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‘A dangerous trend’: Florida Republicans poised to pass more voter restrictions

Measures seek to limit third-party voter registration groups and will affect non-white voters in latest wave of restrictions

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Utah in the top-three for rate of election policy legislation enactment for second straight year

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Florida sued over confusing voting rules that disenfranchise people with felony convictions

Brennan Center says state is violating federal law by not providing enough information on registration forms

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In Blow To AFL-CIO, Colleges May Be Forced To Share Arkansas State Lottery Money With Trade Schools

GOP-led Arkansas' legislature enables voters to change the 2008 constitutional amendment permitting a state lottery.

Zenger

GOP report on 2022 election struggles doesn't mention Trump

A draft of a report examining the Republican Party’s struggles in last year’s midterms says the results show that voters aren’t interested in “relitigating previous elections” and that failing to heed those warnings could harm the GOP in 2024 and beyond

The Independent UK

''They need shaking up': Disquiet among Tameside voters ahead of all-out election

Controversial issues such as the Godley Green garden village plans in Hyde, and regeneration projects for Ashton-under-Lyne’s outdoor market and Stalybridge town centre may prove to be pivotal in some wards where campaigning is at its fiercest

Manchester Evening News

Number of voters turned away under government’s new ID laws will not be fully counted

Minister says it is not government’s job to understand why people leave polling stations without voting

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Harry Potter star tells people not to get caught out by Tory Voter ID restrictions

Jason Isaacs - who played the villain Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter franchise - pleaded with people to vote in local elections next Thursday as he warned about potential Tory voter suppression

Daily Mirror

MPs warn of confusion over 'true impact' of Tory voter ID checks on local election turnout

A senior Labour backbencher warned the Government that different systems in operation at polling stations across the country may confuse figures about the real number of people denied a vote

Daily Mirror

Tory minister refuses to say if number of voters without photo ID will be fully recorded

MPs accuse Rachel Maclean of being unable to answer how government will record impact of new system

The Guardian - UK

Manchester councillors in Zorro-style masks send out Voter ID warning in bizarre Twitter video

Manchester Evening News

'They are sh***ing everywhere': On the streets of Rochdale where regeneration, traffic and pigeons are on the minds of voters

All parties seem to have one opponent in common: voter disengagement and distrust

Manchester Evening News

SNP attacks 'anti-democratic' Tory voter ID laws as millions face being denied ballot papers

Scots planning to vote at future UK-wide elections will be forced to bring a form of photo ID to polling stations due to a Tory law.

Daily Record

Tories admit sending out leaflet wrongly telling voters they don't need photo ID

Hundreds of campaign leaflets including the incorrect advice were sent in "error" to residents ahead of next week's local elections. New Voter ID rules have been introduced

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Wake up! Voter ID really is the biggest attack on our democracy for decades

When we think of attacks on democracy, we think of dramatic moments like military coups, but the reality can be more boring, but just as dangerous — like voter suppression. Which is happening here in the UK.

Manchester Evening News

Will you be voting in the May local elections?

New voter ID rules at set to come into play

The Independent UK

Arizona county's new elections head shared voter fraud memes

A rural Arizona county where leaders have embraced voting machine conspiracies has hired an elections director who has promoted the false claims that voter fraud cost former President Donald Trump reelection in 2020

The Independent UK

US cyberwarriors thwarted 2020 Iran election hacking attempt

Iranian hackers broke into to a system used by a U.S. municipal government to publish election results in 2020 but were discovered by cyber soldiers operating abroad and kicked out before an attack could be launched, according to U.S. military and cybersecurity officials

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The Conversation

Why Justin Trudeau’s viral response to an anti-abortionist missed the mark

A viral clip of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from his recent visit to the University of Manitoba circulated rapidly on social media. National and international news outlets celebrated his response to a young, self-acclaimed People’s Party of Canada voter and anti-abortionist.

Daily Mirror

Just 85,000 people applied for free Voter ID certificate - despite 2 MILLION without ID

The deadline to apply for the free document closed at 5pm - fears are now setting in that millions of people will be at risk of being turned away from polling stations

The Independent UK

A proposed change to Pennsylvania’s voting laws could have a profound impact on the next election

The proposed change could cut down the time it takes to count mail ballots and avoid the delays of 2020

Daily Mirror

Voter ID will make voting harder for Black and minority ethnic people, Labour MP says

Labour’s Clive Lewis, who chairs the all-party parliamentary group on race, said Voter ID 'undermines the very cornerstone of our democracy' - and urged the Government 'to address the issue of political exclusion'

Ballotpedia

Ohio Senate passes measure to require 60% vote requirement to approve constitutional amendments

The Ohio State Senate passed an amendment that would raise the threshold for voters to approve ballot measures that would amend the Ohio Constitution.

Reuters

New voter ID requirement sparks concern ahead of English elections

Voters in England will for the first time have to produce photo I.D. in order to cast their ballot when polling stations open in local elections next week, sparking concern that some parts of the electorate will in effect be disenfranchised by the change.

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Abortion policies could make the Republican Party's 'suburban women problem' worse

With the Supreme Court weighing in on abortion — again — voters are once again contending with which party best represents their views on the issue.

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