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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 · Sep 6, 2022

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 · Sep 6, 2022

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 · Sep 6, 2022

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

The Guardian - US · Sep 5, 2022

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.

Orlando Sentinel · Sep 4, 2022

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

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

Tribune News Service · Sep 4, 2022

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.

WEKU · Sep 4, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Sep 3, 2022

‘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

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2022

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

Salon · Sep 3, 2022