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9:44pm, 17th April, 2019

Indians begin voting in second phase of mammoth general election

Voters across swaths of southern India began queueing up early on Thursday in the second phase of a mammoth, staggered general election in which opposition parties are trying to stop Prime Minister Narendra Modi from winning a second term.

Voting underway in Indonesia, world's biggest one-day election

6:20pm, 16th April, 2019

US

Voting underway in Indonesia, world's biggest one-day election

Indonesians began voting in the world's biggest single-day election on Wednesday as polling stations opened in the east of the sprawling equatorial archipelago following a six-month campaign to choose a new president and parliament.

Voting begins in India's gigantic election spread over 7 phases

9:37pm, 10th April, 2019

World

Voting begins in India's gigantic election spread over 7 phases

India's mammoth general election began on Thursday, with people starting to line up outside polling stations in the world's biggest democratic exercise that will be carried out in seven phases.

Jeff Bezos keeps Amazon voting power in divorce settlement

1:20am, 5th April, 2019

Business

Jeff Bezos keeps Amazon voting power in divorce settlement

Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos will retain voting control of his entire $143 billion stake in the company under a divorce settlement with his wife, MacKenzie Bezos, who will own 25 percent of those shares, the couple said on Thursd...

Turks begin voting in local polls which Erdogan could lose in big cities

11:55pm, 30th March, 2019

World

Turks begin voting in local polls which Erdogan could lose in big cities

Turks began voting on Sunday in local elections that President Tayyip Erdogan has described as a matter of survival for the country.

Commerce's Ross insists census citizenship question supports Voting Rights Act

1:05pm, 14th March, 2019

US

Commerce's Ross insists census citizenship question supports Voting Rights Act

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross insisted on Thursday that the plan by the Republican Trump administration to revive a citizenship question on the 2020 census was aimed at bolstering the Voting Rights Act, prompting ridicule from Democrats.

North Carolina poll workers admit they improperly ran early voting results

4:36pm, 19th February, 2019

US

North Carolina poll workers admit they improperly ran early voting results

North Carolina poll workers told election officials on Tuesday they illegally viewed early election results last year, the latest evidence in a probe of voting irregularities in a still-unsettled congressional race.

U.S. top court to review Virginia voting districts in race case

6:42pm, 13th November, 2018

US

U.S. top court to review Virginia voting districts in race case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will review for a second time whether Republican legislators in Virginia drew electoral districts in the state in a way that unlawfully diluted the clout of black voters.

A dozen U.S. states see problems with voting machines: rights groups

5:20pm, 6th November, 2018

Politics

A dozen U.S. states see problems with voting machines: rights groups

Problems with voting machines were preventing some Americans from casting ballots in a dozen states in Tuesday's congressional elections, U.S. rights advocates said, following complaints about registration problems, faulty equipment and intimida...

For some in Florida Panhandle, voting takes back seat to hurricane hardships

10:46pm, 5th November, 2018

US

For some in Florida Panhandle, voting takes back seat to hurricane hardships

Sissy Karr, a landlady with 14 rental properties around Panama City, Florida, is a loyal Republican who voted for Donald Trump for president in 2016. But she says she is too busy cleaning up from Hurricane Michael to vote in Tuesday's elections.

Exclusive: Twitter deletes over 10,000 accounts that sought to discourage U.S. voting

4:57pm, 2nd November, 2018

Politics

Exclusive: Twitter deletes over 10,000 accounts that sought to discourage U.S. voting

Twitter Inc deleted more than 10,000 automated accounts posting messages that discouraged people from voting in Tuesday's U.S. election and wrongly appeared to be from Democrats, after the party flagged the misleading tweets to the social media...

Early voting surges ahead of U.S. elections, and complaints follow

5:12pm, 26th October, 2018

Politics

Early voting surges ahead of U.S. elections, and complaints follow

Hope Norris showed up two weeks early to vote in Marietta, Georgia, and waited 45 minutes to cast a ballot for Democrat Stacey Abrams, who could become the first black woman governor elected in U.S. history.

