Canadians should watch events in Alberta very carefully because voter ID laws are often the first step of many in restricting the voting rights of eligible citizens. They spread and escalate quickly.
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What counts as fast for a court is slow for the rest of the world, and judges can give contradictory or vague rulings that delay final decisions into the future.
The Independent Electoral Commission cannot afford to put a foot wrong in the country’s most important election since democracy in 1994, on 29 May.
Fighting for voter access is an inevitable part of any democracy, from ancient Rome to the US today. Roman legislators were able to thwart elite political sway by introducing written ballots.
Organizers of the protest had set a goal of 11,000 uncommitted votes to show dissatisfaction with Biden’s support of Israel in the Israel-Hamas war.
Scientists estimate that for every 100,000 people targeted with specific political ads, several thousand can be persuaded.
This is what it takes to organise the largest and most complex single-day election on the planet.
The PTI, the party of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, won the most seats of any one party – but fell short of reaching the threshold for a majority government.
AI is likely to be used to help us run elections in the near future but there are risks as well as reward.
Most studies suggests that fake news is more likely to enhance existing beliefs and views rather than radically change voting intentions of those who are undecided.
A battle over the voting districts in Detroit has landed in the Supreme Court, but any ruling may come too late for 2024 state elections.
Voting patterns over decades show how hard it is to maintain enthusiasm for democracy.
The late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor’s iCivics curriculum has been shown to boost knowledge of the political process.
The ruling could make it impossible for groups like the ACLU to file lawsuits to protect people’s right to vote – significantly changing how the Voting Rights Act has been interpreted so far.
The autocratic Law and Justice Party looks set to be turfed out by a center-left coalition, which gained more than half of all votes.
More and more people are saying they don’t trust the news or can’t face engaging with it – and that appears to have political implications.
After a bitterly fought campaign, Australians have voted against an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament by a clear majority.
The latest results for the Voice to Parliament Referendum are showing a “no” majority nationally and among the states.
Nonreligious voters are poised to make an impact, but sweeping statements about the ‘nones’ don’t tell the full story.
Hand-counting every ballot might sound like a great idea, but it’s both slower and less accurate than machine-counting votes.
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