Voting
Texas’ voter ID law is confusing voters into disenfranchising themselves
Will it happen again?
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Voting
If the US forced people to vote, would it improve turnout?
Some countries where voting is mandatory have higher turnout rates than the U.S., but not by much.
Voting
Ohio voting restrictions hit the elderly and homeless
Voting rights advocates say the laws are part of a decade-long effort that is likely to continue.
And Justice for Some
Bail amendment passes convincingly
New Mexicans overwhelmingly voted to limit the role of money in judges’ decisions about which defendants stay locked up and which go free before trial.
The Trump Era
This was the first presidential election in the new era of voting rights
Voters went to the polls in a divisive presidential election roiled by anxieties over race, class and the fundamental integrity of the American electoral system itself.
Voting
Oath Keepers prepare for election-related unrest
The militia-style group’s leaders believe Democrat Hillary Clinton’s campaign is more likely to cause violence than Republican Donald Trump’s.
Money and Politics
Nevada judge tosses Trump campaign early voter lawsuit
The Trump campaign wanted to preserve the personal information of poll workers they alleged kept polling stations open two hours past closing time in areas with larger minority voting precincts.
Voting
For one weekend, early voting was the new brunch
Last weekend saw long lines – not for poached eggs and bottomless mimosas, but for early voting.
Voting
Last-ditch effort to ease Ohio voting laws lands at Supreme Court
A Cleveland homeless organization and the Ohio Democratic Party are asking the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency stay of a ruling they warn will disenfranchise thousands of eligible voters in the battleground state during this presidential election.
Money and Politics
In Texas, early voting begins in extraordinary election season
Early voting has begun in Texas, officially marking the home stretch of what has been an extraordinary election season — even in the Lone Star State.