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Opposition People's National Party President Dr Peter Phillips will address councillors and caretakers today, as speculation arises that an election is
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SPLC Announces $30 Million Investment to Increase Voter Registration
NNPA Newswire Staff Report The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today announced it is investing up to $30 million from its endowment in voter outreach organizations in the Deep South to increase voter registration and participation among people of color with a lower propensity to vote. The
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Very plausible that 464,565 Guyanese cast their ballots in 2020
Given the generally perceived poor performances of the governments during this period it is no surprise that the three elections have been the most competitive (one seat majorities/minorities for the winner) in the history of
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Republicans and Democrats in California prefer a mail ballot, but safe, accessible options are important - Black Voice News
In summary In the November election, California will have to meet the bipartisan demand from voters for mail ballots and redesign sites for safe, in-person voting. By Mindy Romero and Mindy Romero is a political sociologist and director of the California Civic Engagement Project at the Price School
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St Kitts Opposition party files election petitions
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Five defeated candidates of the main Opposition St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) have filed petitions in the High Court challenging the results of the June 5, 2020 General Election in the twin-island
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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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Concerning C.E.O. Officer Lowenfield -Would the PPP or the PNC ever
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Downtown Kingston SOE extended for 41 days
The House of Representatives last night approved a 41-day extension of the state of emergency (SOE) declared on June 14 in the Kingston Central and Western police
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Speculation grows over date of next election in Sierra Leone
It will be recalled that the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) Candidate, Brig. (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio, and the All Peoples Congress (APC) Candidate, Dr. Samura Matthew Wilson Kamara, emerged first and second respectively, during the first round of the fiercely contested presidential election held
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Tina Knowles-Lawson, Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Mothers of the Movement Urge Senate to Pass HEROES Act | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
June 25 marks the 7th anniversary of the Shelby County v. Holder case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and upended decades of progress. Over the past seven years, states and localities have reverted to discriminatory practices that restrict the voting rights of
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Voter suppression: The new poll tax - Dallas Examiner
By SUSAN K. SMITH Crazy Faith Ministries   There was a time when Black folks had to pay a poll tax, or recite the United States Constitution by heart, or tell a poll worker [...] The post Voter suppression: The new poll tax appeared first on Dallas Examiner.
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Newswire: SPLC announces $30 million investment to increase voter registration
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From ‘defund the police’ to its obvious next step
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OAS slams Lowenfield over latest report to GECOM - Stabroek News
The Organization of American States (OAS) today repudiated the latest report by Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield fabricating a `win’ for the incumbent APNU+AFC and it warned that in the coming days a report will be issued to the body’s Permanent Council on this and other
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Harris County reports record number of votes by mail for primary runoff - DefenderNetwork.com
The Harris County Clerk’s Office reported Monday that they’ve hit a record number of votes by mail for a primary runoff election. As the last week of the Early Voting Period for the July 2020 Primary Runoff Elections gets underway, the Harris County Clerk’s Office reports a record number of votes
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Determined US couple tied the knot on first visit to Jamaica
The American couple, on their first trip to Jamaica, tied the knot yesterday at Sandals Montego Bay, one of the first resorts to reopen after the country closed its borders in March as part of measures to contain the spread of the dreaded coronavirus disease 2019
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China rejects Taiwan - Somaliland 'bilateral, diplomatic' overtures
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David Granger is without shame in continuing to defy the will of the people
It is clear as daylight on a bright sunny day, that David Granger, in power as a de facto President, with the full support of the police and army under his command, if not in absolute control, is most certainly complicit in an obvious and determined decision of APNU+AFC to remain in government
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Stop killing your people, Mthuli told
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Why Are Federal Jurists Cheering on Voter Suppression in Wisconsin? - African American News Today - EIN News
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Malawi opposition leader heading for election win - media
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
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Georgia Voting Rights Activists: Expansion Of Absentee Voting Drop Boxes Is Important, But More Can Be Done | The Savannah Tribune
Today, the Georgia Election Protection Coalition released a joint statement about the Georgia State Board of Elections’ rules amendments ahead of the August 11th runoff. The rules, which allow counties to set up 24/7 absentee ballot drop boxes for the runoff and give counties the ability to begin
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By BILL BARROW Associated Press/BNC Contributor ATLANTA (AP) — If basketball icon LeBron James gets his way, NBA arenas and other sports venues around the country will be mega polling sites for the November general election. James and his voting rights group, formed this spring with other black
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