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Voters in these states could make big changes to how their elections are run

The battlegrounds of Michigan and Nevada are among the states where voters this fall are set to decide ballot measures relating to the elections process.

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NY GOP official charged with voter fraud

Republican elections board commissioner Jason Schofield charged in "brazen ballot scheme"

Salon

Voters in 27 states have election deniers on their ballots who could determine 2024 results, report finds

November ballots in more than half the US will include candidates running for governor, secretary of state and attorney general who have rejected 2020 election results

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Disabled voters win in Wisconsin; legal fights elsewhere

Wisconsin voters with disabilities are celebrating a win after a federal judge, citing the Voting Rights Act, ruled that they may get assistance returning their ballots

The Independent UK

Senegal's presidential poll is shaping up as a real contest, with voters in the driver’s seat

In July 2022 Senegalese voters converged at polling stations to elect 165 members of parliament (MPs) to represent them in the National Assembly.

The Conversation

Editorial: Talking about voter suppression amid record turnout

Today’s list of oft-discussed, yet mythical, beings includes Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and the people legally entitled to vote but prevented from doing so by a “voter suppression” law.

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How are votes counted?

The process of counting votes and certifying election results differs from state to state.

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GOP election official is arrested in upstate NY, charged with brazen ballot scheme

The Republican elections board commissioner in upstate Rensselaer County was arrested Tuesday on charges of carrying out a brazen ballot scheme that allowed him to cast votes in voters’ names.

Tribune News Service

Should you vote early in the 2022 midterm elections? 3 essential reads

As political campaigning for the midterm elections is ramping up, millions of voters are considering how they should cast their ballots on Nov. 8, 2022. In addition to the traditional way of voting at their local precinct on Election Day, many have the option to vote earlier by mail.

The Conversation

Mayor Lightfoot says the ‘destiny’ of Black Chicagoans is at stake in the 2023 election. But can she win their votes?

CHICAGO — At a South Side diner one recent morning, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot served up a cautionary tale about what might happen if Black voters don’t unite behind her reelection bid.

Chicago Tribune

The fight to block Americans from voting

New wave of restrictions makes voting harder for people who struggle to read — now 1 in 5 Americans

Salon

Loomer fraud witness drops out of suit

Republican voter Theresa Rinaldi demanded that her name be removed from Loomer's baseless complaint

Salon

Arizona's Latino voters and political independents could spell midterm defeats for MAGA candidates

Two years after the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump’s resentment over losing continues to energize his supporters in Arizona.

The Conversation

Here’s where voters will decide six abortion-related measures this year

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Swedish election puts anti-immigration Sweden Democrats centre stage

Sweden's right bloc appeared in pole position on Monday to form a government for the first time in nearly a decade, helped by a wave of voter anger over gang violence which could give an anti-immigration populist party a share in power for the first time.

The Independent UK

Fighting bogus claims a growing priority in election offices

Local election officials preparing for the rapidly approaching midterm elections have one more headache: trying to combat misinformation that can confuse, anger and disenfranchise voters

The Independent UK

Debating over debates: Campaign tradition faces skepticism

With the fall campaign rapidly approaching, the time-honored tradition of debates as a forum for voters to evaluate candidates may be the latest casualty of the nation’s polarized political climate

The Philadelphia Inquirer

After rallying with Trump, Mehmet Oz is pivoting toward the suburbs that have abandoned the GOP

PHILADELPHIA — In his U.S. Senate primary campaign, Republican Mehmet Oz clung close to former President Donald Trump, wielding his endorsement to help sway Republican voters.

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After rallying with Trump, Mehmet Oz is pivoting toward the suburbs that have abandoned the GOP

PHILADELPHIA — In his U.S. Senate primary campaign, Republican Mehmet Oz clung close to former President Donald Trump, wielding his endorsement to help sway Republican voters.The surrogates, and locations, point to a political reality that Oz and nearly every Pennsylvania Republican faces: Trump’s voter base, on its own, almost certainly…

The Texas Tribune

Here’s how to vote in Texas’ Nov. 8 midterm elections

The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 11. The last day to apply to vote by mail is Oct. 28. Early voting runs from Oct. 24 to Nov. 4.

Axios

Snap blunder steers Dem and GOP voter data to the opposition

Political advertisers can target their ads to highly specific user segments on Snap and other platforms.

The Independent UK

Wisconsin judge sides with GOP in absentee ballot fight

A Wisconsin judge has ruled that state law does not allow local election clerks to fill in missing information on witness certification envelopes that contain absentee ballots, delivering a victory to Republicans who brought the lawsuit in the battleground state

Ballotpedia

Federal court rules that Arkansas law imposing limits on voter assistance violates Voting Rights Act

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

Miami Herald

‘Money talks’: DeSantis goes after small-scale voter crimes, is silent on FPL and Matrix

SOUTH BAY, Fla. — Leo Grant Jr. couldn’t stomach the bologna sandwich that guards offered him at a Palm Beach County jail on the morning of Aug. 18.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Texas finally ramps up voter education after too many mail ballot rejections

State elections officials were asleep at the wheel after the Texas Legislature passed a raft of new voting rules last year. Soon after his appointment last fall, Secretary of State John B. Scott should have launched an aggressive education campaign to explain those new rules to voters and local elections…

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