Thousands in U.S. South may not be able to cast ballots in early voting

1:45pm, 18th October, 2018

US

Thousands in U.S. South may not be able to cast ballots in early voting

Thousands of voters in Tennessee were at risk of being blocked from casting regular ballots when early voting opened this week, as officials struggled to process a surge of new registrations ahead of Nov. 6 elections to determine control of the U.S....

Exclusive: Facebook to ban misinformation on voting in upcoming U.S. elections

4:01pm, 15th October, 2018

Politics

Exclusive: Facebook to ban misinformation on voting in upcoming U.S. elections

Facebook Inc will ban false information about voting requirements and fake reports of violence or long lines at polling stations in the run-up to and during next month's U.S. midterm elections, company executives told Reuters, the latest effort...

Georgia lawsuit is latest blow in U.S. fight over voting rights

5:52pm, 11th October, 2018

US

Georgia lawsuit is latest blow in U.S. fight over voting rights

U.S. voting rights advocacy groups on Thursday sued Georgia's top election official, Secretary of State Brian Kemp, accusing him of putting more than 50,000 voter registration applications on hold to boost his gubernatorial campaign.

No time for new North Carolina voting maps, groups tell court

7:25pm, 31st August, 2018

Politics

No time for new North Carolina voting maps, groups tell court

Groups who successfully sued North Carolina over Republican-constructed congressional maps that a court ruled to be illegally drawn for partisan purposes said on Friday there is not enough time to put in place new lines ahead of the November election...

Bid to close voting sites in mostly black U.S. county fails

9:07am, 24th August, 2018

Politics

Bid to close voting sites in mostly black U.S. county fails

A county elections board in Georgia on Friday blocked an effort to close most polling places in a largely black county ahead of the November election, where a Democrat is vying to become the first U.S. African-American female governor, a county spoke...

Georgia candidates decry plan to close voting sites in mostly black county

5:04pm, 20th August, 2018

Politics

Georgia candidates decry plan to close voting sites in mostly black county

A plan to close most polling places in a predominantly black Georgia county ahead of November’s elections is drawing opposition from the state's gubernatorial candidates and voting rights activists, who deem it blatant voter suppression.

U.S. regulator shelves reform on voting in board fights: sources

6:33am, 11th July, 2018

Business

U.S. regulator shelves reform on voting in board fights: sources

The U.S. securities regulator has shelved a proposed Obama-era reform that would have given shareholders in companies more freedom to vote for their preferred candidates during contested board elections, people with direct knowledge of the matter tol...

Voting begins in Mexico's presidential election, leftist favored

9:04am, 1st July, 2018

World

Voting begins in Mexico's presidential election, leftist favored

ECATEPEC, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexicans lined up to vote for a new president on Sunday in an election tipped to hand power to an anti-establishment outsider who would inject a new dose of nationalism into government and could sharpen divisions with U.S...

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Indians begin voting in second phase of mammoth general election

Voting underway in Indonesia, world's biggest one-day election

Voting begins in India's gigantic election spread over 7 phases

Jeff Bezos keeps Amazon voting power in divorce settlement

Turks begin voting in local polls which Erdogan could lose in big cities

Commerce's Ross insists census citizenship question supports Voting Rights Act

North Carolina poll workers admit they improperly ran early voting results

U.S. top court to review Virginia voting districts in race case

A dozen U.S. states see problems with voting machines: rights groups

For some in Florida Panhandle, voting takes back seat to hurricane hardships

Exclusive: Twitter deletes over 10,000 accounts that sought to discourage U.S. voting

Early voting surges ahead of U.S. elections, and complaints follow

Thousands in U.S. South may not be able to cast ballots in early voting

Exclusive: Facebook to ban misinformation on voting in upcoming U.S. elections

Georgia lawsuit is latest blow in U.S. fight over voting rights

No time for new North Carolina voting maps, groups tell court

Bid to close voting sites in mostly black U.S. county fails

Georgia candidates decry plan to close voting sites in mostly black county

U.S. regulator shelves reform on voting in board fights: sources

Voting begins in Mexico's presidential election, leftist favored

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