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Voting & Elections 11.4.2014

Democracy is on the line in Georgia, but it doesn’t need to be.

In a throwback to the days of Jim Crow, up to 40,000 Georgians who had registered to vote found themselves confused about whether their ballots would even be counted, cut out of democracy by antiquated voting laws and procedures.

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Voting & Elections 10.14.2014

Voter Suppression Mars Hispanic Heritage Month

As Hispanic Heritage Month winds down, millions of Hispanic and Latino Americans face obstacles to exercising their voting rights.

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Voting & Elections 10.13.2014

The Koch Brothers Are Trying to Rig Our Elections

Evidence links billionaire brothers to multi-state efforts to depress voter turnout

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