Tag: voting
Voting Integrity Messages Fight Misinformation in the Lab. But What about the Real World?
Voting Integrity Messages Fight Misinformation in the Lab. But What about the Real World? Telling people exactly how voting security works helps defeat election misinformation, experiments suggest. But outside experts question how well that works in the real world By Dan Vergano edited by Jeanna Bryner People cast their ballots on November 5, 2024 in…
Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines
Ashley Lopez President Trump announced Monday on his social media site, Truth Social, that he plans to “lead a movement” to get rid of mail-in ballots and voting machines in the country ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Part of his plan includes signing an executive order that bars states from using mail ballots and…
Supreme Court blocks rule that blocks Voting Rights Act for now
By Nina Totenberg , Anuli Ononye The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved the status quo in most of the country, guaranteeing voters, at least for now, the ability to sue to enforce rights guaranteed under the 1965 Voting Rights Act. At issue in the North Dakota case is Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act,…
A federal appeals panel has made enforcing the Voting Rights Act harder in 7 states
Hansi Lo Wang A panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down one of the key remaining ways of enforcing the federal Voting Rights Act in seven mainly Midwestern states. For decades, private individuals and groups have brought the majority of lawsuits for enforcing the landmark law’s Section 2 protections against…
Fears grow for voting rights as Trump plots to reshape US justice department
Experts warn that incoming president could direct DoJ officials to scale back enforcement of Voting Rights Act Donald Trump could use a second term atop the justice department to gut enforcement of US federal voting laws and deploy an agency that is supposed to protect the right to vote to undermine it, experts have warned.…
The 2024 Red Bull Batalla International Final
The 2024 Red Bull Batalla International Final, held on November 30 at Madrid’s WiZink Center, was marred by an unprecedented controversy due to a voting error by the jury during the final battle between Spanish MCs Chuty and Gazir.