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

    September 15, 2022 |

    CivicStory |

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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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  • 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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  • TIRRC Votes harnesses "Black and brown political power"

    August 15, 2022 |

    Tennessee Lookout |

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    Response Location: United States, Tennessee

    Ahead of Tennessee's August 2022 primary, organizations such as TIRRC (Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition) Votes and the Effendi Foundation targeted their outreach toward immigrant communities to increase turnout in key elections, resulting in wins for several TIRRC-endorsed candidates. The organizations relied on culturally-relevant strategies, including employing engagement coordinators from multiple countries, bringing candidates to speak at local mosques, and using community-specific language in written outreach.

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  • One Small Step for Democracy in a ‘Live Free or Die' Town

    July 10, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Croydon, New Hampshire

    We Stand Up for Croydon Students formed as a backlash to severe school budget cuts that resulted from a lack of civic participation among residents. The nonpartisan group collected enough signatures to set a special meeting to overturn the budget and, to get at least 50% of the town’s residents to participate in order for a new vote to be binding, volunteers organized community members through door knocking, phone banks, and lawn signs.

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  • How Pennsylvania keeps its voter rolls clean and updated

    June 28, 2022 |

    Votebeat |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania uses a comprehensive approach to maintain accurate voter roles. The state is a member of the Electronic Registration Information Center, which is a cross-state database that updates records of voters every 60 days based on interactions with the DMV. In addition, when a registered voter doesn’t vote in two consecutive federal election cycles, they are marked inactive and sent a request to confirm their residency. Those that do not respond with 30 days are removed from the rolls. All 67 counties are required to do annual maintenance of their voter rolls.

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  • D.C. Residents Are Voting from Prison This Week

    June 20, 2022 |

    Bolts |

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    Response Location: United States, District of Columbia

    In July 2020, the District became one of three places in the country to grant people who are incarcerated the right to vote. Officials have conducted outreach to people in DC jails to make sure the are aware of their rights and the Board of Elections has provided staff with information and documents they need to ensure people can register to vote.

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  • Black women's political organizations making a difference

    June 16, 2022 |

    Defender Network |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Black Women’s PAC holds events and rallies that provide insight and knowledge for voters, candidates, and political insiders. They seek to increase the civic participation of Black women, including increasing the presence of Black women holding public office.

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  • Virginia Tech now has a 73% student-voting rate — how can other schools follow suit?

    June 02, 2022 |

    WSLS-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Blacksburg, Virginia

    Virginia Tech's civic engagement program, Hokies Vote, has successfully increased its student voting rate by roughly 25 percent through educational outreach, community dialogue events, and setting up a polling place on campus.

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  • How Georgia's Latinx community is working to 'out-organize' voter suppression

    May 29, 2022 |

    The Real News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    Organizers and community leaders in Georgia are pushing back against restrictive voting laws that disproportionately affect communities of color. The Latinx community is mobilizing against those efforts by empowering its members to “unlock their political power.” Their efforts include voter outreach, translation services, and education.

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