Lake County News,California – Voter registration in 2022 highest in 20 years for Congressional elections | #elections | #alabama
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- May 16, 2023
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More than half of the nation’s citizen, voting-age population (CVAP) voted in 2022 — the second highest turnout for a congressional election in two decades. The 52.2% voter turnout was just 1.2 percentage points lower than in 2018 (53.4%) and significantly higher than in 2014 (41.9%) and in 2010 (45.5%). Despite lower turnout in 2022 […]
Read MoreJudge gives OK to early voting in Georgia runoff | #elections | #alabama
This weekly update summarizing legislative activity affecting voting and elections is powered by the Voting Rights Lab. Sign up for VRL’s weekly newsletter here. The Voting Rights Lab is tracking 2,212 bills so far this session, with 583 bills that tighten voter access or election administration and 1,061 bills that expand the rules. The rest […]
Read MoreAllen: Alabama to leave voter registration partnership | #alaska | #politics
1 of 2 FILE – Rep. Wes Allen speaks during debate on transgender bills during the legislative session in the house chamber at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., on April 7, 2022. Allen, who will be sworn in as secretary of state in January, said Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, that he sent a letter […]
Read MoreAlabama GOP to vote on idea of recommending closed primaries | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is one of 15 states that do not ask voters to register with a political party ahead of a voting in a primary. Some Republicans argue it’s time to change that. The Alabama Republican Party will take a vote this weekend on whether to support a party registration requirement for […]
Read MoreGOP files another election-related lawsuit in Pennsylvania | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
This weekly update summarizing legislative activity affecting voting and elections is powered by the Voting Rights Lab. Sign up for VRL’s weekly newsletter here. The Voting Rights Lab is tracking 2,201 bills so far this session, with 580 bills that tighten voter access or election administration and 1,054 bills that expand the rules. The rest […]
Read MoreArkansas among the lowest in the nation for voter turnout
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- September 6, 2022
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ARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas’ voter turnout is among the lowest in the nation, according to the United States Election Project. Political Science Professor at the University of Arkansas Dr. Janine Parry said Arkansas tends to be at the bottom of the list for voter turnout across the country. “Arkansas in the last 10 years or […]
Read MoreAlabama GOP to vote on idea of recommending closed primaries | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is one of 15 states that do not ask voters to register with a political party ahead of a voting in a primary. Some Republicans argue it’s time to change that. The Alabama Republican Party will take a vote this weekend on whether to support a party registration requirement for […]
Read MoreArkansas voter lists added to searchable website database
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Voter Reference Foundation (VRF) recently posted Arkansas’ voter list to its online, searchable platform with the aim to increase election transparency. According to a press release, some states have fought back in the Courts, and the group recently won a legal battle on this matter in New Mexico. VRF calls that […]
Read MoreAlabama GOP to vote on idea of recommending closed primaries | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is one of 15 states that do not ask voters to register with a political party ahead of a voting in a primary. Some Republicans argue it’s time to change that. The Alabama Republican Party will take a vote this weekend on whether to support a party registration requirement for […]
Read MoreElection skeptics seek Alabama secretary of state’s office | State | #elections | #alabama
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GARDENDALE, Ala. (AP) — The Republican runoff for Alabama secretary of state features two candidates who have voiced concerns about election and voter roll integrity while opposing the expansion of early or absentee voting. One candidate, state Auditor Jim Zeigler, is endorsed by a key supporter of former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims that the […]
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