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The Ballot Bulletin: Ohio governor signs bill amending election laws

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local levels.

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Texas GOP pushes new voting bills

Democrats are seeking to expand voting access and Republicans pledge to make elections more secure

Salon

Congress files plaint against BJP chief JP Nadda, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai, after MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi's Rs 6,000 per vote remark

BENGALURU: The Congress in Karnataka filed a complaint with the police against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s national president JP Nadda, the state's chief minister Basavaraj Bommai and MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi accusing them of attempting to bribe voters ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in the state.

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Two years after Texas’ voting rights showdown gripped the nation, lawmakers again push dozens of elections bills

State policymakers have mapped out familiar territory early in the legislative session, with Democrats seeking to expand voting access and Republicans pledging to make elections more secure.

The Texas Tribune

Oklahoma will vote on marijuana legalization in March. Ohio could follow in November

Voters in Oklahoma will decide on State Question 820, an initiative to legalize marijuana, on March 7, 2023. Voters in Ohio could decide on an initiative to legalize marijuana in Nov. 2023.

Ballotpedia

Voter handout 'unlawful'

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has put the brakes on a Senate committee's proposal for 500-baht travel payouts for voters.

Bangkok Post

More money, new election laws needed to implement 2024 early voting in Michigan, clerks say

LANSING, Mich. — The voting rights group that helped to pass a November ballot initiative to secure nine days of early voting in Michigan's constitution is asking the Legislature to act quickly to adopt legislation making implementation of the plan possible.

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Seattle to decide on Social Housing Developer initiative on Feb. 14

On Feb. 14, Seattle voters will decide on Initiative 135, an initiative to create the Seattle Social Housing Developer, a public development authority to own, develop, and maintain what the initiative describes as social housing. According to Initiative 135, this housing would provide publicly financed apartments that are “removed from…

Ballotpedia

A few lawmakers make election legislation a priority in 2023

With the exception of important updates to the rules for counting electoral votes, Congress failed to pass meaningful changes to election laws in recent years. With Republicans running the House and Democrats controlling the Senate, it would take a Herculean bit of bipartisan negotiations to pass anything related to voting…

Tribune News Service

Congo's Catholic church says 'enlist and vote' as election season looms

Half way through his homily, Father Victor Ntambwe brandished his voter card in front of the congregation in Saint Charles Lwanga church in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital.

Reuters

Key deadline revealed to apply for free photo ID needed to vote

Voters will need photo ID at polling stations for the first time

Liverpool Echo

Guardian Essential poll: Albanese approval rating dips in sign of gruelling political year ahead

Prime minister’s lowest result since last August doesn’t necessarily mean the end of government’s post-election honeymoon

The Guardian - AU

Brazil, US show that secure elections require agreement – not just cybersecurity and clear ballot records

There are a number of ways to run a legitimate election. But the U.S. has learned in recent years, and Brazil learned in recent weeks, that it’s not always simple.

The Conversation

Nottinghamshire voters urged not to 'lose their voice' in elections amid new Government rules

The Government passed new legislation which means that people now have to bring an acceptable form of ID with them to vote at elections.

Nottingham Post

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New Zealand’s new prime minister signals policy overhaul to win back voters

Incoming New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will prioritize the economy as a recession looms and may jettison some of Jacinda Ardern’s policies as he seeks to win back the political middle ground ahead of an October election.

Tribune News Service

As Florida Democrats sink into political quicksand, the party gears up for a new leader

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After Florida Democrats suffered massive setbacks in November — even worse than their usual election losses — the search was on for someone to blame.

Liverpool Echo

Little known change could make a huge difference to Liverpool's elections

Liverpool Council is holding all out elections this May

The Guardian - US

Arizona’s new attorney general to use election fraud unit to boost voting rights

Democrat Kris Mayes will repurpose unit created by Republican predecessor to focus on protecting voting access

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“Who ever thought I would be chief?” Texas’ Alabama-Coushatta tribe elects first female chief

Millie Thompson Williams was elected the tribe’s first female second chief, a lifetime appointment, last year. For the first time, her accession comes as women make up the majority of the tribe’s council.

Texas Observer

Conspiracy-Peddling Mayor Who Fondled Drunk Stepsister Loses Defamation Lawsuit

Colleyville’s Bobby Lindamood has been ordered to pay nearly $200k after losing a years-long, politically-charged case.

Chronicle Live

Postal voters won't need ID to vote in elections when law changes

People voting in person from May 2023 will require photo ID, but the rules are different for postal votes

Chronicle Live

Voters need photo ID to cast their ballot - what kind of documents count and what if you don’t have ID

Instead of popping into the polling station and simply putting your cross in the box on election day, now voters are required to show photographic ID

Reason

Mail-In Voting Doesn't Violate Arizona Constitution's "Secrecy in Voting" Requirement

From Arizona Republican Party v. Fontes, decided today by the Arizona Court of Appeals (opinion by Judge Cynthia J. Bailey, joined by Presiding Judge Samuel A. Thumma and Vice Chief Judge David B. Gass): The Arizona Republican Party ("AZGOP") and its chairwoman Kelli Ward … filed this case against the…

The Independent UK

Evers: Legislature should seek vote on abortion, not welfare

Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Democratic lawmakers are calling on Republicans to ask voters whether the state should ban abortions rather than seek their views on welfare eligibility

The Guardian - US

Republicans have already filed dozens of bills to restrict voting in 2023

Measures in Texas would raise criminal penalties and create voting-focused law enforcement unit

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