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Category: Civic Engagement

ADM for Sept. 21, 2022: Early Voting for the Midterm General Election Begins in Sept. for Six States

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022
With the last of the state primaries completed September 13, the focus now turns to the general election on November 8th. But for some states with early voting, casting a ballot may start this week.
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ADM for Sept. 2, 2022: Who Dunnit? Arizona Voting Rights Initiative Dies a Suspicious Death

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022
Who-done-it fans, today we have the case of the invalidated signatures. A voting rights reform initiative in Arizona has come to a tragic end, with the victim apparently being killed by a judge, with a calculator, in the courtroom.
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ADM for August 26, 2022: Federal Court Strikes Down Arkansas Law Limiting Assistance to Voters

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022
We’re in Arkansas today, where August 20th, a U.S. District Court Judge ruled that a 2009 state law barring a person from assisting more than six voters was contrary to federal law.
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ADM for August 25, 2022: New Poll Show “Threats to Democracy” as Top Issue with Voters, Over the Economy

August 24, 2022August 24, 2022
A new NBC News poll released August 21st had a surprising finding: The most concerning issue in America among voters polled was “Threats to Democracy,” over the “Cost of Living” and “Jobs and the Economy.”
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ADM for August 24, 2022: Math & Computer Scientists Develop Tools to Prove Cheating in Redistricting

August 23, 2022August 23, 2022
As a listener to ADM, you know that redistricting voting districts happens every 10 years after a new census. That redistricting can be fairly done, or can be manipulated for partisan gain, called gerrymandering. But mathematicians and computer scientists now have tools to show to courts just how gerrymandered the districts actually are.
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