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A Presidential Candidate Is Speaking Out About Voter Suppression
Presidential hopeful Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) forcefully made the case for better election laws and highlighted the devastating impact of voter suppression on democracy. Will her primary rivals follow her example? Election integrity experts are encouraged.
Green Shoots in the Future of Voting
Some stories and blueprints for success in the voting-rights battle.
20 Years On, the Background Check System Continues to Miss Dangerous Gun Buyers
DHS Refusing to Look Into Hack of Voting Machines ; Pot Users Weigh Less ; and More Picks 4/22
The Mueller Report: More Disquieting Insights
The report profiles Trump campaign staffers and their relationships with a huge cast of shadowy Russian operatives.
We’ve Been Distracted During Mueller Time
How could the polls be so wrong days before the 2016 US general election? It’s a question we still don’t have answers for. It’s up to the American people to acknowledge a threat that remains in place for 2020.
‘Hybrid’ Voting System Can Change Paper Ballots
Manual audits of machine-marked “paper ballots” from hybrid voting systems cannot detect fraud because the hybrids can change votes after the ballots have been cast.
Democracy Reform Advocates Hail HR 1 as First Step in a Winnable Battle
Restoring government of the people — or not — will define the nation’s future, activists say.
For Stacey Abrams, Voter Suppression Is Personal
Abrams came very close in her Georgia race to be the country’s first female African American governor. Still a major political mover and shaker, she’s using what happened to her in 2018 to spur reform of voting laws throughout the country.
Is Ranked Choice Voting the Fix for a Broken Primary System?
With a horde of Democratic presidential candidates running, ranked choice voting could change the tone of campaigning, and provide a fairer distribution of delegates.
Philly Ignores Cybersecurity and Disability Access in Voting System Selection
Philadelphia is poised to choose a vulnerable barcode voting system after a “Blue Ribbon Commission” hid its criticism of such systems in the endnotes of its election-security report. Meanwhile, the Pennsylvania auditor general has opened a probe into Philadelphia’s selection process, which appears designed to favor one vendor.
Will a Republican Become Virginia Governor Because of Voter Suppression?
A WhoWhatWhy investigation has shown that voter suppression was a factor in the razor-thin outcome of the Virginia House race that gave Republicans control of the chamber — and could now hand them control of the state’s governorship.