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  • Jail Voting Soars in Colorado After State Mandates Polling Places in County Lockups

    March 04, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    After Colorado passed a state law requiring all jails to create in-person polling places for incarcerated voters, the number of ballots cast from county jails rose from 231 in 2022 to more than 2,300 in 2024.

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  • Effect of ‘curing' policies highlights the disparities that Pennsylvania mail voters face

    February 04, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    In Pennsylvania, 38 counties allow voters to “cure” absentee ballots delivered with errors, such as missing signatures and dates. In these counties, roughly 17% fewer voters had their ballots rejected in the most recent election compared to counties where voters are not able to cure mistakes.

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  • The Michigan Jail that Candidates Keep Visiting

    November 26, 2024 |

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

    September 23, 2024 |

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

    July 19, 2024 |

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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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  • How people in Illinois prisons lead peer-led civics education courses on voting rights

    July 03, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    Since 2020, more than 250 people incarcerated in Illinois prisons have been trained as peer-educators to lead civics education courses that focus on the history of voting, the logistics of voting, and the nuances of government. So far roughly 6,000 people have completed the program, which emphasizes that they are eligible to register to vote immediately after their release.

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  • Envelope redesign helped Pa. voters avoid errors that cost them their vote

    May 31, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    After procedural errors such as missing dates and signatures caused a significant number of ballots to be rejected, Pennsylvania redesigned its mail ballots to emphasize the areas voters must fill out correctly for their ballot to be counted. Following the redesign, 9.6 percent fewer ballots were rejected for errors the new design tried to address, but other types of mistakes, such as voters not adding the year to the date, increased.

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  • How a new way to vote is gaining traction in states — and could transform US politics

    December 28, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    Some states are combining ranked choice voting, which asks voters to rank candidates by order of preference, with Final Five primaries where multiple candidates advance to the general election, rather than one candidate from each major party. After implementing both reforms, Alaska saw more women run for office than in the five previous elections, and an analysis of the system found it improved representation by giving voters more choice and encouraging candidates to appeal to a wider demographic.

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