abortion rights in America’s first post-Roe referendum

Voters overwhelmingly believe the state constitution protects the right to abortion, blocking anti-abortion state lawmakers from restricting access

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court upholds state’s mail voting law

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s mail voting law is constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, upholding the 2019 measure that allows any voter to use mail ballots and removing a cloud of uncertainty heading into the midterm elections.

Salon

Republicans face-off over Big Lie

Mark Brnovich is fueling the fire of Trump's election conspiracies even while admitting no evidence of fraud

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