Election Access & Rules (India): India’s Election Commission says voters who got notices in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) over “unmapped” or “anomaly” cases won’t need to appear in person; Booth Level Officers will do home visits to collect documents for ECINet, and hearings will be online except in rare cases. Voter Roll Scrutiny (India): The EC ordered a review of its voter-roll software after reports that its chief faced internal questions over changes that allegedly excluded millions, with a committee including a tech expert to check legal compliance. US Midterms (Missouri): The US Supreme Court blocked Missouri’s GOP-backed congressional map change, keeping the existing districts for the Nov. 3 vote and boosting Democrats’ odds in two House seats. US Voting Integrity (Texas): A Texas voter-registration backlog and a DPS portal error are raising fresh concerns about how hard it is to register in the state ahead of midterms. Local Fiscal Politics (Canada/US): Stratford voters are weighing a tax levy cap tied to inflation, while Lodi and other municipal races put city finances and infrastructure front and center. Global Ballots (Palestine/Morocco/South Sudan): Palestine opened candidate-list registration for the Nov. 28 legislative election; Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party won parliament amid low turnout; South Sudan’s December vote faces opposition pushback over election-law changes. Campaign Pressure (Nigeria): Fuel prices are surging ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 election, with Tinubu’s subsidy-removal legacy again in the spotlight.