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Newswire: Democracy takes a beating in elections across the African continent
Nov. 1, 2020 (GIN) – Foul play may have been the winner in recent national elections in Tanzania, where the ruling party swept up an overwhelming majority of parliamentary seats and the leaders of both top opposition parties lost theirs. Citing “seditious language”, the election commission
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Election chaos renews focus on gutted Voting Rights Act | The Atlanta Voice
But the meltdown was also a manifestation of a landmark Supreme Court case that gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights
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It’s Up to Us to Defend the Black Vote - Houston Forward Times
Just weeks before Election Day, with millions of people voting already, the Black vote is… The post It’s Up to Us to Defend the Black Vote appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Braveboy Touts Voter Initiative in Prince George’s County
Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced a voting initiative Wednesday to ensure those incarcerated participate in the Nov. 3 general election.
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Take The Free Trolley To Vote! | The Savannah Tribune
Take the Free Trolley to Vote or Drop Your Absentee Ballot. The League of Women Voters of Coastal Georgia in partnership with The Savannah Tribune has been providing free trolley rides for residents on the Eastside and Westside communities of Savannah to Early Vote or Drop their Absentee Ballots in
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Yes, Joe Biden can still lose the presidential election - TheGrio
A few nights ago I got the following call from a friend and it went a little something like this: ... View Article The post Yes, Joe Biden can still lose the presidential election appeared first on TheGrio.
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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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No charges after voting fraud investigation –
TALLAHASSEE – State law-enforcement officials found “no evidence of fraudulent intent” by the Florida Democratic Party after more than a year-long investigation into alleged vote-by-mail fraud, records
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Burundi opposition files election petition
Burundian opposition leader Agathon Rwasa filed on Thursday a case at the constitutional court challenging the May 20 presidential election outcome, saying he had evidence of
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Georgia Senate GOP introduce bills to limit mail voting | The Atlanta Voice
Republicans in Georgia’s state Senate have introduced a raft of voting legislation, moving quickly to seek new limitations and requirements after Democrats won the presidential election and two U.S. Senate runoffs in the once reliably red state. Democrats say the bills are unnecessary, politically
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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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Bruce Golding: `Big question is whether incumbent will accept CCJ decision’ - Stabroek News
The Head of the OAS election observer mission to Guyana, Bruce Golding says that the big question now is whether the incumbent government will accept the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Wednesday throwing out a Court of Appeal decision which inspired the Chief Election Officer
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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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NAACP calls attacks on postal service 'threat to democracy' - Atlanta Tribune
NAACP Calls Attacks on Postal Service “Unprecedented Threat to Democracy” The NAACP strongly condemns the Trump administration’s deliberate attempt to sabotage the U.S. Postal Service to obstruct voting by mail and to ensure a favorable outcome in the election. Disrupting the machinery of democracy
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WORLD Channel Continues its Celebration of Pride Month with a Film looking at Young LGBT Asylum Seekers
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Absentee ballots taking 30 plus days to process, Secretary of State blamed
Absentee Ballots Taking 30 Plus Days to Process in Part Because Secretary of State Chose Arizona Vendor
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California Disputed Ballot Boxes Removed, Arguing Continues - Voice and Viewpoint
AMY TAXIN | Associated Press The state Republican Party has removed their unstaffed, unofficial ballot drop boxes that state officials deemed illegal, California's secretary of state said Friday, and subpoenas are being issued to get more information about them as the state attorney general looks
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FITUG says Lowenfield must be removed, electoral process concluded - Stabroek News
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) yesterday said that the antics of the Chief Election Officer, Keith Lowenfield have demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt that he cannot be expected to discharge his functions in an impartial and fair
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Early voter turnout smashing California election records - Black Voice News
More than 4.5 million Californians have already cast ballots in the 2020 general election - and there're still 12 days to go. Roughly one-fifth of the 21.5 million ballots mailed to registered voters had been processed as of Tuesday evening, blowing away previous election totals. About three times
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Seychelles' Political Campaigns to Go Dark 24 Hours Before First Ballots Are Cast Thursday
[Seychelles News Agency] Voters in Seychelles begin casting ballots in the island nation's presidential and National Assembly election on Thursday, the first of three days of voting.
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Texas Spreme Court Denies GOP Petition To Invalidate 127,000 Votes
The decision marks the second time the state Supreme Court denied an attempt to block drive-thru voting in Harris County, a largely Democratic area that includes Houston.
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Georgia NAACP Branches Seek Volunteers for Final Election Push | Atlanta Daily World
Georgia NAACP Branches Seek Volunteers for Final Election Push ATLANTA – A coalition of Georgia NAACP branches that stretch from Savannah to Augusta to Columbus to Atlanta are sending out a call for volunteers to help with their efforts to increase black voter turnout in advance of the
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Quality and quantity of votes cast on March 2, 2020 have already passed the validity test - Stabroek News
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My prediction is that APNU+AFC will not give up - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, There is no mystery regarding the electoral defeat of the APNU+AFC at the 2020 elections. The article My prediction is that APNU+AFC will not give up appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Failure to Plan Is a Plan to Fail: Why Wisconsin Needs an Immediate Election Remedy
Wisconsin voters are left with two options: requesting an absentee ballot online or voting on election
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Tyler Perry is Funding a $500,000 Effort To Mobilize Black Voters In Florida
Tyler Perry is helping to fund a $500,000 mobilization effort in Florida that will be targeting Black voters in the key battleground state
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Citizens continue to take advantage of early voting
Nearly 2,000 Burke County citizens have opted to vote early for the Nov. 3 general election. As of 2 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday), a total of 1,965 ballots had been cast, according to Laverne Sello, executive director for the Burke County Board of Elections and Registration. On the first day of early
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More elections charges brought against Lawrence, Mingo - Stabroek News
PNCR Chair, Volda Lawrence; APNU+AFC party agent, Carol Joseph; Region Four Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo; and two Election Day clerks, were yesterday taken before the courts and charged with a number of offences including conspiracy to defraud and
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Manufacturing majorities
From the moment GECOM called on the police to investigate allegations of migrants and dead persons voting, I saw three possible outcomes to the current elections dispute: (1) the evidence presented to the Commission did not taint the majority of votes in the boxes going to the party that won the
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Voting In Oklahoma: Everything You Need To Know About Voting In The June 30 Statewide Election | The Oklahoma Eagle
The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire By: Posted byTogether Oklahoma June 22, 2020 Posted inAdvocacy Basics/ Info to Action/ Together OK Updates How to register to vote in Oklahoma In-person voting in Oklahoma Absentee voting in Oklahoma Voting early, or in-person absentee voting in Oklahoma Reminders for
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