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Cops implicated in Zanu PF DCC election rigging
POLICE officers have been implicated in the Zanu PF district co-ordinating committees (DCC) election rigging scandals in Mutoko East with allegations that they were paid to vote as party members. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA In a WhatsApp audio circulating on social media, a female candidate narrated how
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How important is climate change to voters in the 2020 election?
A majority of U.S. registered voters say climate change will be a very or somewhat important issue when casting their vote for president.
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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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Trump Threatens 'Funding' To States Expanding Mail-In Voting During The Pandemic
Trump, who previously said he was “allowed to” vote by mail in Florida’s March 17 primary, has railed against Democratic-led states offering that same opportunity to their
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Georgia Officials Add 2 Voting Sites In Cobb County After Voter Suppression Claims
The news comes after voting rights activists again accused election officials of voter suppression, voicing concerns that lack of accessibility limits access for Black and Latino voters.
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Can I vote at the US Embassy for the upcoming election?
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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Georgia House passes GOP bill rolling back voting access - L.A. Focus News
By Ben Nadlet and Anila Yoganathan | Associated Press ATLANTA — Republican lawmakers in Georgia muscled legislation through the state House on Monday that would roll back voting access, over the objection of Democrats and civil rights groups gathered at the Capitol to protest. The bill comes after
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How not to freak out: A guide to California’s election night results - Black Voice News
In summary Buckle in for a long count, remember that margins and geography matter, look for these clues- and prepare to wait days on close races. If you were looking for the best advice on how to spend the hours after the polls close on election night, here's the best we have to offer: Go
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Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order on Safe, Secure and Accessible General Election in November | L.A. Focus Newspaper
SACRAMENTO Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaringastatewide General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, and signed an executive order to ensure that Californians can exercise their right to vote in a safe, secure and accessible manner during the upcoming election. “We are
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Election D-Day for PNM, UNC
A cliffhanger is expected when the final votes are tallied this evening in the Trinidad and Tobago general election. However, a number of political pundits give Dr Keith Rowley’s incumbent People’s National Movement (PNM) the slight edge over the...
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Push Back by Republicans after Trump Floats Idea of Delaying Elections - Houston Forward Times

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Mail-In Ballots An Alternative To Standing In Voting Lines
As the June 9 primary elections draw nearer, the importance of absentee voting in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic becomes more
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Voting focus could be legacy for latest wave of NBA activism - DefenderNetwork.com
NBA players are building on the framework of Colin Kaepernick’s protests during the national anthem that helped raise awareness about police brutality, efforts that have permeated the league since it restarted its season in Florida last month amid the coronavirus pandemic. But where
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#Election2020: Texas governor limits election drop boxes to one per county | The Atlanta Voice
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation Thursday limiting the amount of drop-off locations for mail-in ballots to one site per county. The move significantly affects the Democratic stronghold of Harris County, which is the state's largest county by population - one of the most populous in the
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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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Top Democrat Warns: Trump Will Invoke 'Some Kind Of Emergency' Action To Stay In Office
Republicans, including White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, have downplayed the president's suggestion that the election be delayed.
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Black churches mobilizing voters despite virus challenges
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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 Rights, Criminal Justice Reform And Marijuana Win Big As Biden And Trump Fight For Votes
Civil rights advocates were delivered good news from final results in certain statewide elections that have provided somewhat of a silver lining to the national political fray between presidential candidates.
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Georgia Senate Republicans advance bill to end no-excuse absentee voting amid fierce opposition | The Atlanta Voice
Monday afternoon, an omnibus election reform bill, Senate Bill 241 passed in the Georgia Senate 29-20, along a strict party-line vote, which saw four Republicans abstain from the vote. Senate Bill 241 would eliminate no-excuse absentee voting, which was enacted by Republicans in 2005, just months
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A debunked theory fuels a Trump lawsuit - Black Voice News
As if permanent markers didn’t already make enough of a mess, enter #sharpiegate. With votes for Biden mounting, a group of Trump supporters showed up to a ballot counting facility in Arizona’s Maricopa County last Wednesday and cried foul. Their claim: Poll workers were encouraging voters to mark
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Black voters: We are top targets of voter suppression 'information warfare' - Dallas Examiner
By BEN JEALOUS People For the American Way Black voters have a powerful role to play in this year’s elections. That’s why we are being targeted by disinformation campaigns that are meant to
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'5-Alarm Fire': Arizona Republicans Lead Nationwide GOP Push To Curb Voting Rights
No state is considering more bills to restrict voting rights than Arizona, where activists say the GOP is waging a "full-scale assault on democratic norms."
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Georgia’s Primary Fiasco Is A Bad Sign For Election Day 2020
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#JaVotes2020 | Dwayne Vaz says PNP is ready to retain Westmoreland Central
Despite having only one of the five parish council divisions in the constituency of Westmoreland Central, incumbent candidate Dwayne Vaz of the People's National Party (PNP), was the first candidate nominated at 10:15 a.m. with much...
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Civil Rights Groups Urge Coca-Cola and Delta to Join Fight Against Georgia Voting Restrictions
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Allegheny County reports 87 new COVID-19 cases, 9 new hospitalizations and 1 new death | New Pittsburgh Courier
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