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Watchdog, GOP lawmaker warn NY voter registration systems lacks key safeguards
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One blue state is failing to enact adequate voting safeguards and refusing to correct its mistakes ahead of November’s midterm elections, an election integrity watchdog warns.
Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE), a nonpartisan organization focused on election security, alleges the New York State Board of Elections (NYSBOE) stonewalled a request to fix the state’s voter registration form to comply with federal voting law.
The watchdog sent the NYSBOE a letter in late 2025 outlining several violations they claimed could undermine the state’s election integrity if left unaddressed.
After the board failed to correct most of the violations, RITE and Tenney are demanding the board hand over comprehensive records and data to identify additional shortcomings in the state’s voter registration system.
Kathy Hochul, governor of New York, speaks during a news conference at the WIN NYC family shelter in New York, US, on Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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«Your lack of a response is troubling and disregards the need to ensure public trust that New York is maintaining accurate voter rolls as required by federal law,» they wrote in a letter to the NYSBOE earlier this week that was obtained by Fox News Digital.
If the board does not meet their May 2026 deadline, RITE and Tenney say they are prepared to go to federal court to enforce compliance with federal law.
The watchdog alleges two errors in New York State’s voter registration forms that violate the Help America Vote Act (HAVA).
First, New York State did not instruct individuals that they must provide their driver’s license information if they have one. It also continued registering individuals who did not provide a driver’s license, the last four digits of their Social Security number or a declaration that the applicant has neither, as required by federal law.
Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., has accused the New York State Board of Elections of failing to implement adequate safeguards in its voter registration system. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images ; Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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These errors have, in part, led to millions of New York voters providing incomplete information during the registration process, making it more difficult for the state to accurately maintain voter lists, according to RITE.
RITE and and Tenney also allege the board did not perform a requested audit to identify how many incomplete voter registration applications have been processed.
A 2022 report from the conservative Public Interest Legal Foundation found that at least 3.1 million New York registered voters have not provided a driver’s license or Social Security number on their application form.
«The law is clear: states may not accept registration forms that lack required identifying information,» RITE President Justin Riemer said in a statement. New York’s own regulations direct officials to do exactly that. This flagrant violation of an important federal safeguard significantly erodes the integrity of New York’s voter registration system.»
«We are committed to getting answers about the breadth of the problem and ensuring the state fixes it,» Riemer added.
People walk towards a polling site during early voting in the New York City mayoral election in Manhattan in New York City, Oct. 27, 2025. (Mike Segar/Reuters)
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Tenney, who is chair of the Election Integrity Caucus, said she has called for an investigation into the NYSBOE since 2022.
«Transparency and accurate voter rolls are essential to maintaining public trust in our elections,» the New York Republican said in a statement. «The people of New York deserve answers, accountability, and full compliance with HAVA to ensure the integrity of every vote.»
The New York City Board of Elections system has also come under recent scrutiny for failing to enact adequate safeguards.
One of its employees declined to block a reporter who was posing as a noncitizen from attempting to register to vote, according to video footage obtained by Fox News Digital in February.
Fox News Digital reached out to the New York State Board of Elections for comment.
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La tragedia llegó este lunes en horas del mediodía a la provincia de Chiriquí, fronteriza con Costa Rica, cuando un hombre de aproximadamente 45 años se presentó, arma blanca en mano, a un restaurante donde se encontraba su supuesta expareja, a quien le causó la muerte.
La víctima falleció en el lugar de los hechos al recibir una herida provocada con un arma punzocortante, elevando hasta el momento a 3 los femicidios en la provincia de Chiriquí y a 11 en el país.
Agentes de la Policía Nacional, en coordinación con el Ministerio Público, aprehendieron al sujeto, quien fue puesto a disposición de las autoridades correspondientes para las investigaciones respectivas.
Este lunes las autoridades judiciales también aprehendieron a un sospechoso de femicidio y tentativa de homicidio, por un hecho ocurrido el pasado 7 de junio en el sector de Cerro Cocobolo, distrito de San Miguelito, donde una mujer perdió la vida y otra fue herida.
La aprehensión se efectuó mediante diligencia de allanamiento en el corregimiento Arnulfo Arias, ubicando a este hombre requerido por este caso, siendo trasladados para los trámites correspondientes.
De acuerdo con la Policía, el sospechoso mantiene antecedentes penales por casos de robo agravado, riña, violencia doméstica, posesión de drogas y agresión verbal.
Según el Centro de Estadísticas del Ministerio Público, del 1 de enero y al 31 de mayo de este año se han registrado 10 víctimas de femicidio, 12 tentativas de femicidio y 6 muertes violentas de mujeres, clasificación que se refiere a todos los homicidios de personas del sexo femenino que no fueron consideradas como femicidios, según valoración del Fiscal del caso y la aplicación de la ley vigente.
