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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, February 24, 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, big-picture trends, and recent news.

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Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Assembly

As of Feb. 19, Ballotpedia has tracked three election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the three, Ballotpedia tracked one from Feb. 13-19. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored the bill. The bill is:

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Seattle voters create new Social Housing Developer with initiative’s passage

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Explainer: Key voting blocs ahead of Nigeria election

A close look at the four main voter constituencies and how they could affect Nigeria’s upcoming election results.

Al Jazeera

Texas Senate revives effort to make illegal voting a felony

Lawmakers lowered the penalty to a misdemeanor in 2021, but then almost immediately began discussing raising it back.

The Texas Tribune

Schiff, Porter in tight race to replace Sen. Feinstein, poll shows; others trail far behind

LOS ANGELES — The race to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein is shaping up to be a close contest between two congressional colleagues who have built national profiles and potent fundraising operations but appeal to different generations of Democratic voters, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll…

Los Angeles Times

Top state officials push to make spread of US election misinformation illegal

Advocates insist proposed laws will not affect first-amendment protected speech, amid swirl of misinformation around elections

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Could Nigeria’s cash shortage hurt the presidential vote?

Voters in Nigeria are electing a new leader Saturday, with 18 candidates vying to lead a country facing a series of struggles — the newest and most pressing being a shortage of cash

The Independent UK

Election observers are important for democracy – but few voters know what they do

Election observers keep watch over polls throughout the world. Their job is to support efforts to improve electoral quality and to provide transparency. In African countries, both local citizen and international observers have been deployed regularly since the 1990s.

The Conversation

Let us know whether you think people should need ID to vote

There has been limited uptake on voter ID

Manchester Evening News

Ohio plan aims to boost trust by standardizing election data

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has unveiled legislation that would clarify and standardize the way election data is organized, stored and shared across the state

The Independent UK

‘Now or never’: Young Nigerians pin hopes on key election

As Nigeria prepares for its presidential election this weekend, younger voters are mobilizing in record numbers to take part

The Independent UK

Florida election officials ask lawmakers not to make voting changes before 2024

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s elections supervisors are asking state lawmakers not to implement changes to vote-by-mail ballots before the 2024 presidential election, warning that it will confuse voters and slow down vote counting.

Tribune News Service

Voting restoration advocates express optimism regarding broader voting rights

Advocates for restoring voter rights to most felony offenders who have completed their sentences are expressing optimism about getting General Assembly approval. A bill in the Senate calls for voting rights to be restored after completion of imprisonment, probation, or parole.

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Cities in Georgia's Fulton County might run their elections, with help from a fake elector

ATLANTA — A multicity movement in Atlanta’s northern suburbs is trying to take over local elections from Fulton County, an effort led in part by one of Georgia’s phony presidential electors and the president of a Republican Party group.

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Utah voters to decide on constitutional amendment concerning elections for county sheriffs in 2024

In 2024, Utah voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would establish in the state constitution that every county in Utah must elect a sheriff to serve for four-year terms.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria 2023 election: All you need to know

There are 93.4 million eligible voters for February 25 polls, the sixth since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Early voter turnout in Chicago elections is high. Will the interest persist?

Chicago voters are turning out. With the Feb. 28 municipal elections just days away, that’s a bright oasis in these democracy-challenged times.

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These bills could reshape Texas elections, voter fraud penalties

AUSTIN, Texas — Elections have remained a hot button issue among Democrats and Republicans amid continued concerns about election security stoked by a rise in misinformation and disinformation that arose with the election of former President Donald Trump in 2016.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot: ‘I misspoke’ when telling South Side voters who don’t vote for her not to vote at all

Mayor Lori Lightfoot told South Side voters that a vote against her was a vote for Paul Vallas or Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia. Her comments echoed those made against her four years ago by Rep. Bobby Rush, a Preckwinkle supporter.

The Guardian - UK

Low uptake for free UK voter ID scheme among elderly and young people

Statistics suggest many older and younger people could be disenfranchised at England’s May local elections

The Guardian - AU

Guardian Essential poll: most think RBA rate hikes an overreaction as shine comes off Albanese

Majority believe government at least partially to blame for rises but don’t assume Coalition would manage them better

WEKU

After a slow start to caucus campaigning, Republicans start courting Iowa voters

With a series of high profile Republicans visiting Iowa, it's clear that the 2024 campaign season is underway. But this time around the race looks a little different for the Hawkeye State.

Reuters

How Nigeria's presidential election is galvanizing young voters

First-time voter Amanda Iheme has made up her mind on her choice for Nigeria's next president - and it won't be a candidate from the two main political parties.

The Guardian - US

How Dominion Voting Systems filing proves Fox News was ‘deliberately lying’

Document makes clear senior Fox News figures knew after 2020 election voter fraud claims were false – and it’s likely a landmark case

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