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  • Maricopa County anticipated a lawsuit like Kari Lake's. So it changed how it reviews voter signatures.

    March 30, 2023 |

    Votebeat |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    After being criticized for its signature verification process during the 2020 election, Maricopa County, Arizona instituted additional strategies and safeguards leading up to 2022, including expanded training for election workers, additional signature samples for comparison, and a new audit process for approved signatures. The county saw an increase in the number of bad signatures rejected, with 1800 rejected in 2022 compared to 587 in 2020.

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  • Estonia's e-governance revolution is hailed as a voting success – so why are some US states pulling in the opposite direction?

    March 17, 2023 |

    The Conversation |

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    Response Location: Estonia

    Estonia's e-governance system allows citizens to register for social programs, access health records, and complete most government business digitally. In March 2023, more than half of the country's voters cast their ballots via the internet for the first time.

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  • How Michigan removes voters from the rolls: double-check everything and call on community groups to help

    March 16, 2023 |

    Votebeat |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Michigan is among the states that participate in the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, a program that cross references voter registration and Social Security death data across state lines to help local officials identify and address duplicate registrations. Over the past four years, the state has canceled the registrations of more than 400,000 voters who died and more than 170,000 whose residency changed.

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  • How One City Ended Prison Gerrymandering

    March 10, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Wilmington, Delaware

    To end prison gerrymandering, the city council in Wilmington, Delaware, counted people who are incarcerated in the local prison at their last address in the city for the 2020 Census. People who are incarcerated there but did not live in Wilmington were not counted.

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  • How i-voting came of age in Estonia with record election ballots

    March 08, 2023 |

    Euronews |

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    Response Location: Estonia

    Alongside other digital services offered by the government, Estonia allows its citizens to vote in elections via the Internet with a system that uses ID cards and secure PIN codes to verify voters' identities. In 2023, more residents cast votes digitally than in-person for the first time ever.

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  • Anti-Discrimination Toolbox

    January 30, 2023 |

    Transitions Online |

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    Response Location: Poland

    The Center for Belarusian Solidarity provides legal advice, information, and support to Belarusian migrants who face discrimination in Poland due to their country's relationship with Russia. Lawyers from the center can help advocate for refugees at visa centers or refer them to the Commissioner for Human Rights in more severe cases of discrimination.

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  • Diversion of UBE Funds impedes delivery of quality education in Nigeria, but HDI devises a means to hold state government accountable

    January 25, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Igbo Elejo, Lagos State

    Human Development Initiatives trains community members to monitor school infrastructure projects eligible for government education funding and gather information to present to the state board when projects are not completed. As a result of the community tracking efforts, several schools have received significant upgrades.

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  • Oregon leads nation in voter turnout rates

    January 03, 2023 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    In Oregon, voters are automatically registered when they get their driver's license, and voters are automatically sent a ballot when election time comes. The state had the highest turnout rate in the country in the 2022 midterm election, with 61.5% of eligible citizens casting a ballot.

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  • How New York Is Giving Residents A Voice In The City Budget

    December 16, 2022 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York City's Civic Engagement Commission has run two pilot projects implementing participatory budgeting, a process in which local residents help decide how local funding should be allocated. The latest pilot project allocated $1.3 million to 33 projects in "priority" neighborhoods, including youth sports programs and culturally-based mental health workshops.

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  • This Nigerian start-up is dedicated to debunking political misinformation

    December 06, 2022 |

    IJNet |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    To combat mis- and disinformation, Nigerian startup FactCheck Elections monitors voting results and verifies claims made during political debates and then distributes vetted information via articles, infographics, visual media, and social media. The organization has published more than 100 fact-checks so far.

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