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Voting warning: 3 weeks before May's elections as watchdog urges voters to protect their ballot
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (601+ words) Voting is back in the spotlight as Britain moves toward May's elections, and the Electoral Commission is using the moment to underline a simple point: each ballot belongs to one person alone. The annual Your vote is yours alone campaign…...
Democrats said Louisiana needs its own Voting Rights Act. Republicans shut down the plan.
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (762+ words) Voters cast their ballots during early voting for the November 8 election Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center in Lafayette, La. A bill to create a Louisiana version of the federal Voting Rights Act in the face…...
Selma Still Matters
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (374+ words) What was born there was a new definition of who gets to be an American. And that legacy is under threat. It was a reminder that this is not just history. This is now. Simultaneously, the Immigration and Nationality Act…...
Your vote is yours alone " protect it at May's elections | Electoral Commission
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (678+ words) Voters across Britain are being urged to protect their vote ahead of May's elections. The Electoral Commission yesterday launched its annual "Your vote is yours alone' campaign in partnership with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Crimestoppers,…...
Opinion | Three ways the Supreme Court could upend the midterm elections
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (306+ words) Multiple cases before the justices could remake rules on district boundaries, campaign finance and the eligibility of certain mail-in ballots. The justices can avoid this confusion entirely. In June 1964 the court issued a landmark decision in Reynolds v. Sims'that helped cement…...
Louisiana Voting Rights Act proposal stalled in committee
10+ hour, 44+ min ago (471+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) " A proposal to create a Louisiana Voting Rights Act failed to advance Wednesday after hours of testimony, leaving the bill stalled in committee on a 4-3 vote. Sen. Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, said SB 365 aimed to…...
Voting bill faces Democratic skeptics, wins GOP's praise - Navada
8+ hour, 5+ min ago (870+ words) (The Center Square) " Congress is considering legislation to end voter registration online or by mail and add requirements of in-person passport or birth certificate verification for most citizens. The election measures are bundled into the SAVE America Act that the…...
As election losses mount, White House pursues ballot-rigging plans
10+ hour, 59+ min ago (726+ words) Special elections in Georgia and Wisconsin Tuesday continued the pattern that has prevailed throughout the second Trump administration'a collapse of political support for the Republican Party, despite the failure of the Democratic Party to offer any genuine alternative to Trump's…...
Civil Society Leaders Warn Against Potential Curtailment of Rights in Constitution Amendment
22+ hour, 38+ min ago (343+ words) Kathmandu. Civil society leaders have urged vigilance, warning that the ongoing constitution amendment process poses a risk of curtailing citizens' rights. During a program organized by the Democratic NGO Federation on Wednesday titled 'The Role, Accountability, and Transparency of NGOs…...
Louisiana Senate panel rejects Democratic voting rights bill
9+ hour, 26+ min ago (586+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (LSU Manship School News Service) - The Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 3-4 Wednesday against advancing a Democratic bill that would establish a "Louisiana Voting Rights Act." The bill's author, Sen. Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, and two other…...