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Can the independents upset Australia’s political status quo?

As trust in the major parties declines, independents hope to win over voters in Saturday’s election.

Al Jazeera · May 19, 2022

Early voting changes will be in effect for SC statewide primaries. What you need to know

Historically, South Carolina residents have needed an excuse to cast ballots before Election Day. That changed in 2020, when state lawmakers extended absentee voting — both in-person and by-mail voting — to all registered voters due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tribune News Service · May 19, 2022

Early vote kickoff spotlights voter confusion in new Illinois congressional districts

In-person early voting starts May 26 in Chicago; June 1 for suburban Cook residents; and on Thursday for voters in Lake, DuPage, Will, Kane counties and other parts of Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 19, 2022

Both Labor and the Liberals are using secretive databases to help sway your vote

Both major Australian political parties have amassed data on every eligible voter, which they are using to build detailed profiles on constituents to influence their votes in tight electoral races.

ABC News · May 18, 2022

For the 2022 election, we took the temperature of Australia’s marginal seats. Here’s what we learned

The Anywhere But Canberra series sent reporters across the country. The similarities in voter sentiment are striking

The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2022

Pennsylvania Republicans tried to stop Doug Mastriano. But first they followed him

Doug Mastriano first burst onto the national scene on Nov. 25, 2020, when he led a hearing in Gettysburg during which aggrieved Republican voters, Rudy Giuliani, and former President Donald Trump himself aired baseless allegations of fraud in the presidential election.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 18, 2022

All eyes were on Pennsylvania voters Tuesday. Here’s what they thought

PHILADELPHIA — Tuesday’s primary election — one of Pennsylvania’s most consequential in recent years — brought thousands of voters to the region’s polls in an understated election day showing.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 18, 2022

Electronic Signatures Not Good Enough for Montana Candidate Nomination Petitions

From today's Montana Supreme Court opinion in Meyer v. Jacobson, written by Justice Beth Baker and joined by Justices Mike McGrath, James Jeremiah Shea, Dirk Sandefur, and Jim Rice: John Meyer sought to run as an Independent candidate for Montana Attorney General in the 2020 general election, but the Gallatin…

Reason · May 17, 2022

Idaho voters head to polls for primaries, reassured of a ‘safe and secure’ election

BOISE, Idaho — A steady flow of voters trickled out of polling locations early Tuesday throughout the Treasure Valley as residents began casting their ballots in the primary elections.

Tribune News Service · May 17, 2022

Last day for COVID positive voters to postal register

Postal vote applications close at 6pm.

Newcastle Herald · May 17, 2022