The 2022 Dobbs decision that overturned 50 years of abortion rights is affecting where young people choose to go to college, to work and to live, as well as the way they vote.
Spending a lot on elections isn’t a bad thing in itself. But when voter confidence is so low, there should be complete transparency around the costs involved.
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots in Wisconsin in November 2020.
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The electoral register is incomplete, especially when it comes to young people.
Voters in Medicine Hat, Alta. line up to cast their ballots. The provincial government’s legislation outlawing vouching risks disenfranchising many eligible voters.
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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.
Election workers scrutinize ballots carefully, but courts may decide how closely they look.
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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.
A man casts his vote during South Africa’s 2019 national election.
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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.
Voters fill out their ballot for the Michigan primary election in Dearborn on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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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.
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.
Michigan’s redistricting commission consists of ordinary citizens with no special qualifications. A court has disapproved their initial effort.
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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.
Tunisians were elated to vote in their first free elections since the fall of their dictatorship in 2011 – but turnout has since fallen from 90% to 11%.
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