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  • Can the Democrats Win Back Rural Voters?

    September 27, 2022 |

    The American Prospect |

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    Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

    Movement Labs' Rural Power Lab program channels grant funding and strategic help to Democratic parties in rural counties, with the goal of recruiting more activists and volunteers for voter engagement campaigns. In one Wisconsin county, the nonprofit's unique text message-based strategy has helped the county party grow to more than 300 members.

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  • How Youth Are Stepping up Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline

    September 26, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, West Virginia

    Indigenous youth activists are using social media, online organizing, and art to mobilize intergenerational protests against the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Appalachia. After the Inflation Reduction Act undermined court successes that had stopped the project, the movement is putting pressure on legislators to stop it, with some key senators saying they won't vote for the side deal negotiated to keep the pipeline moving forward.

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  • You can ban a book, but can you stop teens from finding it online?

    September 22, 2022 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    To combat the banned books war and issues with book access, the Books Unbanned program offers free online access to the library’s entire collection for 13-to-21-year-olds. The program has already issued more than 5,100 cards and checked out 20,000 materials. And because the program is funded independently, it can offer books to people out of state.

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  • Report: More States Are Giving Students a Say in Education Policy

    September 19, 2022 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    At least 33 states now involve students in education policymaking through formal advisory roles or positions on state boards, and these youth have helped spearhead changes, such as a Massachusetts rule requiring student feedback to be considered in the teacher evaluation process and a Washington bill creating school-based liaisons to coordinate homelessness services.

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  • Poll worker shortage? Alabama unconcerned but recruiting underway

    September 18, 2022 |

    AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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    Response Location: United States, Alabama

    In 2019, Alabama passed a law allowing high school students to become interns at election polling sites, where they assist with computerized pollbooks, greet voters, and hand out stickers. In one county, more than 70 students participated last year, and more than 150 applied to work on the recent state primary.

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  • Douglas County woman strengthens democracy through ballot pickup service

    September 15, 2022 |

    Nebraska News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, Nebraska

    In Douglas County, Nebraska, a volunteer effort called Ballot Buddies collects sealed mail-in ballots from voters and delivers them to official Election Commission drop boxes. During the 2020 presidential election, vetted volunteers delivered hundreds of ballots at a time when the U.S. Postal Service was experiencing significant delays related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Behind the scenes of free and fair elections in New Jersey's Warren County

    September 15, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    To ensure election security, the Board of Elections in Warren County, New Jersey, provides oversight for every step of the voting process, from troubleshooting issues at polling sites on Election Day to reaching out to voters to help them "cure" mistakes made on mail-in ballots. Warren County has not had a recount since 2013, when it upheld the result of a primary election in which the candidates were separated by only 18 votes.

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  • Braver Angels Is Bridging the Political Divide

    September 14, 2022 |

    Minnesota Monthly |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    Drawing on family social science around marriage, relationships, and connection-building across divides, Braver Angels' Red/Blue workshops bring Republicans and Democrats together for nuanced, candid conversations aimed at reducing political polarization. The discussions ask participants to speak not only about the reasons for their views, but also the potential negative aspects of their own "side," which helps create a foundation of openness to disagreement.

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  • Youth climate councils aim to locally combat climate crisis

    September 12, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    Through the San Antonio Mayor's Youth Engagement Council, students network with municipal officials, conduct research, and complete community-based projects to help them develop policy proposals around issues such as the climate crisis. Participants have organized workshops and collected food and hygiene donations to support vulnerable residents and say serving on the council has provided them a venue to work on issues that are important to them.

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  • How to Fix America's Confusing Voting System

    September 12, 2022 |

    ProPublica |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Center for Civic Design helps states simplify ballot and registration forms to make their voting processes more accessible for people with low literacy, who are more likely to struggle with the complex language of most election materials. Such reforms have led to fewer ballots being rejected, including in New York, where a redesigned absentee ballot helped the number of rejected ballots drop from 22 percent to just 4 percent.

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