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Rights Group Says Polling Places Should Be 'No ICE' Zones During Midterm Elections

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called for the establishment of “No ICE” zones around polling places, early voting locations, and ballot drop boxes ahead of next month's midterm elections, warning that the presence of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents could deter eligible Americans from exercising their right to vote. “ICE officers’…

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Common Dreams· Oct 20, 7:02 PMRights Group Says Polling Places Should Be 'No ICE' Zones During Midterm Elections

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Trump Administration Expands Voter Fraud Crackdown As Midterms ApproachFederal authorities say 113 people in 20 states have been charged with illegal voting in the past seven weeks.

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California residents accused by feds of voter fraud react with shock, confusion and angerSeveral green card holders arrested in a Trump administration crackdown on alleged California voter fraud appeared in court Monday, with some saying they had no recollection of ever registering to cast ballots.

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Justice Department sues California over alleged noncitizen votersThe Department of Justice announces it is suing California over alleged noncitizen individuals on voter rolls. NBC News Senior Reporter Jane Timm joins with the latest, and her reporting on packages with suspicious substances mailed to lawmakers.

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Federal judge shoots down request to halt mail-in ballot changes in North CarolinaThe plaintiffs brought their challenge against new mail-in ballot counting rules too late, a federal judge said.

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Rob Bonta’s astonishing response when grilled on biggest voter fraud bust in California historyPeople arrested in the voter raids included José Probitsado Amaro, 51, a citizen of the Philippines living in San Diego County’s National City, whom federal authorities said registered to vote by falsely claiming to be a US citizen.

New York Post1d agoWhole story →

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Ahead of Midterms, Justice Kagan Says Rulings Have Intensified PolarizationThe justice said during a discussion that recent Supreme Court decisions on voting rights, gerrymandering and campaign finance have deepened America’s divides.

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Supreme Court justice sounds alarm over ‘nightmare’ unleashed by her colleagues: NYTA Supreme Court justice delivered a blistering assessment of her own court's record on elections just two weeks before the midterms. Justice Elena Kagan told an audience at Catholic University's law school on Tuesday that the conservative majority's rulings on campaign finance, partisan maps and voting rights have deepened the nation's divisions, The New…

Raw Story6h agoWhole story →

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