Democratic National Committee defeats proposed ban on dark money

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/democratic-national-committee-defeats-bid-to-ban-dark-money/

" Former Communications Workers President Larry Cohen and Our Revolution's executive director, Joseph Geevarghese, launched the bid.... 'Newly elected progressive Reps. Summer Lee, D-Pa., and Andrea Salinas, D-Ore., survived the onslaught, but most did not,' [Cohen wrote.]"

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62% of New York voters want public campaign financing

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/poll-62-new-york-voters-want-lawmakers-fund-public-financing-program

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Brennan Center has updated its "Voting Laws Roundup, Feb 2023"

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-february-2023

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Op-ed: Minnesota should join National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

https://mnrepublic.com/9003/opinion/minnesota-should-adopt-the-national-popular-vote-interstate-compact/

If Minnesota, with its 10 electors, enacts the Compact, the total number of electors in Compact states will rise to 205 of the 270 needed.

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Latina woman jailed in AZ for collecting 4 ballots

https://www.typeinvestigations.org/investigation/2023/02/08/woman-jailed-for-collecting-4-ballots-in-arizona-sparks-fear-of-voting-in-majority-latino-city/?emci=8e09b02a-eaab-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&emdi=c739951e-f2ab-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&ceid=601051

Undercover reports reveal hacking by Israeli firm in 33 elections worldwide

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/15/disinformation-hacking-operative-team-jorge-tal-hanan

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/15/revealed-disinformation-team-jorge-claim-meddling-elections-tal-hanan

A team of undercover reporters gained the confidence of Tal Hanan, principal of an Israeli for-profit firm. Hanan claimed to have played dirty tricks or hacked into 33 elections all over the globe.

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Dirty tricks in Kenyan election

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/18/cambridge-analytica-staff-leaked-emails-team-jorge-nigeria-election-sam-patten-tal-hanan

Part of a major investigation into an Israeli firm that hacks elections worldwide.

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Minnesota high court rules on returning citizens voting rights

https://www.willmarradio.com/news/supreme-court-rules-on-felon-voting-rights-case/article_d392b0c0-adf9-11ed-995d-73000798167e.html

"The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday current law barring convicted felons from voting does *not* violate the Minnesota Constitution, but also left open the option for the legislature to allow it , which Democratic leaders have said they'll do this session."

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Krysten Sinema gets lots of call from payday lenders

https://theintercept.com/2023/02/13/kyrsten-sinema-payday-loan/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter 

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Latina woman jailed in Arizona for collecting four mail-in ballots for neighbors

https://www.typeinvestigations.org/investigation/2023/02/08/woman-jailed-for-collecting-4-ballots-in-arizona-sparks-fear-of-voting-in-majority-latino-city/?emci=8e09b02a-eaab-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&emdi=c739951e-f2ab-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&ceid=6010516 

Community members feel that it will be harder for them to vote because of their poverty and long work days. 

NC Supreme Court may reverse key redistricting & voting cases

https://www.wral.com/in-win-for-gop-nc-supreme-court-positioned-to-reverse-major-voting-rights-cases/20703815/

In a very rare move, the North Carolina Supreme Court will review a voter ID case and the partisan gerrymandering case that is before the U.S. Supreme Court in Moore v. Harper. Critics say that the change in the NC Court's composition to majority Republican and the rare reconsideration indicate that the reasons for the move are political.

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