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UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
21 hours ago

How to register to vote in local elections with deadline hours away

The Independent provides critical journalism on key issues without paywalls, emphasizing the importance of voter registration for upcoming elections.
World politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
4 days ago

Experts call for tighter controls on prediction markets: They pose underappreciated threats to democratic integrity'

Prediction markets raise ethical concerns and potential manipulation risks, prompting calls for stricter regulation to protect democratic integrity.
Artificial intelligence
fromTheregister
4 days ago

Make bad moves on AI and face voter backlash, govts warned

The UK government must demonstrate AI benefits to the public to mitigate backlash and concerns over job losses and risks associated with the technology.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
6 days ago

Virginia joins a national effort to ensure only popular vote winners become president

Virginia joins the National Popular Vote Compact, increasing the total to 18 states and 222 electoral votes, aiming for a nationwide popular vote system.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

And the election winner is the candidate who can afford Africa's soaring nomination fees

High nomination fees in Djibouti and Benin hinder democratic participation and reinforce exclusion in elections.
US Elections
fromNature
5 days ago

'Science needs defending': record number of researchers run for office in US mid-terms

An unprecedented number of US scientists are running for office in response to political actions affecting research funding and science policy.
Higher education
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Colleges are trying to boost student voting. A Trump probe freezes data for that work

Student voter turnout at community colleges is improving, but data collection for future analysis has been halted due to federal investigations.
US politics
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

The DOJ Misled a Judge About How It's Using Voter Roll Data

The DOJ is analyzing voter data to identify irregularities, contradicting earlier claims of keeping it separate and not conducting analysis.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

India news: Kerala, Assam and Puducherry head to polls

India experiences unusual April weather, impacting elections and discussions on climate change.
#voter-id
EU data protection
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

What photo ID will you need to vote in the May elections?

Voters in England must show valid photo ID for local elections on 7 May, while Scotland and Wales do not require ID.
fromPoynter
2 months ago
US politics

Is it harder to buy beer than vote? The reality behind a viral talking point. - Poynter

EU data protection
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

What photo ID will you need to vote in the May elections?

Voters in England must show valid photo ID for local elections on 7 May, while Scotland and Wales do not require ID.
fromPoynter
2 months ago
US politics

Is it harder to buy beer than vote? The reality behind a viral talking point. - Poynter

#local-elections
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Your Party to focus local election efforts on backing independent candidates

Your Party is targeting urban areas with large Muslim populations to support independent candidates and community groups against Labour.
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Your Party to focus local election efforts on backing independent candidates

Your Party is targeting urban areas with large Muslim populations to support independent candidates and community groups against Labour.
#elections
SF politics
fromPadailypost
2 weeks ago

Candidate defends party registration

Jim Irizarry claims he mistakenly registered with a far-right party, while opponent David Canepa argues it was intentional and questions Irizarry's qualifications.
SF politics
fromPadailypost
2 weeks ago

Candidate for elections officer was confused about party he joined

Jim Irizarry mistakenly registered with the American Independent Party for over 10 years, later changing to the Democratic Party.
SF politics
fromPadailypost
2 weeks ago

Candidate defends party registration

Jim Irizarry claims he mistakenly registered with a far-right party, while opponent David Canepa argues it was intentional and questions Irizarry's qualifications.
SF politics
fromPadailypost
2 weeks ago

Candidate for elections officer was confused about party he joined

Jim Irizarry mistakenly registered with the American Independent Party for over 10 years, later changing to the Democratic Party.
Left-wing politics
fromDefector
2 weeks ago

This Election Is Too Darn Important To Be Left To Merciful Salad Eaters | Defector

Democratic politicians gain legitimacy by being disliked by younger, more progressive individuals, reflecting a flawed political analysis in legacy media.
#voting-rights
NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

The right to exist: Voter identification, democracy and creating an infrastructure of citizenship | amNewYork

Voting rights are essential for democracy, yet access is hindered by voter ID laws that disproportionately affect marginalized communities.
NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

The right to exist: Voter identification, democracy and creating an infrastructure of citizenship | amNewYork

Voting rights are essential for democracy, yet access is hindered by voter ID laws that disproportionately affect marginalized communities.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

This Democracy Expert is Warning that ICE at the Airports is Absolutely a Dry Run for the Midterms

The United States is experiencing a rapid decline in democratic norms and institutions, with significant threats to upcoming elections.
EU data protection
fromBusiness Matters
3 weeks ago

How to Find Affordable Election Services for Unions

Union elections require careful selection of service providers to ensure reliability, security, and member participation while managing budgets and compliance.
#save-america-act
US politics
fromThe Nation
3 weeks ago

How the SAVE Act Seeks to Undermine the Right to Vote

The SAVE America Act imposes citizenship proof requirements for voting, undermining the constitutional right to vote under the guise of preventing voter fraud.
US politics
fromThe Nation
3 weeks ago

How the SAVE Act Seeks to Undermine the Right to Vote

The SAVE America Act imposes citizenship proof requirements for voting, undermining the constitutional right to vote under the guise of preventing voter fraud.
Social justice
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

How to Defend Democracy One State at a Time

States are organizing coordinated opposition to federal government actions through legal and legislative tools, while organized citizens are demanding change and electing new leaders to strengthen democracy.
France politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Republic of Congo election: Who is running and what's at stake?

