Republicans to pick Senate candidate to challenge Blumenthal Connecticut Republicans will choose their nominee to challenge veteran Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal in November The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022
Voters cast their ballots in Kenyan presidential election with low turnout The presidential election in Kenya drew low voter turnout on Tuesday pitting opposition leader Raila Odinga against Deputy President William Ruto. WEKU · Aug 9, 2022
Michael Pascoe: RBA jawbone has done its job with consumers Consumer sentiment normally has a political bias – voters for the government of the day survey more optimistically than those supporting the opposition. The New Daily · Aug 9, 2022
Missouri voters set to weigh in on recreational marijuana Missouri voters are set to decide whether to allow recreational marijuana use in the state The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022
NI voters' personal details sold off for thousands of pounds to politicians and businesses Political parties and pollsters as well as public bodies, businesses, organisations have paid to access the electoral roll Belfast Live · Aug 9, 2022
Kenyans vote in neck-and-neck presidential elections Kenyans went to the polls on Tuesday to vote for one of four presidential candidates as President Uhuru Kenyatta steps down after his second term. Turnout by 12 noon was at 30 percent, as 6.5 million voters went to cast their ballots. Updated 4PM Kenya time Radio France Internationale · Aug 9, 2022
Voters in 4 states to decide secretary of state nominees Voters in four states on Tuesday will determine their party’s nominees for the statewide office that typically oversees elections The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022
Wana Brands Partners With League Of Women Voters To Drive Registration Nationwide, Stopping At Fifty Cannabis Dispensaries Wana Brands, a top producer of cannabis-infused edibles, and the Wana Brands Foundation, which supports a wide variety of nonprofits, have partnered with the League of Women Voters to bring voter registration drives to cannabis dispensaries across the U.S. as part of the 2nd annual Wana Brands Summer o Benzinga · Aug 9, 2022
Kansas voters turned out to save abortion rights. That’s a good sign for the rest of America. That victory for privacy, freedom and bodily autonomy was driven by huge voter turnout and the organizers who worked to achieve it. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 8, 2022
Texas targets trans voters for purging Voting restrictions push trans people to the outskirts of our democracy Salon · Aug 8, 2022
Names of 1,259 Bru voters deleted from Mizoram's electoral register AIZAWL: The names of 1,259 Bru electors have been deleted from Mizoram's voter list following their enrolment in Tripura's electoral roll to date, Mizoram joint chief electoral officer David Liansanglura Pachuau said here on Sunday. The Times of India · Aug 8, 2022
Liberal Democrat councillor 'shaken' after being assaulted while delivering newsletters Kevin Lang says he was grabbed by the throat and sworn at by an angry voter while out in in South Queensferry. Daily Record · Aug 7, 2022
Dems rally around abortion. Are they reaching Black voters? Democratic hopefuls in Wisconsin see abortion as the issue that will carry them to election wins in November, but efforts to reach Black voters on the topic are sparse The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2022
GOP seeking power over elections in Wisconsin, Minnesota Republicans who are running to be secretary of state in Wisconsin and Minnesota in primaries Tuesday are repeating Donald Trump’s false claims about the last presidential election and they've suggested they want more authority over how elections are run, especially in Democratic-leaning counties The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2022
Tribune News Service · Aug 7, 2022 Policing, abortion at forefront of primary race between Rep. Ilhan Omar and Don Samuels MINNEAPOLIS — Don Samuels is waging his Democratic congressional primary battle against nationally known U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar with the hope that Minneapolis voters will reject her campaign like they did last year's contentious policing ballot measure.
Daily Mirror · Aug 6, 2022 Ministers urged to scrap voter ID plan after government report branded it 'unachievable' The policy was forced through by Boris Johnson’s Tories despite no evidence of widespread in-person voter fraud taking place, and amid warnings it could strip thousands of people of the right to vote
Reason · Aug 5, 2022 Memphis Voters Dump Harsh D.A. in Favor of Criminal Justice Reformer Let’s perhaps stop trying to tease national trends out of the complexities of local public safety issues.
The Hindu · Aug 5, 2022 Delete Aadhaar data collected before 2021, Yechury urges Election Commission CPI(M) general secretary raises concerns of security, privacy and voter deletions in process of linking Aadhaar with voter identity card
Ballotpedia · Aug 5, 2022 Election Legislation Weekly Digest: August 5, 2022 Here is our weekly round-up on election-related legislation. In it, you’ll find the following information:
WEKU · Aug 5, 2022 New data sheds light on one method to combat election lies Positive messaging about democratic values like freedom and unity seems to have a meaningful effect on whether voters say they trust voting results.
Reuters · Aug 5, 2022 Papua New Guinea PM says he can form a govt as vote counting continues Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said his party has the numbers to form a coalition government, after a national poll plagued by violence, fraud allegations and large numbers of voters missing from the electoral roll.
Reuters · Aug 5, 2022 Kenya presidential wildcard vows to erase debt with 'ganja solution' Sexagenarian reggae aficionado and presidential candidate George Wajackoyah is convinced he has the right medicine for the ills troubling Kenya's voters: a dose of marijuana and some hyena testicles.
WEKU · Aug 4, 2022 How the 2022 midterms strategy could change after the Kansas abortion vote Republican and Democratic strategists are recalibrating how much of an issue abortion rights will play in the midterm elections after a decisive vote by Kansans in favor of abortion rights.
Los Angeles Times · Aug 4, 2022 How abortion rights were won in conservative Kansas For abortion rights activists, Kansas voters’ overwhelming rejection Tuesday of a ballot measure that would have allowed Republican lawmakers to restrict or outlaw the procedure is not just an unexpected victory in this conservative state.
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022 Dirty tricks in Kansas via text: Does yes actually mean no? The day before Kansas voters rejected a ballot question that could have eroded abortion rights, many people in the state reported receiving anonymous text messages with misleading information about the vote