Notices tagged with elections, page 4

https://www.europesays.com/1566605/ Moldova’s vote on EU membership in deadlock as president cites ‘foreign interference’ #corruption #democracy #EasternEurope #elections #EuropeanUnion #international #Moldova #referendum #Russia #Ukraine #vote

Post by @older reminding me to say that if you want a truly trenchant and also very funny, very smart novel that takes down all the goo surrounding elections and voting, read INFOMOCRACY. Loved that book. #Elections #Voting #PoliticalSystems #Democracy #Authoritarianism #PoliticalControl #Information

Her frustration is a product of a change of heart by #Meta CEO Mark #Zuckerberg. In 2021, he began pulling back on political #content on #Facebook, after years of being accused by #Republicans of favoring #Democrats. [coward]

The hatchet fell on #Instagram this year. In a Feb blog post, Meta said it would no longer “proactively recommend content about #politics,” including topics “potentially related to things like #laws, #elections, or #social topics.”

#tech #SocialMedia #internet #censorship

Fowler sent #Meta questions about how it determines what to reduce. It wouldn’t detail what it means by “#political & social issues” beyond content potentially related to “things like #laws, #elections, or #social topics.”

How do its automated systems make these calls? Would mentioning Taylor Swift count as political? What about coconuts? Can it make a distinction between voting information & partisan bickering?

#tech #SocialMedia #content #censorship #politics

🗺️ As promised, attached are maps of Early Voting from Days 1 through 3 by County, and last partisan ballot pulled - or no ballot.

The alt text contains a CSV excerpt of the data contained in the maps.

Some thoughts and findings:

📐 If we apply the count of early voters without previous partisan primary preferences ("No Party") and multiply that count by the proportion of Biden vs. Trump in 2020, we end up effectively even at 80k votes for Republicans and 79k votes for Democrats.

Using the 2020 vote totals is a bit crude, but it lets us identify general directionality as to the impact of these "No Party" voters.

📍 The maps clearly show turnout in traditionally GOP counties in the northern suburbs, supporting the hypothesis that GOP early vote advocacy efforts are motivating those voters to vote early instead of at Election Day.

🔵 Among all active voters, 7.9% and 7.5% with Dem preferences in Dekalb and Fulton Counties (Dem strongholds) have voted.

🔴 Among all active voters, 7.4% and 9.2% with GOP preferences in Cherokee and Forsyth Counties (GOP strongholds).

All this goes to say - at least in early vote, this race is ridiculously even.

👀 Over the next few days, I'll be on the lookout for a turnout breakout by Dems or the GOP to see if there are clearer signals on directionality.

🗳️ Again, expect to see a massive revived GOTV effort starting next week and not letting up until Nov 5th.

#georgia
#elections
#election2024
#harris
#EarlyVote

"We have six months left to grapple with the fact that a second Trump term will do incalculable damage on a geological time scale. "

https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/its-a-climate-election-now
#US #elections

context: https://www.newsweek.com/swastika-flags-flown-donald-trump-boat-parade-florida-us-presidential-2042-election-1968426

#trump #DonaldTrump #rally #PoliticalRally #BoatParade #gop #nazis #political #politics #USpolitics #USpol #election #swastika #elections #election2024

'Totally illegal': Trump escalates rhetoric on outlawing political dissent and criticism

> “This is out of the autocratic playbook. As autocrats consolidate their power once they’re in office, anything that threatens their power ... becomes illegal,” historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/totally-illegal-trump-escalates-rhetoric-outlawing-political-dissent-c-rcna174280 #elections #election2024 #DonaldTrump

E-bikes, e-scooters, and e-lections: Don't just stand there, do something...

#ebikes #escooters #micromobility #bikeshare #scootershare #evs #earlyvoting #electricvehicles #gotv #registrationday #voteearlyday #elections2024 #voters #voting #votingrights #elections #usa #voterregistration

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/18/e-bikes-e-scooters-to-rescue-stranded-voters-for-free/

#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump’s #Ugly #ClosingArgument.

He delivers a #mix of #disinformation, #falseclaims about #cheating in #elections and #personal #attacks

— You know the mantra: “Every Republican accusation is actually an admission of their own guilt.” They love to project their desires, actions, and motivations onto their opponents.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/us/politics/trump-harris-fema-funding.html

"Texas has surpassed 18 million registered voters for the first time as an increasingly urban and diverse population reshapes the state’s political landscape and pushes the GOP to retool its decades-old playbook to keep a grip on the state.

