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\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.

\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.

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The fourth Tuesday of September is recognized as National Voter Registration Day.  A few seniors may be voting for the first time this year, but for the majority of Arroyo students, the 2024 election will be their first.  In a time when politics seem to be at the center of everything, it is difficult to...

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Guest Column - 8 minutes is the time it took police officer Derek Chauvin to tackle and keep a human being under his knee on the ground and deprive him of his most basic right, his life. His name was George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American and father of 2 children; he died victim of a police blunder and racial hatred against Black people in a country that defines itself as the land of freedom where everyone can live \"the American dream\".

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A man found shot multiple times by police officers responding to a call in the Coki Point area of St Thomas was in serious condition at the Schneider Regional Medical Center as of about 8 p.m. Friday.

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Republican lawmakers in Texas have moved to introduce laws to tighten ID requirements, limit early voting and enhance consequences for... View Article

The post Texas GOP introduce slew of voting restriction bills following 2020 elections appeared first on TheGrio.

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[Premium Times] The senatorial seat became vacant following the death of the former occupant, Bayo Oshinowo, earlier this year.

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Biden has already had an advantage with Black voters in the primary elections, especially over his former opponent Bernie Sanders.

Biden swept the Black vote in states like South Carolina, while Sanders lost them by a large margin.

Biden is still liable to run into this same issue now that he’s going against Donald Trump in the general elections.

Although Black votes were generally low for Trump during the 2016 elections, Black voter turnout rates dipped for the first time in 20 years in a presidential election, according to the United States Census Bureau.

Black women came out in strong support for Hillary Clinton during the 2016 elections against Trump, according to exit polls.

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ST. PETERSBURG — The League of Women Voters of St. Petersburg Area (LWVSPA) had to stop doing in-person voter registration and education events in mid-March; their last outing was helping clients at Daystar Life Center on March 11.

Using publicly available data from the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections and working closely with community partners, LWVSPA developed a multi-part campaign with messaging that urges residents to think about voting by mail as “Your Voting Back-Up Plan.”

The voter turnout data and partner conversations also led to the decision by Grove and leaders of the Voter Services team to focus the campaign on low turnout precincts, particularly on the south side; speaking to female voters who like the tradition of voting in person as a way of engaging with their families and neighbors at their polling place.

Grove said while data shows that women in these precincts vote at higher rates than men, “there was agreement in many of our discussions with community partners that women are the decision-makers and influencers in their families and communities primarily in areas like voting.”

LWVSPA and Community Law Program are also hosting a voter registration event specifically for Returning Citizens this Sunday, June 28, from 12-3 p.m. at the parking lot of Rock of Jesus MB Church, 3940 18th Ave. S.

Pro bono attorneys will be available for those who are not able to register because of sentencing issues.

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