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  • The Michigan Jail that Candidates Keep Visiting

    November 26, 2024 |

    Bolts |

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    Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

    Michigan’s Genessee County jail employs two formerly incarcerated organizers who help people detained there register to vote, cast their ballots, and access resources about pivotal election measures. They also coordinate forums with political candidates for offices ranging from the Michigan Supreme Court to the Flint City Council.

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  • Advocates are working to increase incarcerated voter engagement in San Diego. Here's how:

    November 01, 2024 |

    KFMB-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    In San Diego County, Pillars of the Community trained people incarcerated in local jails to become “inside organizers” who can help others incarcerated there register to vote and fill out their ballots. In all, seven inside organizers helped roughly 230 people register to vote ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

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  • Voting access expands for Nashville jail inmates

    October 22, 2024 |

    Nashville Banner |

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    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    To improve voter access for people in jail, the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office hired an election worker to comb through county records and identify incarcerated people who are registered to vote. The staffer then went from pod to pod in the jail to deliver absentee ballot request forms and give others an opportunity to register. In all, 70 people were able to request their absentee ballots.

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  • Poder latino

    October 01, 2024 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Varias organizaciones latinas progresistas formaron la Coalición Latinx del Valle de Yakima para motivar al voto. Juntos pudieron intensificar sus esfuerzos de participación y educación electoral en Sunnyside, tocando puertas y organizando fiestas de votación y sesiones de escucha comunitarias, a menudo en español.

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  • Would mandatory voting work in the U.S.? Australia's success shows the way.

    September 23, 2024 |

    WBEZ |

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    Response Location: Australia

    Australia has compulsory voting, which means those who don’t vote in federal elections will face a small fine. After the policy was instituted in 1924, turnout for federal elections shot up from about 60% of registered voters to more than 90% and has never dropped below 89% in the century since. Proponents also say the system results in better representation that more accurately reflects the country’s demographics, and because more of the population votes, politicians must appeal to a broader electorate rather than focusing on ideological extremes.

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  • Alachua County high schoolers mobilize young voters, boost Gen-Z's civic engagement

    September 11, 2024 |

    The Independent Florida Alligator |

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    Response Location: United States, Alachua County, Florida

    Youth Action Fund trains students to host registration drives and other community campaigns at their schools, and even provides stipends and community service hours to those who volunteer. During registration drives held at four schools in August, nearly 250 students registered to vote.

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  • Forest Hills High School students take on hopelessness with politics

    August 12, 2024 |

    Epicenter NYC |

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    Response Location: United States, Queens, New York

    The student-led Youth Informed Club educates youth about the importance of voting and how elections work, engaging them in debates and informational sessions so they can make informed voting decisions. Participants of the Club leave with a better understanding of how to get involved with politics, as well as a greater sense of hope about the political landscape and their interactions with it.

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  • Propel And Vote.org Team Up Again To Register SNAP Users To Vote

    July 19, 2024 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: United States

    Beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can get information about registering to vote directly in the same free app that they use to check their SNAP balance and learn more about their benefits. Since the initiative launched ahead of the 2024 election, roughly 15,000 SNAP recipients have registered through the app and about 52,000 people have used it to verify their registration status.

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  • Despite obstacles, community organizations hold registration drives for Latino voters in Wimauma

    July 19, 2024 |

    WUSF |

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    Response Location: United States, Wimauma, Florida

    To reach Spanish-speaking voters, organizers with Faith in Florida set up registration drives at community gathering places, such as the Beth-El Farmworker Ministry where many residents come to access the food pantry. Though the state recently passed legislation potentially penalizing third-party groups that submit registration applications on behalf of voters, Faith in Florida has been able to continue its registration drives by instead providing QR codes that take voters to the website where they can register themselves.

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  • From trailer parks to night clubs, this NC group is on a mission to get out the Latino vote

    May 23, 2024 |

    Wilmington StarNews |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Siempra NC canvasses places like grocery stores, community colleges, flea markets, and trailer parks to register Latino voters, who represent an increasing share of the state’s population but typically have low turnout at the polls. Since January, the organization has registered more than 1,000 people statewide.

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