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🇨🇦 Global News
National & Local

Manitoba Tories used legislature room for campaign: elections commissioner

Manitoba's election commissioner found that the Progressive Conservatives violated provincial laws by using a legislative room for campaign activities before the 2023 provincial election.

Feb 27 • 00:18 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
National & Local

Newsfilter: Fico is changing election rules, prepare for the worst

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's coalition is moving to change electoral laws, eliminating mail-in voting from abroad and potentially altering other voting rules to serve their political interests.

Feb 26 • 18:51 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

2026 Elections: TSE Analyzes Rules for the Election; Internet Campaigns Will Be Discussed

The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) of Brazil is set to discuss the rules for the upcoming elections, focusing on details that will clarify existing laws without making new amendments.

Feb 26 • 07:01 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Democrats cool to Trump pushing SAVE Act election bill in voter dial

Democrats expressed discontent with President Trump's State of the Union comments advocating for federally mandated voter ID laws and the SAVE America Act.

Feb 25 • 16:53 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Ibaneis sanctions laws that suspend deadlines for public competitions until 2027 in the DF; understand

The Governor of the Federal District, Ibaneis Rocha, has enacted laws extending the validity period of public competitions under financial and election-related constraints.

Feb 23 • 23:50 UTC
🇷🇺 RT
National & Local

Trump launches voter-fraud crackdown – media

US President Donald Trump has ordered a nationwide review of potential voter fraud related to naturalized citizens, seeking to enforce election laws and expand oversight.

Feb 20 • 11:32 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Mike Lee calls Schumer's 'Jim Crow 2.0' attack on voter ID bill 'paranoid fantasy'

Senator Mike Lee criticizes Senate Democrats' characterization of the GOP's voter ID legislation as reminiscent of segregationist laws, defending the bill as necessary for election integrity.

Feb 18 • 02:00 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Tom Emmer blasts Democrats' double standard on SAVE Act: 'They require photo IDs' at their own DNC

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer criticizes Democrats for hypocrisy regarding voter ID laws, citing their own event requirements as contradictory.

Feb 17 • 01:00 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Schumer doubles down on GOP voting bill 'Jim Crow 2.0' despite Democratic voter support

Senator Chuck Schumer criticized the Republican-backed voter ID laws, likening them to Jim Crow-era laws, despite bipartisan support in favor of such measures.

Feb 15 • 22:00 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Trump Aims to Push Through New Election Laws for Upcoming Elections

Donald Trump is seeking to implement new election laws ahead of the next elections.

Feb 14 • 04:39 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Leavitt unloads on Obama over voter ID push, accuses Dems of 'panic'

WH press secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized former President Obama for opposing national voter ID laws, asserting that Democrats are panicking over support for such laws.

Feb 12 • 21:16 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Kim Young-seon, despite being acquitted of violating political funds law, appeals while prosecution also files an appeal

Former Member of Parliament Kim Young-seon, acquitted of violating political funding laws, has filed an appeal claiming the verdict is unjust, while the prosecution contests the decision.

Feb 12 • 08:48 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
National & Local

The US House of Representatives supported a bill requiring voters to prove their citizenship

The US House of Representatives passed a bill mandating voter citizenship verification, which critics argue could impose unnecessary burdens on American voters.

Feb 12 • 05:19 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Murkowski breaks with GOP on voter ID, says push ‘is not how we build trust’

Senator Lisa Murkowski publicly opposes stricter voter ID laws backed by GOP leadership and expresses concern over building public trust in elections.

Feb 10 • 17:12 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

2026 Elections: 18 of 27 Governors Will Not Be Able to Run for New Terms This Year

In the upcoming 2026 elections, 18 out of Brazil's 27 governors are barred from seeking re-election due to laws limiting consecutive terms.

Feb 8 • 09:00 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
National & Local

SNS Posts on Voting Day May Be Illegal: 'Vote for Candidate XX' with Photo

A Japanese expert warns that posting photos of completed ballots for a specific candidate on social media on voting day could violate election laws.

Feb 7 • 08:58 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

STF has a majority to classify illicit campaign funding as an electoral crime and misconduct

The Brazilian Supreme Court has established a majority allowing for double punishment of illicit campaign funding, enhancing the penalties for this crime during an election year.

Feb 6 • 21:09 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

Prosecutors appeal former Democratic Party assistant Song Young-gil's 'not guilty' verdict on election law violation

Prosecutors have filed an appeal against the 'not guilty' verdict of Park Yong-soo, a former aide of Song Young-gil, accused of violating election laws by distributing money envelopes during a 2021 Democratic Party convention, after a court ruled his actions did not constitute a crime.

Feb 6 • 09:40 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Judge rejects appeals from Boa Vista councilors canceled for gender quota fraud and process goes to 2nd instance

The electoral judge has upheld the cancellations of councilors Roberto Franco and Adnan Lima for violating gender quota laws and forwarded the case to the Regional Electoral Court of Roraima.

Feb 5 • 14:31 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Adani donated $600,000 to Liberal National party before 2024 state election using federal ‘loophole’

Adani's $600,000 donation to Queensland's Liberal National party before the 2024 state election went undisclosed for a year due to a loophole in federal electoral funding laws, prompting criticism from the Greens.

Feb 5 • 14:00 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
National & Local

Six Issues in the House of Representatives Election: Asking Six Experts About Work Style, Prices, and Digitalization

As Japan's House of Representatives election approaches on the 8th, experts discuss key issues including labor regulations, cost of living, and digital transformation.

Feb 4 • 21:00 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

Trump wants to take away the states' right to hold elections – Democrats: A step towards dictatorship

Former President Donald Trump suggested that a Republican-majority Congress should change election laws to remove states' control over elections, leading Democrats to warn of a potential dictatorship.

Feb 4 • 14:30 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

Isamaa presented a traffic light: which laws would the party reverse and which would they not

Isamaa unveiled a legislative traffic light today, detailing which laws they consider reasonable to reverse post-election and which policies the current government should reasonably address.

Feb 4 • 12:50 UTC
🇺🇸 NPR
National & Local

Candidates have legal standing to challenge election laws, the Supreme Court rules

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that political candidates can legally challenge election laws before the voting process begins.

Jan 14 • 19:28 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Supreme Court says Illinois congressman can sue over state mail-in voting laws

The Supreme Court has ruled that Illinois congressman Mike Bost can challenge state mail-in voting laws that permit counting ballots received after Election Day.

Jan 14 • 15:29 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
National & Local

Orešković: Do you think Turudić cares about dubious laws and corruption?

Dalija Orešković discussed the ongoing political situation regarding the election of the President of the Supreme Court and constitutional judges in Croatia, criticizing the government's manipulation in the appointment process.

Jan 9 • 08:59 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

Michigan loophole makes it difficult to track utilities’ donations to politicians

An investigation has revealed a loophole in Michigan election laws that hinders tracking of campaign contributions from utilities to lawmakers, particularly affecting DTE Energy and Consumers Energy.

Jan 6 • 12:00 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
National & Local

Trump's strong attack on the governor of Minnesota: "No one is above the law"

President Trump launched a fierce attack on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz following Walz's announcement that he would not run for re-election amid accusations of mismanagement.

Jan 5 • 20:17 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
National & Local

The Parliament Awaits the Election of the Chief Justice, a Referendum on 'Bacic's Laws' Possible...

The Croatian Parliament will resume its sessions on January 15, addressing numerous agenda items including potential changes to parliamentary rules and discussions on proposed laws.

Jan 5 • 10:40 UTC

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