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Nebraska photo voter identification initiative submitted over 170,000 signatures

The signature deadline for Nebraska ballot initiatives was July 7. Citizens for Voter ID, the campaign behind an initiative to require voter identification, submitted over 170,000 signatures.

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Pa. Senate GOP committee advances late-night amendment to restrict abortion, require voter ID

HARRISBURG, Pa. — After 11 p.m. Thursday night, members of a state Senate committee advanced a constitutional amendment that would declare Pennsylvania residents do not have "any rights relating" to abortion, as well as a provision to require voter IDs when casting a ballot in the state.

Tribune News Service

Wisconsin Supreme Court says absentee voter drop boxes are illegal

"Voters must personally deliver their ballot to the clerk or the clerk's authorized representative."

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Wisconsin Supreme Court disallows absentee ballot drop boxes

Wisconsin’s conservative-controlled Supreme Court has ruled that absentee ballot drop boxes may be placed only in election offices and that no one other than the voter can return a ballot in person, dealing critical a defeat to Democrats in the battleground state

The Independent UK

Labour MP Sam Tarry lashes out as he loses reselection battle

A London Labour MP has lashed out at his party claiming he had evidence of “rule-breaking” and “voter fraud” after he lost a reselection battle.

Evening Standard

‘The worst PM in history’: readers on Boris Johnson’s resignation

Readers react to the prime minister’s resignation as Tory leader and give their view on what will happen next

The Guardian - UK

Commentary: The Supreme Court is poised to cut the heart out of majority rule

The Supreme Court’s extremist justices are aiming their next dagger at the heart of the entire democratic enterprise: voters’ right to pick leaders of their choice.

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Carl P. Leubsdorf: Voter fraud claims not new to Republicans

The Republication preoccupation with voter fraud didn’t start with Donald Trump.

Tribune News Service

‘It’s a sham’: fears over Trump loyalists’ ‘election integrity’ drive

Roger Stone and Michael Flynn involved in ‘Operation Eagles Wings’, push to train activists in election canvassing and poll-watching

The Guardian - US

Elections law signed in Missouri

On June 29, 2022, Gov. Mike Parson (R) signed House Bill 1878 into law, making a number of modifications to the state’s election laws.

Ballotpedia

DoJ sues Arizona over voting law that requires proof of citizenship

Measure signed into law by Republican governor in March a ‘textbook violation’ of law designed to protect voters, department says

The Guardian - US

Meet the ‘Wands’ – the voters who could decide the next UK election

In the most marginal seats, voters of working age with no degree make up a large proportion of the electorate, say political analysts Chris Curtis and Tom Collinge

The Guardian - UK

Free noodles offered as Japan wrestles with low youth turnout for elections

Ramen chain offers free refills as upper house elections near, amid concerns younger voters feel politicians are more interested in targeting ageing society

The Guardian - AU

Feds sue over new Arizona citizenship proof law for voting

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Arizona over a new law requiring people who use a federal form to register to vote to provide additional proof of citizenship if they want to vote for president

The Independent UK

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Roll Call

Dishing out civics along with dessert - Roll Call

Believing they will be effective in boosting voter registration, a new group is creating tools to encourage holding "Democracy Dinners."

Tribune News Service

State elections officials: Ballot problems in Maryland primary so far affecting a small portion of voters

MARYLAND — Although early voting begins Thursday and the July 19 election is two weeks off, Maryland’s primary has really been well underway for several weeks.

Bangkok Post

Democracy needs work

It is such a pity the impeachment bill which quietly passed the House's first reading this week rarely merited a mention in the media and has been out of the political spotlight. If signed into law, the legislation would promote direct democracy and give teeth to local voters to keep…

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Election Legislation Weekly Digest: July 1, 2022

Here is our weekly round-up on election-related legislation. In it, you’ll find the following information:

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Reason

Types of Political Power Slippery Slopes

[Last month, I've been serializing my 2003 Harvard Law Review article, The Mechanisms of the Slippery Slope, and I'm finishing it up at the start of this month.] Decision A may change the political balance in several different ways. [1.] Decisions to change the voting rules (such as rules related…

Al Jazeera

Disinformation, mudslinging induce voter apathy in Kenyan youth

Kenya’s digitally-savvy youth are being exposed to outright disinformation and inflammatory rhetoric on social media.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial: Scott Perry, Jeffrey Clark, and the lingering threat of Jan. 6 enablers

The six House Select Committee hearings on the attack on the Capitol have exposed the seditious lengths Donald Trump and his associates went to try to overturn the 2020 election, from promoting election fraud lies, pressuring state election officials to throw out votes, leaning on Vice President Mike Pence to…

Ballotpedia

Ranked-choice voting campaign submits signatures for Nevada ballot

On June 29, the Nevada Voters First campaign submitted signatures to qualify for the Nevada ballot this November. This came on the day after the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the initiative may proceed to the ballot.

USAFacts

How many Americans voted in 2020?

Voter turnout surged in 2020 with increases in mail-in and early voting.

Reuters

Downfall of Bolsonaro ally spotlights Brazilian leader's female voter issue

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right former army captain with a history of misogynistic comments, has a female voter problem that could cost him in October elections. And it just got worse.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Josh Hawley became a symbol of the Jan. 6 insurrection. He hasn’t come up in the hearings

WASHINGTON — The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol has presented a lot of evidence about the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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