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  • Can e-voting revolutionize Nigeria's democracy? Lessons from FUOYE campus elections

    June 13, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Oye, Ekiti

    Following violent disruption during campus elections in 2021, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, implemented an electronic voting process which allowed students to cast their ballots online via a university portal. Some students who had previously abstained from participating in elections due to safety concerns were able to vote, but the platform also experienced technical glitches and fears around cyberattacks, which left some students unable to cast their ballots.

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  • What If Everyone Had To Vote?

    June 12, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: Australia

    In Australia, voting has been mandatory since 1924, with failure to vote punishable by fines up to $79. The country sees an average turnout of 90% for its federal elections, not just due to compulsory voting, but also because of automatic voter registration, mail-in voting, Saturday elections, and extensive outreach with populations unable to vote in person, not to mention their tradition of handing out "democracy sausage" at the polls.

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  • Georgia voters sign up in record numbers following change to automatic registration in 2016

    June 08, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    After Georgia implemented an automatic voter registration system that’s integrated with driver’s license applications, the percentage of state residents registered to vote increased from 78 percent to 98 percent over four years. Election officials are also automatically updated when a voter changes residences, streamlining the process for updating voter records.

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  • How Conecta Arizona is Fighting Mis- and Disinformation in Latinx Communities in the United States

    May 24, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    Conecta Arizona is a WhatsApp-based Spanish-language news service originally created to help combat misinformation in migrant communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Three years since its launch, the service reaches more than 100,000 people and partners with freelance journalists and experts to provide information on voter registration, mental health resources, immigration laws, and more.

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  • Vote like Voters in Minneapolis

    May 23, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    For its mayoral elections, Minneapolis uses ranked-choice voting, a process that allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference rather than choosing just one. The system, along with the state's culture of civic engagement and its ease of voting, is believed to have contributed to record-high turnout during the 2021 election, when more than half of registered voters in the city cast a ballot.

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  • How one northeast Pa. county runs drama-free elections with just 2 people on its election staff

    May 18, 2023 |

    Votebeat |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    To make sure its elections run smoothly, the tiny election staff in one Pennsylvania county coordinates helpers from across the county government's departments, who process mail-in ballots while full-time staff oversee in-person voting. The office also invites the public to observe the election process and weigh in on important decisions, such as what type of voting machines are used.

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  • Election Tech Could End Voting Malpractices In Nigeria, But Not Yet

    May 15, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    In an attempt to address fraud and malpractice, Nigeria introduced the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and the INEC Result Viewing Portal, which verify voters' identities using voter numbers, fingerprints, and facial recognition, and publicly shares election results in real-time. The technologies were successfully implemented in 76 percent of voting locations in one state in 2022, but voters and local officials say there are still issues with disenfranchisement and technical glitches.

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  • Groups helping remove barriers to help get Jacksonville voters to the polls

    May 08, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Jacksonville, Florida

    Free Rides to the Polls is a collaboration among churches across Jacksonville that leverages volunteer drivers to help people who don’t have transportation get to polling locations. During early voting in May 2023, the program helped at least 400 people cast their ballots.

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  • Successful program finds voters who moved or died. Why are states leaving it before 2024 elections?

    May 04, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Election Registration Information Center allows states to check for duplicate voter registrations across state lines and identify voters who have moved or died. At one time, a total of 33 states participated in the database, but several have since left the partnership as a result of disinformation about how the effort is funded.

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  • Ranked-choice voting is gaining momentum. So are efforts to stop it.

    April 24, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    Ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to pick multiple candidates for their vote to be transferred to if their first choice fails to advance, has now been approved in at least 60 jurisdictions, including Alaska, where it helped Democrat Mary Peltola defeat Republican Sarah Palin.

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