All 50 states have laws that ban potentially intimidating behavior at polling places. They will need enforcement during the 2022 midterm elections.
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Nearly two-thirds of all votes cast in the 2020 presidential election were made through early in-person voting or by mail, rather than by people who visited their local polling places on Election Day.
Most of the election-related lawsuits now before state courts focus on fine details of election procedures. This can be a costly, time-consuming process for state courts.
Supporters and volunteers love them. But it’s difficult for political scientists to determine whether they even influence the outcome of elections, since no two campaigns or election cycles are alike.
Americans’ political affiliations and views on key issues vary a lot by age. When fewer young people vote, winning candidates and policies may not reflect their views.
Social media provides more significant opportunities for female candidates to promote themselves and increase their electability in elections.
Nigeria’s 2023 budget could worsen the country’s cycle of deficits and debts.
What happens if the public loses faith in fair elections? That’s the question being asked as candidates influenced by Donald Trump aim to become the chief election officials in their states.
Voters trust their gut when they decide who an electable candidate is or isn’t. That may be a bad idea.
Voting by mail is safe from fraud and manipulation, is backed by people across the political spectrum and can be more convenient for many voters.
On Nov. 8, the US may experience a surge of voters intimidated by Election Day challenges to their right to cast a ballot.
A partisan election system, attacks on election administration and widespread disinformation place the U.S. democracy in a precarious position.
Illegal roads have brought deforestation, fire and other environmental damage to the Amazon. The results of the 2022 presidential runoff could have a major impact for the future.
After a very divisive election campaign, the winner of the Brazilian election will need to reuite the country.
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is ahead in the polls. But will his authoritarian rival, incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, accept the result if he loses?
Trump and Bolsonaro use religion in similar ways, but there are key differences between the two countries’ evangelical communities – and politics.
Victorian Labor has had ample time to reform upper house voting - its failure to do so is a blight on democracy in the state.
New Zealand’s largest city is governed by a small, remote body with only a semblance of representative democracy. Given the city’s massive challenges, is that good enough?
The far-right leader of the Brothers of Italy has tried to distance the party from its fascist lineage, but many are still worried about the direction she will take the country.
The 2024 presidential election is shaping up to give Senegalese a significant and competitive election, leaving voters in the driver’s seat.
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