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Judge in Georgia voting rights trial is asked to change ‘exact match’

ATLANTA — Voting rights groups rested their case Wednesday in a trial challenging Georgia’s election policies, calling for a federal judge to order changes to voter registration and absentee ballot procedures that hindered some voters.

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Were minor parties the big winners? 3 experts on the final leaders' debate

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese faced off in the third and final leaders’ debate on Wednesday night on the Seven network, ten days ahead of the federal election on May 21.

The Conversation

Edinburgh Council election had over 2,000 ballots spoiled by voters

The main reason for ballot papers being rejected was due to a '1' being written beside multiple candidates.

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What '2000 Mules' leaves out of ballot harvesting claims

ATLANTA — A new movie spreading suspicions of voter fraud, "2000 Mules," shows surveillance video of Georgia voters dropping off multiple ballots.

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Bolsonaro attacks on Brazil voting system losing him moderate voters, poll says

President Jair Bolsonaro's questioning of Brazil's electronic voting system and clashes with the judiciary have cost him the votes of Brazilian moderates and stalled recent gains, a new poll said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Will Bunch: In wagering on Doug Mastriano, Josh Shapiro plays a dangerous game for Pennsylvania

There's no way he could win, an unqualified buffoon who veers between hate speech and gobbledygook. The polls are irrelevant, because eventually Republican primary voters will do what they always do and choose a responsible, establishment pick — maybe a former prosecutor, or a veteran lawmaker. And if by some…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial: Complaining and whining isn't a winning strategy, as Democrats learn the hard way

It wasn’t so long ago when Missouri was a purple state, up for grabs by whichever party did the best job capturing voters’ imaginations. The state was split down the middle politically as recently as 2000, and even in 2016 Democrats held a U.S. Senate seat and the offices of…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Philippine voters unconcerned about historical corruption to deliver Ferdinand Marcos Jr. landslide win

It's been 36 years since the Marcos family was hounded out of the country over the corrupt dealings of President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife, Imelda. But in a sign that his parents' excess has been forgiven, Ferdinand Jr looks set to return the family name to the highest office.

ABC News

Marcos win prompts protests in the Philippines

MANILA: Angry young voters gathered in the Philippines on Tuesday to protest against Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the former dictator, who clinched a landslide victory this week in one of the most divisive presidential elections in the country’s recent history.

Bangkok Post

Lula's lead narrows in Brazil election race -MDA poll

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva retains a 14-percentage-point lead against far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro if an October election goes to a run-off between them as expected, a new opinion poll showed on Tuesday.

Reuters

OAN runs 30-second segment acknowledging ‘no widespread voter fraud’ in 2020 election

The network acknowledged that an investigation by Georgia officials found that the two election workers ‘did not engage in ballot fraud or criminal misconduct’

The Independent UK

After leak on reversing abortion rights, Orange County women may upend congressional races

LOS ANGELES — The Supreme Court’s expected decision to overturn Roe v. Wade could galvanize Democrats and turn some reliable Republican voters — especially women — blue, according to polls and interviews. It’s a small bit of hope for Democrats, who are widely expected to lose control of Congress in…

Los Angeles Times

Will Jan. 6 panel call out the traitors?

Hundreds of people who attacked the Capitol have been arrested — but so far, not the leaders who sent them there

Salon

Wisconsin voters with disabilities say their right to vote is at risk

Many voters with disabilities rely on a loved one or caregiver to return their absentee ballot for them. Wisconsin's high court is weighing whether current state law allows for that help.

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‘The poor bugger belongs to the wrong party’: voters cast early ballots in Wentworth and North Sydney

Locals in two key Sydney seats brave wet weather to cast their votes before 2022 federal election on 21 May. Guardian Australia was there to ask: who and why?

Tribune News Service

Gubernatorial race has high stakes when it comes to how Pennsylvanians will be able to vote

PITTSBURGH — If this year's election puts a Republican in the Pennsylvania governor's office, next year's election — and those that come after it for at least four years — may look drastically different.

The Guardian - US

Groups perpetuating Trump’s 2020 election lie face scrutiny and lawsuits

Colorado lawsuit charges group with questioning residents about voting status while Trump loyalists work to sustain falsehoods

WEKU

New paper balloting for Fayette County voters this week

This year’s Primary Election is just over a week away. It’s always a busy time for Kentucky county clerks. That may even be more of the case in Fayette County.

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The Guardian - AU

‘I want to see action’: first-time voters bring anger and apathy to the Australian election

After the biggest single-day enrolment, four young people explain why the climate crisis, cost of living and confusion will dominate their decision at the polls

The Guardian - AU

Pity Australia’s voters: awful leaders’ debate cursed by absurd format and incoherent hectoring

All the worst elements of an agonisingly superficial campaign came to a head in a train-wreck brawl hosted by Nine on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

Workington Man turned Tory in 2019 but slipped back to Labour in UK local elections

The archetypal swing voter – a white, working-class Brexiter – left the Red Wall in ruins three years ago but is having second thoughts

ABC News

Labor and the Country Liberal Party running hard to land Northern Territory seat of Lingiari

Whoever voters decide will inherit Lingiari from retiring MP Warren Snowdon also takes on some of the nation's toughest challenges – and the hopes of residents that they'll urgently seek out new solutions.

Tribune News Service

Early voting underway for Georgia primary election; polls open Saturday

ATLANTA — Three weeks of early voting began Monday — and will include two Saturdays mandatory under state law — for voters who want to cast their ballots in the Georgia primary before Election Day on May 24.

ABC News

Political candidates are campaigning hard this election to court Indian-Australian voters. Are their strategies paying off?

Scott Morrison is not the only politician trying to influence the Indian-Australian voter. Candidates across the spectrum are seeing Australia's Indian diaspora as a demographic of growing influence — and working hard to woo them.

WEKU

An appeals court reinstates portions of Florida's new election law

A federal appeals court granted Florida's request to reinstate parts of the state's election law while it appeals a lower court's decision that the law was aimed at suppressing Black voters.

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