Congo Brazzaville's presidential election is largely ceremonial, with incumbent President Sassou Nguesso expected to win re-election after leading the nation for over 40 years despite severe political repression and economic challenges.
Left-wing politics
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

They've Been Measuring the Health of Democracies for Years. Guess What Their New Report Says About America.

The Trump administration's dismantling of democratic institutions has caused the United States' democracy rating to fall to 1965 levels, representing unprecedented autocratization in modern times.
Women
fromJezebel
1 month ago

Guess Which Country Voted 'No' on Advancing Women's Rights at the U.N.?

The United States was the sole country voting against the UN Commission on the Status of Women's 70th session agreed conclusions, while attempting to insert anti-DEI and anti-trans amendments into the women's rights document.
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Swiss e-vote snafu leaves 2,048 ballots unreadable

Three USB sticks were used, all with the correct code, but none of them worked. By the close of polling on Sunday, its e-voting system had collected 2,048 votes, but Basel-Stadt officials were not able to decrypt them with the hardware provided, despite the involvement of IT experts.
Canada news
#supreme-court
US Elections
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

US supreme court appears poised to limit mail-in ballots ahead of midterms

The US Supreme Court may limit counting mail-in ballots arriving after election day, impacting laws in multiple states during midterm elections.
US Elections
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Seems Likely to Block State Laws Allowing Mail-In Ballots Arriving After Election Day

The Supreme Court may block state laws allowing late mail-in ballots, impacting upcoming elections.
#election-security
US politics
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

Annual intelligence assessment doesn't address foreign threats to US elections

The Trump administration's annual intelligence assessment omitted foreign election threats for the first time in nearly a decade, marking a significant policy shift during a midterm election year.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

Annual intelligence assessment doesn't address foreign threats to US elections

The Trump administration's annual intelligence assessment omitted foreign election threats for the first time in nearly a decade, marking a significant policy shift during a midterm election year.
France politics
fromThe Local France
1 year ago

Explained: How France's two-round voting system works

France uses a two-round voting system for most domestic elections, where candidates must compete twice unless one achieves over 50% in the first round.
US Elections
fromLos Angeles Times
4 weeks ago

Commentary: California can have both easy voting and quicker election results. Here's how.

California's prolonged election ballot counting process, while promoting voter participation, has led to unfounded claims of fraud and diminished trust in democracy.
#voter-id-requirements
US politics
fromFortune
1 month ago

An effort similar to the SAVE Act was tried once, but was blocked by courts when over 30,000 eligible citizens were prevented from registering to vote | Fortune

New Hampshire's proof-of-citizenship law requires voters to present passports or birth certificates instead of driver's licenses, creating barriers for citizens like Joshua Bogdan who previously voted without issue.
US politics
fromFortune
1 month ago

An effort similar to the SAVE Act was tried once, but was blocked by courts when over 30,000 eligible citizens were prevented from registering to vote | Fortune

New Hampshire's proof-of-citizenship law requires voters to present passports or birth certificates instead of driver's licenses, creating barriers for citizens like Joshua Bogdan who previously voted without issue.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

From guns to ballots: FARC's campaign for votes in Colombia

Former FARC guerrillas in Colombia face electoral challenges after transitioning to politics following a 2016 peace treaty that guaranteed them congressional seats now expiring.
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Democracy Dies in Broad Daylight

Last week- after the Wall Street Journal broke more news about the Trump family's dodgy crypto-business dealings and before the President shared a racist video of the Obamas depicted as dancing apes-the Amazon entrepreneur Jeff Bezos decided that one of his smaller properties, the Washington Post, has proved such a drag on his two-hundred-and-thirty-billion-dollar fortune that prudence required that he obliterate much of its newsroom.
Media industry
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Essex county election going ahead - minister

Essex County Council elections will proceed on 7 May 2026, with the Secretary of State declining to include them in postponement legislation.
Marketing tech
fromReadWrite
1 month ago

AP supplies election results to Kalshi platform

The Associated Press partners with Kalshi to provide real-time U.S. election results and race calls to the prediction market platform for the 2026 primary season.
World politics
fromPrivacy International
2 months ago

Election observers adopt Principles and Guidance for Observing Personal Data Use in Elections

International election observation must monitor and regulate personal data and data-intensive technologies across the election cycle to protect electoral integrity and voter privacy.
#ferpa
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Republic of Congo votes in presidential election

