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Proposal to put abortion protections in California Constitution appears headed for victory

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A measure to amend the state Constitution to add protections for abortion rights appears on track for victory this fall as the issue of reproductive rights appears to be strongly motivating the state's voters.

Los Angeles Times

Will Bunch: The barely hidden fascism of Ron DeSantis makes a Pa. pit stop on a race to ’24

The Republican governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, brought his act to Pittsburgh on Friday and left little doubt that he’s running for president in 2024. We need to talk about this, but first, let’s look at the even more revealing event that DeSantis staged right before he boarded the jet…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial: DeSantis’ voter-fraud arrests have a conveniently beneficial side effect for GOP: intimidation

Florida announced with great fanfare last week that 20 people had been charged with voting illegally in the 2020 election. That may sound like an early win for the new elections police force that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature last spring. But this is actually about voter intimidation…

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Colorado to vote on housing programs initiative in November

Colorado voters will decide on an initiative to create a new State Affordable Housing Fund in November. Proponents submitted 230,748 signatures for the measure on August 4, 2022. On August 19, the Colorado secretary of state’s office announced that the initiative qualified for the ballot. Through random sample verification, 149,072…

Ballotpedia

Pennsylvania updated its voter registration form — and it angered a lot of county elections officials

PHILADELPHIA — It was supposed to just be a small but helpful change: updating the Pennsylvania voter registration form to allow voters to simultaneously sign up for mail ballots. But the blowback from county elections officials was immediate.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Are freebies a way to mask state inaction?

Ultimately, the voter suffers in the form of higher taxes or the opportunity cost of less development

The Hindu

Groups sue Missouri over new limits on voter registration, absentee ballots

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Two voting-rights groups have sued the state of Missouri in an attempt to block parts of a new law that restrict voter registration efforts and absentee voter outreach.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Donald Trump reportedly kept hundreds of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago – as it happened

Florida and New York go to the polls as Democrats seek to defend their congressional majority in November

The Guardian - US

Voters dissatisfied about direction of California but still back Newsom, poll shows

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly a year after crushing a Republican-led recall attempt, Gov. Gavin Newsom leads his GOP challenger by more than 2 to 1 in the 2022 governor's race, even though a majority of voters express dissatisfaction about where California is headed, a new poll shows.

Los Angeles Times

Angolans prepare for elections amid calls for a poll sit-in

Angola — one of Africa’s largest oil producers — is preparing for a general election Wednesday and voters are debating whether they should vote and sit at the polling stations to monitor the process or cast their ballots and go home

The Independent UK

Women are registering to vote in Pa. in numbers far exceeding men since the Supreme Court abortion decision

PHILADELPHIA — The voter registration envelope had been sitting in Kiera Coyle’s bedroom for months when her cellphone started blowing up that Friday in June.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Anger in Kashmir over inclusion of non-local voters on electoral rolls

An alliance of political parties from Kashmir is holding an all-party meeting to discuss the issue of inclusion of non-local voters in the revised electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir. The political parties are concerned that the inclusion of 2.5 million new voters in the Muslim-majority region will permanently disenfranchise…

Radio France Internationale

Editorial: Florida's crackdown on voter fraud unintentionally adds to evidence that it's all a big lie

The latest evidence that the Trumpian claim of endemic mass voter fraud is, in fact, a big lie comes from, of all places, the Florida governor’s office. Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is wooing supporters of former President Donald Trump in an obvious bid for the presidency, is touting his new…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Florida voters head to primary polls as Democrats look to break losing streak

Long considered a swing state, Republicans have a considerable edge heading into this election season

The Guardian - US

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Bolsonaro pledges to respect Brazil vote result in prime-time TV

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro pledged to accept the result of his country's October election after repeating unsubstantiated claims of past voter fraud during a broadcast on the country’s most-watched television news show.

Tribune News Service

Baltimore voters will be asked this fall to consider term limits; other proposed ballot questions short of signatures

BALTIMORE — Baltimore voters will be asked this fall to decide if the city’s future elected leaders should be limited to two terms, the only successful question to emerge from multiple petition drives to put issues on the ballot this year.

USAFacts

How do voting laws differ by state?

Rules regarding registration and how to cast a ballot differ across states.

Salon

Omar urges Dems to reach "working folks"

"The only way to protect our wins is with a massive, historic voter turnout," the congresswoman said

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Chicago Sun-Times

Redistricting is voter suppression, too

Redistricting is erasing us from Congress and state legislatures. We need to call it out and challenge it where we see it.

The Independent UK

Dr Oz accused of fleeing Pennsylvania constituents in campaign trail video

‘We’re possible constituents Dr Oz, you’re ignoring us’

Tribune News Service

Beto O’Rourke courts Dallas Black voters he’ll need to beat Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

DALLAS — At a North Dallas event this summer, Dallas executive Timothy Wilson challenged Beto O’Rourke to step up his outreach to Black voters by engaging them in nontraditional campaign venues — their neighborhoods.

Reason

Number of American Mass Murders Relatively Steady Since 2006

Plus: A surge in female voter registrations, eminent domain in North Carolina, and more...

The Hindu

Parties in J&K vow to challenge any move to include ‘non-locals’ in electoral rolls

Move to implement Representation of People Act in J&K ‘unanimously opposed’ at all-party meet called by NC chief Farooq Abdullah

The Hindu

TMC claims people being forced to link voter ID with Aadhaar; EC says it is voluntary

No entry in electoral roll shall be deleted on the ground of non-submission of Aadhaar, Election Commission said

The Hindu

Jammu and Kashmir BJP to chalk out strategy against all party meet over inclusion of non-locals in voter list

National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah to hold all-party meet over revised electoral rolls in J&K

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