Detroit Gears Up for Record Mail-in Vote
Reading Time: 6 minutes Voter enthusiasm is up, but will Michigan — especially Detroit — be able to resolve a history of election issues?
Media Often Does More Harm Than Good in Covering Elections
Reading Time: 3 minutes Cable news drastically impacts how elections are called. This year, the cable channels have a chance to dial back and correct themselves.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Keeps Green Party off the Ballot
Reading Time: 2 minutes The decision allows 1 million absentee ballots to be sent by the Thursday deadline set by WI law.
Voting Rights Dashed for Ex-Felons in Key Battleground State
Reading Time: 5 minutes After Florida voters overwhelmingly gave ex-felons back their right to vote, the state used bureaucracy, fees, and fear to quash it.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Upends Mailing of Absentee Ballots
Reading Time: 5 minutes Dispute over Green Party presidential candidates could force local election officials to make revisions, miss deadlines.
Georgia Elections Chief Accused of Voter Intimidation
Reading Time: 3 minutes GOP Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger vowed to charge 1,000 voters with voting twice during Georgia’s primary election. Critics say this reeks of voter intimidation.
America Decides 2020: Provisional Voting, Explained
Reading Time: 4 minutes Voting twice is illegal, but most states offer provisional voting so voters can cast a ballot as a fail-safe measure to make sure their vote is counted.
Sports Teams Help Create Election ‘Super Centers’
Reading Time: 3 minutes With a pandemic still raging, athletes and election advocates are teaming up to make voting as exciting as the Super Bowl.
How Conservative Media Shapes American Democracy Online
Reading Time: 3 minutes A grand total of 19 people were charged with voter fraud in North Carolina last week, but a right-wing media frenzy influenced GOP lawmakers to sound the alarm.
Trump to Push Hard Line to Oregon Voters in November
Reading Time: 3 minutes President’s statement for Oregon voters’ guide rips “failed” Portland mayor and “violent mobs.”