Voting

右派の扇動者が「Free Palestine party（フリー・パレスチナ党）」を登録し、州選挙で保守政党へ票を誘導する計画を明らかにしたことで、ビクトリア州の投票制度に対する懸念が再燃している。労働党は、グループ投票チケット（group voting tickets）を廃止するよう圧力を受けている。元イスラエル兵で、YouTubeチャンネル「Rebel News Australia」でコンテンツを制作している自称調査ジャーナリストのAvi Yemini氏は火曜日、同党を登録する計画を発表し、11月の選挙において「ハマスからパレスチナを解放したいと願う政党に優先順位を流す」と述べた。続きを読む...

China is no longer just a consumer market, but a manufacturing base and launchpad for competing with Chinese automakers globally, says IMD Business School’s Mark Greeven.

Ruling in favor of Justin Heap could have implications in one of country’s most prominent battleground statesThe top election official in Arizona’s most populous county will be given more authority in running elections after a judge sided with his office in a prolonged legal fight with the local board that shares responsibility for overseeing the vote.The decision could have broad implications in one of the nation’s most prominent battleground states, which will have several high-profile races this fall. Maricopa county, which includes Phoenix, has been roiled by election conspiracy theorists ever since Donald Trump lost the state to Joe Biden in 2020. Continue reading...

Lack of ballot papers and defective computers disrupt election that Keiko Fujimori appears to be leadingPeruvians will have to wait at least until the end of Monday to know the result of the presidential election held on Sunday, after the voting process descended into chaos in some polling stations due to a lack of ballot papers or defective computers.In an unprecedented move, Peru’s electoral agency ONPE announced on Sunday night that it would extend voting for an extra day to allow tens of thousands of Peruvians in the country and abroad, who had been unable to vote, to cast their ballots. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Health secretary warns of dangers of protest vote as he pitches NHS as key battleground in May electionsVoters in May’s local and devolved elections risk putting the NHS in jeopardy if they vote for populist parties, Wes Streeting has said, as he sought to make the health service a key battleground.“The founding principles of the NHS are at greater threat than at any time since the NHS was founded in 1948,” the health secretary said. Continue reading...

• President Trump signed an executive order last week to place tight federal controls on mail-in voting, claiming it enables widespread cheating in blue states like California. • Trump stated 'Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating' and 'Cheating on mail-in voting is legendary,' despite no evidence of fraud. • California and other states sued, arguing states have constitutional rights to administer elections; Trump insists Democrats register noncitizens, especially Latinos.

• President Trump signed an executive order directing the U.S. Postal Service not to send mail-in ballots to voters not on federal lists of eligible individuals, aiming to shape mail-in voting processes. • Experts argue the order is illegal, as it seeks to create federal voter lists and threatens state funding for non-compliance. • The move escalates debates over election integrity ahead of midterms, with potential legal challenges from states and voting rights groups.