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Oregon’s new voter registration law: This is what democracy really looks like

March 19, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik States, Voting/Elections One comment

As of this week, Oregon has a new system for registering voters. Under the law signed on Monday, March 16, Oregon citizens are automatically

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Voting rights watch: KS and AZ have scary plans for “two-tier” voting

October 11, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Courts, Federalism, Government, Republicans, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Republican Secretaries of State in Kansas and Arizona are devising a whole new way to make voting harder. Thwarted by the U.S. Supreme Court

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Lessons learned by a clipboard-carrying, voter registration volunteer

October 22, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Civil Rights, Missouri region, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

The deadline for voter registration has come and gone in my state. But the memories linger on. Carrying a clipboard stocked with the 19th-century

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Google searches on “register to vote” go crazy after Obama speech

September 10, 2012 Bobbi Clemons 2012 Election, Technology, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Proving that President Obama is still a trend starter, after his speech at the Democratic National Convention, online searches for registering to vote doubled

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Bad, good, ugly: Rules for voting in 10 swing states

September 22, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

If you want to register to vote in Arizona, you’d better bring along proof of citizenship. If you’d like to register in Nevada, make

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To get young people to vote, let them pre-register at 16

July 9, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Government, Politics, Youth issues 2 comments

Dismally low voter turnout among eligible citizens between the ages of 18 and 24 is a perpetual cause for despair. The numbers are particularly

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