https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democracy-dies-dysfunction-voting/
Democracy Dies in Dysfunction | The Nation
Californians wait to cast their ballots. (Mark Ralston / AFP via Getty Images) Like many Americans, Joe Biden is skeptical about President Trump’s respect for democracy. “Mark my words: I ...
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Freed by Court Ruling, Republicans Step Up Effort to Patrol Voting - The New York Times
Officials seek to recruit 50,000 poll watchers and spend millions to fight voter fraud. Democrats say the real goal is to stop them from voting. By Michael Wines WASHINGTON — Six months before a ...
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Missouri GOP Votes to Gut Anti-Gerrymandering Reform Approved by Voters
This article was produced by Sludge, an independent, ad-free investigative news site covering money in politics.Click here to support Sludge.. While most people are focused on their health and livelihoods amid the pandemic, Republican legislators in Missouri are working to overturn a voter-approved measure meant to make legislative redistricting more fair.
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https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/15/texas-voting-by-mail-coronavirus-blocked-supreme-court/
Texas Supreme Court pauses expansion of voting by mail during coronavirus | The Texas Tribune
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday temporarily put on hold an expansion of voting by mail during the coronavirus pandemic. Siding with Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Supreme Court blocked a state ...
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Will we vote for Biden? https://www.nationalreview.com/news/sanders-says-vast-majority-of-supporters-will-back-biden-despite-polling-concerns/
Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) promised that the “vast majority” of his primary supporters “will be voting for Joe Biden” in the general election, contradicting a former top aide, who ...
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https://theintercept.com/2020/05/15/coronavirus-relief-house-heroes-act-progressives/
p>How House Progressives’ #PutPeopleFirst Plan Fell Short
For a moment last month, it looked like the broader left, both inside Congress and out of it, might be about to get its act together. Since the dawning of the pandemic, the national response to it ...
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NYT article
Will Americans Lose Their Right to Vote in the Pandemic?The safest way to cast a ballot will very likely be by mail. But with opposition from the president, limited funding and time running out, will that option be available? May 5, 2020 NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/magazine/voting-by-mail-2020-covid.html
Voting Rights in the Time of COVID-19
California elections officials suggest schools as voting sites for social distancing