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Biden, Yellen Won't Rule Out Declaring Debt Ceiling Unconstitutional

Plus: Kansas voting restrictions struck down, the legacy of the "vast wasteland" speech, and more…

Reason

The hidden story of England’s local elections was voter ID – a new threat to democracy

Voters were turned away from the polls because they didn’t have the right ID – and the risks at a general election will be even greater, says Jess Garland of the Electoral Reform Society

The Guardian - UK

Alarm after lawyer who aided Trump’s 2020 election lie attacks campus voting

Rightwing lawyer Cleta Mitchell faces criticism after comments to GOP donors urging new rules to make voting harder for students

The Guardian - US

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The duty to vote and good candidates are bigger motivating factors than party loyalty: survey

Lack of an electoral identity card was a major reason for 64.7% of eligible voters not voting in the elections.

The Hindu

Revealed: Labour won back swathes of Brexit voters in the local elections

Analysis of ‘key ward’ figures shows the coalition of Tory support that was built by Boris Johnson has fallen apart

The Guardian - UK

Voter awareness drive conducted

With a resolve to improve voter turnout this election, the district administration, as a part of SVEEP drive, managed to reach out to 12,000 industry workers in various industrial areas in and around Mysuru urging them to vote without fail on May 10.

The Hindu

Will Munirathna dodge controversies to register another victory in Rajarajeshwarinagar?

With a whopping 4.78 lakh voters, the Rajarajeshwari Assembly Constituency is one of the constituencies in the city which has the highest number of voters. In the last two elections (2013 and 2018), incumbent MLA and minister in the State cabinet, Munirathna won elections as a candidate from the Congress.

The Hindu

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WV candidates still fighting over 2020; voters, not so much

Some Republican officeholders in West Virginia are already revving up campaigns for governor in 2024

The Independent UK

The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, May 5, 2023

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including legislative activity, nationwide trends, and recent news.

Ballotpedia

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals restored several provisions of a recent Florida election law that have been struck down

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s decision on April 27, 2023, involving “four recently enacted provisions of Florida’s election law, including provisions that regulate ballot drop boxes, the solicitation of voters at the polls, and the delivery of voter-registration forms by third-party voter-registration organizations,” according to Judge William…

Ballotpedia

Campaign finance reform can help keep democracy from crumbling

Current campaign financing drives corruption and ill-advised loyalties to political action committees, a reader from Merrionette Park writes. Politicians should be paying attention to the will of their constituents but instead are too often beholden to their heavy contributors.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden banks on book ban opposition to energize voters

Polling has underscored the unpopularity of GOP-led book bans.

Axios

Derry firm ensures smooth running of English elections

Modern Democracy was founded in 2014 and is the market leader in digital transformation at the polling station

Birmingham Post

Council leader 'appalled' as polling station staff get 'horrid' abuse

Voter ID requirements were brought in for the first time this year

Liverpool Echo

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Belfast Live

Derry-based firm ensures smooth running of English elections

Modern Democracy was founded in 2014 and is the market leader in digital transformation at the polling station

The New Daily

English local council elections swing heavily against Conservatives

British PM Rishi Sunak's Conservatives are facing a bleak set of local election results, with voters punishing scandals and inflation

Daily Mirror

Nurse 'stopped from voting at end of long shift' as Tories told to scrap photo ID rules

Voter ID rules introduced by the Tories meant thousands were turned away at polling stations. Officials in Maidstone in Kent said 137 people arrived without acceptable photo ID

The Independent UK

Watchdog to examine voter ID ‘challenges’ that led to people being turned away

The Electoral Commission expects to publish its initial analysis in June.

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Chronicle Live

Local elections 2023: What happened in Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead, North Tyneside, and South Tyneside

Election results are now in for all five of the Tyne and Wear councils after voters went to the polls on Thursday

The Independent UK

Tories suffer losses as local election counts continue

The contests were the first where voters in England were required to show photo ID, with some turned away as a result of lacking the correct papers.

The Independent UK

Cabinet minister says voter ID ‘thoroughly good thing’ despite some people unable to vote

Chris Heaton-Harris insisted the “big problems” critics warned of did not materialise.

The Independent UK

Tories braced for losses as votes counted in England’s local elections

The contests were the first where voters in England were required to show photo ID, with some turned away as a result of lacking the correct papers.

Manchester Evening News

First elections with voter ID 'well run' - but some stopped from voting, officials say

One Manchester councillor said voter ID should be scrapped

The Independent UK

Local elections marked ‘dark day for British democracy’ as some people unable to vote

It has been compulsory to show photo identification when voting.

Evening Standard

‘Dark day for British democracy’ as local election voters with no ID turned away

It is now compulsory to show photo identification when voting

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