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Tag: Voting

ballot design

Ballot design is important, especially now

May 25, 2020 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2020 Election, Voting News, Voting/Elections, Widgets: Voting Leave a comment

In the 2008 Minnesota election for US Senate, Al Franken beat Norm Coleman by less than three hundred votes. In that race, almost four

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New rules for absentee voting in Missouri: More complicated than ever

May 20, 2020 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2020 Election, Coronavirus, Voting News, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

In the final hour of the 2020 legislative session, the Missouri Senate passed SB631, which would allow Missourians to vote absentee by mail in

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Burundi

How to vote in Burundi

May 6, 2020 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2020 Election, International, Voting News Leave a comment

For those who don’t vote in the US because they think it’s too time-consuming, too complicated or too confusing, consider the voting process in

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Life after the Voting Rights Act

May 4, 2020 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Courts, Government, States, Voting/Elections, Widgets: Voting Leave a comment

The Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder—to overturn the “pre-clearance” requirement in Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act—continues to have major

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remote notary

Need a notary for your document, but quarantining? Do it online.

May 1, 2020 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2020 Election, Coronavirus, Legal issues/Law Leave a comment

Many documents require a signature verification by a notary public. But if you’re social distancing, going to the bank or your lawyer’s office is

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12 election questions posed by smart 10 year-olds

January 22, 2020 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2020 Election, Children, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

28-year smart fourth graders visited election headquarters. They asked some very challenging and creative questions about voting.

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Overseas

US to stay in Universal Postal Union, averting chaos for overseas voters

September 25, 2019 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2020 Election, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

In another attempt to destroy a long-standing international agreement, Donald Trump threatened to create chaos for overseas voters by withdrawing from the Universal Postal

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Back-stage tour of election headquarters: numbers tell the story

October 28, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2018 Election, Cities, Good government, Voting/Elections One comment

Ten days before the high-stakes 2018 midterm election in Missouri, Eric Fey, St Louis County’s director of elections, led a group of high-schoolers on

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videos

Two get-out-the-vote videos, one for a chuckle, one for a tear

October 18, 2018 Renee Shur 2018 Election, Activism, Crime/Violence, Guns, Voting/Elections, Youth issues Leave a comment

“I don’t wanna be brave. I just wanna be safe.” – Lyrics from “The Most Vicious Cycle,” by Kesha. Two must-watch videos. Two approaches

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cofused

Confusing the vote: 2018 midterms edition

September 4, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2018 Election, Voting/Elections, Widgets: Voting One comment

With a few heartening exceptions, the trend in voting rights in America is toward suppression and trickery—with just 9 weeks to go before the

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