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Federal judge rules Georgia congressional maps violate Voting Rights Act and must be redrawn

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The nine counties in the Atlanta metro area account for nearly half of Georgia’s registered voters, but only 38 percent of the state’s polling places.

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Pakistan political candidate abducted outside courthouse by armed assailants

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Unknown assailants abducted Khayal Ahmad Kastro, former Punjab provincial minister and election candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), outside a local court in Pakistan Friday where he sought bail for a May 9 case according to video released by PTI. This was not the only incident against PTI candidates amid the 2024 general election.

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“Court restores signature rules that hinder Ga. third-party candidates; 11th Circuit reverses ruling lowering Georgia signature requirements”

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third-party candidates; 11th Circuit reverses ruling lowering Georgia signature requirements”: Mark Niesse of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report. House Independent and Minor Party Candidates.” “Court restores signature rules that hinder Ga. ” You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S.

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EU condemns Georgia ruling party for reintroducing foreign-agents law

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If the law is adopted, civil organizations that receive over 20 percent of their funding from abroad must register as “agents of foreign influence.” The EU condemned on Thursday Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, for reintroducing a controversial foreign-agents law.

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Brazil’s Pro-Gun Movement Copies NRA Playbook

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Since Brazil’s 2019 election of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, the number of guns in civilian hands has nearly tripled, to 2 million, the number of registered gun owners has increased threefold to 1.56

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It’s official: SOS chooses easy recall qualification procedure

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A replacement candidate must: File with the county elections official, in which the candidate is registered to vote, the following: A... A replacement candidate must: File with the county elections official, in which the candidate is registered to vote, the following: A...

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Nicaragua court convicts former presidential candidate for money laundering

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A Nicaraguan court Friday convicted former presidential candidate Cristiana Chamorro and her brother, Carlos Fernando Chamorro, for money laundering-related offences. Under this law, all entities receiving funding from abroad have to register themselves with the Interior Ministry as “foreign agents” within 60 days.

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