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Louisiana voters rejected an antislavery ballot measure. The reasons are complicated

Voters in four states — Vermont, Oregon, Alabama and Tennessee — approved antislavery ballot measures in the 2022 elections. The Louisiana amendment may have failed, in part, because of confusion.

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Election denier Kari Lake refuses to concede Arizona governor race she lost

Republican candidate posts video on Twitter vowing to ‘fight on’ claiming tens of thousands of voters disenfranchised

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Young U.S. voters reduced the 'Red Wave' to a 'Pink Splash' in the midterm elections — why didn't polls predict it?

It increasingly seems that projections of election results based on public polling are unreliable. The 2022 midterm elections in the United States are a prime example.

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How New York became friendly turf for Trump-aligned candidates

WASHINGTON — Last week, voters from Arizona to Pennsylvania rejected politicians who embraced former President Donald Trump’s agenda.

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New tally show Arizona voters reject stricter voter ID law

Arizona voters who overwhelmingly cast their ballots by mail have rejected a measure that would have would have required them to add more information to the simple signature and date they now put on the back of the return envelope

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Voters OK drastic overhaul of City Hall in Portland, Oregon

Voters in Portland, Oregon, have approved a ballot measure that will overhaul the city's government, spurred by growing concerns over homelessness and a desire to make City Hall more inclusive

The Independent UK

Voters addressed 132 statewide ballot measures on Nov. 8

On Nov. 8, voters in 37 states decided on 132 statewide ballot measures. As of Nov. 14, voters approved 87 (66%) and defeated 38 (29%). Seven (5%) remained uncalled; five were leaning ‘No’ and two were leaning ‘Yes.’

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Election deniers lose key races in US midterm elections

Voters reject many Republican candidates who campaigned on false claims of election fraud.

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Shapiro to take office with mandate from Pennsylvania voters

Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro will take office with a decisive mandate from Pennsylvania voters, who overwhelmingly rejected a Republican drive to pare back abortion rights and voting laws in the premier battleground state

The Independent UK

Which states had the highest turnout in 2022?

Four years ago, when the nation headed to the polls in the middle of Donald Trump’s divisive term as president, half of eligible voters cast a ballot. Last week, preliminary data shows overall turnout was down a few percentage points. But some states saw an increase in voter participation.

Tribune News Service

Voter intimidation in 2022 follows a long history of illegal, and racist, bullying

In Travis County, Texas, home to Austin, a local Republican Party official allegedly knocked on people’s doors in November 2022 to accuse people who cast ballots by mail of having been ineligible to vote.

The Conversation

Across the US, a return to democratic order. Will it last?

There was no violence in the midterm elections last week, and many election deniers lost and quietly conceded

The Independent UK

More voters prefer Ron DeSantis to Donald Trump as 2024 GOP nominee: Poll

41% of voters said they would prefer neither DeSantis nor Trump be the Republican nominee.

Axios

Election Day saw few major problems, despite new voting laws

Heading into this year’s midterms, voting rights groups were concerned that restrictions in Republican-leaning states triggered by false claims surrounding the 2020 election might jeopardize access to the ballot box for scores of voters

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Unsuccessful City of Adelaide lord mayoral candidate Rex Patrick raises concerns over suspected illegal voter activity

Rex Patrick, who narrowly lost the election to Jane Lomax-Smith, says he has raised concerns with the electoral commission about allegations of illegal voter activity.

Fortune

What the NAACP's new voter protection hub could mean for Black voter turnout

The hub allowed advocates to create a heat map of verified problems, shrinking the time it took to investigate complaints from Black voters.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Democrats admit to faltering on messaging and voter turnout, contributing to resounding midterm losses

Beto O’Rourke lost by double-digits on Tuesday night and so did every other statewide Democrat. That has left Democrats in a familiar position: wounded after a disappointing election night while contemplating their strategy and their future.

WEKU

Voter behavior and election rules contribute to slower counting in Arizona

One big reason: Arizona voters dropped off hundreds of thousands of mail ballots on Election Day. Now comes the arduous task of processing and tallying those ballots.

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Young voters hailed as key to Democratic successes in midterms

The youth vote was the second highest in almost three decades, defying conventional wisdom about 18-29 demographic

The Conversation

Africa’s largest democracy goes to the polls amid rising insecurity

Africa’s biggest election will be held in February 2023 in Nigeria. It’s the seventh successive general election in the country’s 23 years of unbroken democratic government.

The Texas Tribune

Texas avoided election violence. Advocates say voters still need more protection.

Citing thousands of complaints received throughout the midterm cycle, voter advocacy groups want the Texas Legislature to bolster voter protection and education measures, and revisit recently passed laws that empowered partisan poll watchers.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Why book bans and voter suppression go hand in hand

In the lead-up to the midterm elections, mainstream media attention focused some — though not enough — on voter suppression efforts, but too little attention was paid to the book bans that are metastasizing in states across the country. The same factions that have tried to gerrymander their way into…

The Guardian - UK

Climate maps let UK voters see impact of crisis in their area

UCL interactive maps show rise in temperatures over last century, predicted rise by 2080, and future flooding risks

Tribune News Service

South Dakota voters approved Medicaid expansion, but implementation may not be easy

RAPID CITY, S.D. — South Dakotans voted Tuesday to expand the state’s Medicaid program to cover thousands of additional low-income residents, becoming the seventh state to approve expansion via the ballot box.

Los Angeles Times

Why it could take weeks to get final LA election results. ‘We aren’t sitting on ballots’

LOS ANGELES — An adage known as the election administrator’s prayer goes something like this: “Dear Lord, let this election not be close.”

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