To understand the significance of this week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling, books about the Deep South’s changes in the 20th century are critical to read.
Tag: Voting Rights, Registration and Requirements
Britain’s New Voter ID Rules Are Raising Hackles
Critics say the Conservative government’s new requirements are meant to discourage voting by young people and members of minority groups, who are likely to be Labour voters.
New Zealand and Australia Ponder a Lower Voting Age
As today’s teenagers will bear the brunt of tomorrow’s problems, especially climate woes, some lawmakers think 16-year-olds deserve a say at the polls.
OSCE Election Observers Warn of Republican Election Deniers
Attempts by candidates to discredit the integrity of the vote have “snowballed enormously” since the 2020 election, the head of the observation mission said.
TikTok, Fake News and Obstacles to the Ballot Box
Last week, experts convened in Athens to discuss disinformation, misinformation and other threats to democracy.
The Unsettling Warning in France’s Election
A record number of abstentions, and a strictly binary choice for voters — many of whom said they were picking the lesser of two evils — are trouble signs even within a mature democracy.
In Hungary, Viktor Orban Remakes an Election to His Liking
The populist prime minister, a hero to many American conservatives, has changed voting rules and legalized ‘voter tourism’ as he stands for re-election
Ambition or Compromise?
After President Biden’s speech on voting rights, we explain the two camps in the debate about how to protect them.
Defending the Right to Vote
Stacey Abrams says the infrastructure of voting is being eviscerated and the utility of a democratically elected government attacked.
Hong Kong Pushes Opposition to Run in Preordained Elections
China has already determined the outcome, but the government is pressuring opposition parties to participate to lend the vote legitimacy.