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Here’s how to vote in Texas’ Nov. 8 midterm elections

The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 11. The last day to apply to vote by mail is Oct. 28. Early voting runs from Oct. 24 to Nov. 4.

The Texas Tribune

Snap blunder steers Dem and GOP voter data to the opposition

Political advertisers can target their ads to highly specific user segments on Snap and other platforms.

Axios

Wisconsin judge sides with GOP in absentee ballot fight

A Wisconsin judge has ruled that state law does not allow local election clerks to fill in missing information on witness certification envelopes that contain absentee ballots, delivering a victory to Republicans who brought the lawsuit in the battleground state

The Independent UK

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Federal court rules that Arkansas law imposing limits on voter assistance violates Voting Rights Act

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local levels. In this month’s issue:

Ballotpedia

‘Money talks’: DeSantis goes after small-scale voter crimes, is silent on FPL and Matrix

SOUTH BAY, Fla. — Leo Grant Jr. couldn’t stomach the bologna sandwich that guards offered him at a Palm Beach County jail on the morning of Aug. 18.

Miami Herald

Editorial: Texas finally ramps up voter education after too many mail ballot rejections

State elections officials were asleep at the wheel after the Texas Legislature passed a raft of new voting rules last year. Soon after his appointment last fall, Secretary of State John B. Scott should have launched an aggressive education campaign to explain those new rules to voters and local elections…

Tribune News Service

Voter photo ID and minimum wage initiatives make the ballot in Nebraska

On Sept. 6, the Nebraska secretary of state announced that two ballot initiatives had qualified for the November ballot. Voters will decide on a constitutional amendment to require photo ID to vote and a new law that would incrementally increase the state’s minimum wage from $9 to $15 by 2026…

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Chile Rejects Constitution That Would Have Banned 'Job Insecurity' and Disbanded the Senate

Whether voters will approve of whatever draft the government writes next remains to be seen.

Reason

‘A disaster waiting to happen’: Bury voters unconvinced by Liz Truss as prime minister

‘I wouldn’t trust her as far I could throw her’

The Independent UK

All candidates for Alabama Auditor complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Alabama Auditor —Andrew Sorrell (R) and Leigh LaChine (L)—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

Ballotpedia

Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding voters he’s a Republican ahead of his November election

Hegar, who is running for his third term as Texas comptroller of public accounts, has made increasingly provocative moves in recent weeks, challenging financial companies he says are anti-oil and gas and threatening budget sanctions against Harris County over police funding.

The Texas Tribune

Commentary: The nuanced political views among diverse Latino voters are overlooked

During a time that has brought the shock of the Uvalde mass shooting, restrictions on reproductive rights, and climate-related disasters, a large national poll of Latino voters found that their priorities have experienced a significant shift. For example, abortion is now among the top five issues for Latino voters for…

Los Angeles Times

Guardian Essential poll: about half say Scott Morrison should resign over secret ministries

Just over half of poll respondents say the former PM must go, including a third of Coalition voters

The Guardian - AU

Mysuru mayoral polls: Voting rights of Cong. MLC upheld

Regional Commissioner points out that Dinesh is enrolled as a voter in Krishnaraja Assembly segment

The Hindu

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The Guardian - UK

‘She’s got to listen’: Guardian readers on Liz Truss becoming UK prime minister

Guardian readers on the issues they think – and hope – the incoming prime minister should prioritise

The Guardian - UK

Kenya’s supreme court upholds William Ruto’s win in presidential election

Court dismisses opposition’s challenge against August’s vote that alleged fraud and voter suppression

The Guardian - US

Ad campaign targets Latino voters as key bloc for Democrats in midterms

Non-profit Voto Latino aims to challenge Republican ‘disinformation’ in key battleground states

Tribune News Service

In battleground Georgia, new voters on the rise before ‘22 election

ATLANTA — Georgia has changed ahead of this year’s elections:

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Voter fraud arrests reveal ‘broken system’ for screening Florida felons, advocates say

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ election fraud show of force is casting light on a broken system for restoring the voting rights of Floridians with felony convictions and bringing flawed criminal cases against people who mistakenly thought they could vote, defense lawyers and advocates say.

WEKU

Claims of voter fraud, old as the republic, still work as weapons for Trump

The prevalence or importance of voter fraud seems less a matter of fact than of faith. Those who accept Trump's claims are exercising their beliefs to push back against experts, courts and academics.

Tribune News Service

Warnock seeks to reenergize multiracial coalition ahead of election

ATLANTA — As he wrapped up a weeklong bus tour, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock made back-to-back stops highlighting a critical goal of his campaign: reenergize the diverse coalition of voters who helped lift him to a narrow win in 2021.

The Guardian - UK

‘A bit of a clown at times’ – but Hartlepool’s voters will miss Boris Johnson

Liz Truss may struggle to retain red wall seat in deprived area where cost of living crisis is pressing issue

Salon

Jim Crow revived in new voting laws

Felon disenfranchisement was a key 1890 "reform" meant to drive Black voters off the rolls. Now it's back

Tribune News Service

What does the Florida primary tell us about November elections? Is that an ominous sign for Democrats?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After the months of fire and fury from Democrats declaring outrage over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the number of voters who participated in their party’s summer primary to pick a DeSantis challenger was ... about the same as it was four years ago.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Gov. DeSantis’ sham felon voting arrests

Who gave those ex-cons that Florida just arrested the crazy idea they could legally vote? Turns out: the state of Florida. All 18 of those arrested told state investigators they received a voter registration card from their local elections office. And officials in Tallahassee acknowledged it was the responsibility of…

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