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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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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
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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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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Pennsylvania Election Lawsuit filed by Voters, Advocacy groups | Black Star News
… Political Empowerment Project is that African-Americans vote in each and every … impact the many problems which African-Americans face on a daily and … affect the future of our African-American communities, both locally and nationally …
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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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Compton Community College District Has Two Board of Trustees Seats Up for Election in November - Los Angeles Sentinel
The Compton Community College District (CCCD) has two positions open on the Board of Trustees that will be elected by area voters during the upcoming General Election to be held on November 3, 2020. Applicants interested in running for a CCCD Board of Trustees position may find election and
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LeBron James Group Touts Sports Venues as Mega-voting sites - Black News Channel
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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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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Boorish behaviour by Leader of the Opposition - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, The High Commissioner of Canada Mrs. Lilian Chatterjee recently requested a meeting with Leader of the Opposition Mr. The article Boorish behaviour by Leader of the Opposition appeared first on Stabroek News.
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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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Commentary: Election theft and the reluctant democracy - WS Chronicle
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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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Local leaders make a final plea to Black voters – Daytona Times
BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES With early voting set to end on Nov. 1 and the general election on Tuesday, local Black leaders are making one last pitch to get the Black community to vote. On Oct. 30, a press conference was held behind the Midtown Cultural & Educational Center in Daytona Beach
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Tempers flare over Zanu PF DCC polls
BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA CHAOS erupted at Zanu PF Mashonaland East provincial offices in Marondera on Saturday after a top official allegedly attempted to by-pass elections and impose district co-ordinating committee (DCC) candidates. Tempers flared after provincial secretary for legal affairs Jeremiah
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'ConCourt judgment brings power back to the people' - political leaders react
The historic Constitutional Court judgment which allows independent candidates to run for office in the provincial and national elections was largely lauded by political figures who were at court on
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‘My hope is compromise.’ Some see ballots as a ‘backstop’ to a Democratic White House.
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As a key deadline approaches, Mississippi activists work to register new voters - TSDMemphis.com
by Najee El-Amin - In 2016, Mississippi’s voter turnout rate took a nosedive as 70,000 eligible citizens did not show up to cast a ballot. Activists have been trying to figure out why this happened and how to get African Americans, a powerful voting bloc, energized and back to the polls. Their
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Even if Lowenfield subverts process, GECOM can declare results – PPP
The opposition PPP says that even if the Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield subverts the electoral process by not submitting the correct results today for the March 2nd general elections, GECOM can act on its
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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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Biden's Campaign And The DNC Have Added New Items To Its Voter Site
Joe Biden's campaign website and the Democratic National Committee are announcing new features on IWillVote.com, the DNC's voter website.
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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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The importance of voting
Oct. 5 voter registration deadline quickly approaches — Georgia League of Women Voters president, Lucy Hale, calls students to action this election season. In the 2016 election, young people 18 to 29 years old contributed only 19% of votes. As we near the next election in the midst of ongoing
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Voting problems persist in Metro Atlanta during Georgias primary | The Atlanta Voice
This morning, the City of Atlanta awakened with expected issues stemming from long lines, voting machines not working, and voters unable to vote because they discovered they were in the wrong polling location. Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tweeted, voters in line at Ralph Bunche precinct, one
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Absentee ballots taking 30 plus days to process, Secretary of State blamed
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District 2 Candidate Clinton Edminster Announces New Absentee Ballot Request Initiative | The Savannah Tribune
Candidate for 2nd District County Commissioner Clinton Edminster is working with businesses across the district to provide Absentee Ballot Request forms for eligible voters leading up to the August 11th runoff. Forms will be placed in rain-proof brochure boxes installed outside businesses at
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Crystal Mason, Jailed For ‘Illegally Voting,’ Appeals Her Conviction: ‘I Refuse To Be Afraid’
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Civil Rights Groups Urge Coca-Cola and Delta to Join Fight Against Georgia Voting Restrictions
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