Voting

• Terri Sewell e Shomari Figures correm o risco de perder seus cargos nos distritos congressuais negros do Alabama após a decisão. • Os legisladores que representam os dois distritos congressuais negros do Alabama, agora em risco de perder seus assentos após a Suprema Corte efetivamente aniquilar o Voting Rights Act, afirmaram que a decisão leva os EUA "para trás". • A decisão de 6 a 3 em Louisiana v Callais, na quarta-feira, enfraquece uma disposição fundamental do Voting Rights Act, abrindo caminho para que os republicanos eliminem distritos congressuais de maioria minoritária em todo o sul, colocando os representantes Terri Sewell e Shomari Figures na mira. Continue lendo...

• O Partido Trabalhista está sob pressão para abolir as cédulas de votação em grupo enquanto Avi Yemini detalha plano para canalizar votos para partidos conservadores na eleição estadual. • O plano de um provocador de direita de registrar o "Partido Free Palestine" e usá-lo para canalizar votos para partidos conservadores na eleição estadual de Victoria renovou as preocupações sobre o sistema de votação do estado. • Avi Yemini, ex-soldado israelense e jornalista investigativo autoproclamado que cria conteúdo para seu canal no YouTube, Rebel News Australia, anunciou na terça-feira planos de registrar o partido, afirmando que ele iria "direcionar nossas preferências para partidos que queiram libertar a Palestina do Hamas" na votação de novembro.

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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.