Karnataka Assembly polls: 8.26% voter turnout recorded after first round

Karnataka Assembly polls: 8.26% voter turnout recorded after first round

[ad_1] Bengaluru: Karnataka recorded an average 8.26 per cent voter turnout till 9 a.m. after completion of the first round of voting which is underway on Wednesday to elect the 224-member state Assembly. Varuna constituency from where Opposition leader Siddaramaiah and Housing Minister V. Somanna are contestingsaw 11.5 per cent voting. The people in communally-sensitive … Read more

High voter turnout expected in Karnataka Assembly polls

High voter turnout expected in Karnataka Assembly polls

[ad_1] Bengaluru: As voting for the 224-member Karnataka Assembly in currently underway, large queues were witnessed outside polling centres across the state on Wednesday indicating a huge voter turnout in the closely-fought contest. People started lining up outside the centres well before polling began at 7 a.m. The centres were abuzz with voters and staff … Read more

Trump killed the ‘values voter’ wing of the GOP. It isn’t coming back in 2024.

Trump killed the ‘values voter’ wing of the GOP. It isn’t coming back in 2024.

[ad_1] Unlike in Republican presidential primaries past, just two candidates — Pence, the former Catholic turned evangelical, and Scott, who speaks of finding a “God Solution” to the country’s racial divide — stand alone in making explicit appeals to Evangelical voters. Trump and DeSantis, meanwhile, are relying solely on their reputations as brute-force brawlers in … Read more

ECI Revises Schedule Of JK’s Voter Revision

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: The Election Commission of India has revised the schedule of special summary revision of electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir. The poll-body, in a letter sent to Jammu and Kashmir chief electoral officer, has approved the proposal sent by him for modifying the schedule of voter revision. The exercise, which otherwise would have … Read more

ECI revises schedule of J&K’s voter revision

ECI revises schedule of J&K’s voter revision

[ad_1] Srinagar, Apr 20: The Election Commission of India has revised the schedule of special summary revision of electoral rolls in Jammu & Kashmir. The poll-body, in a letter sent to Jammu & Kashmir chief electoral officer, has approved the proposal sent by him for modifying the schedule of voter revision. The exercise, which otherwise … Read more

Far-right influencer convicted in voter suppression scheme

Far-right influencer convicted in voter suppression scheme

[ad_1] Mackey, who was arrested in January 2021, could face up to 10 years in prison. His sentencing is set for Aug. 16. His lawyer, Andrew Frisch, said in an email that the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan will have multiple reasons to choose from to vacate the conviction. “We are optimistic … Read more

Two more Republican states abruptly depart from interstate voter list program

Two more Republican states abruptly depart from interstate voter list program

[ad_1] The exodus of GOP officials from the once-uncontroversial group comes as some prominent Republicans — most notably former President Donald Trump — have publicly attacked it, falsely saying it is a liberal plot to control the county’s voter rolls. Most of the departing states have not echoed Trump’s claims, instead citing disagreements about the … Read more

Interstate voter list org starts to crack as Florida, other GOP states quit

Interstate voter list org starts to crack as Florida, other GOP states quit

[ad_1] ERIC — a little-known but an important part of America’s election infrastructure — has been facing an onslaught of criticism, ranging from false claims that the organization is a left-leaning group that inflates the voter rolls for Democrats to more behind the scenes fights on its internal structure and practices. The group is responsible … Read more

India’s First Voter Shyam Saran Negi Dies In Himachal Pradesh At The Age Of 106

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[ad_1] Shyam Saran Negi, the country’s first voter, passed away on November 5, 2022, at his residence in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. He was 106. Using a postal ballot for the first time, Negi exercised his right to vote on November 2 for the assembly elections of the state that would take place on November 12. … Read more