Las cifras representan un aumento importante frente al mismo período de 2025. El informe señala que los femicidios al 31 de mayo pasaron de 7 casos a 10, lo que equivale a un incremento de 43%, mientras que las tentativas de femicidio aumentaron de 9 a 12 víctimas, un crecimiento de 33%. Mientras, las muertes violentas de mujeres disminuyeron de 7 a 3 casos, -14%.
Para que en Panamá exista un femicidio este debe partir de la definición penal vigente, por ejemplo, la exigencia de que exista una relación de pareja o ex pareja, o que se acrediten determinadas circunstancias de género, y tener en cuenta que no todas las muertes violentas de mujeres se clasifican de inmediato como femicidios.
Algunas pueden aparecer inicialmente como homicidios dolosos, lesiones personales con resultado de muerte u otros delitos, para luego ser reclasificadas en etapas avanzadas de la investigación.
En la mayoría de los casos, el agresor es una pareja o expareja, lo que sitúa el femicidio íntimo como la forma predominante de violencia letal contra las mujeres.
Esta realidad refuerza la idea de que el espacio doméstico, lejos de ser un lugar seguro, puede convertirse en el escenario de las más graves vulneraciones de derechos.
En algunos casos, el femicidio se comete en presencia de menores de edad o dentro del hogar compartido, lo que agrava el trauma y las consecuencias para la familia.
También existen femicidios no íntimos, en los que el agresor es un conocido, un vecino, un desconocido o un miembro de redes criminales.
Estos casos pueden estar vinculados a otras formas de violencia como la trata de personas, la explotación sexual, las actividades delictivas o conflictos comunitarios.
En Panamá los casos que llegan a los medios de comunicación suelen incluir narrativas de mujeres que habían anunciado su intención de terminar la relación o que ya se habían separado, pero seguían siendo acosadas y amenazadas por sus exparejas.
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Russia linked to arson attacks on properties connected to UK PM Keir Starmer, police say
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Officials on Monday revealed new details about a series of arson attacks targeting properties connected to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, alleging the suspects were recruited and directed by a Russian-speaking handler.
According to police and court reporting, the suspects were promised payment to carry out a coordinated campaign in London in May 2025, including attacks involving a vehicle and two properties linked to Starmer.
A new investigation reported that the handler is believed to be a diplomat trained in information warfare and part of a broader Russian sabotage and disinformation operation directed from Moscow, according to the Kyiv Post.
Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, were convicted in connection with the arson plot after Lavrynovych was recruited by a Russian-speaking Telegram handler known as «El Money,» according to police and court reporting. Kyiv Post reported that Carpiuc was also born in Ukraine. A third defendant, Petro Pochynok, 35, was acquitted.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a meeting on Feb. 24, 2026. (Kin Cheung / POOL / AFP via Getty Images))
According to police, Lavrynovych was recruited through Telegram by a Russian-speaking handler saved in his phone contacts as «El Money,» who allegedly directed him through a series of increasingly serious tasks while promising payment in return.
«Look, you attacked the home of a very high-ranking person in Britain. I’ll send you the money you need to leave the city,» the handler allegedly wrote in one message cited by investigators, according to Kyiv Post.
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Officials arrest a Ukrainian man who was later found guilty of setting on fire houses linked to U.K. Prime Minister Starmer. (Metropolitan Police)
The handler reportedly offered Lavrynovych Russian citizenship in exchange for carrying out the attacks and frequently voiced support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the outlet. Evidence also suggested that «El Money» was trained in information warfare by propagandists and intelligence operatives, the outlet said.
Investigators added that Russian operatives allegedly coordinated the campaign remotely through social media platforms and Telegram, using fake far-right and Muslim online communities to sow division and fear in the U.K., Kyiv Post said.
The Russian Embassy has reportedly denied any involvement, rejecting «any attempt to associate Russia or its foreign ministry with unlawful activities,» according to the report.
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Police officers stand outside Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s private home, after it was damaged by fire in a suspected arson attack in north London, Britain, May 13, 2025. (REUTERS/Toby Melville)
According to officials, the three arson attacks occurred over a five-day period in May 2025.
The first attack took place on May 8, when a Toyota vehicle formerly owned by Starmer was set ablaze.
A second fire was set on May 11 at the entrance of a residential property that was managed by a company in which Starmer had previously served as a director and shareholder.
The third attack occurred on May 12 at a house that is owned by the prime minister.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a video conference meeting outside Moscow on April 7, 2026. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
«The actions of the two men involved in these arson attacks were incredibly reckless, and it was sheer luck that nobody was killed or injured,» Commander Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said in a statement.
Police said Lavrynovych was arrested on May 13 last year after detectives linked the suspect to the attacks through CCTV footage and phone records indicating he had conducted reconnaissance ahead of the fires.
Authorities said Carpiuc was arrested on May 17 in the departure lounge at Luton Airport moments before boarding a flight to Romania.
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