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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, June 2, 2023

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed three election bills into law this week as the state continues to have the highest rate of election-related legislative activity this year.

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Mississippi absentee ballot law harms voters with disabilities, lawsuit says

A lawsuit is seeking to block Mississippi’s new restrictions on absentee ballots

The Independent UK

Nebraska voter ID bill passes, despite filibuster by lawmaker

Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill Thursday to comply with a voter ID requirement mandated by voters in November

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Connecticut voters will decide a constitutional amendment to allow no-excuse absentee voting in 2024

Connecticut voters will decide on a proposed constitutional amendment in 2024 that would allow for no-excuse absentee voting. Connecticut would join 35 other states that allow this method of voting. No-excuse absentee voting is where any voter may request a mail-in ballot. Generally, a voter must first submit an application…

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Americans Fear 'Disaster' From Both Biden and Trump

Voters deserve much of the blame for this unnecessary mess.

Reason

Election legislation roundup: New York State Senate

As of May 28, Ballotpedia has tracked 157 election-related bills in the New York State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 157, Ballotpedia tracked nine from May 22-28. Democrats sponsored all nine bills. Five of nine bills are below:

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Election legislation roundup: New York State Assembly

As of May 28, Ballotpedia has tracked 178 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 178, Ballotpedia tracked three from May 22-28. Democrats sponsored all three bills. The three bills are:

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Lamphun had highest voter turnout in general election

Lamphun province in the North had the highest voter turnout, 86.25%, at the May 14 general election, with the nationwide figure 75.71%, the Election Commission said on Tuesday.

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Election legislation roundup: Florida State Legislature

As of May 28, members of the Florida State Legislature, which includes the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida State Senate, have passed two bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of the two bills passed, both have been enacted. This is one fewer than…

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Virginia becomes the seventh state to withdraw from the Election Registration Information Center (ERIC) this year

Virginia Commissioner of Elections Susan J. Beals withdrew the state from membership in the Election Registration Information Center (ERIC) on May 11, 2023. This made Virginia the seventh state to resign membership in the multi-state voter list maintenance organization so far this year, and the eighth to do so overall.…

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76.51% voter turnout in bypolls held in 19 local body wards

As many as 24,504 voters, including 13,047 women and 11,457 men exercised their right to franchise.

The Hindu

BJP made an attempt to get names of 6,900 voters deleted in Aland, says B.R. Patil

Accusing the BJP of making an attempt to get the names of voters deleted from the electoral rolls, Aland MLA B.R. Patil said that he will approach court if the Election Commission fails to provide details required for conducting an inquiry.

The Hindu

Is Texas next up? Lawmakers clear the way for the state to leave voter data group ERIC

Texas is on its way to being the latest — and largest — state to leave a bipartisan data sharing partnership that states across the country use to cross check their voter rolls.

WEKU

GOP's "shameless power grab" in Texas

"These bills are not about election reform . . . They are entirely about suppressing voters' voices"

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Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party wins Alberta provincial election

Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party (UCP) has won the Alberta provincial election, according to television network projections, securing another four years in power for the right-wing government of Canada's largest oil-producing province.

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis news – live: DeSantis facing three new lawsuits as Trump takes lead in 2024 GOP race

Ron DeSantis officially entered the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday, after months of speculation

The Texas Tribune

Final approval given to bill allocating $1.5 billion to broadband expansion in Texas

Voters will be asked to approve a state constitutional amendment to create the Broadband Infrastructure Fund.

France 24

Turkey’s Erdogan reelected president with 52.1% of vote

The head of Turkey's election commission has declared Recep Tayyip Erdogan president again after voters took to the ballot box for a historic runoff on Sunday. With more than 99% of the ballot counted, Erdogan holds a near five percent lead over opponent Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Read FRANCE 24’s live coverage…

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Turkey: Erdogan is president for five more years after defeating Kilicdaroglu in presidential run-off

Rishi Sunak congratulates President Erdogan who won a new term with 52.14% of the vote

Reuters

Spain's conservative PP elbows Socialists out in regional elections

Spain's ruling Socialists suffered heavy losses to opposition conservatives in Sunday's local election, with around 95% of the votes counted, showing their electoral vulnerability ahead of an end-of-year general election.

Al Jazeera

How will defunct ‘kingmaker’ alliance affect Turkey’s election?

Big question a day before the run-off vote is what effect a recent split in a potential kingmaker coalition will have?

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, May 26, 2023

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including legislative activity, nationwide trends, and recent news. In each issue, you’ll find updates on legislative activity and recent news.

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‘This was an election that decided the future of this country’

“This was not a normal election, it was an election that decided the future of this country,” said academic-turned-political activist Yogendra Yadav, participating in a felicitation programme organised by Eddelu Karnataka (Wake up Karnataka), a civil society collective, on Friday to mark the death anniversary of freedom fighter H.S. Doreswamy…

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‘He works hard’: Voters in Turkey’s quake zone backing Erdoğan in runoff

Despite criticism of his response to February’s earthquakes, Erdoğan is increasingly popular in the rural provinces most affected

The Conversation

Voters want compromise in Congress -- so why the brinkmanship over the debt ceiling?

There’s progress on the debt limit. There’s no progress. Conservatives have revolted. Liberal Democrats are angry. Negotiators actually ate a meal together. That’s a good sign. No it isn’t. Who’s up? Who’s down?

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