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Voter fraud allegations mark last day of election campaigning in Spain

Allegations of voter fraud in small towns and an unprecedented case of kidnapping marked the last day of campaigning before local and regional elections in Spain on Sunday.

Reuters

Not all political comedy is equal – how comics can either depress turnout or activate voters in 2024

Biden is old. Trump has weird hair. Biden mangles the English language. Trump barely seems to understand it.

The Conversation

More than 13,000 people denied vote in Tory Voter ID crackdown at local elections

Voters were left in tears after seeing people turned away at polling stations for not having the correct ID as rules were enforced for the first time at this month's local elections in England

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Analysis-More than 13,000 people in England denied vote due to new ID law - Reuters survey

More than 13,000 people were denied a vote in English local elections this month because of the government's new identification law, with those in poorer areas most impacted, according to a Reuters survey of local authorities.

Reuters

Mark Z. Barabak: Lawmakers in states are handcuffing voters and ignoring election results

Earlier this month, a group of Oregon lawmakers walked off the job, bringing the state Senate to a halt.

Los Angeles Times

A majority of Californians say Feinstein is no longer fit for office, a new poll finds

WASHINGTON — A substantial majority of Californians feel that Sen. Dianne Feinstein is no longer fit for the job because of her recent declining health, and more voters believe she should resign than support her staying in office, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored…

Los Angeles Times

Tories warn of voter anger as net migration hits new record of 606,000

Rishi Sunak said the numbers were “too high” and “I want to bring them down”.

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Ohio election officials scramble ahead of August vote on state constitution changes

Ohio Republicans set up an August special election to decide whether to make it harder to amend the state constitution, before voters might see an amendment on abortion access.

WEKU

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.

Reuters

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.

Daily Mirror

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

Tribune News Service

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.

Fortune

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.

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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”

Reuters

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.

The Guardian - UK

‘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

Ballotpedia

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

Welcome to the Monday, May 22, Brew.

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.

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