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Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
GA Secretary of State announces audit of voter rolls
An audit of Georgia's voter rolls will happen over the next several months. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said the multiple stages of the audit will include traditional list maintenance, as well as new procedures developed to ensure the integrity of Georgia's voter registration lists. 'There are no 'off-years' in keeping elections secure,' said Raffensperger. 'We will have a statewide election this year, and a general election in 2026. We will use this period over the Summer of 2025 to take every step to maintain the accuracy of Georgia's voter registration lists.' The first phase of the audit will include mailings to inactive voters to move them to canceled status. The office will audit any voters without activity in the last five years. The audit will also check for voters who may have moved by comparing data from the US Postal Service, other states' voter lists, and lists from the Department of Drivers' Services. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] TRENDING STORIES: Man drowns after jumping into Chattahoochee River to rescue child Georgia special tax refunds: When will most eligible taxpayers receive their checks? Delta flight leaving Atlanta loses piece of wing in North Carolina driveway [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
RNZ News
2 days ago
- Politics
- RNZ News
80% of Samoan voters fully registered
Office of the Electoral Commission logo Photo: Office of the Electoral Commission - Samoa Four out of five eligible voters in Samoa have now fully registered for the general election next month, the country's election chief has confirmed. Samoa's electoral commissioner Toleafoa Tuiafelolo Alexander says based on the 2021 Census, 81 percent of all eligible voters - just under 95,000 out of 117,000 - have completed full registration, including biometrics and photos. As of Tuesday, this left just over 22,000 remained to register. Read more: In Samoa over 11,700 people registered online, and just under 7700 completed in-person registration as of Tuesday. Three hundred and ten people registered online from outside Samoa, and just 58 of them have so far fully completed their registration. The Office of the Electoral Commission (OEC) said online registration will close on Wednesday at 4pm local time (3pm NZT). It said manual registration will be cosed on Thursday at 4pm. "Completion of all outstanding registrations and biometric capture for submitted online applications will be closed on Friday at 4pm." Samoans will cast their votes on 29 August. The official campaigning period begins on 14 July.
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Justice Department files lawsuit against Orange County Registrar over voter records
The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit against Orange County Registrar Robert Page for allegedly refusing to provide records related to the removal of noncitizens from voter registration rolls and failing to maintain accurate voter lists. The suit claims this is a violation of the Help America Vote Act, a federal law signed in 2002 that reformed the nation's voting process. The suit also stated that 'The attorney general recently received a complaint from the family member of a non-citizen in Orange County indicating that the non-citizen received an unsolicited mail-in ballot from the defendant, despite lack of citizenship.' California violated Title IX over trans athletes, Trump administration says 'Voting by non-citizens is a federal crime, and states and counties that refuse to disclose all requested voter information are in violation of well-established federal elections laws,' Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division said in a statement. 'Removal of non-citizens from the state's voter rolls is critical to ensuring that the state's voter rolls are accurate and that elections in California are conducted without fraudulent voting. The lawsuit comes after President Donald Trump's March 25 executive order, which'sought to compel officials to require documentary proof of citizenship for everyone registering to vote for federal elections, accept only mailed ballots received by Election Day, and condition federal election grant funding on states adhering to the new ballot deadline,' according to The Associated Press. Democratic state attorneys general challenged the effort as unconstitutional. A federal judge sided with the state attorneys general earlier this month. When contacted by KTLA for a comment, the Orange County Registrar of Voters stated that they'do not comment on pending or ongoing litigation.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Herald
13-05-2025
- Politics
- The Herald
ANC meeting descends into violence, with several assault cases opened
An ANC meeting on voter registration ended violently on Sunday after a physical altercation broke out among members, leaving people injured and resulting in several cases of assault being reported to the police. Former Knysna mayor Aubrey Tsengwa resigned as the Ward 8 councillor in April. The ANC was meeting about the voter registration in Concordia ahead of the by-election on June 25. Western Cape ANC spokesperson Muhammad Khalid Sayed said the party knew of the incident. 'We met some of the provincial leaders [on Monday]. 'We have not engaged some of the regional leaders fully on what happened. 'We need to hear all sides of the story and, obviously, the authorities have the responsibility to investigate. 'We are not the police. 'We are busy with the process of getting a sense of what happened and what the politics are around it. 'Nonetheless, we condemn in the strongest of terms any thuggery done by members of the ANC or activists of the ANC or people wearing the branding of the ANC.' ANC activist Yonela Joko said she sustained an injury to her arm and reported a case of assault against Ward 7 councillor and Knysna council chief whip Mboneli Khumelwana. Joko said an argument broke out between ANC structures. It led to shouting, swearing and then a physical fight. Joko said that when trying to flee, she was allegedly kicked to the ground by Khumelwana and assaulted by two other men. 'I am still shocked. I don't remember where the councillor came from or why they decided to attack me. 'I remember fighting back, trying to survive the brutality, so I could escape to a place of safety.' Joko said that after the fight, she was taken to the Knysna Hospital 'My whole body is in pain. I arrived at the hospital with my arm dislocated.' Joko went to the police on Monday. Khumelwana denied involvement in the assault. He said when the fight broke out, he was on his cellphone. He then went and stood with another councillor. 'I am happy a case was opened. This means we will stand in court and prove our innocence. 'I also heard that a video was taken when the fight transpired. I don't know what triggered the fight. 'What I know is that we were called to attend a meeting where we were being divided into groups for a door-to-door programme.' Police spokesperson Sergeant Chris Spies said about 10 cases were reported and were being compiled. 'We will be able to confirm once all the cases have been registered.' The Herald
Al Jazeera
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Is Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, a registered Republican?
