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Biden's climate policy makes the left sweat 2024

Climate voters may be less motivated to be engaged with the campaign or vote for Biden given his approval of fossil fuel projects.

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Louisiana voters will decide on eight constitutional amendments in 2023 – four in Oct., four in Nov.

The Louisiana State Legislature concluded its legislative session for 2023 on June 8. During this session, a total of seven constitutional amendments were passed, adding to the existing one that was referred to the 2023 ballot in the legislature’s 2022 session. Altogether, there will be eight amendments on the statewide…

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Labour’s green pledge offers everything voters want: to delay it would be foolish

Swift investment would make any Labour government a climate and economic leader, says Rebecca Newsom, head of politics at Greenpeace

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of June 5-June 9.

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Supreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama and protects landmark Voting Rights Act

In a surprising ruling on June 8, 2023, the conservative leaning U.S. Supreme Court threw out Republican-drawn congressional districts in Alabama that a lower court had ruled discriminated against Black voters and violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The Conversation

Fury as Question Time set for Brexit special - with only Leave voters in the audience

A QUESTION Time Brexit special has prompted fury after Fiona Bruce announced that the programme would feature only Leave voters in the audience.

The National (Scotland)

Acronyms abound…ICYMI—ERIC and state legislatures

Welcome to the Friday, June 9, Brew.

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GOP set to encourage early voting, mail balloting after years of opposite messaging to its voters

Top Republicans want the party to change course on early voting after years of criticizing mail voting and blaming so-called ballot harvesting for fraud in elections

The Independent UK

The Republican-led attack on voter records system is an attack on democracy

Eight Republican-led states have pulled out of the nation’s bipartisan electronic system that checks voter registration records for accuracy. More states could choose to pull out. It’s a threat to the integrity of our elections.

Chicago Sun-Times

House GOP signals plan at hearing to tighten DC voting laws

D.C.'s election laws are ripe for voter fraud, undermining Americans’ confidence in elections, according to House Republicans.

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The far right's growing influence and 4 other takeaways from NPR's ERIC investigation

Why are Republicans abandoning one of the best tools the government has to catch voter fraud? That question is the focus of a new NPR investigation. Here are five takeaways from the report.

WEKU

Opponents compete to square off against Venezuela's powerful leader

Leaders of Venezuela’s fractured opposition are shaking voters’ hands and promising — yet again — that they will defeat President Nicolás Maduro at the ballot box

The Independent UK

Supreme Court opened the door to states’ voting restrictions. Now a new ruling could widen them

A U.S. Supreme Court decision a decade ago that tossed out the heart of the Voting Rights Act continues to reverberate across the country

The Independent UK

Texas set to become ninth state to withdraw from ERIC, Arizona’s possible withdrawal vetoed by Gov. Hobbs (D)

Texas lawmakers sent SB1070 to Gov. Greg Abbot (R) on May 29, 2023, positioning the state to become the eighth to withdraw from ERIC this year, and the ninth overall. Elsewhere, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed SB1135 on May 26, a bill including provisions that would have effectively withdrawn…

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Supreme Court tossed out the heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago. Next ruling could go further

A U.S. Supreme Court decision a decade ago that tossed out the heart of the Voting Rights Act still reverberates across the country

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Supreme Court opened the door to states' voting restrictions. Now a new ruling could widen them.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision a decade ago that tossed out the heart of the Voting Rights Act continues to reverberate across the country

WEKU

Today's Interview: Despite Secretary of State's praise of ERIC, Kentucky may leave voter-information

The Electronic Registration Election Center – better known by its acronym, ERIC, may be about to lose another customer: the commonwealth of Kentucky.

The Independent UK

Kuwait, only Gulf Arab nation with a powerful assembly, holds another election mired in gridlock

Voters in Kuwait are heading to the polls for a third time in as many years, with little hope of ending prolonged gridlock between the ruling family and assertive lawmakers

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Voice to Parliament mock referendum hoped to improve lagging Aboriginal enrolment rate

Western Australia has the lowest rate of Aboriginal voter enrolment in the country. A trial to increase that number could soon roll out nationally.

Salon

Election deniers scammed donors: group

"Unscrupulous" True the Vote leaders linked to "2000 Mules" film may have violated state and federal laws

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Connecticut Voters Will Decide A Constitutional Amendment To Allow No-excuse Absentee Voting In 2024

Connecticut voters will decide on a proposed constitutional amendment in 2024 that would allow for no-excuse absentee voting.

The Independent UK

Biden, looking to shore up Hispanic support, faces pressure to get 2024 outreach details right

President Joe Biden’s small but notable past missteps when courting Hispanic voters have some activists worried that his reelection campaign won’t get crucial details right ahead of the 2024 election

WEKU

How the far right tore apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud

A right-wing campaign has targeted a once-obscure voting partnership called ERIC. Eight Republican states have now pulled out, giving the election denial movement a big win — and a blueprint for 2024.

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, June 2, 2023

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed three election bills into law this week as the state continues to have the highest rate of election-related legislative activity this year.

The Independent UK

Mississippi absentee ballot law harms voters with disabilities, lawsuit says

A lawsuit is seeking to block Mississippi’s new restrictions on absentee ballots

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