The state’s voter registration rolls are expanding at a quicker pace than other fast-growing southern states like Florida, North Carolina and Georgia."

🎁: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/2024/texas-registered-voters-trends/?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG91c3RvbmNocm9uaWNsZS5jb20vcHJvamVjdHMvMjAyNC90ZXhhcy1yZWdpc3RlcmVkLXZvdGVycy10cmVuZHMv&time=MTcyODE4NjY1MTM2NA==&rid=MDcyMjg5MTAtNzRlYS00OGUyLTlmODQtNjI5ZTE0Zjg0MzRi&sharecount=Mg==

#CivicEngagement #VoterRegistration #elections #elections2024 #USpol #texas

"The top Texas zip codes with the most individual contributions to Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns were both in Houston, according to an ABC News and ABC Owned Television Stations analysis of donations...When looking at individual donors with zip codes in Texas, we found that about $39.6 million was donated to the campaigns of President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and former President Donald Trump."

https://abc13.com/post/houston-holds-top-zip-codes-former-president-donald-trump-vice-kamala-harris-donations/15389746/

#elections #USpol #texas #houston

Well, this could be incredibly boring or perhaps interesting to a few people. I'm about to do my online Boston poll-worker training for the November election, and I'm going to live-post throughout the training. Follow along if you're curious.
#pollWorker #pollWorkerTraining #voting #elections #politics #USPol #MAPoli

People like to criticize the USPS, but it’s pretty fantastic (and esp compared with many other countries).
I mailed my ballot back Monday afternoon and it was received and counted by NY County Board of Elections on Wednesday.
#vote #democracy #elections

🔴 🇺🇸 🗳️ 🎥 **How bad maps win elections - Gerrymandering explained**

"_Why does the USA draw district maps with absolutely bonkers shapes? And how do squiggly districts help the wrong politicians win elections? And have we been pronouncing "Gerrymandering" wrong for 200 years?_"

#Video length: eleven minutes and thrity nine seconds.

🔗 **https://youtu.be/cwBslntC3xg**

#Map #Maps #Cartography #Election #Elections #Politics #USPolitics #USPol #USA #US #UnitedStates

Elon Musk claims victory after judge blocks Calif. deepfake law

Parody video creator joined Musk in “war” to block California deepfake law.

— #AI #Elections #Propaganda #Disinformation #Misinformation (1/4)

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/ai-doesnt-abolish-right-to-roast-govt-judge-blocking-calif-deepfake-law-says/

The grim truth of Trump/Vance’s plans.

#DonaldTrump #trump #JDvance #vance #TrumpVance2024 #TrumpVance #MassDeportations #MassMurder #EthnicCleansing #genocide #politics #political #USolitics #USpol #election #elections #election2024 #deportations

Yard signs began sprouting up in the neighborhood this weekend. #politics #Chicago #elections

Organisation von Elon #Musk macht Wahlkampf für #Trump in Schlüsselstaaten

Donald Trumps Wahlkampf wird nun größtenteils von einer von Elon Musk finanzierten Organisation geleitet. „America Pac“ soll in den sieben Schlüsselstaaten unschlüssige Wähler für Trump mobilisieren – mit tausenden Mitarbeitern.

Faschos machen Fascho-Dinge!

https://www.manager-magazin.de/politik/weltwirtschaft/elon-musk-organisation-von-tesla-chef-macht-wahlkampf-fuer-donald-trump-in-schluesselstaaten-a-8152c082-0d9a-4bf2-8198-44ffae74169a

#america_pac #AmericaPac #ElonMusk #farright #USA #elections

"Could the ideas in Project 2025 actually happen? Not all of them, and not overnight. But a movement amasses power that then can lead to massive social change piece by piece. Some of the plans, like dismantling the Department of Education, have been on conservative wishlists since the department began. That doesn’t mean they couldn’t happen – it just means there is an eventual tipping point where they could."

https://politomix.com/the-guardian/2178015/read-full-900-page-project-2025-manifesto-why-matters

#elections #elections2024 #Project2025 #USpol