Hours after Robert Prevost became the first United States-born pontiff on May 8, social media discussions in the US speculated whether Pope Leo XIV, as he is known after the election, was a 'registered Republican'. 'SCOOP: Our Turning Point Action team pulled the voting history for Pope Leo XIV,' conservative influencer Charlie Kirk wrote on social media platform X on May 8. 'He's a registered Republican who has voted in Republican primaries when not living abroad. Our data shows he's a strong Republican, and he's pro-life.' Many other X posts called Prevost a 'registered Republican'. Prevost, 69, is a registered voter in Will County, Illinois, and has cast ballots there over the past 13 years. In Illinois, voters do not register by party affiliation. But they declare a party when voting in a primary, according to an April video by the Illinois State Board of Elections. 'However, you are not tied down or formally registered to this party and are free to vote for another party at a subsequent election,' the video says. The Illinois voter registration application does not ask people to provide a party affiliation. The Will County clerk's office sent PolitiFact Prevost's voter information, which lists his party affiliation as 'undeclared'. It shows that he voted in the 2012, 2014 and 2016 Republican primaries. He voted absentee in the 2024 general election, with an undeclared party affiliation. The viral screenshots Kirk and others shared on X are from L2, a paywalled database that aggregates consumer and voter data. L2's profile of Prevost lists 'Republican' in its 'party' field. 🚨 🚨 🚨 New Pope is a registered REPUBLICAN! — Jared Small 💁🏼♀️ (@jaredsmall) May 8, 2025It is unclear how L2 determines a party affiliation for people who live in states such as Illinois, where this information is not included in voter registration. L2 did not respond to PolitiFact's request for comment. Born in 1955, Prevost grew up in Dolton, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. He was ordained as a priest in 1982, then moved to Peru, where he lived from 1988 through 1998. In 1999, he returned to Chicago to serve as the prior provincial of the Augustinian province of 'Mother of Good Counsel', which covers the Midwest and Canada. Prevost's voter file lists his address to a house owned by his brother, John Prevost. We were unable to determine Robert Prevost's address or where he was registered to vote before 2012. In 2014, he returned to Peru and served as the bishop of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023. He then moved to Rome, where he has lived since. US citizens who live overseas and meet certain criteria can vote absentee while abroad. We contacted the clerk's office in Cook County, Illinois, where Chicago is located, to ask whether Prevost has a voter file in the county. The clerk's office directed us to submit a Freedom of Information Act request for that information; we did so, but did not receive an immediate response. Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, chair of religious studies and political science professor at Northwestern University in the Chicago suburbs, said Prevost's voting history does not tell the public 'much about his views or positions other than that in that particular primary he was inclined toward one or more of the Republican candidates'. X posts said Prevost is a 'registered Republican'. Prevost is registered to vote in Illinois, where voters do not register with a party affiliation. However, they declare a party affiliation when voting in a primary. County records show Prevost voted in three Republican primaries from 2012 through 2016, the most recent records we obtained. Still, the Illinois State Board of Elections says when voters participate in primaries, they are not formally registered to a party. No one is registered by party affiliation in Illinois, and evidence is scant about Prevost's voting history over his lifetime. The statement contains an element of truth but ignores critical facts. We rate it Mostly False. PolitiFact researcher Caryn Baird contributed to this fact-check.