More than half the population of the Republic of Congo, sometimes called Congo-Brazzaville, lives below the poverty line, despite the country possessing one of the largest oil reserves in sub-Saharan Africa. Hydrocarbons accounts for more than three-quarters of export earnings. Critics of the government say the country's growth has been hindered by the fact that huge amounts of revenue generated by oil has found its way into the pockets of senior officials.
US Elections
France politics
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

How to arrange a proxy vote in France

French voters unable to attend polling stations can appoint an eligible proxy to cast their vote, with applications processed at local police stations or online.
#electoral-reform
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Weekend voting to be piloted in May elections

Four English councils will pilot expanded voting options including shopping centre locations and weekend voting to modernize electoral participation.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Weekend voting to be piloted in May elections

Four English councils will pilot expanded voting options including shopping centre locations and weekend voting to modernize electoral participation.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Anticorruption efforts declining in democracies around the world: Watchdog

Global corruption perceptions fell to a decade low (CPI 42); the US score slipped amid institutional pressure, weakened enforcement of anticorruption laws, and overseas aid cuts.
World politics
fromPrivacy International
2 months ago

Argentina's election authorities must guarantee the right to a universally accessible secret vote

Argentina's October 2025 legislative elections failed to guarantee secret, private, and non-discriminatory voting for blind, partially sighted, illiterate, and other vulnerable voters.
Left-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Your Party committee election was chaos. Why break the habit of a lifetime?

Your Party's internal dysfunction, marked by leadership conflicts, financial misconduct allegations, and organizational chaos, has become embedded in its corporate culture, exemplified by a failed livestreamed election results announcement.
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Nigerian lawmakers approve real-time online election results

Nigeria is struggling to retain confidence in elections amid dwindling turnout and patchy result reporting. However, whether the vast, unstable country is capable of delivering results in real time is an open question. Following major pressure from trade unions and civil society, Nigeria's Senate on Tuesday reversed its earlier decision to reject plans for the real-time electronic transmission of election results in future.
World news
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

'Family voting' concerns raised by election observers in Gorton and Denton

Election observers reported extremely high levels of family voting in the Gorton and Denton by-election, with 68% of observed polling stations showing instances of voters being influenced by family members, compared to 12% in a recent comparable election.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Can the UN Security Council be reformed?

The UN secretary-general says the absence of African seats is indefensible'. African nations must have permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council, the head of the world body has told the African Union. Latin American countries and most of those in Asia do not have a permanent presence either, despite their huge populations. Can the UN be reformed? Presenter: Rishaad Salamat Guests: Olukayode Bakare visiting scholar in international relations and African politics at the University of Colorado Denver Mukesh Kapila former UN humanitarian coordinator
World news
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Mapped: Shopping centre polling stations and weekend voting to be trialled

England is trialing expanded voting access in four areas, allowing voters to cast ballots at shopping centers and on weekends before May local elections to increase convenience and participation.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

60% of Welsh voters unaware of how new system will work in May elections

Nearly 60% of Welsh voters lack awareness of the new closed list voting system for May's Senedd elections, with widespread confusion about devolved versus Westminster powers persisting 26 years after devolution began.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Crisis in Polling Is a Problem for Democracy

Gallup ended presidential-approval polling amid falling trust, rising costs, competition, and concerns about retaliation tied to President Trump's low approval ratings.
#voter-registration
fromFox News
2 months ago
US politics

NYC Board of Elections worker says 'not my job to report anyone' when asked about registering non-citizens

fromFox News
2 months ago
US politics

NYC Board of Elections worker says 'not my job to report anyone' when asked about registering non-citizens

UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Polling booths to be set up in train stations and supermarkets to encourage voting

England will pilot advance voting at supermarkets, train stations, and other public locations to remove practical barriers and boost turnout.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

How Autocrats Meddle With Elections

More than 60,000 North Carolina ballots were challenged in 2024, including longtime voter Dawn Baldwin Gibson's early ballot in the state Supreme Court race.
fromWIRED
2 months ago

DHS's Data Grab Is Getting Citizens Kicked Off Voter Rolls, New Complaint Says

The Trump administration has since poured billions of dollars into immigration enforcement, and in March, Trump issued an executive order requiring the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that states have "access to appropriate systems for verifying the citizenship or immigration status of individuals registering to vote or who are already registered." In May, DHS began encouraging states to check their voter rolls against immigration data with the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program, run by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). SAVE now has access to data from across the federal government, not just on immigrants but on citizens as well.
US politics
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

US House of Representatives passes election law requiring proof of citizenship to vote

A new SAVE America Act requiring passports or birth certificates to register passed the House, raising concerns it will disproportionately harm women, rural residents, and low-income voters.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

DHS System for Confirming Voter Citizenship Is Making Widespread Mistakes

DHS's expanded SAVE system has flagged many registered voters as noncitizens, producing inaccurate matches and raising concerns about data quality and voter integrity.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

American Democracy Is Showing Signs of Life

American democracy faced severe authoritarian threats under Trump but shows resilience through declining presidential support, mass protest, citizen defense, political opposition, and judicial resistance.
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