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Collector inspects door-to-door voter survey in Vijayawada

Vijayawada Collector S. Dilli Rao inspects door-to-door voter survey for Special Summary Revision 2024. 16.67 lakh voters in NTR district; 1.60 lakh identified as dead/migrated. BLOs to verify 1,000 voters, special officers 500; survey to be completed by Sept 7.

The Hindu · Sep 1, 2023

INDIA likely to have common social media team

INDIA parties pool resources to set up joint social media team to reach larger audience, coordinate on key issues, and spread common message. Aim to tap into WhatsApp groups to micro-message voters. Negotiations on seat-sharing formula delayed, focus on creating coordination committee, secretariat, research wing, spokespersons, media team, and national…

The Hindu · Aug 31, 2023

We will remove 60 lakh ‘fake voters’ from the electoral rolls, says A.P. Minister Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy

The bogus voters had found their way into the electoral rolls in 2018 when the Telugu Desam Party was in power, alleges Minister of Mines Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy. All the 60 lakh fake voters will be removed by following the due procedure. We have prepared a constituency-wise fake voter list…

The Hindu · Aug 31, 2023

Big money is trashing trust in British politics. ‘Democracy vouchers’ could be the solution

The way our system is funded allows rich donors to buy influence, says economist and philosopher Daniel Chandler

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2023

YSRCP lodges complaint against TDP with Election Commission of India

A delegation of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) led by party MP V. Vijaya Sai Reddy on August 28 (Monday) met Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar in New Delhi to apprise him of what it called the false propaganda by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on bogus voter issue.…

The Hindu · Aug 28, 2023

PIL filed before Bombay HC challenges a paragraph in anti-defection law

Meenakshi Menon files PIL to challenge Tenth Schedule's defection law. PIL states it leads to alienation of public, wastes taxpayers' money & takes voters for granted. Seeks to declare paragraph 4 of Schedule ultra vires & stop legislators from defecting.

The Hindu · Aug 28, 2023

Zimbabwe opposition alleges ‘blatant and gigantic fraud’ in election

Nelson Chamisa says opposition will challenge outcome as President Emmerson Mnangagwa denies any fraud.

Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2023

Congress writes to CEO seeking all parties’ meeting before special drive on voters’ list on Sept. 2

Telangana Congress has urged the State’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vikas Raj to convene a political parties’ meeting before the second special campaign to be held on September 2 and 3

The Hindu · Aug 27, 2023

Trump's drumbeat of lies about the 2020 election keeps getting louder. Here are the facts

With Donald Trump facing felony charges over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the former president is flooding the airwaves and his social media platform with distortions, misinformation and unfounded conspiracy theories about his defeat

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023

Minnesota returns voting power to thousands. The question is whether they'll use it

A new law in Minnesota speeds up restoration of voting eligibility to the formerly incarcerated. Now advocates are fanning out to convince people to use those rights.

WEKU · Aug 27, 2023