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Hundreds of voters were turned away from Bolton’s polling stations through lack of photo-ID

Hundreds of voters across Bolton were turned away from polling stations because of the new ID requirements at the local elections earlier this month. The new rule requiring that people voting at polling stations present an accepted form of photo iden

Manchester Evening News

Why Republican-led states keep leaving a group that verifies voter rolls

Eight Republican-led states this year left an interstate cooperative that seeks to maintain accurate voter registration rolls, and three more may join them — a move that election security experts say is fueled by conspiracy theories.

Tribune News Service

Palestinian student elections provide rare test of voter mood

Candidates linked to the Islamist group Hamas won the largest share of seats on a university student council on Wednesday, in a ballot that offered a rare test of voter sentiment for Palestinians, who had their last parliamentary elections almost two decades ago.

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Postal ballot ID may lead some voters to ‘give up’, says Age UK

Charity says quietly-announced ‘sledgehammer to crack a nut’ policy will not receive scrutiny from MPs

The Guardian - UK

Texas governor sent bill abolishing position of Harris County elections chief

The Texas Legislature has approved abolishing a position Democrats in the state's largest county created to oversee more than 2 million voters around Houston

The Independent UK

Election legislation roundup: New York State Assembly

As of May 21, Ballotpedia has tracked 171 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 171, Ballotpedia tracked 12 from May 15-21. Democrats sponsored 10, while a bipartisan group of legislators sponsored two. Five of 12 bills are below:

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Texas likely to leave voter fraud program under bill headed to governor for final approval

AUSTIN — Texas is likely to leave a voter fraud protection program that has been beset by conspiracy theories under a bill headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.

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Tories plan to force ID checks for postal and proxy votes in future elections

Despite calls to suspend the controversial in-person voter ID - after thousands were turned away at the May election - the Government has announced new measures

Daily Mirror

Georgia records highest voter turnout in the South

Georgia led the South in turnout during last fall’s midterms, when voters were driven by close races, national attention and nonstop campaigns.

Tribune News Service

Voters don’t understand what ESG means in practice. Here’s why killing the term might be the only way to save it

No one likes to lose money. Both Republican and Democratic voters believe corporate climate mitigation is important for their financial future.

Fortune

Rep. Jamaal Bowman: Time to "rise up"

“It could get way, way worse”: Progressive New York congressman urges media and voters to “get in the game”

Salon

Congo registers around 43.9 million voters for December general election

Congo's electoral commission has registered around 43.9 million voters for general elections in December compared to 40.4 million in the previous poll, it said on Monday, with some among the opposition alleging irregularities.

Reuters

‘Not something I’m proud of’: six Greeks explain their election choice

Economic policies seemed to swing it with voters as PM’s party finishes 20 percentage points ahead of the left opposition

The Guardian - UK

Canada, Maine, and Spain….how one ballot measure ties them together

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Belfast Live

Analysis: 'Get back to work' is main message from voters in Northern Ireland council election

A look at the successes and challenges for parties as they assess the results

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak defends voter ID laws after backlash from Jacob Rees-Mogg

The prime minister’s remarks follow a former cabinet minister’s suggestion that it was an attempt at ‘gerrymandering’

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak defends voter ID laws after Jacob Rees Mogg backlash

The Prime Minister’s remarks follow a former Cabinet minister’s suggestion that it was an attempt at gerrymandering.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak defends voter ID after Rees-Mogg says law backfired

Prime minister says he is ‘very comfortable’ with controversial rules despite former business secretary’s admission of gerrymandering

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Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak defends 'gerrymandering' voter ID law as 'entirely reasonable'

It comes just days after the ex-Cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg appeared to describe the law as an attempt at gerrymandering that backfired to suppress the Tory vote

Reuters

Congo security forces fire tear gas at anti-government protesters

Democratic Republic of Congo security forces fired tear gas and fought running battles in the streets of the capital Kinshasa with anti-government protesters demonstrating on Saturday over alleged irregularities in voter registration.

Belfast Live

NI Council Election: Mid Ulster results in full

"I'm really grateful for every single voter that came out and voted for Sinn Fein," said Michelle O'Neill

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, May 19, 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.

The Independent UK

DeSantis meets New Hampshire lawmakers, greets voters ahead of expected 2024 announcement

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has met with Republican lawmakers in New Hampshire and stopped by a local diner, where he chatted with a mom whose young son was wearing a Mickey Mouse shirt

Tribune News Service

Disillusioned Republicans return to polls after ’21 US Senate runoff

Turned off by the chaos that followed the 2020 presidential election, Republican voters who skipped Georgia’s runoffs for U.S. Senate are starting to come back.

The Guardian - US

He voted in Florida for the first time in 2020. Then came the criminal charges

John Boyd Rivers says he was misled by an election official who urged him to vote for the first time in 2020. Now he’s been found guilty of voter fraud

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