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Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott Signs Voting Restrictions Bill into Law

September 8, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott ratified a bill on Tuesday, September 7, that establishes strict new voting rules which ends Democrats’ efforts to hamper the legislation by preventing a Republican majority in the House. State legislators approved the bill last …

Estonia Fails to Elect New President

August 31, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Estonian lawmakers failed to elect a new president on Monday after rejecting the only candidate in the first round of voting. Only 63 lawmakers voted in favor of Alar Karis, the director of the Estonian National Museum, in a secret …

Brazilian Congress Blocks Bolsonaro Proposal to Change Voting System

August 11, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Brazil’s lower chamber of Congress on Tuesday has rejected the proposed constitutional amendment to reform Brazil’s voting system to mandate paper ballots. President Jair Bolsonaro has backed the said proposal. The plan proposed printing receipts, throwing doubt on the country’s …

Myanmar Junta Claims Third of 2020 Election Ballots Fraudulent

July 12, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

The Myanmar military’s appointed election commission has supported the claims of fraud in last year’s election saying they found more than 11 million fraudulent votes, on Monday. The Union Election Commission said there were irregularities in the votes, following an …

Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott Signs Voting Restrictions Bill into Law

Estonia Fails to Elect New President

Brazilian Congress Blocks Bolsonaro Proposal to Change Voting System

Myanmar Junta Claims Third of 2020 Election Ballots Fraudulent

US Senate Blocks “Voting Rights” Bill

China Approves Sweeping Changes to Hong Kong Election Laws

Brazilian President Finally Recognizes Joe Biden as US New President