#Voting Rights
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🇺🇸 Could the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision Affect the Midterms?
[USA]
The court is set to decide a major case that could scramble the country’s congressional maps. One crucial factor for this year’s elections is when the ruling lands.
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🇺🇸 Thune moves to bipartisan housing package ahead of Trump's priority voter-ID bill
[USA]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is ignoring President Trump's directive to pass a voter ID bill before anything else.
Related: #Legislative Priorities, #Partisan Politics, #Housing Policy -
🇺🇸 Senate G.O.P. Faces Pressure to Force ‘Talking Filibuster’ for Voter I.D. Bill
[USA]
Some reluctant Republicans say an old-school filibuster showdown with Democrats could paralyze the Senate with no guarantee of success. But President Trump and their own colleagues are spoiling for th...
Related: #Legislative Process, #Partisan Politics -
🇬🇧 California bill would ban ICE agents from being near polling sites
[United Kingdom]
<p>Legislation responds to concerns that immigration officers could interfere with voting during November midterms </p><p>A bill introduced this week by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ca...
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🇺🇸 Republicans, Braced for Losses, Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress
[USA]
Legislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote was only the beginning as the G.O.P. presses to sharply limit voting in line with President Trump’s false claims of widespread f...
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🇺🇸 Kansas Town Supports Mayor Charged With Voting Illegally
[USA]
The Mexican-born mayor of Coldwater was accused of voting illegally as a noncitizen. Many of his neighbors want state and federal officials to back off.
Related: #Immigration, #Local Politics -
🇺🇸 Derek Dooley didn't vote for years. Now he wants Georgia voters to send him to Washington
[USA]
Lots of candidates pitch themselves as political outsiders. Derek Dooley goes a step further. Not only is the former football coach running for the first time, he says he did not vote for nearly two d...
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🇺🇸 Michigan Judge Rebukes Justice Department’s Effort to Obtain Voter Data
[USA]
The ruling from a Trump-appointed federal judge is the third in recent weeks to reject the administration’s demand for voters’ personal data from nearly every state.
Related: #Legal Integrity, #Federalism -
🇺🇸 What is the SAVE America Act? What to know about the GOP elections bill
[USA]
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
Related: #Politics, #Election Integrity