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America needs a national conversation on race

The rise in racial hate crimes, white nationalism and voter suppression will pave our way out of democracy if we can’t achieve some consensus on race and racism

Chicago Sun-Times · May 25, 2022

Check your polling place: Redistricting confused some voters

After sporadic reports of voter confusion in the early months of the primary season, local election officials and voting rights advocates are urging voters to double-check polling place locations and other critical election information before they try to vote this year.

Tribune News Service · May 25, 2022

Democrats are trying to wake up disaffected voters by calling Doug Mastriano an existential threat

PHILADELPHIA — Democrats are sounding the alarm. In the days since State Sen. Doug Mastriano decisively clinched the Republican nomination for governor, progressive groups, labor unions, and liberal elected officials have framed the midterm election in existential terms.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 25, 2022

How Texas officials and voting groups are trying to limit mail ballot rejections

Nearly 25,000 mail ballots were rejected for Texas' March primaries. Officials say a design issue with the ballot return envelope was most responsible for the rejections.

WEKU · May 24, 2022

Below the Line: Has Australia's political landscape changed forever? – podcast

Politics can be slow-moving, until all of a sudden it isn’t. As political scientist Simon Jackman says in today’s episode of Below the Line, “politics is very non-linear. You get these steady, secular trends in voter sentiment, and then you’ll have that breakthrough election where that will convert into seats”.

The Conversation · May 24, 2022

Young Lebanese Voters Shake Grip of Traditional Parties

Lebanese law student Charbel Chaaya spent the election campaign distributing flyers in Beirut and trying to convince his parents to vote for independents to shake the grip of established parties. The 21-year-old activist is one of many young voters who went against their parents' political views, and helped propel at…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 24, 2022

Red Wall ‘preoccupation’ hides reality of left-behind voters, says study

The study argues that Conservative support remains rooted in economically secure voters, even within the Red Wall.

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

Trump’s bid to reshape GOP faces biggest hurdles in Georgia

Donald Trump hopes to avoid embarrassment in the Georgia governor’s race on Tuesday as Republican primary voters decide the fate of his hand-picked candidate to lead one of the nation’s chief political battlegrounds

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

Georgia voters navigate rules passed after 2020 election

Tuesday’s election in Georgia marks the biggest test yet of new voting restrictions enacted by Republicans in one of the nation’s most important battleground states as voters decide hotly contested primary races for governor and the U.S. Senate

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

Automatic voter registration rebounds in Georgia after error corrected

ATLANTA — The state's automatic voter registration system was broken in Georgia for 15 months. A minor change to a registration website fixed it instantly.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2022