Early Voting start date changed to October 1 | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Texas ordered to fix flaws in method used to reject some mail-in ballots - DefenderNetwork.com

As Texas prepares for an expected deluge of mail-in votes in November, a federal judge has found that one facet of the state’s signature verification rules for those ballots is unconstitutional and must be reworked for the upcoming election. U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia ruled Tuesday that the

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OP-ED: Rep. Maxine Waters, 'Donald Trump is More Focused on Saving Statues of Slaveholders & Confederate Generals than Protecting Americans from the Coronavirus'

Over the past seven years, states and localities have reverted to discriminatory practices that restrict the voting rights of Black, Brown, Native, and Asian American people and have put up unnecessary roadblocks to the

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OP-ED: Black People Suffer Disproportionately from Dementia Crisis

Over the past seven years, states and localities have reverted to discriminatory practices that restrict the voting rights of Black, Brown, Native, and Asian American people and have put up unnecessary roadblocks to the

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Voter suppression: The new poll tax

The Black vote is still important – as are the votes of other marginalized people who tend to vote Democratic – and for that reason, “the new poll tax,” voter suppression, is in full

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Tina Knowles-Lawson, Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Mothers of the Movement Urge Senate to Pass HEROES Act

Over the past seven years, states and localities have reverted to discriminatory practices that restrict the voting rights of Black, Brown, Native, and Asian American people and have put up unnecessary roadblocks to the

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Y'All Better Vote! | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star

By the time you read this you should have already voted in the Primary Election during Florida’s two week early voting period, August 3-16, 2020. Voting in 2020 is more important than ever. The nonsenses that we have tolerated over the past four years must come to a stop … If you are 18 and older

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Georgia Democrats seek additional time for voters to correct rejected ballots | The Atlanta Voice

The Georgia Democratic Party is asking a county judge to grant additional time to review absentee and provisional ballots from the state’s primary earlier this week following widespread election

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I'm Ida B. Wells's Great-Granddaughter, and I'm Still Fighting Her Fight For the Vote

My great-grandmother Ida B. Wells was a suffragist. You probably have not heard her described this way before. She is most often honored for her…

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A Study Shows The BLM Protests Have Led To a Voter Registration Surge

A new study shows the Black Lives Matter protests that have been taking place across American all summer led to a surge in voter registration.

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OAS slams obstacles to declaration of result - Stabroek News

While not naming Chief Election Officer, Keith Lowenfield, the OAS today said that one of the principal obstacles to the declaration of a result here is “a person whose duty it is to defend Guyana’s democracy through ensuring respect for the results of

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IEC ready to resume by-elections during lockdown Level 1 | News24

The IEC says that it stands ready to resume running by-elections under Level 1 lockdown, with strict Covid-19 protocols in place.

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There should be no time wasting in having Lowenfield removed - Stabroek News

Dear Editor, In an unprecedented 115 days after General and Regional Elections were held in Guyana, a declaration is yet to be made electing a new President. The article There should be no time wasting in having Lowenfield removed appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Uganda: Scientists to Decide Fate of 2021 Polls - Museveni

President Museveni's message on the effects on Covid-19 was yesterday delivered by the Secretary General of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), Ms Justine Kasule Lumumba, to the Inter-party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) meeting where Justice Forum (Jeema) took over its leadership from

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National recount is Guyana’s ‘only democratic solution’, says OAS

(CMC): The Organization of American States (OAS) says that respect for the results of the national recount is Guyana’s “only democratic solution”. The Washington-based body on Saturday noted that “the chief...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Tina Knowles-Lawson, Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Mothers of the Movement Urge Senate to Pass HEROES Act

Over the past seven years, states and localities have reverted to discriminatory practices that restrict the voting rights of Black, Brown, Native, and Asian American people and have put up unnecessary roadblocks to the

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Texans begin voting Monday in runoff elections. Officials are doing what they can to make it safe. - DefenderNetwork.com

The upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic will reshape one of the most fundamental aspects of ordinary life starting Monday: voting. Poll workers will begin greeting voters from behind face masks and shields as early voting begins in primary runoffs that will look and operate differently from any

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Are you a US citizen living in Jamaica?

Q: Can I vote in person at the US Embassy or at the US Consular Agency on election day?A: No. Neither the US Embassy nor the US Consular Agency are polling places. You must register to vote and request an absentee ballot to vote from Jamaica. Visit FVAP.gov to register to vote, request

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US legislators join calls for GECOM to issue recount results - Stabroek News

Two congressmen who President David Granger earlier this year assured that elections would be free and fair, yesterday joined calls that the Guyana Elections Commission issue results in keeping with the 33-day recount, even as they called out the Chief Election Officer for his ploy to subvert the

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Malawi opposition leader heading for election win - media | News24

Malawi's opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera appeared headed for victory on Thursday in a re-run of a presidential vote that was scrapped over massive irregularities, unofficial tallies showed.

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Opinion: Voting is the Centerpiece of Our Democracy

August 6 is the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. If the constitutional amendments passed after the Civil War — the 13, 14 and 15th Amendments — were the “second founding” of democracy in America, the Voting Rights Act, which after nearly a century of segregation gave legal effect to the

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GDF will support democratically elected gov’t - Stabroek News

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will support a democratically-elected government, newly-appointed acting Chief Staff, Brigadier Godfrey Bess yesterday said. The article GDF will support democratically elected gov’t appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Nigeria: Edo 2020 - INEC Approves Direct Primary for APC, Indirect for PDP

The electoral commission, INEC, has approved direct primary for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to select its candidate for the September 19 governorship election in Edo

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Only 52 ballots were invalidated ‘for want of official mark’ at stations where Disciplined Services votes were intermixed - Stabroek News

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County promises shorter lines for November voting

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County will use new technology to help voters track wait times and speed check-in at polls this November, in addition to sending vote-by-mail ballots to every registered voter in hopes of limiting the potential spread of COVID-19, officials said June

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SPLC Announces $30 Million Investment to Increase Voter Registration

Over the past seven years, states and localities have reverted to discriminatory practices that restrict the voting rights of Black, Brown, Native, and Asian American people and have put up unnecessary roadblocks to the

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Morrison certified as winner in St Catherine North Eastern

The Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Kerensia Morrison has been certified as the winner of the St Catherine North Eastern seat following the final official count. The recount was held on Sunday at the Riversdale Health Centre in the constituency...

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President Granger must make it clear that it is the result of the recount that he will accept

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County promises shorter lines for November voting -

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County will use new technology to help voters track wait times and speed check-in at polls this November, in addition to sending vote-by-mail ballots to every registered voter in hopes of limiting the potential spread of COVID-19, officials said June 19. An independent

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Coalition went willingly into the hell it made and now pretends at being surrounded by a halo - Stabroek News

Dear Editor, I hear of the many massive frauds that monopolized our elections, as detected in the concluded recount process. The article Coalition went willingly into the hell it made and now pretends at being surrounded by a halo appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Lawsuit challenges Indiana law blocking voters’ rights | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Lawyers’ Committee Files Lawsuit in Federal Court to protect Hoosier Voters’ Rights Ahead of 2020 General Election An Indiana state law violates the constitutional rights of its citizens because it strips voters of their right to petition state courts to extend polling place hours, as a result

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