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Voting news: Some 17-year-olds can vote in primaries and caucuses in 22 states

February 11, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2014 Election, 2016 Election, Civil Rights, Good government, Illinois/Midwest, States, Voting/Elections, Youth issues 3 comments

In a trend that adds a nice dose of fairness to election laws, 22 states now allow citizens who will be 18 years old

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Election Passport reveals a world of election results

September 5, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, International, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

During the 2012 presidential campaign in the U.S., it was easy to hyper-focus on our own election issues and to ignore elections in the

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A rural-Missouri progressive reflects on 2012 voters & victories

November 8, 2012 Susan Cunningham 2012 Election, Environment, Missouri region, Obama, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Like you, I’m still digesting the 2012 election results and trying to make sense of what happened. I worked at a polling station out

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Civics class at the polling place: Basic stuff that some voters don’t know

November 8, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Education, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

As an official poll worker on November 6, my job was to help people vote. We looked at IDs, confirmed voters’ addresses, handed out

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Why you should consider waking up at 4 am on Nov. 6

October 2, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Civil Rights, Good government, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

There’s still time to join the tens of thousands of civic-minded Americans who’ll be setting their alarms for 4 am on Election Day. Why

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