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Here’s who is in line to replace your governor in the event of a vacancy

Welcome to the Friday, March 31, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Mar 31, 2023

Commentary: Improving voter engagement for all Americans

Most discussions of voting tend to think of the U.S. as a monolith, when in fact every state (and territory) runs its own election system. At the National Vote at Home Institute (NVAHI), we believe that robust mailed-out ballot systems are the key to voting that is fair and equitable…

Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2023

Bernie Sanders leads thousands at UIC get-out-the-vote rally for Brandon Johnson: ‘We have the people’

The Vermont senator aimed to energize Johnson’s progressive base and lift turnout among younger voters, who failed to turn up for the first round of balloting.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 31, 2023

Progressives decry Biden’s pivot to center in run-up to 2024: ‘Feet to the fire’

From oil to immigration, the president’s reversal from his 2020 campaign pledges might turn away more voters than it attracts

The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2023

Fox lawsuit highlights effects of conspiracies on Dominion

Dominion Voting Systems has been ensnared in a web of conspiracy theories that have undermined public confidence in U.S. elections among conservative voters

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

Disillusioned Bulgarians head to polls for fifth time in two years

In the rugged Rhodope mountains in southern Bulgaria, many voters have little hope that Sunday's parliamentary election, the nation's fifth in two years, will produce a stable government able to tackle corruption, inflation and poverty.

Reuters · Mar 29, 2023

The GOP wants you helpless and afraid

Gun paralysis isn't just about the NRA — Republicans are convinced they win when voters feel helpless and afraid

Salon · Mar 29, 2023

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo targets mail ballots, wants voter ID

LAS VEGAS — Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo introduced legislation Monday that would make sweeping changes to Nevada’s election process, including repealing universal mail-in voting, requiring an ID to vote and moving up the deadline for completed mail ballots to be received.

Tribune News Service · Mar 29, 2023

House panel hears complaints about Pennsylvania election

WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress are demanding to know how a shortage of paper ballots in Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County on Election Day 2022 affected thousands of voters.

Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2023

House panel hears complaints about Pennsylvania election - Roll Call

House members heard complaints from a losing Republican candidate and a voter about a Pennsylvania county that ran out of ballots.

Roll Call · Mar 28, 2023