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Will the UK’s strict new voter ID laws damage democracy?

For the first time this year, voters will have to show photo ID before casting their ballot. These rules risk damaging the integrity of elections, not enhancing it

The Guardian - UK

First-time voters aged 16 ‘more likely to build voting habit than those aged 18’

A new study suggests lowering the voting age in Scotland to 16 has encouraged youngsters to vote into their twenties.

The Independent UK

ESPN’s Suzy Kolber Gives NFL MVP Vote to Bills Athletic Trainer

Denny Kellington, who performed CPR on safety Damar Hamlin, received a touching gesture from one MVP voter.

Sports Illustrated

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Biden honors Martin Luther King at Atlanta church with nods to 2024 and voting rights

ATLANTA — Joe Biden, in a Sunday sermon at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, used the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic pulpit to build bridges with Black voters as he gears up for a reelection bid.

Tribune News Service

Younger voters declare independence

Americans were evenly between the two major political parties (28% each) — but a plurality (41%) now identifies as independent.

Axios

Live in Florida and prefer to vote by mail? Many are surprised that all must now reapply

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Whether it’s convenience for time-starved people, wanting to avoid haranguing by political activists outside polling places, or more time to study their choices — or a combination — Florida voters love casting their ballots from their couches or kitchen tables.

Tribune News Service

An Iowa official's wife is charged with 52 counts of voter fraud in congressional race

The wife of a county supervisor allegedly filled out and cast absentee ballots in her husband's unsuccessful race for a Republican nomination to run for Congress in 2020, federal prosecutors said.

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Wis. GOPer brags of suppressing voters

"While this is incredibly disturbing, we are not surprised," advocacy group says

Salon

Republican's wife voted 23 times: DOJ

Kim Taylor, the wife of Iowa GOP official Jeremy Taylor, was arrested on Thursday over alleged voter fraud scheme

Salon

Wisconsin voting groups criticize GOP minority turnout email

Comments by a Republican state election commissioner applauding GOP strategies for helping depress Black and Hispanic turnout in Wisconsin’s largest city came as little surprise to groups seeking to organize minority voters there

The Independent UK

2022 had second-highest midterm voter turnout in two decades

Welcome to the Friday, January 13, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Rightwing group pours millions in ‘dark money’ into US voter suppression bid

Tax filings reveal advocacy arm of Heritage Foundation spent $5m on lobbying in 2021 to block voting rights in battleground states

The Guardian - US

Elections might move faster with new Georgia registration system

ATLANTA — An upgraded Georgia voter registration system is finally ready to launch, an improvement officials say will speed up elections, make it easier for voters to change their addresses and ultimately reduce lines.

Tribune News Service

Ken Paxton wants more power to prosecute election crimes. These bills in the Texas Legislature would give it to him.

Although no evidence of widespread voter fraud has been found, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been actively pursuing election-related crimes since he took office in 2015.

The Texas Tribune

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The Independent UK

Shocking video shows Florida man arrested at gunpoint under DeSantis’s ‘abominable’ voter fraud raids

People arrested in Florida for voter fraud say they didn’t know they were breaking the law

Ballotpedia

2022 elections see second-highest nationwide midterm voter turnout since 2002

The 2022 elections saw the second-highest midterm voter turnout since 2002, according to data compiled by the United States Election Project. The turnout rate in 2022 was 46.8%. Since 2002, the highest midterm turnout rate was in 2018, at 50.3%, and the lowest was in 2014, at 36.7%.

Tribune News Service

COUNTERPOINT: Education and crime drive Black voters to the GOP

As another Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday approaches, our nation has much to celebrate as we strive toward MLK’s dream of a colorblind society.

Manchester Evening News

Voter ID legislation labelled 'a democratic scandal' as new campaign launched

A huge communication and awareness plan is set to launch across Greater Manchester

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The Independent UK

Bills seek Nebraska voter ID, would nix most voting by mail

Bills introduced Tuesday in the Nebraska Legislature address a voter ID requirement passed by voters in November, but also add measures that critics say are designed to make it harder to vote

Sports Illustrated

What Every AP Poll Voter’s Final Top 25 Was for the 2022 CFB Season

ESPN’s Rece Davis clearly was not impressed with TCU.

The Independent UK

Plans for voter ID under fire as Electoral Commission launches campaign

Ministers are introducing mandatory photo ID in Britain, despite concerns the move could disenfranchise voters.

Tribune News Service

With 2024 election on the horizon, state legislatures consider voting changes

With their eyes on the 2024 presidential election, state lawmakers around the country are preparing to reshape voting rules in what election experts expect will be another busy legislative season.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden: No Place for Political Violence in the US

US President Joe Biden stressed on Friday that there is “no place for political violence” in the US, two years after the Capitol attack. He made his remarks as he honored police who fought off the mob of Republican Donald Trump supporters. Biden stressed that “There is no place —…

Tribune News Service

Minnesota Democrats announce plan to expand voting access

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Democrats say disinformation about elections has flourished in the two years since the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, and voters anxious about the future of democracy helped propel their party into complete control of state government.

The National (Scotland)

Yes supporters react as Labour pledge to 'take back control' and satisfy Yes voters

WE asked Scottish independence supporters how they feel about Keir Starmer’s plans for a "Take Back Control Bill" as a way to appease…

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