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Social Justice

Voter Signature Verifications Create Strife Between Election Boards and Absentee Voters

Many states require election officials to compare a voter's signature with existing records before issuing and counting absentee ballots, but advocates are filing lawsuits to end the practice.

Susie Armitage

The Lede, Issue #40: An Interview With Dana Rohrabacher, Social Identity Theory, Voting for Former Felons, and More

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Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) speaks to supporters during a campaign stop at the Just John Nightclub on November 4th, 2018, in St. Louis, Missouri.

News in Brief

The Lessons We’ll Learn From the Mid-Terms

The campaign to make sense of the mid-term elections will begin almost the moment the polls close on Tuesday, and it will have a substantial effect on 2020.

Seth Masket

Social Justice

For Your Mail-in Mid-Term Ballot There’s No Need for a Stamp

Contrary to popular belief, the U.S. Postal Service will deliver your ballot even if there's no postage on the envelope.

Susie Armitage

Social Justice

What You Need to Bring to the Polls to Vote in Every State

Want to vote but unsure of your state's laws? Don't worry, we've got you covered.

Emma Sarappo

Stickers are made available to voters who cast a ballot in the mid-term elections at the Polk County Election Office on October 8th, 2018, in Des Moines, Iowa.

News in Brief

Americans Under 30 Are Revved Up to Vote: A Look at the Numbers

This is the most interest in a mid-term election that pollsters have seen since 2006.

Francie Diep

The Spirit Lake Tribe filed a complaint in federal court Tuesday against North Dakota Secretary of State Alvin Jaeger.

Social Justice

Native Americans Are Suing North Dakota Over Voter Suppression

It now appears Native American North Dakotans are unable to vote, even when they have proof of their residential addresses.

Massoud Hayoun

Democratic Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke addresses supporters near a polling place on the first day of early voting on October 22nd, 2018, in Houston, Texas.

Social Justice

Tensions Run High as Early Voting Continues in Texas

There are increasing reports of voter harassment in Dallas County as the hotly contested Senate race between Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke hurtles toward its culmination.

Blake Paterson

A man casts a vote in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary on February 20th, 2016, in West Columbia, South Carolina.

Social Justice

The Texas Democratic Party May Be Investigated for a Confusing Voter Registration Mailer

The Texas secretary of state's office has asked the state's attorney general to investigate a democratic mailer that had a checkbox indicating citizenship pre-checked.

Blake Paterson