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Why Arabic ballots are now being offered in Michigan and what this means for voter access in the U.S.

Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

November 04, 2022 |

PBS NewsHour |

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Response Location: United States, Dearborn, Michigan

Because Arabic-speakers are not entitled to translated election materials under the Voting Rights Act, Michigan organizers in Dearborn and Hamtramck instead took the issue to their city councils and were able to secure local legislation requiring the communities to provide Arabic-language ballots. The new resource was available for the first time during the August primary.

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Navajo voters in one Arizona County see their ballots rejected more frequently. Here's what would fix that.

Jen Fifield Carrie Levine

November 03, 2022 |

Votebeat Arizona |

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Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, Arizona

Some Arizona counties that include parts of the Navajo Nation have set up voting centers, central locations where residents can come to vote in-person regardless of what precinct they are assigned to. The centers have helped reduce the number of provisional ballots cast on the reservation, which faces significant voting barriers due to distance, transportation access, and spotty mail and internet service, and other counties with reservation land are now pushing to establish their own voting centers.

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False information is everywhere. 'Pre-bunking' tries to head it off early

Shannon Bond

October 28, 2022 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States

Governments, companies, and nonprofits are using a strategy called "pre-bunking" to teach people the tactics and strategies behind misinformation so that they can recognize and scrutinize it when they see it online. After Twitter released several dozen pre-bunks about elections in the United States and Brazil, about 39 percent of users they surveyed said they were more confident that there wouldn't be election fraud, and about half said they were able to pause and question what they saw in online posts.

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Embodying Civic Spirit

Joanne Palmer

October 26, 2022 |

Jewish Standard |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York City-based organization Civic Spirit trains educators who work in religious schools to teach American civics and history from an interfaith perspective. The nonprofit also hosts programs for students in which they work together to tackle a civic challenge.

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How a non-profit is fighting climate change through tree planting in Kwara State

Peace Oladipo

October 26, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ilorin West, Kwara

The Save Sahara Network plants trees at schools and other public places in an effort to help mitigate climate change. The organization also offers webinars and educational programs aimed at teaching youth about conservation and climate literacy.

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Beyond the US midterms: The Swiss answer to congressional gridlock

Imogen Foulkes Anthony Zurcher

October 26, 2022 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Switzerland

Switzerland has a long tradition of national referendums to decide issues ranging from retirement structures to vacation requirements to voting rights. Citizens can gather signatures — 50,000 or 100,000, depending on whether they want to reconsider an already-passed law or propose new legislation — to put their issue on the ballot.

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Kano Youths Fight Corruption In Constituency Project Execution Using Tracking Skills

Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi

October 26, 2022 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Runkusawa, Kano

The Resource Center for Human Rights and Civic Education has trained more than 250 youth to help fight government corruption by tracking abandoned infrastructure projects and confronting officials with their findings. Since 2020, 126 abandoned projects have been tracked, and 78 of those have since been completed.

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Vancouver Pays Tribute to Chinese Canadian History Amid Spike in Anti-Asian Racism

Amy Yee

October 25, 2022 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese Canadian Museum and the Chinatown Storytelling Centre both opened in Vancouver with the goal of documenting and honoring the role of Chinese immigrants in Canadian history. Roughly 13,000 people have visited each museum since their openings, and members of the Chinese Canadian community say the exhibits preserve important stories while acknowledging the harm Chinese Candians have faced.

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Cleveland voter advocacy groups get access to jails for first time in years, push for clear policies

Collin Cunningham

October 19, 2022 |

The Land |

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Response Location: United States, Ohio

After a few years of virtual outreach due to the pandemic, Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates held an in-person drive in the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center to help people incarcerated there get registered to vote and request mail-in ballots. Over two days, the organization added 69 inmates to the county's voter rolls and helped 75 request ballots.

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Thousands of eligible Wisconsin voters face ballot barriers in jail

Matt Mencarini Erin McGroarty Phoebe Petrovic

October 18, 2022 |

Wisconsin Watch |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Jails in Illinois and Texas have improved voting access for people who are incarcerated by coordinating with voting rights advocacy groups and bringing the polls on-site. In June, voter turnout at the Cook County Jail in Illinois exceeded that of the city of Chicago as a whole, and the Harris County Jail in Texas saw 96 people vote in-person in November 2021 and about 200 cast ballots in the March primary.

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