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Gender equality in Nigeria: Three reasons why women aren't represented in politics

In March 2022, Nigerian women suffered backlash in their pursuit of gender equity. Five gender bills presented to the National Assembly were thrown out.

The Conversation

Greens leader Adam Bandt flags party is likely to work with government on safeguard mechanism

Adam Bandt says the party is open to negotiating on the government's key climate change policy, but believes voters can see they are fighting to stop new coal and gas projects from being approved.

ABC News

How to apply for photo ID to vote as millions set to lose voice in local elections

If current sign-up rates continue, just 3% of people who don't have photo ID that can be used in the local elections will have applied for the 'Voter Authority Certificate' before the deadline

Daily Mirror

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Election grifters are cashing in on lies

"This has almost become an industry on the right," expert says

Salon

Lidia Thorpe’s change of allegiance is not a justification for constitutional reform

Senators and MPs who leave parties may be criticised for betraying their voters but forcing them out would endanger our very democracy

The Guardian - AU

Off camera, Fox hosts doubted 2020 election fraud claims

To millions of viewers, Fox News hosts gave allies of former President Donald Trump a platform to champion false claims that he lost the 2020 election because of voter fraud

The Independent UK

Congo registers voters in unstable eastern province

Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral commission started registering voters this week in North Kivu province, where a rebel insurgency has raised concerns about the state's ability to hold elections there in December.

Reuters

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Mexican political parties are courting voters living in Texas ahead of Mexico’s presidential election

Mexican migrants in Texas could play a role in choosing the country’s next president next year, and Mexican political leaders are setting up outreach networks — including one in Dallas — to court expat voters.

The Texas Tribune

Insecurity threatens Nigeria's democracy as voters elect a new president

Bandits spraying villages with bullets, killing residents and setting buildings ablaze. Rampant cattle rustling and clashes between farmers and herders. Mass kidnappings for ransom.

Reuters

Fox News knew Trump’s voter fraud claims were ‘total BS,’ Dominion says

Dominion Voting Systems filed a motion for summary judgment Thursday in its $1.6-billion defamation case against Fox News, claiming Rupert Murdoch’s network knowingly pushed a false narrative based on former President Donald Trump’s bogus claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him.

Los Angeles Times

Kari Lake lawyers hit with bar complaint

Lake's lawyers may face suspension or disbarment for illegitimate election fraud claims

Salon

How to poll 93 million voters - the challenge of pulling off Nigeria's presidential elections

Nigeria’s registered voters, which the Independent National Electoral Commission has put at 93.5 million, are expected to come out in their numbers in what will be Africa’s biggest election this year.

The Conversation

Economy and security on the ballot in Nigeria – 5 things to watch in presidential election

Voters in Africa’s largest democracy will go to the polls on Feb. 25, 2023, to pick a new president.

The Conversation

Factbox-Nigeria's election: when is the vote and what's at stake?

Voters in Nigeria, Africa's biggest economy and most populous nation, head to the polls on Feb. 25 to elect a new president and lawmakers amid growing frustration over unprecedented insecurity, industrial-scale oil theft and surging inflation.

Reuters

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Chicago Sun-Times

Let’s try something different with our elections: ranked choice voting

Ranked choice voting would mean more positive, informative campaigning and winners would have the support of more voters.

Reason

The Bogus Controversy Over Nikki Haley Checking "White" on Her Voter Registration Card Resurfaces

Politico notes that on the one hand, Haley has been leaning into her identity as a Punjabi woman of Sikh heritage (though she is a practicing Christian). On the other hand, "In 2001 she reportedly listed her race as "white" on her voter registration card, three years before she entered…

Tribune News Service

As abortion measures loom, GOP raises new barriers to ballot initiatives

Roused by voters’ recent endorsement of abortion rights — even in conservative states — Republican legislators are ramping up efforts to make it tougher for citizens to change laws or amend state constitutions through ballot measures.

The National (Scotland)

What is voter ID and how will it affect Scots?

VOTERS will soon be turned away from polling stations for certain UK elections if they do not produce appropriate ID under new rules.

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WEKU

Today's Interview: Kentucky Secretary of State discusses recent voter roll purge

An interview with KY Secretary of State Michael Adams

Orlando Sentinel

Florida judge dismisses voter fraud case from DeSantis-touted arrests

ORLANDO, Fla. — An Orange County judge Monday dismissed a voter fraud case brought by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new election crimes office, finding statewide prosecutors lacked the authority to charge the Orlando defendant.

Salon

Florida GOP bill may "intimidate" voters

Republicans slammed for "seeking to change the law after the courts said no"

WEKU

Kentucky State Board of Elections purges 127,000 inactive voters from rolls

The Kentucky Secretary of State’s office finished a voter purge Friday that cleared 127,000 people from the rolls.

Al Jazeera

How Nigerian youth are galvanising for upcoming presidential vote

Over a third of Nigeria’s 93.4 million registered voters are youths who are gearing up to vote in February 25 election.

The Guardian - US

‘We’re hitting the soil’: Georgia activists mobilize voters in an off year

Voting rights groups say there’s no time for complacency as restrictive laws take toll on a battleground state

AAP

Improving voter turnout key priority before referendum

Laws to modernise Australia's referendum processes are a step closer as the federal government pushes ahead to establish an Indigenous voice to parliament.

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