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An elderly man was left with bruises on his face, elbow, and hand after he was attacked by thugs in his polling unit in Lagos State.  The man explained that he was in the queue to vote at his polling unit in Akesan, Oba’s Palace, near Iba, Lagos state, when …

A photo shared online has captured the moment a voter was heading with a pitbull for the governorship and House of Assembly election despite a police ban on the use of dogs and other pets at polling units.    Earlier this month, Police High Command banned the use of pets …

Mark Brnovich, a Republican who served as Arizona’s attorney general until January, buried the findings of a 10,000-hour review by his office that found no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, newly released documents reveal. The documents were released on Wednesday by Mr. Brnovich’s successor, Kris Mayes, …

It’s a new week, and democracy is alive and well in the freest country on Earth. Yes, the world has continued to turn even with it taking 15 votes to solidify Congressman Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. All of this might be surprising to you if you bought …

In its report on the pre-election observation conducted between November 12 and November 23, 2022, Yiaga Africa highlighted the activities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), political parties, the National Orientation Agency, Civil Society Organisations, and other stakeholders ahead of the election. According to the report, “the 2023 general …

Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, says ahead of the 2023 General elections, voter cards are now more important to Nigerians than school certificates and international passports. Gumi, who said the votes will count in 2023 polls, noted that possessing a voter card is the only way to …

Democrats have kept rolling in Georgia as black voter turnout in Democratic areas has been high for the Senate runoff. Politico reported: Democrats have largely kept up that momentum, with Black voters — a key component of the party’s base in Georgia — making up a greater share of the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has identified 23 personnel who carried out fake voter registrations.   INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu who spoke at the third quarterly meeting with political parties on Wednesday October 26, said after a rigorous clean-up of the data using the automated biometric identification system (ABIS), 2,780,756 (22.6%) of …

Rachel Maddow talked to voting rights lawyer Marc Elias who pointed the finger at Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy for staying silent on Republican voter intimidation tactics. Video: Maddow asked Elias, “The defendants in this case include one of these sort of anti-voting rights pressure groups that that have sprung …

New voter registration is skyrocketing in Texas as young Democrats are registering after the overturn of Roe. The Houston Chronicle reported: According to TargetSmart, Democrats now have a 10-percentage point advantage among new registrants since Dobbs, making up 42 percent to Republicans’ 32 percent. Before Dobbs, Republicans had a five-point …